An Old Approach to Wellness Moves to Town

Revisiting a traditional approach to Wellness

Wellness Coach and Yoga Therapist Jacquelyn Dobrinska opens new office in South Asheville

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September 1, 2012

ASHEVILLE, NC- “Each person has a unique equation that will make them feel their best.”  So says Jacquelyn Dobrinska, the Wellness Coach and owner of The Alchemy of Transformation Wellness LLC, opening a new office on Hendersonville Road near Biltmore Forest in October.

From weight loss to stress management to feeling more peace, wellness is the headline of magazines at the check out counter and the ads on the side of facebook and google.  It is also the grail for which many people search.

“Often, we don’t pay attention to our health until something goes wrong,” says Dobrinska. “Then we have to take the most invasive and expensive approaches to remedy it.  Luckily, people are waking up to the possibility that they can proactively create wellness through simple, daily choices that are less invasive and expensive. Wellness coaching helps them do that.”

Wellnesss coaching is a lot like other forms of coaching. Just as a sports coach helps shape behaviors to improve his team, a wellness coach supports a client to manage lifestyle choices that affect their health. A coach will often work with a client to set goals, provide encouragement and evaluate outcomes on nutrition, fitness, stress management, sleep, smoking, depression, anxiety, addiction and in some cases, chronic medical problems. 

Dobrinska’s approach to wellness includes what she calls the “spiral of the eight direction”, which investigate not only a client’s physical needs but his or her emotional, relational, spiritual, environmental, occupational and creative needs as well. While this approach is a blend of several modalities, a lot of the techniques come from yoga therapies.

“Before the rise of the medical profession, when a person felt out of balance  - sick, tired, stressed, overwhelmed, underwhelmed, confused or simply have poor relationships with themselves or others - they would go to their local healer for treatment,” says continues, reference her long-time teacher Rod Stryker. “In India, the healer was the local yogini or yoga teacher.  A student would be given a specific set of postures, breathing techniques, meditations, herbs and diet recommendations - almost like an equation - that returned the person to a unique point of balance.  One-on-one coaching allows me to support a client in finding this  equation – something that is harder to do in a group setting.”  

Dobrinska incorporates many other healing modalities into her practice. Clients find additional wellness support through her skills as a personal trainer, certified herbalist, and ordained minister. 

“My mission is to use my ten years in alternative healing modalities – as well as my experience living and working at one of the country’s top yoga and wellness retreat centers - to empower people in their own health,”  she says.  Moving her practice to a more centralized location in Asheville helps her do just that. 

Jacquelyn continues to teach group yoga classes and stress management to reach those who are not able to schedule one-on-one appointments. Currently she offers small classes to staff and oncology patients at Mission Hospital through the Integrative Health Department; community and professional development classes at A-B Technical College; and semi-private classes to small businesses and individuals.  She is the vice-president and co-founder of the Greater Asheville Yoga Association and continues to write for Red Moon Herbs.

Dobrinska starts her practice The Alchemy of Transformation Wellness LLC  located at 494 Hendersonville Road  Asheville, NC 28803 in October 2012. A limited number of new client appointments will be available two days a week – Tuesdays and Thursdays.

For more information, or to book an appointment, please call 828-337-2737 or check out the website at www.TheAlchemyofTransformation.com

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