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Our Town Monthly Magazine
www.outtownmonthly.com
November, 2011
Page 16
Reprinted by permission
Tucked inside a quaint building on Concord Road in Smyrna, lies a jewel of a new business that rose from the partnership between two talented women, Cari Cater and Deirdre Layne. Atlanta Center for Energy Medicine is a holistic therapy partnership between Cater and Layne that aims to provide auxiliary care and bring relief from the common ailments and health complaints that so many people suffer through. We caught up with them to discuss their new business venture and what makes this alternative practice tick.
OTM: What prompted you to open the Atlanta Center for Energy Medicine?
Deirde Layne: Both Cari and I had our own separate healing practices in Atlanta. When we realized that we both shared years of experience treating patients with complementary modalities, it was a natural course of direction to team up in a joint practice.
Cari Cater: It was an epiphany of sorts, to know that we could do so much more for our clients as a team. At the time, I was (and will continue to be) a principle clinician for Atlanta’s Progressive Medical Center, the largest holistic medical center in the Southeast, while Deirdre was running her popular Internet site for home remedies (EarthClinic.com), and seeing patients out of her home.
OTM: What types of services does Atlanta Center for Energy Medicine offer?
Deirde Layne: Cari’s primary acupuncture practice is very popular. Most of her patients are long-term clients, but there are some who come in just for a few sessions to deal with acute health issues. But Cari’s services go well beyond acupuncture. Her NeuroLink therapy and integrative allergy elimination techniques are also constantly requested.
Cari Cater: Deirdre offers an intensive set of cleansing, chelating, and energy healing therapies. These work powerfully to build and balance the body’s natural energy fields, removing blockages that other techniques cannot touch, providing a uniquely therapeutic whole-health treatment. Altogether the ACFEM treatments are great natural therapies for lasting relief to common ailments, but the uniqueness of our services is the way they help your body to heal itself and blaze a clearer path to long term wellness.
OTM: You both are obviously specialists in your field. What type of educational backgrounds and experiences do you have?
Deirde Layne: Cari received her training from The East West College of Natural Medicine in Sarasota, Florida, which awarded her a Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Health Sciences and a Master’s Degree in Oriental Medicine. She is a National Board Certified Acupuncture Physician and Doctor of Oriental Medicine trained in over a dozen therapeutic techniques from the ancient to the cutting edge of current healing technology.
I am a graduate of Mount Holyoke College, and have been fortunate to have studied my laying-on-of-hands techniques for over 20 years under one of the world’s most renowned healers, Rosalyn Bruyere. I have also apprenticed with other notable experts in energy healing - Helen Yamada of Asheville, NC, and Susan Brown of Los Angeles, California.
Cari Cater: Deirdre also brings in years of research that she has put into EarthClinic.com, which has become one of the top three alternative medicine websites in the world. Earth Clinic is an impressive, educational resource partly constructed around the global travel she undertook early on, principally in Southeast Asia, in search of powerful natural remedies and alternative healing modalities. All of that has put her in close and continuing touch internationally with healing practitioners similar to us. That’s something we can really draw on to help our clients.
OTM: We were excited to learn that you offered workshops in our community. Can you tell us more about this?
Cari Cater: We’re excited too. The Atlanta Center for Energy Medicine is committed to bringing in the country’s top healer-instructors to enrich our community. It’s a way to broaden our services and our outreach. Looking forward to 2012, we intend to host an esteemed osteopathic doctor from New York City whom we know would be of benefit to our community. Also, we always welcome any requests or suggestions for areas of enrichment the community would like us to bring to the Center. Throughout the year we will be sharing our personal expertise by holding free workshops on healing and meditation.
OTM: We love to hear about successful people and what they have accomplished and would love to hear what you have to say about a few of your success stories and your mission for the future.
Cari Cater: My mission is to find out why people suffer. This is often an unanswered question when patients first come in to the center. It is crucial to find the cause and not just chase the symptoms. My own personal best results are with allergies, but also with chronic musculoskeletal pain (e.g. sciatica, neck and shoulder pain) autoimmune diseases, and social/emotional concerns such as ADD, emotional stress, and anxiety.
Deirdre Layne: There are many reasons people return to see Cari again and again. You can read some great testimonials about her on our website (ACFEM.com)! I find some of my own best results are with patients suffering from low energy, severe fatigue, and depression. I also help clients to recover from physical traumas such as head injuries, accidents, and working through post-surgery recuperation.
For both of us, the successes we have with our patients are won by clearing away the energetic, emotional, and other blockages that cause disease and disorder so that the body’s energy can flow the way it should and turn the tide back to health, no matter what the initial health concern may be.
Cari Cater: Your health is your own responsibility, and we want the Atlanta Center for Energy Medicine at the forefront in leading the community toward a better comprehension of the natural energies that drive our lives, helping you to take control of your health and overall well-being. It’s a wonderful privilege to be able to offer these services.
The Atlanta Center for Energy Medicine is located at 1246-B Concord Road, Ste 200 in Smyrna. 770.438-2266 www.acfem.com