Bärbel Aldridge, ND

Bärbel Aldridge is a naturopath and the founder of Healing Ways, a leading naturopathic clinic located in Jamestown, NC. She has been in practice in the Greensboro area for over 18 years. Her specialty is finding and correcting energetic blockages in the body's energy pathways (meridians). This type of disorder is seen in acupuncture as the root cause of disease. Bärbel Aldridge's assessments of health rely on technology known as Electrodermal Screening (EDS), along with observation of physical signs of ill health or constitutional weakness, nutritional assessment, intuition and dialogue. Through this highly individualized process of evaluation, she arrives at a unique understanding of each patient's state of health.

Once she has identified the root causes of a patient's health concerns, she addresses them with a customized program of natural therapy including homeopathy and nutritional supplements. Stress alleviation is a natural by-product of her approach to health and healing, for many kinds of stress are the result of energy disturbances within the body. Thus it is sometimes possible to eliminate stress by increasing vitality rather than learning ways to manage it. Therapeutic approaches available at Healing Ways, Bärbel Aldridge's clinic, include bioenergetic therapies, colon irrigation, and dietary supplements. Her coaching supports patients in strengthening their mental, emotional, and physical health.

Bärbel Aldridge became an American Board Certified Naturopath in 2001 after graduating from the International College of Naturopathy in California. After intensive study in the United States, Canada, and her native Germany, where most of the technology for EDS originates, Bärbel Aldridge was certified as an instructor of EDS techniques by the leading manufacturer of EDS equipment in Germany so that she could make this knowledge available to American practitioners. She is currently the only practitioner/trainer so certified in North America. As such, she has presented trainings in both Canada and the USA.

Her background as a natural health practitioner extends back to the mid 1970's, when she began studying natural health and nutrition at a small organic farm in northern New Jersey. She and her husband Doug gained invaluable experience studying and applying natural health principles in daily life. The challenges and rewards of birthing four children at home and raising them with minimal recourse to medical care have been a source of great learning to her. In 1987 she entered a traditional apprenticeship with Harold Green, a Native American healer trained by Chief Two Trees of Old Fort, NC Everything that Bärbel Aldridge practices is based on experience of what works.

She went into practice as a natural health consultant seeing clients in Manhattan, NYC in 1988, and in 1990 she founded Healing Ways in Greensboro to serve a growing clientele in the Triad. Begun as a natural health practice specializing in colon health, a specialty in which Bärbel was certified after graduation from the Woods Institute of Colon Hygiene in 1987, Healing Ways has grown into the Triad's leading naturopathic clinic. In addition to Bärbel Aldridge's practice of EDS and "energy medicine," as bioenergetic assessment and therapy are sometimes called, therapies administered by other practitioners at Healing Ways include colon irrigation and bioenergetic assessment and therapy with the ONDAMED® Biofeedback System, an advanced modality in which Bärbel Aldridge and her husband Doug were trained and certified as practitioners in 2005.

As a teacher and inspirational speaker, Bärbel Aldridge has presented workshops in the USA and Canada on a range of subjects from the professional trainings mentioned above to workshops and seminars on healthy relationships, personal development, and natural health. Part of her mission as a healer is to make the knowledge and techniques of the rich tradition of natural healing in Germany more widely available in American health care.

Bärbel and Doug Aldridge have made their home in a remote area of the Blue Ridge Mountains in NE Tennessee for the past 23 years, and during this time they have practiced what they teach. Having successfully home birthed and home schooled their four children, and raised them relying mainly on home health care, this devoted couple are deeply experienced not only in the theory and technique of natural health care, but also in its physical, mental, emotional and spiritual applications in daily life.

Maridee Schumacher, Certified Colon Hydrotherapist,
Massage Therapist and Energy Facilitator.

As the principal Colon Hydrotherapist at Healing Ways since 2005, "Dee" is Barbel Aldridge's most gifted successor in this ancient and highly effective healing art. As an energy worker her accomplishments include the following certifications: 2nd degree Reiki, La Ho Chi, Atii-Anah, and God's Healing Presence. Dee's calming manner and gentle touch facilitate her clients' experience of thorough cleansing with minimal discomfort in her colonic practice.

Dee graduated from Woods Hygienic Institute in April of 2005 and joined Healing Ways that same month. She continued her education under the tutelage of Bärbel Aldridge, ND, a leading expert in the art of gravity-fed colon hydrotherapy. The techniques that Dee has mastered and her natural gifts as a health practitioner make her a leader in this powerful healing art.

She has been a practicing Massage Therapist for over 20 years performing Swedish massage, deep tissue massage and trigger point therapy. Dee is also a certified practitioner of Reflexology.

Doug Aldridge, MA, Certified Bioenergetic Therapist

Doug draws on diverse experience and talents in his role as a bioenergetic therapist at Healing Ways.

As the primary certified ONDAMED® therapist, trained and certified in 2005, Doug administers an advanced form of bioenergetic therapy that complements the other modalities in use at the clinic. In his view, the role of all natural therapies is to energize the immune system so that the body is able to heal on its own, while therapies that circumvent the patient's immune system to suppress symptoms can at best buy precious time to deal with their underlying causes. All things originate as energy, physics teaches, and when a health concern heals at its energetic source, biochemical and metabolic changes follow naturally, and symptoms clear up as the body regulates to a higher level of homeostasis.

Although he has been with Healing Ways since 2005 as an ONDAMED® practitioner, Doug has been instrumental in manifesting the vision of Healing Ways as a naturopathic clinic, and in bringing advanced bioenergetic health technology from Germany to the Triad and Northeast Tennessee. He has been the husband of Bärbel Aldridge since 1976, and together they have nurtured the vision and laid the foundation of knowledge, experience and wisdom on which Healing Ways stands. Over the years he has built therapeutic equipment and workspaces, served as publicist for the practice, and co-presented educational seminars with Bärbel, including Healing Your Relationships and Walking in Spirit. And he has attended workshops and seminars to support their personal and professional growth. 

Doug Aldridge in a 1972 graduate of William Patterson College of NJ, and he completed his MA at Appalachian State University in 1988, where he taught for several years before committing his full energies to building the family home, educating his and Bärbel's four children, and supporting their vision of creating a natural health practice that offers some of the least known but most advanced modalities for optimizing health.

Margie Frazier - Holistic Educator

Margie Frazier is a Holistic Educator dedicated to helping clients learn and apply holistic health practices, and her passion is teaching how eating choices affect health and wellness. She supports clients’ need for information about nutrition and provides creative guidance on selecting the best quality foods you can prepare for yourself and your loved ones. Margie can help you to achieve your goals with nutrition education and the highest quality supplements available today. Education topics include family nutrition, menu planning and recipes, interpreting food labels, making sense of manufacturers' health food claims, weight management, detoxification, food combining, and restaurant and party guidance.  An out-of-office kitchen pantry makeover and trip to your grocery store can also be scheduled. Margie Frazier is available for individual or group presentations, and corporate wellness programs.

Eating healthful nourishing food is a challenge in today’s fast food culture.  Food is abundant and it’s everywhere we look, but does your diet provide all the nutrients you need to build and maintain health and wellness?  You may need supplements to fill the gaps.  Grocery store shelves are packed with boxes claiming to be "heart healthy", "lite", or "sugar free".  Are these healthy choices?  Many foods found in grocery stores and restaurants have poor nutritional value, and some ingredients can actually do you harm. Let Margie Frazier teach you how to avoid these dangers, eat wholesome foods and choose quality supplements that may take you to a whole new level of vibrant health.

Margie comes to Healing Ways from Senior Resources of Guilford, where she designed health and wellness activities as the Community Nutrition Program Director. Her experience includes five years as a Nutrition Counselor with Slim Solutions in Lexington, N.C., and The Diet Center in Winston-Salem. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in holistic nutrition from the Clayton College of Natural Health and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in holistic nutrition.