Woody McMahon has been working as a healthy lifestyle professional for over 25 years. Before starting his career as a healthy lifestyle coach, Woody earned his Bachelor of Science degree in human biology from the University of Maryland, his Doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine from Palmer College of Chiropractic and is certified as a personal trainer through the National Strength Professionals Association.

Woody's personal and professional experience allows him to successfully tackle the toughest lifestyle challenges. He is able to offer significant insight even if you consider yourself beyond help. By carefully listening to your concerns and troubleshooting the problems, Woody is able to develop an individualized, easy to follow healthy lifestyle program. His program will help you regain your health by reducing stress, eating healthier foods and improving your strength, balance, stamina and conditioning.  

Woody's unique, integrative approach culminated in his three signature solutions called Fresh Start.^TM  Breaking the myths and hype surrounding current health and fitness approaches, Fresh Start provides a complete, balanced and easy to follow healthy lifestyle solution. Each Fresh Start solution is tailored to meet your needs and challenges. Woody makes each solution FUN with just the right mix of physical activity, healthy eating and stress reduction activities. 

Michele Powers received her Bachelor's degree in Culinary Nutrition from Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.  After graduation, Michele went on to complete a one-year internship through Virginia Tech to become a registered dietitian. The internship involved rotations in hospitals and community settings such as school districts and social services in the Washington, D.C. area. 

During the internship, Michele had multiple opportunities to use her knowledge of food and cooking in combination with the more scientific realm of dietetics. She also realized the role that diet plays in many chronic illnesses and conditions. She became passionate about pairing food and nutrition to teach people how to prepare balanced meals and to take steps towards healthy and lasting lifestyle changes. 

Michele has created her own business called NutrientChef, in which she offers hourly nutrition consultations and one-on-one healthy cooking instruction. NutrientChef provides individualized nutrition counseling for people with chronic illnesses and conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity/weight loss, cancer, and food allergies/intolerances.

Claudia Osmon is a graduate of Bod-E-Work School of Therapeutic Massage in Atascadero, CA. Her massage favors the Eastern influences incorporating acupressure points to facilitate muscle release; Thai massage methods for stretching promoting the flow of qi, our life-force energy; and deep tissue techniques to stimulate muscle relaxation. 

She practices Shiatsu, Polarity, Reflexology, Sports and Swedish (upon request) as well as Touch for Health Kinesiology. Touch for Health is an approach that blends east and west using muscle testing as a biofeedback tool; locating hidden imbalances in the body's energy pathways.  When balance is restored muscles can relax, chronic muscular conditions stop, the immune system is strengthened, mental clarity is enhanced, qi flows freely through the meridians (pathways) and energy is increased.  Muscle testing can also be used to help determine allergies, food and environmental sensitivities, vitamin and mineral needs, emotional imbalances and other situations that affect well being. 

Claudia is also trained in several spa techniques; Hot Stone Massage, Herbal Facials and various skin scrubs.  She believes very strongly in the mind, body, spirit connection in everyday life and within her healing practice. She also believes in physical activity on a daily basis and can be found exercising every morning before work.

Sharon began her acupuncture training after receiving acupuncture treatment herself.  She felt better physically, with less pain, more energy, and a better mental attitude than in many years prior to starting acupuncture. 

At the time that she began the Master's Degree program at the Traditional Acupuncture Institute in 1997, she had been working as a Certified Massage Therapist for six years and as a Registered Nurse for three years.  In many ways, acupuncture felt like the logical next step.  While she felt very fortunate to have had the massage therapy and nursing experiences, she remains in awe of the potential that acupuncture treatment has in creating and supporting healthy change for so many people.

Healthy Heart Article

Read Sharon's article on how Acupuncture promotes a healthy heart.
(Featured in our Nov 2005 newsletter)