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      • Yi Qiao, LAc., OMD
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      • Gina Galvez, M.S., PA-C
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      • Danél Lombard, MPT, MA, E-RYT
      • Kevin Kunkel, MA, CMT, CYT, LMFT
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Why Akasha?

Unique, Integrated and 100% focused on you.

We believe that illness is not just a set of pathologies, but a personal story. At The Akasha Center, we conduct a full 60 to 90-minute consultation to understand you as a whole person, not just as a symptom. We consider all factors that can impact your mental and physical wellbeing before providing you with a full diagnosis and treatment plan.  

At The Akasha Center, we use both natural medicines and conventional therapies to optimize your health. You’ll have access to a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals to treat your mind, body, and spirit. This holistic approach yields better long-lasting results and better day-to-day living.

A balance of body, mind, spirit and advanced medicine.

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Our Services At The Akasha Center

We are a team of board-certified MDs and holistic practitioners led by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Edison de Mello, MD, PhD.  We like to say, “when you see one of us, you get all of us” because we all work under one roof to provide you with a complete and all-encompassing wellness plan. 

Our services include, but are not limited to: 

  • Integrative Medicine
  • Naturopathic Medicine
  • Bio-identical Hormone Therapy
  • Genetic Testing and Interpretation
  • Psychology / Psychiatry 

  • Nutritional Therapy
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Prolotherapy
  • Age Management
  • Therapeutic Massage

The Akasha Process:

1. Tell us your story. Fill out our in-depth intake form and share your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual history so that we can serve you better.

2. The First Consultation. In a comprehensive 60 to 90 minute session, your doctor will ask questions, listen and learn about you, your symptoms, and (most importantly) your wellness goals.

3. Laboratory Tests.  If necessary, we will run conventional diagnostics to test blood sugar levels, vitamin levels, check for hormone imbalances, and other tests pertinent to your personal needs.  

4. Evaluation. Your history, first consultation, and laboratory tests are then carefully considered to develop your integrated treatment and wellness plan.

5. Your Individualized Plan. We sit down with you and go over your personal wellness plan, which is the roadmap for the work we will do together. You’re involved in every decision.

6. Information and Learning. Rather than just following doctor’s orders, you’ll participate fully and consciously in your wellness plan.  We provide you with all the information you need to make decisions and decide which services are best for you. 

7. Your Feedback, Our Support. We check in with you as you progress, listen to your feedback and then provide suggestions or changes.  You’ll feel heard, respected and supported.

When you are ready for a new model of health care, contact us below!

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“The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but instead will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.”

– Thomas Edison

Testimonials

I have been using AKASHA Natural products for over three years. They are amazing and they work! Everyone comments about my level of energy and aliveness. What’s mo…
Mary Morrissey Speaker, Author
The Akasha center is great both medically and spiritually. Every person here is incredibly friendly. Dr. de Mello is not only brilliant and an expert, he is also k…
Guy Burnet Actor
What a gift the Akasha Family is to us!!  From the moment we walked through their door, we were made to feel like part of this incredible family by everyone on staf…
Beth and Frank Whigham
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Dr. de Mello helped my belly feel better when I was having stomach problems and he put me on a diet and now I feel much better than I was before! Then I started feel…
Jarra Agarwal
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I love the Akasha Center because everyone on staff is so warm and the practitioners are experts in the entire body. You will not get referred out to 10 specialists…
Maggie Nemser
In a health care landscape marked by harried doctors, defensive medicine, insurance company vetted treatments, and mis-managed care, the Akasha Center is an oasis of…
Roy Sekoff Editor, Huffington Post
Akasha Naturals is my go-to for supplements. The Akasha Naturals Immune Support formula turns away any sickness I feel coming on. (InStyle, Sept. 2012)
Julia Roberts Actress
I’m not fond of the antiseptic feeling that one generally gets when walking into a doctor’s office. I get the very opposite when I walk into the Akasha Center Lo…
Peter Horton Writer/Director
“I’ve been going to the Akasha Center for four months and together we’ve been working to create a better, healthier lifestyle that works for my hectic schedule. …
Lee Daniels Filmmaker
The Akasha Center and Dr. de Mello are a dream come true. Their combination of traditional medicine with a natural holistic approach for the whole body is what I hav…
Michael Feinstein Singer

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Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine, LLC

520 Arizona Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Phone: (310) 451.8880
Fax: (310) 451.8803

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