Heart of Wellness

I whole heartedly recommend the Heart of Wellness medical clinic. They listen to you and gain an understanding of all of the aspects of your health that are impacting your wellbeing. They treat the whole interconnected you. They understand that you are not just a symptom to be treated like traditional medicine does. They design a solution that treats the whole you. They also understand that while your tests from the traditional lab may show you are in the «normal» range, that this may not be optimal for you. They use the full range of solutions to help you regain your health. I am grateful to Heart of Wellness for putting me on the path to recovery.

I have seen David Learner for 5 months now for Acupuncture. I have also seen him for functional medicine a few times and intend to continue. It’s been the best health care decision I’ve ever experienced. My needs and wants are thoroughly listened to, my health has felt like the first and only priority, and my health has benefited 10 fold. David has gone out of his way to communicate with me directly about my needs. He has emailed with me, sent me articles for further research and reading and hasn’t even pressured me to buy into his idea of health. He has made suggestions based on his knowledge and I’ve trusted it and it’s done nothing but benefit me. This is the first and only time a health care practitioner has truly looked out for me and gone above and beyond to get me the help I needed. No red-​tape, no waiting for unnecessary timelines. He simply heard my need and directly addressed them.

Western Allopathic medicine is capable of amazing things when confronting acute health problems. I once broke my arm and was happy to have an M.D. piece me back together. However, more often than not the health challenges we are confronted with tend to be more chronic in nature. That is where western medicine does not always have all the answers. In fact, this is just where more naturopathic, alternative, and traditional medicines and approaches such as Chinese Medicine can be very helpful. So, we often find ourselves traveling from one health practitioner to another attempting to repeatedly explain to them all what is going on with our selves without the benefit of them working together on our behalf. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was one place you could go where a variety of complimentary practitioners could work with you under one roof and easily communicate with each other and yourself? Maybe some day in the future. But, if you live in the greater Olympia area, you needn’t wait any longer. The future is here with Heart of Wellness. I had been dealing with a life long chronic health problem and had seen a variety of practitioners to no avail. Then I visited Heart of Wellness. After a couple of visits with one of their specialists, I was symptom free. Heart of Wellness brings the synergy of complimentary practitioners under one roof. It’s worth a visit. I’m glad I did.

I had difficulties with both billing and the NP I saw. I experienced long waits, failure to follow up by provider on things promised (took three WEEKS to get what I was to have received the day following an appointment to help me get started on a detoxing diet. My insurance said they’d cover but u was told later that the services received were billed for something NOT covered. Be careful not to have this happen as you will end up mucho out of pocket and possibly left at s dead end. Practitioner I saw would NOT be recommended as I felt insulted after three visited, a few hundred dollars lost, and no relief for my issues.
Trust Fred though, to help you find resolution. He seems to genuinely care and I know I should follow up with him to possibly give them another chance IF insurance is billed correctly and it’s covered.

The clinic is very nice and the staff are friendly and helpful. I also appreciate that they have blood draw on site and the space is lovely, warm and inviting.
However, I had a difficult time communicating with my practitioner over their email system and I never received communication back about a medication I needed refilled eventhough I called and emailed my doctor a few times. As a result, I ran out of my medication and had to go off of it for a week or two until I could get an updated prescription. When I called and spoke with the receptionist, she said, «oh yes, we’ve had trouble with this sort of thing with her before…» and their solution was to pass me off to a different doctor.
The new doctor I saw was very sweet and seemed good hearted, but she couldn’t keep my health issues straight and it felt as though she wasn’t very invested in helping me find a solution to my health concerns.
I want to like this clinic, but I think I will find a more professional naturopathic doctor elseware.

There’s a new healing angel plying her skills at The Heart Of Wellness in Tumwater; actually there’s two, Amy Howell and Gary Black practitioners of myofascial release. Yea, what? Who ever heard of that? Think no more pain!
I know I don’t understand it and you’d be better served hearing its description from them, but here goes. fascia is like a network of fibers or filaments in the body that encapsulates every cell, nerve, blood vessel, bone, joint, organ etc. Yes, it’s everywhere, and it can exert up to 2,000 PSI holding everything in place the way it thinks it is supposed to.
So when I had Osgood-​Schlatter disease in 1961 and they put me in a cast for six month, the fascia conformed to the new stance of my leg and knee. It was reaffirmed in 1962 with another cast and again the following year. That’s how long my knee has hurt — 52 years! More recently with a foot injury, and due to orthotic inserts and special shoes, I started walking on the outside of my right foot as the ball of my foot really hurt when I walked normally. I guess the fascia must have decided to protect me from the pain and exerted all its force so that was the only way I’d walk. In truth, I think it only compounded my existing knee problem, so I took out the orthotics. While it was an improvement, my right knee still really hurt when I walked.
So full of skepticism, I made an appointment with Amy. Much to my chagrin, her office is downstairs at the Heart of Wellness. But I managed to hobble down to her office and in just that one first appointment, SHAZAM! I walked back up those stairs pain free just like a normal person. This week was my fifth appointment and I’m now taking those stairs two at a time.
I’m telling you, if you’ve had surgery, been in an accident or just have lingering paid from an old injury — CALL THE HEART OF WELLNESS.
The treatments are actually amazing. Imagine a portion of your body where the fascia is applying that two thousand pounds of pressure and Amy applies a counter pressure to release it. Imagine a big tangle of tightly bound rubber bands suddenly set free. My body starts flipping all around and takes on a mind completely of its own. It’s almost like I’m in a wrestling match with Amy but I have no control as my body just moves the way it wants in finding its new found freedom. It’s sort of like a fish flopping all around when it’s on land instead of in the water.
Know what else is amazing? The good folks at The Heart Of Wellness have it all worked out and are approved by most major health insurance carriers
My right leg was so out of kilter and I’d walked that way for so long with the fascia so tight trying to protect me from an ancient wound, my left side had to compensate for that style of walking. So when I got my right side corrected and I’m all set to walk normal, the fascia constricting my left side was no longer appropriate and needed to be released. The challenge is, as Amy so aptly says «there’s lots and lots of layers to work through».
Friends who haven’t seen me walk pain free like a normal human are amazed with the new me. Newer friends in the last couple of years who never saw me walk normally but know I’m an amputee can’t believe it either. All of a sudden I’m wearing shorts (no more ugly knee brace), drinking tropical drinks, listening to Jimmy Buffet and dying to get back on a sailboat. Instead of sitting around stuck in a life of pain I’m now thinking of taking a summer vacation, thanks Amy!
Two paths may diverge in a wood. You may grab your cane or stick your custom made orthotics in your special orthotic shoes and hobble down one, or see Amy or Gary and put on some dancing shoes and join me skipping down the other.

Heart of Wellness is a wonderful space for healing. I followed Gwen Kreiger, nutritional counselor, to HOW. She is knowledgeable, compassionate, non judgmental and listens well. She tailors the treatment to your specific needs, and adjusts as you give her feedback. She is GAPS certified and is always reading the most recent research to use to help and inform her clients. Gwen has helped me heal my gut with good food and in turn, improve my pain levels from arthritis. I highly recommend Gwen. Nutritional counseling seems like it should be a part of all healing! Thanks, Gwen.

My experience at Heart of Wellness is with Fred Klemmer, owner and acupuncturist. He is one of the Thee Best acupuncturists I have ever experienced out of more than a dozen from here to Florida. He works on the level of mind body and spirit. This means that you can bring physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental issues to him to be treated. He was able to help me through a very dark time in my life and now is continuing to help me bring forth abundance as my life continues to improve. This is a treatment that is worthy of your consideration.
Blessings!

Long wait to see the NP (in the waiting room, that is, not to get an appointment). Everyone is really sweet, like a family, but the cost of that is very little professionalism.
I was prescribed supplements which they sold me, at a 40% markup from Amazon prices for the exact product. The visit was incorrectly billed to my insurance, and rejected, leaving a large charge. The majority of my way too long visit (over an hour) consisted of the NP Googling things, or searching for things he «knew were on here [his PC] somewhere.»
I didn’t leave feeling confident that I was in good hands. Caring hands, yes, but not professional hands. The NP is the only service I’ve used so far though. I imagine that with punctuality corrected, the atmosphere would be ideal for a therapy or massage session.

Heart of Wellness has very helpful phone staff who were able to get me in the same day for a massage, which is wonderful because I was in pain. My massage therapist, Manuela is excellent, kind, and very knowledgeable. I left feeling like a limp noodle. The room was very clean and comfortable. They have good pre-​paid massage packages, too. I wouldn’t go anywhere else for massage.

Really versatile services. Friendly and helpful staff that provides guidance and answers questions. Very excited to do juice cleanse through this place!

The Heart of Wellness is an amazing container for healing and ‘goodness’ in our community. The diverse and talented practitioners provide a wide range of healing and holistic services, and just to step into the building brings a sense of peace and calm. I am grateful to be associated in any way with this lovely business!

I have been visiting a life coach at The Heart of Wellness for several months now. I have already left a rave review for Juliann Matson, but also wanted to give kudos to The Heart of Wellness.
I find this group very warm and inviting and they offer a wide variety of services focused on the individual’s whole health: body, mind & soul. Check out their services, they are great!

This place literally rocks! I have nothing but good things to say about everyone I’ve come into contact there. I have been getting acupuncture with Fred Klemmer for a couple months now and it’s amazing. They offer group acupuncture on a sliding scale. $ 25 to $ 50 per session, depending on what you can afford. I’ve also been getting massage from Manuela Egolf. She is the most knowledgeable massage therapist I’ve ever been to and that’s saying something. They offer so many different displines, from yoga, to nutrition, massage, acupuncture and just about everything in between. You should check them out for sure.

I have been using the heart room or the large room that is used for retreats and seminars over the past two years and it is a wonderful space in every way. The staff and practitioners that I have interacted with as well are very caring and awake people. It is a beautiful combination of right structure and right people!
–Lawrence S Conlan, D. C., N. D., (Hon) Passionate Ease Retreats

Good medicine for the whole of you. These practitioners care about their clients. They take the time to listen and offer medicine for the whole of you. Just walking into the clinic feels healing.