News & Letters - July 2024
News & Letters
Hello everyone,
It’s here. Thunderstorms, warm nights, dirty dogs and smiling faces. Summertime. Love it!
Arbor Vitae Wellness is very pleased to announce it is now credentialed with Optum, the insurance carrier for veterans at Veterans Affairs (the VA). Starting in August, AVW will begin seeing VA patients covered by their insurance. As AVW transitions to include billing for insurance through the VA, we will of course continue to see private-pay clients. Please note no other insurance carriers are covered at this time.
In other news, we are looking forward to beginning tracking club again by September this year! Hell yeah. Also read on for a link to a great interview with Jon Kabat-Zinn, the renowned author, meditation teacher and mindfulness practitioner. Hear why these principles are integrated into Bridge sessions and all the massage and healing work at Arbor Vitae Wellness. Check it out!
In health,
Zebulun
AVW now credentialed w/ the VA!
Arbor Vitae Wellness is now credentialed with Optum, the insurance carrier for Veterans Affairs (the VA). I am now finalizing things on the back end, and starting early August, AVW will begin seeing VA patients covered for massage therapy!
If you are a veteran, to have massage therapy covered by your insurance through the VA you will simply need a referral from your PCP. During your next visit with your PCP, speak with them about receiving massage therapy if you have a diagnosis such as chronic pain, cervicalgia, etc. Or, if you have a family member or friend who is a veteran, please let them know they can receive massage therapy under their coverage!
Massage therapy is a proven and non-invasive way of treating and mitigating the effects of chronic pain, headaches & migraines, reducing the necessity for so many pain medications, reducing stress, promoting healthier sleep, reducing muscle tension and so much more. Massage therapy is an invaluable support for those who have dedicated their lives in service.
Thank you to all our Veterans for your service and sacrifice. We are here for you.
Updating AVW booking software: Optimantra
Starting in August, Arbor Vitae Wellness will transition to a new booking software company called Optimantra. Currently AVW uses Vagaro. Optimantra integrates better with insurance billing while still providing convenient online booking. If you have a profile with Vagaro, your basic information will be exported to Optimantra. You will however need to re-input your billing information, which you can do online or after your next session at Arbor Vitae. Updated intake forms will also be needed. Overall everything should all be pretty seamless for you, our wonderful clients of Arbor Vitae Wellness! Thank you for your patience with any hiccups along the way. As always, if you have any questions, please contact Zeb.
Interview with Jon Kabat-Zinn
For those of you who are interested in meditation and mindfulness, or would like to know more, or have ever wondered why they are integrated into Bridge sessions (and honestly imbue all the massage and healing work at Arbor Vitae Wellness), I highly recommend listening to Rick Rubin’s Tetragrammatonpodcast interview with Jon Kabat-Zinn.
Although there are many people who helped bring forth meditation and mindfulness into the Western world, it was Jon Kabat-Zinn who really helped bring them into the mainstream. He helped scientifically prove the benefits of meditation which bolstered its reputation. He created the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He has helped countless people through his mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program, including military veterans and people from all walks of life who suffer from PTSD as well as stress at any level of the spectrum.
Rick Rubin, the phenomenal music producer of innumerable grammy-winning bands, is a little Buddha in his own right. His podcast is great. Very down-to-earth, Rick has also recently written a book called The Creative Act. Highly recommended!
NIASZIIH healing
NIASZIIH healing sessions are a continued area of focus at Arbor Vitae Wellness. If you or someone you know is experiencing a chronic disease condition such as cancer, auto-immune, or heart-related diseases (including stroke), please consider receiving NIASZIIH healing. This powerful hands-on, earth-based approach to healing works with the physical, energetic, spiritual, and more.
Arbor Vitae Wellness is a place of healing. We help you make deeper contact with life through embodied connection in yourself. We address conditions such as chronic stress, muscle tension and chronic disease by providing massage therapies, integrative healing services and programs rooted in nature.
Our health and wellness is interdependent with the health of every ecosystem, internal and external.
Arbor Vitae Wellness encourages you to live an empowered life rooted in real peace,
deep love, boundless joy and meaningful purpose.
Find yourself here.
Arbor Vitae Wellness
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