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Our talented team of medical practitioners and therapeutic staff is supervised by medical director, Carrie Demers, MD. A holistic physician and board certified in integrative medicine, Dr. Demers incorporates modern medicine and holistic approaches to health, including ayurveda, herbal medicine, homeopathy, yoga, meditation, stress management, diet, and lifestyle changes.

Dr. Carrie Demers, MD

Dr. Carrie E Demers, MD

Carrie Demers MD, has practiced integrative medicine for 28 years. After earning her medical degree and becoming board-certified in internal medicine, Dr. Demers went on to study massage, homeopathy, yoga, meditation, nutrition, herbal medicine, and ayurveda. She uses all these modalities to support patients’ inherent ability to heal. Dr. Demers sees patients, writes articles, and lectures nationally on integrative medicine. She is board-certified in integrative medicine, and has been the medical director of PureRejuv Wellness Center since 1995.

Dr. Theresa Oswald, MD

Theresa Oswald, M.D., the founder and president of Knowledge as Medicine, has practiced holistic medicine for over 25 years. She received her Doctorate of Medicine from The Medical College of Wisconsin and completed her residency training at The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago at Northwestern University. Dr. Oswald is Board Certified with the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Board of Integrative Medicine. She has been board certified in Integrative Medicine for over 10 years. Her career as a physiatrist has been spent honing ways to optimize her patient’s function in all areas of health: body, mind and spirit. Her experience includes the delivery of medicine in the most modern hospital settings as well as in the most simple, rural settings in developing countries.

Michelle Head, DC

A chiropractor and certified applied kinesiologist with a private practice at PureRejuv Wellness Center, Dr. Head has a holistic philosophy of health care. She evaluates the structural, chemical, and mental aspects of health utilizing manual muscle testing. She earned her Doctor of Chiropractic degree with Summa Cum Laude honors from Palmer College in Davenport, Iowa, a BA in natural sciences and a BM in piano performance from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Dr. Head lectures on stress management, workplace ergonomics, and headache prevention.

Judy Moulton, RYT-500, AHC

Judy Moulton is a Himalayan Institute certified and Yoga Alliance recognized E-RYT 500, an Ayurvedic Health Counselor, and Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist registered with the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA). Judy is also the director of the Himalayan Institute’s professional certification programs and an integral faculty member teaching within those programs. In addition, Judy is a member of the PureRejuv Wellness Center staff, leading ayurvedic retreats and conducting individual consultations. Having experienced the immense transformative power of yoga and ayurveda directly, she relies on her own personal practice to support her daily life and is dedicated to helping others to do the same.

Nema Nyar, LMT

A graduate of the Santa Fe School of Massage. Nema explores the relationship of touch, movement, sound, breath, and meditation to facilitate the flow of energy in the body to promote healing and expand awareness. She also uses Shiatsu, Jin Shin Jyutsu, Myopathic Muscular Therapy, Bowen Therapy, and Visceral Manipulation in her sessions. She trained and performed as a dancer for 20 years, and experienced many movement modalities for healing, including the Alexander and Feldenkrais Techniques, Dance Meditation, and Continuum. She is a graduate in English from Oberlin College, where she also studied voice, and leads weekly kirtans at the Himalayan Institute.

David Goddard, C-IAYT

David Goddard, C-IAYT, RYT 500, AYS, has been a student of the Himalayan Tradition for 20 years, and a resident at the Himalayan Institute’s Headquarters in Honesdale for 15 years. As a yoga teacher and yoga therapist, David brings his passion for cognitive science into the realm of integrative wellness, sharing the tools and techniques to bring about mental and emotional resilience. His work as a yoga therapist covers a broad range of health needs, specializing in stress reduction and emotional wellness through the time-tested techniques of yoga, meditation, and ayurveda. A musician his whole life, David has performed at world-renowned kirtan festivals and regularly with the Himalayan Institute’s in-house kirtan ensemble.

Tim Garrison, LMT

Timothy’s approach to treatment centers around providing a safe, supportive space to facilitate the unfolding of each person’s unique healing process, while allowing the mind to peacefully embrace the body. A bodyworker since 2006, he had done extensive study in the John Barnes Approach to Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR), which he finds the most effective treatment for his clients. In his free time, Timothy loves to meditate, make a mess in the kitchen, get lost in the woods, and obsessively explore Ayurveda and herbalism. He is passionate in all that he undertakes.

Stephanie Berends, LMT

Stephanie is passionate about using her skills to help clients be more comfortable on every level of their being. A massage therapist since 2006, she has trained in orthopedic massage, myofascial release, cupping, trigger point therapy, Reiki and hot stone massage. She also studied Anusara and Aerial yoga.

Lisa Lewis, LMT, RYT

Lisa Lewis

Board Certified in Massage Therapy since 2006 and a 200-hr Registered Yoga Teacher since 2002, Lisa’s approach to bodywork is therapeutic in nature. She works with each client to address their specific needs and help restore balance to the body, breath, and mind. She utilizes Neuromuscular Therapy techniques, Swedish massage, and some Craniosacral Therapy in her bodywork sessions along with suggestions for lifestyle management.

Donnalee Tyler, LMT

Donnalee Tyler is a graduate of the Sedona School of Massage, Sedona, AZ, and trained in Swedish, Connective Tissue (Deep), Cranial Sacral, Ortho Bionomy, Aromatherapy, Shiatsu, Polarity, Myofascial, Muscular/Skeletal therapies, and Oncology Massage (Light Touch). A Reiki Master/Trainer, she is certified in Usui, Karuna and Violet Flame Reiki.

Loren McKay, LMT

Loren McKay loves helping her clients maintain a healthy, pain-free lifestyle using a variety of therapeutic tools; she believes it’s very important to heal physical pain through the “whole being”. She has been working steadily at spas and in private practice since 2003, offering deep tissue massage, hot stone, sports massage, reflexology, Reiki, and prenatal massage. After working at a top spa in the Silicon Valley for thirteen years (with five of those years in the Lead Therapist position), she moved back to Pennsylvania to be with family. She always said her heart is shaped like a keystone and her soul is shaped like Wayne County. A lover of all things animal, she spends her spare time with her furry friends, offering Reiki to them as well.

Antonio Rodriguez, LMT

Antonio Rodriguez brings the spirit of service to all he does. He was trained at the Austin School of Massage Therapy as well as the Lackawanna College in Hawley. He specializes in deep tissue, trigger point therapy, reflexology, hot stone and Reiki. The proud father of 2, he enjoys raising chickens and playing basketball.

Alex McKeone RYT-500, AYS

Alex Mckeone, RYT-500, AYS

Alex is an Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist and 500-hour registered yoga instructor trained in the tradition of the Himalayan Institute. In addition, she holds certifications in meditation and mindfulness, yin yoga, breathwork, and stress management techniques. She has been teaching yoga and meditation since 2015. As yoga and ayurveda have been essential tools for her in coping with stress and anxiety, managing life-long digestive issues, and finding peace and grounding in the midst of life’s uncertainties, she is passionate about sharing these teachings and supporting others on their healing path. As a staff member of PureRejuv Wellness Center, she offers guided relaxation and meditation, private yoga sessions, and ayurvedic consultations.

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