About Mountain Path
We are here to help support you on your healing path so you can thrive!
We’ll start with a consultation and design a plan together so you can work toward achieving your health care goals.
Maybe you feel like you have tried everything else and nothing has given you real, lasting results. Maybe you are looking for a natural path to support your body’s unique healing abilities.
Natural healing methods have been used for thousands of years to help people heal and thrive and we want to share this amazing natural medicine with middle Tennessee! We are not here to hard-sell you on something you don’t need. If we can’t help you move toward your goals, we will do our best to refer you elsewhere or suggest other possible tools for you to explore.
We can guarantee you’ll leave here feeling better after relaxing in our beautiful space! Your room will be quiet and clean with soft lighting and gentle soothing music to help you relax and unwind. The treatment tables are extra padded and warmed to soothe achy muscles and joints. You won’t regret spending an hour at Mountain Path Healing Arts Studio.
We are here for you virtually! We know these times are tough. If you can’t make it into the office for a session we can support you from your home to address your health concerns. Chinese Medicine is more than solely acupuncture. Chinese Medicine is a multi-faceted energy healing system that integrates body and mind healing using various modalities. As Chinese Medicine Practitioners we are trained in various techniques such as Chinese Herbal Medicine, Acupressure, Aromatherapy, Nutrition, Breathwork and Lifestyle Guidance. Our medical qigong, and Reiki can be accessed virtually as well.
PREPARING FOR YOUR TREATMENT
- Bring a list of all medications, vitamins, and/or herbal supplements with the dosage and frequency that you are taking.
- Wear loose, comfortable clothing with sleeves that can be rolled up to the elbows and pants or shorts that can be rolled above the knees
- It is recommended to have a light meal before an acupuncture treatment.
Insurance accepted
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
SAFE SPACE
Our studio respects all aspects of people including:
- Race
- Ethnicity
- Gender Expression
- Sexual Orientation
- Socio-economic background
- Age
- Religion
- Body shape, size, and ability
Practioner Bios
Brian Bashi Guanzon, MSOM, LAc
Mountain Path Healing Arts Studio founder and director
Was born in Long Island, New York, the son of a Filipino-American medical doctor and an American medical technician. Since childhood, medicine has always been in his life. After working in New York City in corporate marketing and advertising, he decided to change careers and began studying Chinese medicine out of intellectual curiosity. After witnessing its power and effectiveness he became a believer and a proponent of this powerful healthcare system. He recognizes the importance of meeting people where they are and deeply listening to support what is healthy to overcome the disease.
He is continually learning new and old healing methods and improving his knowledge by studying different disease patterns.
He specializes in pain management and metabolic disorders using a combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Tung style acupuncture.
Education
- Bachelors of Business Science, The George Washington University 1991
- Masters Degree of Oriental Medicine, Southwest Acupuncture College 2006
Cara Peffley LMT, Master massage therapist
Cara has been a licensed massage therapist since 1997 and has gained more than 10,000 hours of experience since her certification at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts.
She received top-notch training in various techniques such as Swedish. Therapeutic, Myofascial, Sports and Thai Massage. Her experience and hours of practice might deem her an expert in her craft, but she still maintains a curious mind and an openness to learning from her best teachers, the folks who receive her massage.
Cara believes that an effective massage therapist is not only a healthcare professional but a craftsman who uses their training and experience to match the most appropriate techniques and pressure with a variety of body shapes and soft-tissue types. The result can be increased mobility and natural pain relief. A creative practitioner can customize a relaxing session based on a client’s particular needs and preferences. However, a compassionate massage therapist listens with their hands as well as the heart and creates a calm space where everyone can experience the deep inner quiet and profound restoration that the healing power of touch can provide.
Irma Preikschat
Irma is a formally trained community herbalist, yoga instructor, Ayurvedic lifestyle consultant, and Reiki Master. Their practice encompasses a proactive approach to wellness and stress reduction, especially for those who suffer from chronic pain and digestive ailments and for those who want to connect the patterns in nature with their own internal ecosystem to integrate mind, body and spirit. Irma will support you in feeling good in your body, in your heart and in your mindset through the comprehensive use of energy work, the power of plants, and the subtle and dynamic movements of the body. They will help you to create your own self care routines and habits and to create intentional rituals to move through energy blocks and move into balanced well being. You can also find them doing bookkeeping, insurance billing and greeting you at the front desk of Mountain Path Healing Arts Studio.
Andrew ‘Leopard’ Williamson
Andrew has been practicing and sharing Eight Precious Pieces Qi Movement for twelve years and has recently completed the Medical Qigong Therapist certification at the Five Virtues Qigong Institute in Nashville, TN.
HOURS
MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY
10AM - 6PM
WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
CLOSED
CONTACT
PHONE
+1 (615) 274-8500