Beyond Holistic Consultations

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I am a health optimist and medical minimalist. My approach goes beyond pharmaceuticals and procedures, and is inclusive of all aspects of a person's life. From my perspective, all human activity is health related.

In order to offer quality of time and attention, the number of patients I will accept into this practice will be limited.
Appointments are available by video appointment, phone, and in-person. In-person appointments take place at:
1911 Addison Street, Suite 201, Berkeley, CA 94704

***Please note: Currently I can consult with people in California, USA. I can consult with you if you reside in California or are visiting California, or if you reside in California and happen to be out of state temporarily.

Membership:
‍$165 per month for an individual
$295 per month for an adult couple
$65 per month for each child under 12 years of age
$150 per month for seniors over age 77
There is no onboarding or intake fee, and no fee to leave the practice.
Annual commitment requested.
Discount for annual payment.
There is a $750 rejoining fee.

Non-Members:
$600 per hour

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The Approach

Asset Medicine

Time is our greatest asset in life. And time is medicine: time is therapeutic, it takes time to make a thorough assessment to get to the root of the matter, and it takes time to heal.
I will take inventory of your health assets and leverage them to address any health challenges or set-backs you are facing. Assets and debits create our health-life balance sheet. Health assets are all the things we have and do that build our well-being. Just as secure financial investments take time to grow, practicing asset medicine also takes time - the time to take inventory, understand the dynamics and trajectory of your assets and debits, and invest our efforts accordingly.

Health Optimism

Health Optimism and Medical Minimalism

I specialize in listening, kindness, and humor. I believe that life wants to be whole and the human body wants to be healthy. When given wholesome circumstances, life and the body move towards health and wholeness.
I stand in awe at the infinite intelligence of the universe, nature, and the human body. I err on the side of caution when interfering with the processes of nature. I do my best to choose wisely when prescribing pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and surgical interventions to minimize harm. In many cases in medicine, less truly is more.

Direct Care

The Beyond Holistic consultations will operate as a Direct Patient Care service. Patients pay a monthly membership fee for access to Dr. Chander’s appointment calendar. Dr. Chander can assist with access to medications and lab tests at significantly reduced prices. She will do her best to arrange for discounted rates for consultations with trusted specialists. Dr. Chander is a member of the Direct Patient Care Alliance. In addition to the Beyond Holistic Health consultation membership fee it is highly recommended that patients become members of a medical cost sharing community or carry at least a high deductible/catastrophic medical insurance plan.

Values

Beyond Just Medicine

I enjoy thinking "outside the box." Our health and happiness can be accessed through modalities beyond the realm of medicine. Art and spirituality are primary avenues for gaining and regaining health. Clarifying our relationships, investigating thoughts that make us suffer, creating community, engaging with and enjoying life, creating peace, manifesting your magnificence, and trusting your intuition enough to improvise your life are just a few more ways that we generate and regenerate our wholeness. All of these avenues are unprescribed and spontaneous and yet require skillfulness. As such, I believe that developing a comfort level with these skills is essential to living free with integrity.

Beyond Holistic Approach

I want to understand your health in relation to your values, priorities, life goals, emotions, body, mind, spirituality, relationships, friendships, community, occupation, avocations, housing, finances, and whatever else is important to you.
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I specialize in Family Medicine as well as Occupational and Environmental Medicine. I am well versed in the principles of Functional Medicine, Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Iyengar Yoga, and Ashiatsu. I have a graduate degree in Public Health with an emphasis in Environmental Health Sciences.

I like collaborating with practitioners of acupuncture, Traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, chiropractic, functional medicine, Chi Nei Tsang, nutritionists, hypnotherapists, psychotherapists, and others. I remain open to discussing therapeutic modalities you’d like to explore.

Time, Empathy & Humor

I allot ample time to listen, explore, and understand your needs and help you to consider multiple strategies to fulfill your health goals. I can help you address the roots of suffering with kindness, empathy, thought inquiry and gentle, firm guidance. I enjoy facilitating improvisation and laughter, so be prepared for my quirky sense of humor.