ABOUT ENCORE HEALING ARTS

A Note from Our Founder

“Music has always fueled me since taking up the violin at a young age.  It was never a reality that I would one day be a professional musician. I come from a family of physicians and it was assumed I would follow that same path to become a medical doctor.  Playing my instruments was not only my real love and a huge part of my self-identity, but also served as an escape from the structured life I was pressured to follow.  Unfortunately, health issues began to surface, and I spent years of personal struggle with chronic pain.  For 10 years I was passed from doctor to doctor, diagnosis after diagnosis, but nothing seemed to truly help. My health deteriorated. Hopelessly, I ended up abandoning my passion for playing music.

Several years later, a door was opened to a world I knew nothing about. A chance meeting at a party; a pianist I had met, who had dealt with similar issues as my own, suggested I try acupuncture.  I had tried everything else so what did I have to lose?   That was the turning point.  My true healing journey began. Through acupuncture, bodywork, and holistic medicine, I slowly unraveled years of physical pain and shed the emotional burden that comes with it. Today, I am able to pick up my violin and play on stage again.  This was not the only positive outcome. Understanding that true healing cannot occur without viewing body, mind, and spirit as one, I decided to forego conventional medical school and chose instead, to pursue a doctorate in acupuncture and traditional Asian medicine. Two pieces of my life’s puzzle came together and my mission became clear.

I have held a long-term vision to bring my two worlds together, thus Encore Healing Arts was born. Music and art are integral to our culture and our lives. The experience of a live performance brings us so much happiness, joy, and exhilaration, and can heal us from our darkest times.  We value the artists who work day and night to bring us these experiences. Our mission is not just to treat artists who are suffering from pain and injury, but to promote wellness and prevention so they can continue to make us dance, smile, laugh, scream, and even cry. Bringing our services to musicians and performing artists is my dream work.”

-Dr. Najeeba Syed DACM L.Ac.