1941 Clements Ferry Road, Suite E
Charleston, SC 29492
1941 Clements Ferry Road, Suite E
Charleston, SC 29492
1941 Clements Ferry Road, Suite E
Charleston, SC 29492
1941 Clements Ferry Road, Suite E
Charleston, SC 29492
1941 Clements Ferry Road, Suite E
Charleston, SC 29492
Thrive Wellness & Yoga
Meet Our Wellness Experts
Through education, inspiration and empowerment,
we help you to achieve YOUR wellness goals so that you can show up for this magnificent life with energy, passion and purpose!
Dr. Barbara Hess
Chiropractor
Dr. Barbara Hess is the proud mother of two beautiful daughters, who share her passion for making healthy lifestyle choices. Dr. Hess graduated with a Doctor of Chiropractic in 1992 from National University in Illinois. She pursued a diploma in Rehabilitation of the Spine, in which she traveled to Charles University in the Czech Republic and Tuscany, Italy, from 1996 to 1998. Dr. Hess practiced in Rhode Island for 25 years before relocating to South Carolina in 2020.
Dr. Hess has worked in a multi-disciplinary clinic with physical therapists, orthopedists, and neurologists. She shared an office with a Harvard graduate neurosurgeon who respected the art of Chiropractic. Her patients ranged from families, pre-surgical to post-surgery spinal patients, and athletes. She has received various honors and awards, such as the Trademark Woman of Distinction Honors Edition, Top Chiropractic Awards for Shop Rhode Island, the National Women's Chiropractic Award, and the Clinical Achievement Award.
Sacro-Occipital Technique Certification
American Posture Institute - Member
Nadene Richter
Functional Medicine Health Coach
Originally from South Africa, Nadene moved to Mount Pleasant in 2015 with her husband and 2 children.
Her journey to wellness is not new. Since infancy, she struggled with severe food sensitivities, immune dysregulation, debilitating eczema and gastrointestinal symptoms. "I took more courses of antibiotics than I care to count. My life was only tolerable when I was getting steroid shots and using steroid creams to get relief from eczema. I was frustrated and had exhausted all conventional medical options". After making many strategic and lasting lifestyle changes, she was able to completely turn her health around.
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This experience and knowledge prompted her to become a Certified Health Coach. However, she wanted to understand WHY symptoms and disease occur in the first place. She went on to achieve her AFMC Certification through The School of Applied Functional Medicine and now sees clients in person and virtually to achieve the vibrant health they DESIRE and DESERVE!
Kasra Almasifar
Functional Massage Therapist
Kasra is trained in the newest massage techniques as well as acupuncture and Yoga therapy.
He received a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1996. Afterward, he worked as consultant for ten years, and then moved to India in 2007 to obtain his master’s in psychology.
Kasra became interested in Eastern medicine after getting his master’s degree, and decided to pursue a career in massage therapy. He later took acupuncture courses and received his acupuncture degree while simultaneously studying for a PhD in psychology.
In 2011 he established his own clinic in India. In 2016 he emigrated to the United States where he also completed a one-year massage therapy course at the Massage Therapy Institute in Columbia, SC.