Reconnect Through Holistic Healing
Holistic healing and medicine is an approach to wellness that considers a person's physical, emotional, and spiritual health. This practice often promotes plant-derived and all-natural remedies to address common ailments.
Holistic medicine is traditionally practiced in many cultures, including that of the indigenous peoples native to Long Beach—the Tongva tribe. Today, Long Beach is home to many businesses that extend the benefits of holism to the larger community.
Green Wisdom Herbal Studies
702 Cedar Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813
Explore the world of herbalism at Green Wisdom Herbal Studies. Photos by Olivia Peay @__avvs__
Green Wisdom Herbal Studies is an herb shop located on the corner of Cedar Avenue and 7th Street. This herbal apothecary was founded by Long Beach local and herbalist Julie James, whose goal is to make herbal medicines and knowledge more accessible to “The People.” James and the staff at Green Wisdom welcome customers at any point in their herbalism journey, offering a safe space “to cultivate greater knowledge, to engage with the local community, to teach, to learn, to grow.”
Six days a week, patrons are welcome to explore the jars of dried herbs that line the wall, the shelves of books on holistic knowledge, and the expansive inventory of natural wellness products sold in the shop. Not only can budding herbalists stop into the Green Wisdom storefront in downtown Long Beach, but they can also sign up for a personal consultation with James. During a consultation, James and her client work together to evaluate how herbs, nutritional supplements, and certain lifestyle changes can improve their overall sense of wellness.
For those interested in pursuing further education in herbalism, James also offers a yearly 9-month apprenticeship program in which students study plant medicine, botany, and more through lectures and hands-on experience.
Sacred Roots Holistic Healing
2841 E. Broadway Long Beach, CA 90803
Receive professional holistic care at Sacred Roots Holistic Healing. Photos by Olivia Peay @__avvs__
Sacred Roots Holistic Healing is a women-owned holistic medicine practitioner, co-founded in 2012 by Jocelyn Fee Miller, Jenny Ahn, and Kailey Outram, that offers a variety of alternative medicine services conducted by experienced professionals. Clients can book a session, shop in their Holistic Shoppe, or participate in routine events and classes.
Upon entering for an appointment, clients of Sacred Roots can expect a private room with individualized care, complete with complimentary beverages to ensure total comfort. Many services are rooted in Eastern traditions and practices that reconnect the mind, body, and spirit. The available services include massages, acupuncture, an infrared sauna, cupping, reiki and sound therapy, meditation, ayurveda, and more. Appointments for individual sessions are available daily, seven days a week.
The Sacred Roots Holistic Healing team is diverse in background, yet all intersect in their years of experience and passion for holism. Co-founder Jenny Ahn believes, “wellness is interconnected to the health of the planet and society as a whole,” and hopes to bring healing practices to the Long Beach community.
FloatSpace
415 Pine Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802
Enter complete sensory deprivation at FloatSpace. Photo by Olivia Peay @__avvs__
Open since 2020, FloatSpace is Long Beach’s first and only float spa. This spa offers a unique experience: Floatation Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy (Floatation-REST). This is a holistic practice where a person floats in high-density saline water set to the same temperature as their external body temperature, allowing for a sense of weightlessness and oneness with the surrounding water. This experience is cited to calm the nervous system, lower stress hormones, aid in pain management, mental wellness, sleep quality, and more.
FloatSpace offers hour-long float sessions where dim, colored lighting and music surround the floater. Clients looking for a more meditative treatment have the option to float in one of FloatSpace’s tanks in total silence and darkness, an environment of complete sensory deprivation that allows for a more focused connection.
Floatation-REST is a practice that many can benefit from, whether to relax or heal from a physical, mental, or spiritual affliction. FloatSpace encourages everyone to float, welcoming “all types of people seeking holistic solutions” to integrate into their lives.