MEET OUR WELLNESS TEAM

Sam is a nature lover, yogi and wellness enthusiast. She grew up in the small town of Boonville, MO where she met and later married her high school sweetheart. After college in Columbia, together they moved to Texas, where Sam continued to develop her skills working with animals as a zookeeper, and also attaining her 500 hour yoga teacher certification. 
 A natural nurturer, Sam helped to open a holistic health center in Austin, TX where she worked around leaders of the wellness industry in acupuncture, functional medicine, massage therapy, and other healing modalities. After having her first baby, Sam and her family moved back to Columbia, MO. Sam continues to teach yoga and specializes in flow and prenatal. She loves being a mother to her 4 year old son and 2 year old daughter. During her free time Sam enjoys reading, practicing yoga, exploring the outdoors, and hanging with her husband and rambunctious kiddos. Sam has a deep appreciation for the healing ability of the body when brought into alignment, and is honored to be a part of the team here at Acupuncture of Columbia.

After graduating with a degree in ceramics, Marisa moved from New York to Missouri to pursue an artist-in-residency program at a local community studio, teaching pottery classes for two years before finding her way to the team at Acupuncture of Columbia. If talking to Marisa has ever left you feeling like you just got a free therapy session, you'd be right! Marisa is on her way to getting her Master's in counseling at Stephens College. She plans to use her undergrad in ceramics and Master's in counseling to be an art therapist. She has three cats (Moose, Gene, and Donnie) and in her spare time enjoys pottery and painting.
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Katerina is delighted to be part of Acupuncture of Columbia as a patient care assistant. Originally from St Louis, Missouri, her kind and calm presence in the clinic comes from a wealth of wisdom from a variety of work experiences including Travel Director for a travel company, neckwear merchandiser, Admissions Officer at Washington University in St. Louis, a study abroad program coordinator, and college counselor for international students. In her free time, Katerina loves working with her hands, reading, gardening, meeting new people, seeing new places and spending time with her husband, teenage daughter, and orange tabby, Gigi.