It’s hard to believe that two years ago -- on the day of the Pride Parade, a super hot and sweaty celebratory Sunday -- Aimee Derbes (my incredible business partner) and I opened the doors to Nest Wellness. It’s the home of Prinz Acupuncture (and now 15+ other incredible practitioners) and our labor of love. Nest Wellness is a dream that came to fruition through hard work, determination, personal savings, help from many, and a burning desire for something that is stable and beautiful.
Our inaugural day began with a Feng Shui blessing ceremony with our friend & colleague, Steven Roehler, who worked alongside our designers to ensure that the flow and energy of Nest is properly balanced (definitely one of the reasons why Nest feels so darn good!). We walked through every corner of the space to cast our positive intentions, and ended our session with a lot of joyful tears and hugs. The very next day we jumped in and welcomed patients in our space. It was a happy & hope filled start.
Fast forward two years to today! So many of you have walked through our doors for treatment, sat on our plush pink couch with tea (pre-COVID), and steadfastly supported us during the COVID crisis. If it wasn’t for YOU, there is no way that our business would still be standing after the past year that we have all struggled through. YOU are a huge reason that Aimee and I fought so darn hard to keep Nest open.
Our initial goal upon opening Nest was to create a space that we love to work in and our patients love to come to, and we hope that you feel that intention when you enter the space. I know nothing makes me happier than walking into my treatment room and feeling like the hectic streets of NYC have dissolved and time has stopped.
Another one of our goals was to build a flourishing community of healing arts practitioners within Nest Wellness, who we can wholeheartedly refer our own patients to for complementary treatment. I’m sure many of you have benefitted from their talents by now! And wow, have we reached and exceeded this goal! We have a stellar line up of deeply talented & kind practitioners who also call Nest home, including:
Massage therapy - Premier Sports Recovery (Joe is the best of the best & his & facial stretching is out of this world), Melissa Ausili (she also offers Thai Massage & Yoga Nidra, yum!)
Holistic esthetician - SkinFluxe Studio (I swear by Maryliam’s healing facials!)
Craniosacral therapy - Stillpoint Beauty (Sarah also offers incredible facials & is a TMJ expert)
Energy healing - Soul Be It (Lori is magical & you’ll float off the treatment table)
Pilates - Ashley Matthews Movement & Rachel Goldstein (both offer movement & manual therapy.. and yes, we now have a reformer at Nest!)
Acupuncture - New Horizons Acupuncture, Jackie Abisror, Dr. Arlen McClellan, Cloud Acupuncture, Fonlin Nyeu, Samantha Story & Lorraine Lavenita Acupuncture
If you haven’t checked out any of my Nest colleagues already, I urge you to…. They are my go-to practitioners (aka saviors) and you will be treated with the utmost care and expertise.
With all of that said, I just wanted to share my gratitude for all of YOU: my patients, friends and colleagues who have watched both Prinz Acupuncture & Nest Wellness grow (and who have stuck with me through all of my other NYC offices over the years!). After surviving COVID, I know that we can accomplish anything together and that Nest is here to stay. FYI friends, we have eight more years on the lease, so get ready for great things to come!
Sending Love,
Erika