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PUTNEY -- About seven years ago, Thomas Garbarino began treating patients with acupuncture and Chinese herbs. <\/p>\n
His client list grew, and as he became more established in Putney he began to envision an expanded health care and education center that would link patients with a variety of health-care practitioners. <\/p>\n
The center, he imagined, would also have room for classes, and would offer space for yoga, tai chi chuan and other movement therapies. <\/p>\n
Now, after summoning the courage, and financial resources, to take the next leap, Garbarino, and his partner, Adrienne DeGuevara, have opened their new office, Medicine for the People, at 125 Main St., in the Carriage House behind Town Hall. <\/p>\n
The new office has enough room for seven practitioners who specialize in midwifery, Thai massage, reflexology, acupuncture and oriental medicine, shiatsu and nutrition and herbs. <\/p>\n
The office also has room for meditation, tai chi and yoga. <\/p>\n
Garbarino and DeGuevara, who does traditional Thai massage and craniosacral therapy, worked near each other in another building in Putney and over the past few years they began talking about coming together to create a bigger clinic that could accommodate their practices as well as other health care workers in the area. <\/p>\n
\"About two years ago we decided that we wanted to do something more here in Putney,\" DeGuevara said. \"Our business has been slowly growing and we were outgrowing our office. There <\/p>\n
When they found out there was going to be a larger space available in the Carriage House they decided it was time to take a risk and expand their business. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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