8 MAY 13, 2021 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Newly opened ABLE Aesthetics & Wellness
in Forest Hills off ers holistic healing for all
BY GABRIELE HOLTERMANN
EDITORIAL@QNS.COM
@QNS
ABLE Aesthetics & Wellness,
which offers the latest in
holistic healing for all ages,
celebrated its grand opening in Forest
Hills on May 4.
For owner Dr. Sepi Peykar, who
holds a doctorate in physical therapy,
opening a wellness center is a dream
come true. Peykar said that she usually
had to refer patients to other
specialists, but having everything
under one roof allows her to offer
clients treatment options for mind,
body and spirit at once.
Her center uses the latest holistic
healing methods with a compassionate
approach in a caring, nonjudgmental
environment.
The evaluation process for new
clients takes about an hour to establish
a comprehensive treatment plan,
which costs $99. But future clients
who join the center’s VIP text club
receive the consultation for free by
texting “Holistic” to 57838.
Dr. Peykar explained that she uses
craniosacral therapy to treat chronic
issues, among other treatments.
“Craniosacral therapy works on
the connective tissue that covers
the brain, the spinal cord, all organs,
the bones, the muscles, ligaments,
tendons. When there is pain — connective
tissue that is either twisted,
just not sitting straight — I don’t use
any pressure, just a gentle touch. I
iron it out,” Dr. Peykar said.
She is also a reiki master and
trained in other forms of energy
healing, which she uses if the client,
who remains fully dressed during
the treatment, feels comfortable.
Dr. Peykar shared that the center
was designed based on the feng
shui philosophy, a practice from
ancient China, which uses energy
forces to establish a harmonious
environment.
Clients will certainly feel at ease
as soon as they enter the airy first
floor, which offers a comfortable,
spacious and tastefully furnished
waiting area, a large physical
therapy treatment room and a future
lecture room. The wall colors
are soothing, sporadically interrupted
with paintings — the design
Dr. Sepi Peykar with her team, along with City Council candidate Avi Cyperstein and Brendan Leavy of the
Queens Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann
adhering to the feng shui theory.
The center focuses on the healing
of physical, emotional and
spiritual issues. The all-women
team provides a variety of treatment
options, including massage therapy
and acupuncture, psychotherapy
for couples and treating trauma, as
well as facial treatments, including
Botox, PepFactor and fillers.
Dr. Natalie Guillaume, who received
a clinical doctorate in pain
management and oncology from
Bastyr University, and holds a
master of science in acupuncture,
shared that she received additional
training in China, Japan and Hong
Kong.
“Acupuncture is so effective as
internal medicine. I see these very
symbiotic relationships in healing
which is why we’re getting good
results. We’re seeing post-stroke patients
getting acupuncture, getting
cranial stimulation, doing soaks,
taking their herbs and also seeing
the neurologist,” Dr. Guillaume
said. “So, hopefully, with this kind of
concept bringing acupuncture and
Chinese medicine more excessively
and more integratively, people will
understand it’s not one of those, ‘Hey,
you want to try it out.'”
She also provides Korean acupuncture,
which uses fewer needles
than in Chinese acupuncture —
typically four — usually inserted in
the face.
Massage therapist Meryl Resnick
has been a therapist for over 20
years and is experienced in Swedish
massage, deep tissue massage and
sports massage.
“A lot of people come in pain. I’ve
done a lot of work with people with
neck pain or back pain and knee
pain. I’m also doing craniosacral
therapy. So it’s integrative,” Resnick
said. “It’s a body, mind therapy, and
it’s really relaxing, and it works.”
Dr. Rebecca Obedian specializes
in Botox and Juvederm. Her motto is
“less is more” for a natural, fresher
and well-rested look. She said that
she always suggests to her patients to
start with the area that bothers them
the most and then take it from there.
Dr. Obedian emphasized that she
only uses Allergan’s Botox, which
she said is the best product on the
market.
“You want to be able to go out,
and no one says, ‘Oh, she’s Botoxed
up.’ You want to look natural, but
a fresher you, a younger you,” Dr.
Obedian said. “You want someone
say, ‘She went on vacation. She looks
so good.'”
Brendan Leavy, business development
manager of the Queens Chamber
of Commerce, thanked Sepideh
Peykar for being a member and
providing preventative medicine
and health.
Leavy explained that the 1,300
members strong organization supports
small and large businesses.
“We’re a nonprofit, and our whole
job is to support businesses and
tell the elected officials to stop
making it tough to do business in
Queens and New York City. So we
advocate for the businesses,” Leavy
said. “We’re happy to support you,
whether you’re for-profit or nonprofit.
We love businesses. You’re
bringing jobs.”
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