Well-Adjusted Mama: Holistic Support for Mamas and Mamas-To-Be

Alicia Diaz , MA, AHP is an Ayurvedic Practitioner and thought leader in the area of women’s health and spirituality.  Her mission is to help women embrace their divine feminine essence, unlock their inner healing power and be at home in their bodies.  She has studied in India and the U.S. under the world-renowned Dr. Vasant Lad, Dr. Pankaj Naram and Dr. Claudia Welch and uses the ancient wisdom o...

Penelope Jagessar Chaffer is a multi award winning documentary filmmaker, writer, feminist, children’s environmental health advocate and global environmentalist. She is the first black, female director to be nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award. She has directed several well received pieces of work including “Shakespeare’s Stories” for the BBC, which was nomina...

Ariele Myers is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Board Certified Herbalist, and the owner of Ariele's Apothecary, Hoboken's Acupuncture and Wellness Center.  While Ariele successful treats various forms of dis-ease in the body, from digestive to emotional to pain, her focus is on women's reproductive health.  She enjoys helping a woman throughout the transformational process of becoming a mother, from...

Denise Bolds has been a resident of the Hudson Valley for over twenty years and is originally from Harlem.  She is a successful single parent of a son who holds a master's degree and lives in New York City.  Ms. Bolds has earned her undergraduate degrees from Dutchess Community and Marist Colleges and she has a Master's Degree in Social Work.  She is also a self-published author, whose books are s...

The Fertility Expert is a recognized leader in the field of fertility and reproductive health.  Marc is the creator of www. MarcSklar.com  and www. ReproductiveWellness.com , and he's the author of "Secret to Conception."  Marc has been studying, practicing, and educating others about alternative medicine for more than fifteen years in his clinics in Southern California.   After completing his und...

Dr. Stephen C. Marini was educated in basic science and medicine at Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia where he received a M.S. in Microbiology and Immunology in 1976.  Doctoral studies followed at the University of Pennsylvania and Pacific Western University with dissertation research on avian tumor viruses accomplished at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia.  He received his Ph. D. in Mi...

Laura Lagano, MS, RDN, CDN is a nutritionist and health educator who integrates her classic background as a registered dietitian with cutting-edge training in functional medicine.  Laura brings a range of experience in the food and nutrition world to the table.   She entered the field of functional medicine and nutrition organically-she followed the path set by her children.  Raising a child with...

Visit www. HobokenChiro.com Email - info@hobokenchiro.com Twitter: @drbrayton Dr. Cathy Wendland-Colby, D.C. is well known for her work with pregnant women and young families.  She lectures around the world on the importance of improving our lifestyles because "Healthy Moms Equal Healthy Babies."  Her lectures take people out of their comfort zone by dissecting the medical model forced on our soci...

Suzanne Ausnit has more than twenty years as a movement educator and therapist, teaching yoga, the Feldenkrais Method, and most recently, the Child'Space Method.  Prior to that, Suzanne worked as a journalist in Europe and the U.S., covering health, travel, food, and wine for a variety of national publications.   In addition to therapeutic yoga, she has taught various prenatal yoga and Pregnant Pa...

Lily Nichols is a registered dietitian, nutritionist, certified diabetes educator,certified LEAP therapist, and certified Pilates instructor whose approach to nutrition embraces real food, integrative medicine, and mindfulness. She specializes in helping people with digestive issues heal from food sensitivities and in supporting pregnant women to have the healthiest pregnancy possible (even if, an...

Madeleine M. Castellanos, MD is a practicing psychiatrist who specializes in sex therapy.  In her practice, she uses a functional medicine approach, both physically and psychologically, in order to get at the root cause of difficulties rather than just chasing symptoms without true resolution.  In addition to sex therapy, she provides bio-identical hormone replacement as well as functional medicin...

Latham Thomas is a maternity lifestyle maven, women's wellness and birth coach, on the vanguard of transforming the maternal and women's wellness movement.  A graduate of Columbia University and The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Latham is the founder of Mama Glow , a holistic lifestyle hub for women to explore optimal wellbeing.   Her practice provides support to pre/post natal women along...

In September 2008, Lorraine Giordano was diagnosed with atypical uterine hyperplasia.  Due to her history of unresolved health issues, she embarked on a quest to save her uterus from being removed--Operation Save Uterus--and reclaim her mind-body-spirit health.  With her uterus intact, Lorraine Giordano launched "Inspired to Health" in 2012, a company dedicated to helping women let go, de-stress,...

Dr. Roy Nambudripad completed his undergraduate and medical school education at the University of California at Irvine.  He then completed a four-year residency in surgical and clinical pathology at UC Irvine Medical Center, which is the field focused on medical and surgical diagnosis.  Subsequently, Roy spent a year training and getting certified in medical acupuncture through the UCLA/Stanford p...

Specializing in pediatric and prenatal chiropractic care, Dr. Magwood is certified by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association and in the Webster Technique.  Opening the IM=X Pilates Studios within his practices in Clifton, NJ and New York City has allowed Dr. Magwood to provide additional services to create and build upon spinal correction and physical rehabilitation.   Dr. Magwood pr...

Dr. Eden Fromberg is an integrative, holistic obstetrician/gynecologist and osteopathic clinical professor whose innovative and engaging approach to re-framing the medical dialogue and implementing effective health and wellness strategies with her patients and clients is unique and biointelligent.   Merging ancient wisdom with cutting edge research and innovation, Dr. Fromberg's women's health pra...

Debra Cerruti's knowledge and passion for all things birth-related began with the natural childbirth of her firstborn, Rebecca, in 1990.  Becca's birth inspired her to become a certified Bradley Method Childbirth Educator and spread the word about birth's amazing possibilities and power.   She had a son, Willem, in 1997, and soon after became a D.O.N.A. certified Birth Doula.  She has guided and e...

Molly Nichols is the founder of The Mind Belly Connection where she helps women world wide, suffering from infertility, discover the deeper mental, emotional, and spiritual causes for their fertility struggles; so they can finally become pregnant and have the family they have always dreamed of.   Molly helps women connect with a deeper sense of self, to heal from the past and to unleash the powerf...

For almost twenty years, Jen Kowal has been providing restorative, gentle, compassionate, and practical support for families in Northern New Jersey throughout the childbearing year.  Jen is a trained and experienced Birth and Postpartum Doula, a Certified Lactation Counselor, La Matron Quantum Birth Consultant, Sacred Pregnancy Instructor, and Childbirth Educator.  She also provides numerous other...

Orginally from Ireland, Sarah Jane's homeopathic practice is now based in Nova Scotia, Canada.  She began her career as a social care worker and later pursued her studies in homeopathy, receiving her license from the accredited Irish School of Homeopathy after four years of training with a postgraduate in homeopathic therapeutics.   Working out of Ireland's only homeopathic dispensary, she gained...

Jesika Wachter is the creator and owner of the Parent Garden, a support network for postpartum families.  She is both a professional postpartum doula and a licensed massage therapist.  To fulfill a life-long interest in the human body, she attended the Academy of Massage Therapy in Jersey City, NJ and passed the NY State licensing test.  She has since become a trained and certified doula, placenta...

Dr. Lauri Grossman is a health and wellness expert, thought leader, and an advocate for change in the global healthcare discussion.  Licensed in chiropractic and certified in homeopathic medicine, she pioneered programs in integrative medicine at multiple NYC hospitals.  As the Chair of the Department of International Affairs at the American Medical College of Homeopathy, she worked with leaders f...

Dr. Denice Hilty is passionate about helping individuals and families in New York City create optimal health.  In addition to being a skilled chiropractor, Dr. Hilty has done extensive study and been trained in several additional methods of healing.  In addition to practicing in New York City, she has recently relocated to Providence, RI and plans on expanding her practice there. Understanding tha...

Dr. Donna Embree has twenty years of clinical experience where she created a system for working with the design of the body, producing rapid, sustainable results, and empowering patients to take responsibility for the healing process.  After word got out about her incredible success in treating patients, other practitioners asked to be mentored and began shadowing her practice.  This led to her pa...

In practice full-time for the past thirty years, Dr. Claudia Anrig is the founder of the first pediatric program that introduced the concept of family wellness through chiropractic, Peter Pan Potential.  She also personally mentors chiropractors with a dream of growing their family wellness practice in the Generations mentoring program.  She is a past president of the International Chiropractic Pe...