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Dr. Steve Hruby, Chiropractor, Founder and Owner of KaiZen

Dr. Steve Hruby is the founder and visionary of Kai-Zen: A Creating Wellness Center. He was born and raised with his two brothers in Arizona. His parents still live in Tucson, where his mother is a retired professor of Physics and his father is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Arizona.

Shortly after graduating from the University of Arizona, Dr. Steve experienced his first chiropractic adjustment when a friend dragged him to a chiropractor because he was suffering from severe low back pain. Within a week his pain was gone. Fortunately for Dr. Steve, the doctor educated him that even though the pain - the effect, or symptom - was gone, the underlying cause of the problem was not fixed. Dr. Steve decided to continue on with treatment in order to address the cause of his symptoms. Soon enough, Dr. Steve experienced a dramatic improvement in his overall health -- the allergies that he had suffered since early childhood were mostly resolved, and his energy levels rose significantly. It was at this time that Dr Steve dedicated himself to becoming a chiropractor and serving others. After graduating Palmer West College of Chiropractic in 2000, Dr. Steve proceeded to open Essential Chiropractic in 2001. After several years, Dr Steve began work on the vision of creating a wellness office that would incorporate more than just chiropractic. This wellness office would not only help people get out of pain, but would provide clients with the tools to achieve their lifestyle and health goals. It would include a multitude of services that promoted the philosophy that "health comes from the inside-out." Kai-Zen opened its doors in March of 2007.

Kristine Green, Physiotherapist

Kristine has an unending passion for the human body and all of its incredible functions. As Kai-Zen's Physiotherapist she creates therapeutic exercises for clients that initiate improved whole body functioning as opposed to just healing the particular injured or problem area. Kristine's love affair with the human body began when she began training her body for sports in high school and loved the vitality exercise brought to her life. Ten years ago, Kristine incurred a knee injury that took her from running ten miles a day to not being able to run at all. From experimenting with many techniques on the journey from pain and injury to healing and strength, Kristine's ability to heal the body expanded exponentially. This passion led her to become a NSCA Certified Personal Trainer in 2004. After getting certified as a trainer Kristine had a unique opportunity to work with several Chiropractic Clinics designing corrective therapeutic exercises for patients. When Kristine designs exercises she views the body as one whole unit, connected in all of its movements.

Kristine is the proud mother of a toddler and a joyous newlywed (2010!). She finds great joy in helping people to grow and improve the connection to their body and how to use it optimally. Would you like to improve your body's strength, mobility, and fitness? Make an appointment with Kristine, KaiZen's Physiotherapist today.

Massage Special!

Pagona Xenos, Wellness Director and Massage Therapist, L.M.T.

Pagona believes in the power of touch to facilitate healing and bring forth optimal health in the human body. As KaiZen's Wellness Director, Pagona manages the wellness modalities wing of KaiZen (acupuncture, massage therapy, skin care, and EFT), as well as also providing clients with revitalizing treatments in her work as a massage therapist. She enjoys her work as a massage therapist and feels that her clients enrich her life as much as she enriches theirs. Pagona can be found at numerous networking events throughout the valley promoting and educating others about the best ways to strive for wellness. She finds happiness in meeting new people and contributing to their wellness.

Pagona Xenos was raised in Greece until the age of 17, when she moved to the US with her family. Given her multi-cultural and multi-lingual background, she was fascinated by the field of communication and earned her BA from Wayne State University in Speech Language Pathology. Pagona spent many years helping young autistic children learn and better communicate with others around them and learned that those with autism have distinct responses to different types of touch. This began Pagona's journey with the power of touch and she found herself taking massage classes and studying numerous ways to maximize health in the human body. Wellness has been Pagona's passion for the past nine years. Would you like to experience the profound the power of touch can have on the health of your body by bringing your body to state of minimized tension? Make an appointment with Pagona today and find out what your body feels like when it is completely relaxed in bliss.

Massage Special!

April Collins, Massage Therapist, L.M.T.

April believes in creating a personalized massage experience for each and every client and does not adhere to the "one-massage-fits-all model". As one of KaiZen's licensed therapeutic massage therapists, April is skilled at being able to find the source of the pain/issue and rehabilitate it instead of just treating the symptoms. It was a lifelong dream for April to go into the field of healing, and after working in a Chiropractic office just out of high school, where she observed healing happening naturally without medication she knew she wanted to pursue a path with a hands on and natural approach. Today as a Licensed Massage Therapist, April is skilled at helping clients to alleviate the weight of the world from their neck and shoulders. She also specializes in Cranial Sacral Therapy, neuromuscular massage and deep tissue massage with additional training in using massage to alleviate Pre-Natal aches and pains (pre-natal massage).

April is a native of Arizona Having been born and raised in Gilbert, AZ. She loves being a part of the KaiZen team because she feels the entire KaiZen staff genuinely has the best interest of the clients in mind. April's approach encompasses her being keenly aware that the session is the client's time to relax and unwind. She then works out all the tension out of their body and they walk away feeling completely revitalized and recharged. Are you in need of devoting some time to unwinding and recharging? Make an appointment with April today, or join the KaiZen Massage club and ensure that you make that time just for you each and every month.

Massage Special!

Lisa Metoyer, Massage Therapist, L.M.T.

Lisa believes that life is good, but it's great without pain. As part of KaiZen's team of Licensed Massage Therapists, Lisa is a nurturing healer. Lisa has been a dancer for most of her life and has been on both sides of the healing process; pain / injury and full vitality. Lisa loves being a part of the KaiZen team because KaiZen promotes a wide range of healing modalities and wellness programs and she enjoys that diversity. Lisa's specializes in Sports, Injury Rehabilitation, Deep Tissue, Stretching and Traction release techniques. She also has additional training in the Eric Dalton Method and Hot Stone Massage. Lisa lives her life to serve in the healing of the world and she educates about healing through her touch.

Lisa is a mother of a teenage son. She is on a mission to educate her son and the entire world the powerful effect that stretching everyday can have on your body's health. To date Lisa has found that the only people who do not like massage are people who have never had a good massage, and enthusiastically encourages people to give it one more try for their health, relaxation, and healing. Through her many years of experience with healing herself and others Lisa knows that there is no reason that someone should live with pain, and it is her vision to help as many people become alleviated from their pain as possible. Are you need of some relaxation and healing, would like to live without pain and less tension? Make an appointment with Lisa today.

Acupuncture Special!

Alejandra Rodriguez, Acupuncturist, L.Ac.

Alejandra believes that wellness is a function of the whole body, mind, and spirit. As KaiZen's Acupuncturist, Alejandra utilizes the science of acupuncture to work with a person's own energy to uproot symptoms at their source. She is known to be an intuitive, compassionate, and empathetic healer and the comfort and her patient's are her first concerns. She specializes in using acupuncture to heal Anxiety, Depression, and pain anywhere. Assisting people to heal their pain so that they can live more fulfilled lives has been a passion of Alejandra's since she was a small child.

Alejandra holds a Bachelors Degree in Health Science and Masters Degree in Oriental Medicine from the Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine. She is board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and is licensed by the state of Arizona as a Traditional Chinese Medicine physician. Alejandra was trained on the NADA protocol (National Acupuncture Detoxification), which is used worldwide for the treatment of substance abuse, depression, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Before Alejandra joined Kai-Zen she was the Clinic Supervisor at the Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Tucson, Arizona. She is thrilled to be a part of the Kai-Zen team because she feels the entire Kai-Zen team is truly passionate about creating lasting health in people's lives. Would you like to experience life with greater clarity, less pain, emotional tension, and feel more balanced in your day to day existence? Make an appointment with Alejandra today.

Skin Care Special!

Kathi Marshall, Aesthetician (Skin Care Expert)

Kathi's personal mission is to provide affordable and excellent skin care to as many people as possible. As KaiZen's in house licensed Aesthetician, Kathi provides skin care services that guarantee a deeply relaxing experience from which clients walk away with revitalized, refreshed, hydrated, and glowing radiant skin. She is passionate about educating her clients so that they can be empowered and knowledgeable in choosing products for their skin's daily care. Kathi's specialty is incorporating massage into the facial experience. After living in Arizona for over twenty-five years, Kathi is well aware of the specials needs that having healthy glowing skin in the desert requires.

Kathi grew up with her three other siblings in Utica, New York before leaving at 19 to travel all over the United States. She is the mother to two grown twin boys, mother- in -law to two beautiful women, and proud grandmother to five fantastic grandchildren. Kathi owned and operated her own successful Salon until a bout with Breast Cancer brought her to reprioritize her life. She sold the Salon and now has more time to work and connect with her clients bringing a smile to their face and hers consistently, one client at a time. The minute Kathi walked through Kai-Zen's doors she knew she was home. She finds great kinship with the entire staff at Kai-Zen and their united passion that is shared towards spreading wellness. Does your skin feel fresh, hydrated, with a radiant glow consistently? Make an appointment with Kathi today and find out how you can be absolutely in love with your skin every day.

Bonnie Weisberg, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Practitioner

Having overcome her own challenging life circumstances through the use of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Bonnie is passionate about sharing this life-changing tool. As KaiZen's in house EFT practitioner, Bonnie uses this tool along with her piercing insight to facilitate profound growth and healing in her clients. Many years ago, a teacher shared the science of EFT with Bonnie to help her heal an issue in her life that caused reoccurring upset and it extinguished the issue in minutes, the upset never to return again. The healing was so profound that Bonnie knew she had to share this healing technology with as many as she could. Bonnie's resilience and adaptability, coupled with her creativity and gentle compassion, provides her with an unsurpassed ability to assist clients through the healing process. She uses what she teaches and shares her knowledge of experiencing the light on the other side of life challenges to assist her clients through whatever they are working through.

Living in Arizona for over 25 years, Bonnie has spent many years as a volunteer working with at-risk youth, as well as facilitating workshops and teaching dynamic healing seminars at various local service agencies, colleges, and other forums. In 2009, Bonnie welcomed her first child, a beautiful boy, whom she raises gratefully with her husband in Moon Valley. For over seven years Bonnie has been using her intuition to help clients seek out and release blocks that have held them back from manifesting their desires. She honors her client's perspective and works with them their emotional experience to freedom. Before each EFT session Bonnie makes an internal wish for each session: "May something unfold here that serves the world".

Bonnie finds it an honor to work with Dr. Steve Hruby, because of his incredible heart and open mind. Dr. Steve's willingness to walk through is own challenges while serving others is evident through Kai-Zen. She considers a true honor to walk the path with him and his vision.

Natalia Perez, Community Wellness Director and Kundalini Yoga Instructor

Natalia believes that optimal wellness is something within everyone's reach. As KaiZen's Community Wellness Director, Natalia works diligently to promote the awesome affects that choosing a path of wellness brings into one's life. She coordinates KaiZen's FaceBook page and blog, plans wellness events within and outside of Kai-Zen, corporate wellness and employee optimal performance programs, as well as teaches the Wednesday night Yoga Class at Kai-Zen. Natalia's passion for wellness started 10 years ago, when she experienced a profound shift in her energy, vitality, and overall well-being through the assistance of beginning chiropractic care and a yoga practice. Ever since then she has been on a crusade to bring abundant wellness to as many as possible.

Natalia grew up on the east coast, in Maryland just outside of Washington D.C, and currently resides in downtown Phoenix, where she happily spends her off-time tending her organic garden. She believes and understands the value of putting good energy into your body, as it helps to alleviate the stresses of everyday as well as produce great energy to live life to the fullest.

For over seven years Natalia has been teaching Kundalini Yoga; a modality of Yoga that helps individuals to remove blocks from their mind, body, or psyche that are holding individuals back from utilizing her full potential. Experience this empowering yogic technology Wednesday nights at KaiZen from 7:15-8:30pm starting June 2010.

Sharon Belko, Services Coordinator

Sharon's specialty is the power of Joy and she believes that "laughter is the best medicine". As Kai-Zen's, Services Coordinator, Sharon ensures KaiZen's clients a smooth and flawless experience of the highest quality service. She assists the Kai-Zen staff and all our clients in staying humorous about all the splendors of life while assisting them with scheduling, insurance, purchases, and keeping them informed of all of KaiZen's in house wellness programs and events. With her compassionate attitude, she helps Kai-Zen's clients and staff to always feel supported, positive, comfortable, and informed.

As KaiZen's Services Coordinator, Sharon is happy to assist you with any questions about your insurance coverage, scheduling appointments for any of KaiZen's services (Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, Nutritional Counseling, Massage Therapy, Acupuncture, Skin Care, or EFT), purchasing gift certificates, signing up for the Massage Club, a Wellness Plan, or Wellness Program, or with providing more information about the many nutrition and wellness products available for purchase at KaiZen.