Center of Family Health
Melinda Toney, M.D.
Chrysalis is the stage of active but hidden metamorphosis of a caterpillar right before its transformation into a butterfly. Within the unpresumptuous cocoon is the delicate chrysalis process that changes the caterpillar into the elegant butterfly with intricate designs and exquisite colors. The key to optimal health is refining the quality and balance of these four quadrants of the Circle of Wholeness: Physical: Your body and all its physical activities and care involved 1) Take charge! Learn to empower and cultivate your natural healing power within! 2) Reduce medical costs (current and inevitable, including nursing home expense!) by choosing to be proactive with your health! 3) Expand your options of health! 4) Optimize safety by limiting the use of medications to their appropriate jurisdiction (minimize drug side effects and interactions) and experience the practical wisdom of natural options. 5) Custom design an integrative approach to your health, by exploring new dimensions of healing that are safe and resonant with your body, mind, spirit. 6) Choose a proactive and preventive approach to your health and reap the bounteous benefits of health and wholeness! 7) Address the root cause of your health issues, beyond the acute “band aid” approach to chronic disease. 8) Experience the resonance and rejuvenation of your whole being (body, mind and spirit) with modalities and lifestyle changes compatible to your nature.
9) Be Wise…Optimize your quality of life.
Your health issues could quicken a chrysalis for you! In order to embrace optimal healing, it is key to first cultivate the life-giving resources within to empower you to appropriately use the tools at hand in both conventional medicine and natural health pers
pectives to serve you.
Intellectual: Your logical and analytical faculties
Emotional: Your feelings and your relationships with others
Spiritual: Your sense of connection with God / “Higher Power” and/or the rest of creation. Spiritual issues involve your meaning and purpose in life.
What Are Ten Good Reasons to Choose Chrysalis Services?
10) Transform the challenges of “what ails you” into bountiful gifts of healing on this journey as you become more fully alive, passionate and gratified, YOUR CHRYSALIS!
F.A.Q. ABOUT CHRYSALIS CONSULTATIONS
WHY?
Chrysalis consultations are designed to create a sacred space for this special transformative process within you that goes beyond conventional models and systems. If you are interested in empowering your body, mind and spirit and tapping into your God-given resources of healing in wholesome, safe and effective ways, Chrysalis may be for you!
WHAT?
As partners in health, together we will go beyond medical insurance based services and explore the doors of health that open on your healing journey. We will identify your healing resources along the way by creatively weaving in tools* of reflection, insight, homeopathy, essential oils, exercise, energy medicine, nutrition, nutriceuticals and pharmaceuticals to customize your care. We will explore various healing modalities to complement your medical treatments or serve as alternative options when appropriate.
WHO?
All are welcome. Consultations are made available to all, whether or not they are a part of the medical practice at the
WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?
There are varying levels and nature of consultations, depending on your interest and commitment to your healing process. Your initial visit will be a comprehensive overview of your health: medical history, lifestyle, support system, etc. We will look at the “big picture” of your health situation on physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual levels. From there, you may choose to further explore natural options of healing and/or even commit to an ongoing process of transformation with sequential Chrysalis consultations. You may opt at any point to return to the insurance-covered conventional family medicine practice where the medical model is a problem-oriented evidence based approach which focuses on symptoms and their treatment alone, rather than working with the “big picture.”
HOW DOES CHRYSALIS FIT IN WITH THE REST OF MY HEALTHCARE?
The gifts of Chrysalis are intended to empower you in your efforts to optimal health. Lifestyle coaching will help you focus on appropriate changes that will take you to the next level of health. The homeopathic remedies and energetic modalities provided are safe, effective, gentle and do not interact with medication. Thus they can be, at least, viewed as complementary interventions. In addition, Chrysalis Services can enhance your progress with other disciplines such as conventional medicine, psychotherapy, dentistry, physical therapy, spiritual direction, body work, energy healing, chiropractic, etc..
WHAT CAN I EXPECT FROM A CHRYSALIS CONSULTATION?
Chrysalis Services include one-on-one or group consultations, in person or over the telephone. They are optimally effective when introduced with a Chrysalis Consultation with Dr Toney in person.This is a wholistic integrative medicine consultation where we partner together in understanding the “big picture” of your health against the backdrop of your life circumstances. We will review your medical history, survey your lifestyle choices, identify the current stressors, and identify resources that will facilitate your healing journey. You may be offered exercises, homeopathic remedies and the option of pursuing sequential Heilkunst* sessions or various complementary modalities offered through Chrysalis Services, to empower you in addressing your specific health concerns.
MAY I CONTINUE TO WORK WITH MY PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN?
You are encouraged to work closely with your primary care physician in tandem with Chrysalis Consultations and Services. Communication with the rest of your healthcare team can be provided upon request (for an additional charge) to benefit you.
Start by requesting a Chrysalis consultation at the Contact the Center of Family Health for a consultation:
*Kairos and Chronos are Greek terms for 2 aspects of “time.” Chronos connotes the ordinary meaning of sequential time, while Kairos refers to the quality of time that catalyzes a shift in history that reveals meaning.
*Heilkunst is the system of medicine based on the principles of healing developed by Samuel Hahnemann, M.D., the founder of homeopathy. This trail blazing systematic approach includes lifestyle considerations (nutrition, exercise, personal hygiene, etc.), addressing the roots of disease, jurisdictions of various modalities of healing, in addition to the enduring tools of homeopathic remedies.
*Anthroposophically Extended Medicine is a system of medicine based on the teachings of Dr. Rudolf Steiner that begin with western medicine and explores beyond into patterns and processes in nature, intended to support the individual in soul and spiritual evolution.
*Energetic Medicine is a fusion of observations of healing energy principles in the enduring healing disciplines (like Traditional Chinese Medicine and Aryuveda) and the western understanding of energy. Traditional (Chi and Prana) and modern (voltage or vibration) are terms used for life energy which is a key concept in healing and curing.
840 Walnut St.
Catasauqua, PA 18032
Tel. (610) 266-3060
