Hi, I'm Malvina Lorida - Doctor of Acupuncture, East Asian Medicine educator, movement specialist, and performance artist.

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I'm a NYS & VT licensed acupuncturist and NCBAHM Diplomate, with a Doctor of Acupuncture and Master's in Acupuncture from Pacific College of Health & Science, and a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Advisor. I'm also a 500-hour Advanced Yoga teacher, a licensed GYROTONIC® & GYROKINESIS® instructor, and a Comprehensive Pilates instructor. While I treat a wide range of conditions, I specialize in emotional disorders, substance abuse, and fertility, and I'm an acudetox specialist and NADA protocol advocate, working with harm reduction centers and teaching continuing education courses across Greece, Costa Rica, and the US.

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Born and raised in Athens, Greece, my path began in dance - training in Germany, then earning a degree in Dance from Hunter College in New York City, followed by an MFA in Arts Leadership from Savannah College of Art and Design. During that time, I founded All Souls Festival, dedicated to making space for disability in the arts.

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Years of injury, and growing up in the demanding music industry, led me to East Asian Medicine and Integrative Nutrition. Their impact on my own healing journey became the foundation for the work I now share with others through Soma Heal.

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Today, I split my time between the Hudson Valley and New York City, offering acupuncture, movement guidance, and private treatments through Soma Heal.

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My mission is to make care accessible, to help people find their way back to balance, in body, emotion, and spirit, and to build a future centered on justice, equity, and inclusion, in healthcare and in the arts.