Treatments with Kit Bess, licensed practitioner of Traditional Chinese and East Asian Medicine.
Menu of Services
All visits are available via t e l e m e d i c i n e only
Hours:
Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday
7am-11am PT | 8am-12pm MT | 9am-1pm CT | 10am-2p ET | 4pm-8pm France
For an emergency, please contact your local ER or Urgent Care Clinic. For non-emergency yet urgent questions, please text Kit directly. Appointments may be made thru the booking page or by texting your request.
First Visit Options
First visits include a full up-to-date medical history intake and a follow-up Chinese Medicine diagnosis and strategy from herbalism, supplemental medicine, nutrition, lifestyle medicine, and/or self-treating acupressure point prescriptions.
New Patient Intake + Qigong Energy Treatment
(75 min) - $210
New Patient Intake + Herbal Strategy
(75 min) - $210
New Patient Intake + Qigong + Herbal Strategy
(105 min) - $300
New Child Patient Intake + Herbal Strategy
(50 min) - $150
Q&A: Optional Pre-Visit Info Call
(10 min) - Free
Qigong Energy Medicine
Qigong is the “deep immersion into” or “the study of qi”. And qi can be defined as both information and movement - or particles and waves. Qigong is an ancient branch of energy medicine that focuses on accessing one’s own potential for bodily wisdom and balance. You can read more below, or request a Q&A session if you are new to the medicine.
Qigong Energy Medicine Treatment
Recommended at least quarterly for all patients, monthly+ for most
(50 min) - $150
Qigong + Herbal Strategy
(75 min) - $210
Qigong Meditation, Private Training
(40 min) - $150 total for 1-4 people
Herbal + Supplemental Plans
Herbal plans are handwritten by Kit and compounded by the excellent team of herbalists at Fat Turtle Herbs in WeHo. The high quality herbs will be shipped to your door or you may pick them up if you are local to LA.
Herbal Strategy Session
Recommended Quarterly or Biannually for all patients
Includes Integration of Supplements + Meds
Also useful ahead of travel, and during times of stress or increased symptomatology
(50 min) - $150
Herbal Update
Follow-Up Visit - Updates Regarding your Current Plan
(15 min) - free each month to all current patients
Herbal Acute
Handwritten emergency Herbal Rx for colds, flus, intestinal diseases, or for repairing bodily injury.
(15 min) - $50
Qigong Energy Medicine Info:
Treatments promote relaxation of the nervous system and enable self-healing.
What does Qigong Medicine do for the patient? The medicine of qigong encourages the free flow of qi throughout the acupuncture channels/meridians of the body. The practitioner uses their own body’s electrical potential as a conduit for flow for the patient. Where there is free flow, there is no pain - both psychologically and physically. Kit’s goal with energy work is to promote your authentic freedom in all arenas of your life.
How does this work remotely? We are all connected. Qigong theory discusses in a large grid of information/energy/qi that exists between everything - in the in-between spaces. The theory also provides for a field of qi around each human (and living being). With your permission, Kit will use your full legal name to make a request to access your qi field. First a barrier of protection is made through prayers to the Divine, and then the field is called in to Kit’s location. Once the field has been accessed, the work for Kit is the same as in-person. The patient will feel the treatment much the same whether the work is remote or in-person. The level of this depends on each person’s natural sensitivities to energy flow. It is not required to feel the push/pull of the the work in order to access the benefits of free-flow and relaxation.
How does a Qigong Treatment compare to an Acupuncture Treatment? They address the same problems in a similar fashion. Both acupuncture and energy work can basically do 3 things: Add energy (motility or warmth) to a deficiency, Remove energy from something that is in excess (too much cold, damp, phlegm, heat etc), or Move energy that is stuck (blood clots, congested intestines etc.). This is a simplified way of explaining the work, but it is accurate!
How should I prepare for a treatment? It is best to book on a day/time that will allow for rest after the treatment. Please also eat a snack within 1-2 hrs ahead of the treatment so that you are not extra tired after the treatment. Integration of the treatment can take weeks to months or it can be immediate. It is different everytime, just come ready to try to relax. The more you relax, the more work can be done.
How is Qigong Meditation different from Qigong Medicine? In the meditation, the practitioner is often in a stationary standing pose. Their mind is focused on both balancing the flow of qi in their body as well as relaxing their body and mind. With the medicine, the practitioner is using the wisdom and capabilities of flow that they have gained during their meditation practices to push and pull the energies within their patient’s body and qi field. They are using their advanced focusing abilities to spiritually see inside their patient or to hear their patient’s Higher Self so as to uncover the root cause of any disharmony.
Is Qigong a Spiritual Practice? Since qigong accesses your own deep inner wisdom, there is an aspect of spiritualism to the practice. The practice is not exclusive to any religion, and may be safely practiced within or without a religious framework.
How do the sessions go? We usually start with a video conference and then switch to a phone call for the treatment. At that time you can lay down and gather some blankets and pillows so that you can relax well.
Can I learn to practice Qigong on my own? Yes, please ask me about this. Learning to meditate in a standing posture is the most useful thing you can actively do to balance metabolism and mitigate your stress responses. By relaxing while holding a standing form, the body learns to remain relaxed throughout the day, no matter what happens. And this is what promotes true healing, as well as reliance and trust in the messages of one’s own True Heart.
Insurance:
While payment is accepted at time of treatment, Kit Bess Healing Arts can provide a superbill for patients to submit to their health insurers upon request. This itemized receipt for your insurance reimbursement includes ICD-10 medical codes and CPT acupuncture codes.
HSA Cards are accepted at KBHA.
Payment assistance:
Kit Bess Healing Arts offers a limited number of pro-bono or half-price treatments every month for continuing patients. These treatments may be requested ahead of booking via direct contact with Kit.