Our Acupuncture Team Specialist | Lucy Postolov DACM, L.Ac.
Lucy’s passion for helping others has her working with a wide variety of health issues including cancer, infertility, weight loss, menopause, neurological disorders, addiction etc. She has been certified by NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Program) and works successfully with many different types of addiction. In 2001,she released a meditation CD for patients with cancer pain. Her work with oncology patients was recognized by the Israel Cancer Research Fund and she was honored with the “Woman of Action” award in 1998. She has also appeared on numerous news programs as an expert in Traditional Oriental Medicine and has been featured on the KCET program Healthweek and ABC’s Good Day L.A. In 2008, Lucy contributed a chapter to the book “Guidebook of Sexual Medicine”. In 2019, Lucy received her second Doctoral degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM)
Lara Foy
Lara Foy graduated with honors from the Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College of Berkeley. With 12 years of clinical TCM experience, she navigates Western and Chinese medical knowledge with a gentle Japanese style needling technique. She expanded her graduate studies with a sports medicine internship at the UC Berkeley Athletics Department, graduated from the Twin Lakes College of Massage and studied at the International Institute of Medical Qi Gong. Lara trained for seven years to also become a healing song practitioner. Licensed as an acupuncturist in California and Vermont, she has taken her practice to both coasts, Ireland, and Mexico. Lara grew up internationally, speaks French, Spanish and Nepali and has two Taiwanese nephews! She is thrilled to be back in the California sunshine!
Lara has worked in tandem with Naturopathic Doctors, chiropractors, midwives, massage therapists and reiki masters for the best outcome for her patients. She has worked on pathologies of all organ systems, auto immunities, pain, and musculoskeletal injury. She is a specialist in microneedling, lymphatic drainage, fertility, oncology, post- stroke, paralysis, pediatrics, women’s health and emotional psychospiritual work (anxiety, depression, PTSD, insomnia, grief, etc.)
Outside of the clinic, Lara is an actor, singer and writer who loves to travel and swim in the sea! She has been an Indigenous rights and women’s rights advocate across the country for 25 years. Fueled by her own desire to heal, she has studied sound healing, aromatherapy, nutrition, life coaching, and artistic and shamanic practices. Whatever ails you, Lara is determined to get to the root, address it, and improve your time here in this wild, precious life. She will not give up on you.
Front Office Manager: Ron Gutis
Ron was born in Montreal, Quebec many moons ago. His work experience includes managing an office supply in West Hollywood , night manager at the Bodhi Tree bookstore and managing the special events / special orders for a major bookstore chain. He met Lucy in 1997 and has been her office manager ever since.
Communications Manager: Natalie Blacker
Natalie is a communications and brand development specialist with strong deal know-how and a focus on media strategy, art & lifestyle, luxury & emerging / influencer culture. She has lived in 6 major cities across 4 countries and has practiced yoga since she was a teenager and is a trained Integral Yoga teacher.