Origins

meet our founder

Nicky Bienstock grew up sick and in pain, a patient with both chronic physical and mental illness. Fortunately, they had access to resources that enabled them to find the healing path at the early age of 16. To survive, they learned to breathe and meditate, move their body towards alignment, and everything else that came after. Everything that led to what is now Homeostatic Restoration Therapy™ - it all ultimately came from the breath. They have spent their entire adult life as a healing professional, while grounding everything they can in the sciences they know and love, primarily neuroscience and neurophysiology. Homeostatic Restoration Therapy™ is a product of struggle, study, and practice as Nicky found the gaps in their healing journey and created a curriculum from it. They just want it to be easier for everyone coming after.

Homeostatic Restoration Therapy™ is a roadmap to embodiment and empowerment. It is both a curriculum and an approach- guiding both what we do, and how we do it. We learn to move towards center, live in integrity, as well as how to pragmatically manage symptoms and improve your quality of life. And it all comes back to the breath.

Nicky is licensed in Massage Therapy in Vermont, license No. 164.0000986. They have over 800 hours of education in integrative bodywork. Additionally, they have certifications as a yoga teacher as well as a Reiki Master. Their academic degree is an interdisciplinary BA they created called Mindful Medicine: Science, Culture, and Practice as well as a minor in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Studies from NYU. They have been working both in groups and privately with individuals on their healing journey since 2012.

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