holistic medicine and modern acupuncture for smarter pain relief, cancer recovery, and pelvic floor health in the Roaring Fork Valley

Zelena Medicine provides holistic care for people living with the physical and emotional aftermath of illness, medical treatment, or long-term stress: from cancer recovery to peripheral neuropathy and pelvic floor disorders. Compassionate, evidence-informed treatment helps you reclaim function and vitality at any stage of life.

what we do

what makes us different

Feeling supported, valued, and seen isn’t a luxury. It’s an integral part of healing.

"So much of wellness culture approaches illness like a fight. But a constant going-to-war mentality creates more stress, hardening, and isolation at the very moments when support is needed most. I started this practice to offer something different, to listen to who you are, and make space for the hard parts: fear, grief, uncertainty, anger, the questions that are difficult to say out loud." -Mishe

During a trail run I stubbed the ball of my foot and it resulted in severe cramping in my calf muscle. For several years the cramping would recur in early season, spring running --even on short runs. Mishe treated me and I haven't had it flair up since. Mishe is highly professional, diligent and caring. Her knowledge of eastern medicine paired with her experience in integrative therapies in a hospital result in a truly holistic approach to wellbeing and healing. -AG

“I love hiking, but because of my neuropathy, I kept feeling like my socks were getting wrinkled and balled up inside my shoes. It was kind of painful and very frustrating. Treatment got me back on my favorite trails, and I no longer worry about tripping and getting hurt.” -HJ

“I told my cancer doctor she saved my life! The doctor cured my cancer, but I was barely hanging on because I was so miserable in chemo and radiation. Some mornings I woke up thinking I could just quit everything, but acupuncture kept me going. My wife liked it too for stress relief.” -RM