Karen Atkins, AdvCBP, CBI, LMT
Founder & Director, Nurture New York; BodyTalk Instructor; BodyTalk Advanced Practitioner
Karen Atkins is a Licensed Massage Therapist and a Certified BodyTalk Instructor and Practitioner. She has been practicing BodyTalk since 2002 and has completed all of the BodyTalk Advanced Modules. Karen's desire to bring the insights and benefits of BodyTalk to a wider audience led her to become an Instructor in 2004.
Her natural flair for teaching, and enthusiasm for The BodyTalk System, inspire and encourage her students and clients to reach their potential. With a love for sharing knowledge, her interpersonal skills and a natural gift of the gab, she has become a very popular BodyTalk Instructor, teaching throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Karen is qualified to instruct modules 1,2,3, Advanced Practical & Access and is currently formalizing her studies to allow her to instruct other advanced modules. She is also a Franklin Method teacher and has pioneered programs for children in schools throughout the city.
She brings to her classes a wealth of knowledge from years of formal study and self-guided exploration that has included music, a plethora of philosophies, movement therapy, nutrition, counseling, energetic medicine, dance, yoga & various approaches to meditation.
In 2005 she set up the BodyTalk Center in NY to facilitate the growth of this popular healthcare modality and to support the development of practitioners in the Northeast. The center recently evolved into Nurture New York, to bring together options & opportunities for people to heal, learn & grow.
Karen’s wealth of interests and desire to learn has led her through a variety of career paths, including music, landscape design, internet marketing and sales. Her ultimate goal in life, both personally and professionally, is to enable and support peaceful communication and relationships and to help people develop their talents and gifts and share them with others
Giving Nature Herbal Supplements
Giving Nature herbal remedies have been formulated by Janet Humphrey, L.Ac. for use in her own clinic. Based on time-tested traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine formulas that have been refined over thousands of years, Giving Nature herbal tinctures incorporate skillful modifications to meet the demands of today’s high-stress lifestyle.
Benefits of Acupuncture
Acupuncture has been found effective in treating a wide range of conditions, from anxiety and other stress syndromes to musculoskeletal pain and injury. Acupuncture involves the insertion of fine needles into the body at specific points known to be effective in resolving different health problems.
Frequent Questions
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