MICHELE WALDEN

Michele is a board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP-BC) who brings her expertise and 31 years of experience to Institute for Integrative Medicine. She has worked in multiple clinical settings and has served as a clinical preceptor for the University of Kentucky nurse practitioner students since 2011. She is owner of Devine Beauty + Wellness.

Michele has holistic certifications and/or training in neuro-emotional technique (NET), Reiki, Healing Touch, and Amma therapy. She has additional certifications in aesthetics’ practices of microneedling, red light/LED lasers, and body slimming devices. Microneedling and LED light lasers have been shown to increase collagen induction and improve the appearance of acne, scars, wrinkles and age spots. Body slimming devices help improve muscle tone and reduce fat/cellulite.

She is an advocate for innovations in healthcare with emphasis on the mind, body and spirit connection. Her goal is to make her patients feel their best from the inside out.

MICHELE’S SERVICES

  • Amma Therapy is a complex system of bodywork based on Traditional Chinese Medicine that focuses on the balance and movement of energy within the body. Amma literally means push/pull and includes manipulation, massage and acupressure along the major meridian channels. The techniques of Amma Therapy aim to remove blockages and free the flow of energy in the body, thereby restoring, promoting and maintaining optimal health. 

    Amma therapy is more than just a physical treatment, as each meridian holds emotional energy. For example, the : 

    • Lung channel holds grief

    • Kidney channel holds fear 

    • Liver channel holds anger

    • Heart channel holds nervous energy 

    • Gall Bladder channel holds frustration and/or deep resentment

    Mobilizing the energy in these channels can help relieve deeply held emotional energy. Thus, Amma Therapy is a powerful mind/body treatment. 

  • A gentle hands-on healing technique to assist the body's natural healing processes, and develop emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. It induces a deep relaxation, to help people cope with difficulties, relieve emotional stress, and improve overall well-being.

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