STACY HIRSCH (Co-Owner) - Clinic Coordinator
I am fortunate to have had a childhood full of physical activity and healthy eating. My father cooked most meals from recipes using whole foods, he hunted and canned and we almost always had a garden. In fact, my grandfather planted a garden until he was 94.
In my twenties I dug deeper into my ideas of health. I started working with a counselor and I began to dabble in different forms of meditation. Around this time I was also introduced to the work of Ken Wilber and Integral Theory. Being part of the Integral community, I began to expand my definition of health to include practices that would stretch and nourish my mind, body and spirit and help me to better understand my blindspots.
Over the past 12 years I have maintained a comprehensive practice that has nourished my body through exercise, massage, breathwork and dance; nourished my mind through lectures, workshops and formal study; and nourished my spirit through yoga intensives, meditation, community service and travel. I have worked with some amazing teachers and I have always felt truly blessed to be able to explore and integrate so many different modalities into my life practice.
My goal as clinic coordinator for Beyond Medicine is to create programs that develop similar opportunities for our entire community. Opportunities that help practitioners and patients stretch into a broader, more integrated and comprehensive definition of health. A definition that acknowledges that our individual wellness is closely linked to the health or dis-ease of our families, communities and our environment. I believe that from this space great healing is possible.