Health and well-being are more than what you eat and how much you move.
We empower our clients to seek ways to live a balanced life.
Community Acupuncture is an affordable and effective way to experience the benefits of acupuncture in a group setting. Led by licensed acupuncturist Brianna Browning, our sessions offer personalized treatments targeting various health concerns, including stress, chronic pain, digestive complaints, and fatigue.
Your session begins with 15 minutes of one-on-one time with your Acupuncturist, ensuring individualized attention to your needs. Following this, you’ll relax for 20-30 minutes with the acupuncture needles in place, totaling around 45 minutes for your appointment. Loose, comfortable clothing is recommended for your comfort and easy access to your limbs for treatment.
To maintain a serene atmosphere conducive to healing, we kindly ask that you silence your cell phone and speak quietly during your session. This creates a tranquil space for collective community healing, enhancing the overall experience for everyone involved.
$75 per session or 6 pack for $420, Cash, credit, debit, or checks accepted (we cannot bill insurance). By appointment only.
Brianna Browning, LAc completed her training in Acupuncture at Five Branches University in Santa Cruz, with a Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine. She is Certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She joined TFHS in 2017.
Pre-Registration is Required for Community Group Acupuncture
Join us for an all-levels practice to build a deeper connection with yourself and your community. Our practice will begin with 30 minutes of gentle flow followed by grounding restorative poses to finish. No yoga experience is necessary, and all movement will be slowly paced and mindfully sequenced. The intention of this class is bringing the community together for movement and connection.
Truckee – $5 (scholarships available)
The fourth Friday of each month, 4:15-5:15 pm
Tahoe Forest Wellness
10833 Donner Pass Rd. Suite 102, Truckee, CA
(Mats are provided at Truckee location)
Register for Community Yoga – Truckee
Incline Village – Free! Please check class calendar for upcoming classes.
Incline Village Community Hospital, 880 Alder Avenue, Incline Village, NV 89451
(*Please bring your own mat for Incline class)
Unlock your health potential with a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach. Tahoe Forest’s Board Certified Coaches partner with your healthcare team to provide comprehensive support with:
- Creating and sticking to nutrition & fitness goals: Whether you aim to boost your energy levels, lose weight, or improve overall health, your coach will help you develop personalized goals that align with your lifestyle and support you in achieving your wellness objectives
- Managing chronic conditions: Adopt essential behaviors & strategies to effectively manage chronic health issues & improve quality of life.
- Navigating life transitions: Gain guidance and support to improve or maintain your health during significant changes, such as menopause, welcoming a new baby, starting a new job, or transitioning into retirement.
One-month package: $150
- 60-minute Intro Consultation & Comprehensive Wellbeing Assessment
- Three 30-minute follow-up sessions
- InBody Scan
15-minute introduction session: FREE
- Call to schedule
60-Minute Introductory Consultation: $70
Therapeutic massage can help increase range of motion, decrease inflammation, decrease pain, increase flexibility of the connective tissues and, overall help speed up recovery time from injuries. Therapeutic massage benefits include:
- Loosen muscles
- Improve muscle tone
- Increase flexibility
- General tissue health
- Relieve muscular tension
- Encourage general relaxation
60 Minutes $110; 90 Minutes $150
Offered in Truckee & Incline Village
Pilates will transform the way your body looks, feels, and performs!
The Pilates Method focuses on core strength, alignment and accurate muscle engagement to improve your posture, balance and stability especially when in motion.
Pilates Reformer training
Pilates on the Reformer is a highly effective and unique way to strengthen your body and it feels so great! The equipment provides resistance and support so that you can build strength while increasing flexibility in a low impact way. The reformer and the exercises can be modified and adjusted to any body, movement limitation or fitness level. So whether your goal is to tone up, rehabilitate an injury, train for a particular hobby or sport, or are just looking for a low impact, full body workout, the Pilates Reformer will work for you. People fall in love with the reformer come give it a try to see why.
Private sessions and group pilates fundamentals reformer classes available
Experience Pilates Reformer either in a private session or in a fun group atmosphere of up to 4 people at a lower cost. Group participants may need to complete an intro class or private Pilates reformer session before joining a group.
*preregistration is required for privates and classes.
60-minute session – $80
6 pack – $450 ($75 each)
10 pack – $700 ($70 each)
Buddy/Duet training – $50 per person
6 pack – $285 per person
10 pack – $450 per person
*must provide your own buddy!
Contact us to schedule an appointment (530) 587-3769 or [email protected]
If you feel intimidated to attend a group yoga class, want to learn specific modifications for your body, or have a schedule that makes group classes inaccessible, consider private or small group yoga. Work with an experienced, professional yoga instructor to create personalized breathing, movement and/or meditation practice that addresses your specific needs. You can choose to work one-on-one or with one or more friends, at a time that suits your schedule.
Stress Resilience Program: A Holistic Approach to Managing Stress
Stress is a part of life—but it doesn’t have to run your life. The Stress Resilience coaching program is designed to help you understand, manage, and reduce the impact of stress through proven techniques and personalized tracking.
This program combines education with actionable tools to help you build resilience and reduce stress. You’ll learn how to recognize your unique stress signals, use science-backed strategies to calm the nervous system, and monitor your progress over time.
What’s Included:
Stress Monitoring & Awareness
- Learn to track physical, mental, and emotional stress signs
- Explore how sleep, nutrition, and movement affect stress levels and set lifestyle goals
- Journal to track your progress
Stress Management Techniques
- Utilize techniques including breathwork, progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery, and mindfulness practices to calm the nervous system
- Use cognitive reframing and thought awareness to change how you perceive stress
Whether you’re facing daily pressures, major life changes, or just need a stress reset, this program will empower you to take control of your stress and reconnect with a calmer, more grounded version of yourself.
Mindful Breathing Techniques with Justine Nelson, Health & Wellness Coach
Transcript: Mindful Breathing Techniques with Justine Nelson, Health & Wellness Coach
Hi, my name is Justine Nelson. I’m an Integrative Wellness Coach at Tahoe Forest Hospital. I focus on mindfulness and tobacco cessation. If you’re ever feeling stressed out and can’t think clearly, you want to take a deep breath. Slowing down to consciously be aware of our breath is the easiest and quickest way to help regulate our nervous system and clear the mind.
So here are some effective ways to deep breathe. First, we want to roll back our shoulders to correct our posture and open up our lungs. Then we want to focus on inhaling through the nose and exhaling out the mouth with pursed lips. Inhaling through the nose helps us filter out different dust allergens and boosts our oxygen intake. Exhaling through the mouth allows us to have that audible sound to the brain that indicates relaxation and gives a nice full exhale.
The next thing we want to do is focus on bringing our breath down into our diaphragm—expanding our abdomen near our ribs as we inhale and contracting our abdomen as we exhale. This allows us to slow down our breath, utilize more of our lungs, clear out old air, and actually take pressure off the heart and use less energy to breathe.
Finally, we want to focus on a longer exhale than inhale. A longer exhale allows the vagus nerve to signal to the brain to activate the rest and digest phase of the nervous system and can help ease the stress response.
Okay, now you can follow along with me for a few rounds of conscious deep breathing. First, we want to roll back our shoulders. Then we’re going to focus on inhaling through the nose and expanding the abdomen, and then exhale out the mouth, pursing the lips, contracting the abdomen, focusing on a nice long exhale.
And again, breathing in through the nose, expanding the abdomen, and exhaling out the mouth and contracting the abdomen. And then one more time, inhaling through the nose, expanding the abdomen, and then exhale out the mouth, contracting the abdomen.
Now you can return to your natural breath. Again, my name is Justine Nelson. Thank you so much for following along with me. You can contact the Center for Health for more information and how to work with me.
Harnessing the Power of Gratitude with Justine Nelson, Health & Wellness Coach
Transcript: Harnessing the Power of Gratitude with Justine Nelson, Health & Wellness Coach
Hi, my name is Justine Nelson. I’m an Integrative Wellness Coach here at Tahoe Forest Hospital. I focus on mindfulness and tobacco cessation.
If you notice yourself getting caught up in negative thinking or unable to shake stress, then taking a 15-second meditation to focus on the power of awe can be a great tool. The power of awe is a practice that involves consciously bringing to mind something that gives you a sense of joy, gratitude, or wonder.
Studies show that when we’re able to bring something to mind of appreciation, we can actually disrupt the stress cycle, help regulate our mind and body, and use the power of gratitude to help combat negative thinking. And if we build this practice into our everyday life, it not only gets easier to notice things that we’re grateful for but also to use this as a skill to recognize the good among the more challenging aspects of life.
Now I invite you to follow along and practice this with me. To begin, we can think of the acronym A.W.E. First, we want to bring our attention to something that gives us a sense of appreciation. This could be a physical object like a pet, a loved one, or a family member, or maybe it’s a thought of your favorite place in nature or the sunlight hitting your skin.
Then we want to wait, just slow down, and as you breathe, rest your awareness on the sense of appreciation.
And finally, we want to exhale and expand, leaning into this sensation of gratitude. Notice what it feels like to feel gratitude in the body. Notice what it feels like, and notice what your thoughts are when you are observing something that gives you a sense of gratitude and wonder.
And then finally, you can release that thought or image and come back to your surroundings. Hopefully, you feel a bit of a sense of ease and appreciation. Remember that this is a tool you can use when times get tough and turn towards the power of awe.
Thank you so much. Again, my name is Justine Nelson. You can contact the Center for Health on ways to get in touch with me and work with me.
