Heart to Hand Healing is home to the acupuncture and modern wellness practice of Chryssa Tsakiris, LAc.

Summer specializes in helping people manage chronic conditions using nutrition as the basis for a healthy life. She particularly loves when her patients discover that many of their physical symptoms can be resolved with diet changes. In addition, Summer, helps parents learn to managed their children’s ADD, ADHD and autism using real food as a powerful tool. Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine is incorporated into the care of both her chronic and acute needs patients. She is available for in office and phone/Skype long distance consultations.

Summer’s special areas of focus include:
nutritional counseling
digestive issues
diabetes care
dental concerns
chronic and acute pain
stress and fatigue
pregnancy preparation and lactation support

Specializing in acupuncture and traditional Chinese Medicine; Evenstar Acupuncture is owned and operated by Dr. Taylor Blair in Largo, FL. In addition to her Largo location, she also sees patients in St. Pete for community acupuncture. In addition to acupuncture, she offers cupping, herbal consultations, weight loss, b12 injections, and facial rejuvenation.

Karta also known as Ibolya E. Laar, completed The Master of Science in Acupuncture (MS-Ac) program at New York’s Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM), the biggest acupuncture college in the USA. In this program where East meets West, Karta studied the clinical practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in our modern world. She is well trained in the practical application of cupping, gua sha (a scraping technique), moxibustion (heat therapy), the use of electric stimulation (e-stim) and the Chinese body work Tui Na. In addition, Karta is a recent graduate of massage therapy from PCOM as well. Upon completion of this hands-on program she refined her sensitivity to the muscles and joints of the human body enhancing her therapeutic touch.
In her private acupuncture practice Karta teaches her patients pain management and successfully treats shoulder pain, back pain, knee pain, sprains or strains and post-surgery pain including joint replacements. She also treats any type of emotional disturbances such as, anxiety, nervous disorders or the inability to sleep. She promotes and supports fruitful fertility, alleviates painful menstruation, and eliminates PMS symptoms like irritability, anger, cramps, headaches or bloating. In addition she balances the digestive system by relieving constipation, acid reflux, bloating, nausea or gas, and has great results in the management and prevention of allergic reactions such as runny nose, burning eyes, itching, sneezing and/or skin rashes such eczema or acne. Her specialty is assessing and successfully implementing lasting lifestyle modifications that will suite your specific needs.
Last but not least, Karta through the practice of Kundalini Yoga for the past 15 years has been able to consolidate inner virtues such as patience, personal integrity, self-esteem, and compassion for the soul purpose of promoting a healthy happy life. The practice of this self-cultivating discipline is the distinguishing factor of her healing arts. After a good days work she enjoys long conversations with her daughter, who is currently a student in Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, about the mysticism of Chinese Medicine and spirituality.

Acupuncture Physician with extensive experience and success in treating musculoskeletal/orthopedic disorders, pain, endocrine disorders, mental-emotional disorders, pediatrics, internal medicine (GI, Cardioloogy, Respiratory, Genitourinary), fertility.