Introducing Kyla Hanley at Hudson Healing Arts

Happy New Year everyone! We are thrilled to start 2023 on a high note by welcoming our new acupuncturist, Kyla Hanley.
Kyla has 17 years of experience treating individuals for their unique health issues using acupuncture. Here at Hudson Healing Arts, she’s excited to incorporate biodynamic craniosacral therapy into sessions to add an even deeper level of healing.
Kyla’s approach to healing
Kyla was born in New York and went to the University of Maryland. After moving to New York City and working in various high-stress environments, Kyla was in search of something more rewarding. She found it at the Tri-State College of Acupuncture, where she fell in love with acupuncture and graduated with a master’s in science in 2006.
Kyla is trained in various styles of acupuncture, including:

• ●  Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
  
• ●  Japanese Style Acupuncture, a gentler form of acupuncture that uses abdominal (hara)
  palpation as a diagnostic tool in the treatment
  
• ●  Acupuncture Physical Medicine (APM), which focuses more on muscular conditions.
  
  “I draw from different styles depending on the client’s constitution and their needs,” she says. “I try my best to make the needling as gentle as possible. Most people find an acupuncture treatment very relaxing, and it’s not uncommon to fall asleep during a session.”
  While a lot of people come to her for constitutional and muscular issues, she also enjoys working with stress, anxiety and the toll that it takes on the body and mind.
  “It’s so common to hold stress and tension in the muscles,” she says. “Acupuncture is wonderful for improving circulation, reducing pain and inflammation, and relieving tight muscles.”
  Adding craniosacral therapy brings an even deeper element of relaxation to the practice. This form of light-touch therapy gently unwinds the nervous system from hypervigilance to a place of calm, which is especially beneficial for those dealing with stress and anxiety. The beauty of acupuncture and craniosacral therapy is that both utilize the body’s wisdom to heal itself.
  “Because your nervous system has a major influence on your overall health and well-being, taking the time to nourish it has a positive ripple effect on nearly every other system in the body,” Kyla says.
  
  What to expect in a session
  
  ​Kyla works with individuals of all ages and backgrounds, typically over the age of 20. She encourages clients to wear loose, comfortable clothing.
  

“If you’re totally new to these modalities, it’s not uncommon to wonder ‘what exactly is happening’ in the first session,” she says. “However, by and large, people are able to truly rest into it, especially in the second session.”
As an added bonus at the end of sessions, Kyla often adds gua sha and cupping massage for 2-3 minutes, usually on the back or a tight area of the body, which both feels great and boosts circulation.
“Combining acupuncture and craniosacral therapy is deeply relaxing and brings you to a calm, meditative state,” she says. “From that state, sometimes your mind will work through issues on a different level. It can feel like the benefits of talk therapy, without talking.”
For Kyla, self-care looks like going to her happy place - the beach - and taking Pilates reformer classes. She adores taking new courses in the holistic healing realm. Her inspiration is Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, an herbalist, massage therapist, and midwife who went to medical school at age 40 and served as the Director for the first Interprofessional Fellowship in Integrative Health and Medicine. Kyla admires her teaching style and compassion towards people, animals, plants, and all of mother nature.
Interested in learning more or booking a session with Kyla? She can be reached at 201-362-9522 or [email protected]. Kyla responds faster to text messages.