Altadena Healing Village

Healing Sundays with the Altadena Healing Village at the Akwaaba Food Forest

We are a volunteer-run, free integrative healthcare clinic for fire survivors and affected communities*

We are located in a residential home, please be mindful of our neighbors and aware that parking is limited ( if you have disabilities, please arrange to be dropped off at the driveway)

If fully booked for a service, please join the waitlist for cancellation notifications

For the best experience, we recommend booking multiple services in one day—but please book only once per service.

Service duplicates will be removed to give others a chance to experience our village. ex., 2 massage bookings will have one deleted.

Example of a wonderful Healing Sunday: Acupuncture, Massage, Energy Healing, and a class!

Each appointment must be under the person receiving service, please use the family member option under your profile when booking for others

Tipping providers is appreciated, but not required

Winter Dates: 12/14, 1/11 & 2/08

####”Schedule opens for booking the week before each event!”

Questions? Contact thealtadenahealingvillage@gmail.com

Community Acupuncture

Community acupuncture is a form of acupuncture done in a shared space, where multiple people receive treatment at the same time in comfortable reclining chairs. This collaborative approach helps create a peaceful, supportive environment, where you can relax and restore balance, all while fostering a sense of connection with others in your community.


Mindful Art Based Therapy- Tao Calligraphy

Experience an ancient healing art that blends meditation, movement, mindfulness, and creativity into an engaging, interactive practice. Tao Calligraphy offers a unique meditative art to calm the mind and regulate the nervous system through simple, accessible techniques. Drawing from millennia-old Chinese calligraphy traditions which is recognized by the WHO for its emotional and cognitiv... Read More

Experience an ancient healing art that blends meditation, movement, mindfulness, and creativity into an engaging, interactive practice.

Tao Calligraphy offers a unique meditative art to calm the mind and regulate the nervous system through simple, accessible techniques.

Drawing from millennia-old Chinese calligraphy traditions which is recognized by the WHO for its emotional and cognitive benefits, Chinese Calligraphy Therapy invites participants into a calming, interactive healing art that nurtures the mind, body, and spirit.

In this class, you’ll trace the calligraphy with your hands, explore gentle movement inspired by Tai Chi, and learn how to write characters in a meditative state that unites the mind and body for self-healing.


Massage and Integrative Body Work

Each massage session is a gentle, one-on-one experience created to support your body, heart, and nervous system—especially during times of stress or after fire exposure.** Your provider will listen and work with you to address areas of tension, discomfort, and overwhelm, using a thoughtful blend of hands-on techniques such as soothing massage, stretching, neuromuscular support, and calming emot... Read More

Each massage session is a gentle, one-on-one experience created to support your body, heart, and nervous system—especially during times of stress or after fire exposure.** Your provider will listen and work with you to address areas of tension, discomfort, and overwhelm, using a thoughtful blend of hands-on techniques such as soothing massage, stretching, neuromuscular support, and calming emotional release work. Guided by the body’s natural wisdom, this integrative approach helps ease pain, improve circulation, settle an overworked nervous system, and restore a sense of balance and ease—offering deep, meaningful relief during a challenging time.


Energy Medicine- Reiki

A Reiki session is a calming, one-on-one experience where your provider uses gentle touch or hands-off techniques to channel healing energy. During the session, the provider will focus on clearing blockages, balancing your energy, and promoting relaxation. Reiki helps reduce stress, support emotional healing, and restore a sense of balance.


Energy Medicine- Mind Body Balancing

Experience a Mind-Body Balancing Session customized to address your specific concerns (digestion, breathing, allergies, mental and emotional wellness, etc.). Elizabeth Weiner, a Certified BodyTalk Practitioner, will use gentle, mind-body tools to help restore your health. These sessions may help reduce stress, improve mental clarity, reduce the impact of emotional trauma, or neutralize physic... Read More

Experience a Mind-Body Balancing Session customized to address your specific concerns (digestion, breathing, allergies, mental and emotional wellness, etc.). Elizabeth Weiner, a Certified BodyTalk Practitioner, will use gentle, mind-body tools to help restore your health. These sessions may help reduce stress, improve mental clarity, reduce the impact of emotional trauma, or neutralize physical pain. A Mind-Body Practitioner for 15 years, Elizabeth uses BodyTalk, BodyIntuitive and Pain Neutralization Technique to help people improve their current and long-term health.


Grief Work

Grief Counseling is a compassionate, supportive space where individuals can explore loss, honor their emotions, and find their way through the ever-shifting landscape of grief. It offers guidance, grounding, and tools to help people process pain, navigate change, and reconnect with meaning at their own pace. Rather than “fixing” anything, grief counseling holds room for the full human experienc... Read More

Grief Counseling is a compassionate, supportive space where individuals can explore loss, honor their emotions, and find their way through the ever-shifting landscape of grief. It offers guidance, grounding, and tools to help people process pain, navigate change, and reconnect with meaning at their own pace. Rather than “fixing” anything, grief counseling holds room for the full human experience—allowing sadness, love, confusion, and hope to coexist—while supporting each person in discovering their own path toward healing and integration.


Trauma Informed Yoga and Breathwork

Trauma-Informed Yoga is a gentle, choice-based approach to movement and breath that honors each person’s lived experience. It blends mindful awareness, grounding practices, and invitational language to create a space where the nervous system can soften, settle, and feel safe again. Rather than pushing or performing, trauma-informed yoga encourages participants to reconnect with their bodies at ... Read More

Trauma-Informed Yoga is a gentle, choice-based approach to movement and breath that honors each person’s lived experience. It blends mindful awareness, grounding practices, and invitational language to create a space where the nervous system can soften, settle, and feel safe again. Rather than pushing or performing, trauma-informed yoga encourages participants to reconnect with their bodies at their own pace, offering options, support, and a sense of empowerment. It’s less about perfect poses and more about cultivating presence, safety, and healing from the inside out.

One-to-One Sessions with Dev Brous, Creator of FromSoil2Soul This immersive session is a chance to express what you’ve been holding inside — grief, sorrow, rage, anxiety, numbing stuckness — within a supportive, trauma-informed space of deep listening and care.

One-to-One Sessions with Dev Brous, Creator of FromSoil2Soul This immersive session is a chance ... Read More

TeeJ Wellness utilizes a variety of modalities, including Swedish, Sports, Manual Cupping, and Prenatal massage and also provides other services like Cupping IASTM (Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization).

Her goal is to provide holistic therapies that focus on the whole person for body awareness and restorative health through massage therapy and movement. With the aim of creating an stress-free environment for relaxation and overall wellness.

She received her massage training at the School of Holistic Touch and have been a member in good standing with Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP) since 2017. She utilizes various modalities to help clients relax and relieve stress.

She also holds certificates in Swedish/American Massage, Sports Massage, Prenatal/Infant Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, and Manual Cupping. Additionally, she is AFAA Certified Group Exercise Instructor and teach Pound and POP Pilates classes, among other formats.

TeeJ Wellness utilizes a variety of modalities, including Swedish, Sports, Manual Cupping, and Pr... Read More

Rachel Kelly, RYT As a trauma-informed healer, my path has been shaped by a deep devotion to the ancient practices of yoga, meditation, breathwork + other sacred forms of healing. I offer these practices as a pathway back to your true self. The intention is to create a space where safety + transformation coexist.

Rachel Kelly, RYT As a trauma-informed healer, my path has been shaped by a deep devotion to the... Read More

I’m an acupuncturist with a background in molecular biology. My experiences as a first aid/rescue responder and volunteer in emergency rooms led me to study Chinese Medicine. Chinese Medicine focuses on treating the whole person, considering lifestyle, thought patterns, beliefs, and spiritual practices. My philosophy is to heal the mind, body, and spirit for optimal wellness.

I’m an acupuncturist with a background in molecular biology. My experiences as a first aid/rescue... Read More

Christi Mendoza, L.Ac., founder of The Altadena Healing Village is a California Licensed Herbalist, Acupuncturist, and National Board Certified Diplomate of Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), practicing at South Bay Total Health in Torrance, CA. Recognized for her unique approach to Integrative Medicine, Ms. Mendoza blends Traditional Chinese Medicine with a variety of traditional and modern complementary modalities to create comprehensive, targeted treatment plans.

Her compassionate, personalized care is highly sought by healthcare professionals and individuals living with complex chronic illness, who value her ability to tailor treatments to individual needs and address multisystemic issues such as gastrointestinal disorders, chronic fatigue, immune dysfunction, and latent infections.

As a passionate educator and speaker, Ms. Mendoza is committed to empowering individuals to navigate their health challenges, providing tools to maximize physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual potential for a more fulfilling life.

Christi Mendoza, L.Ac., founder of The Altadena Healing Village is a California Licensed Herbalis... Read More

Dean Militello is a California Licensed Acupuncturist with over 25 years of experience, specializing in pain and injury healing, gay men’s health, and chronic complex conditions, utilizing traditional Chinese medical massage, acupuncture, and custom formulated herbal medicine. Dean is an avid hiker and outdoor enthusiast, as well as a dedicated practitioner of Qi Gong, and Tai Qi Quan. After two decades running a busy, private practice in San Francisco, and a wonderful hiatus on the Big Island of Hawaii, Dean is currently seeing patients in a lovely studio at his home in Glassell Park, a peaceful and intimate setting that supports deep relaxation and transformation.

Dean Militello is a California Licensed Acupuncturist with over 25 years of experience, specializ... Read More

HEALER. Eaton Fire Survivor. 25 years Licensed MT Holistic Massage Therapist/ Custom tailored. Sports, Deep tissue, Swedish, Reflexology, Reiki, Lymphatic Drainage, Pregnancy

HEALER. Eaton Fire Survivor. 25 years Licensed MT Holistic Massage Therapist/ Custom tailored. Sp... Read More

Melissa Shah (she/they) is a yoga therapist, community builder, and public health advocate. She is a first-generation Indian American and skilled at adapting yoga practices to the individual. Melissa focuses on decolonizing how we practice yoga in the West by helping people connect to their inner knowing, dismantling disparities in wellness spaces, and reclaiming representation for South Asian yoga practitioners. The founder of Find Your Breath, Melissa also holds a masters degree in public health, with a focus on health policy, from Columbia University.

As a steward of yoga, Melissa currently offers individual yoga therapy and Ayurvedic support and promotes public health in communities by bringing yoga education into public schools and clinical settings. She facilitates annual rest retreats and teaches immersion-style learning for those committed to deepening their yoga studies through a holistic lens. Melissa holds over 2,000 hours in training and study in yoga, and their work has been featured by NBC Asian America, Yoga Journal, Anti-Racism Daily, and SHAPE magazine.

Melissa Shah (she/they) is a yoga therapist, community builder, and public health advocate. She i... Read More

I am a manual therapist specializing in Visceral Manipulation, Craniosacral Therapy, and integrative therapeutic massage. I use gentle, targeted, osteopathic techniques to relieve restriction within and around the internal organs, brain, nervous system, and vasculature, restoring healthy movement and function. By assisting the body in working through its internalized responses to physical and emotional trauma, I prioritize the often neglected root causes of chronic injury, illness, structural imbalance, and dysfunction. Sessions incorporate a balance of visceral, cranial, and musculoskeletal work, with the goal of restoring your body’s ability to adapt and heal on its own.

I studied massage at the Northwest Academy of Healing Arts. I have studied Visceral Manipulation, Cranial Osteopathy, and related disciplines extensively with the Barral Institute, and serve as a teaching assistant in their VM curriculum. I spend my free time underneath a pile of books, or out exploring the urban environment, camera in hand. I also play saxophones, ride bikes, and start more projects than I’ll ever finish. I live and work in Pasadena.

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Mary Rose has practiced Reiki as a self-balancing art for over a decade, sharing energetic attunement to help regulate and gently sooth pain, dis-ease and emotional disharmony. As a local ceramic artist she explores clay and permaculture as an earth-healing practice with her studio mate Sarah at Earthfield Studio in Pasadena, CA.

Mary Rose has practiced Reiki as a self-balancing art for over a decade, sharing energetic attune... Read More

Elizabeth Weiner is passionate about improving health with mind-body healing. A BodyTalk Practitioner for 15 years, Liz uses BodyTalk, BodyIntuitive and Pain Neutralization Technique to address the root causes of health issues.

Elizabeth Weiner is passionate about improving health with mind-body healing. A BodyTalk Practiti... Read More

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