An elderly couple laughing and hugging in a park during autumn after acupuncture for neuropathy.

Integrative Holistic Care in Basalt, Colorado

Acupuncture, botanical medicine, and dry needling for cancer support, nerve pain, pelvic health, and life transitions.

Mishe Skenderova, acupuncturist at Zelena Medicine in Basalt, Colorado hugging patient after functional medicine visit.

Here For You

Our integrative approach works in harmony with conventional biomedical care, supporting your health from multiple angles so treatments work better, recovery feels smoother, and improvements last longer.

You’ve found the right place if:

  • Your life has been reshaped by chronic pain or peripheral neuropathy

  • You’re facing a cancer diagnosis or completed treatment and want to move forward in a deeply healing way

  • You have been dealing with urinary, sexual, or other pelvic floor troubles

  • Want a partnership, not someone who thinks they can ”fix” you

  • You know that healing and wellbeing are a practice not just a pill

  • You want more from your healthcare

  • You want to do more of what you love with those your love

We Specialize In

  • Two elderly women with gray hair smiling and hugging each other outdoors after pelvic floor acupuncture.

    Pelvic Floor Disorders

    Modern acupuncture, dry needling, and manual therapy for pelvic floor dysfunction from tailbone pain, or bladder issues, to painful intercourse and beyond.

  • Smiling elderly cancer patient feeling strong after chemotherapy symptom support in Basalt, Colorado.

    Holistic Cancer Support

    Find relief from treatment side effects.

    Recover, rebuild, and thrive after treatment.

  • Close-up of elderly person's hand holding their foot because of tingling due to peripheral neuropathy.

    Peripheral Neuropathy

    Nerve damage can have lasting impact on daily activities. Holistic treatment & acupuncture can help you do more of what you love.

  • Emotional Wellbeing

    Emotional Wellbeing

    Support when you need grounding, clarity, and nervous system regulation in times of stress, or alongside talk therapy or medication.

  • An older woman with short white hair in a blue athletic jacket doing a push-up on a running track after women's holistic health visit with Zelena Medicine.

    Women's Health & Aging

    For women navigating hormonal, emotional & identity transitions of midlife and beyond: find balance, honor resilience, nourish inner vitality.

  • An elderly couple dancing together after acupuncture for chronic pain and neuropathy.

    Chronic Pain

    Whether your pain is rooted in injury, tension, inflammation, or trauma, the goal is to reduce pain and boost your body's natural ability to heal and repair.

  • An elderly woman with gray hair and younger woman hugging during death doula consultation in Aspen, Colorado.

    End-of-Life Care

    End of life dialogue and preparation when the end is near and when it is not.

    Grief tending practice for facing sorrow and loss.

  • A multigenerational family walking hand in hand in Colorado after acupuncture and functional medicine for chronic pain.

    Ancestral Lineage Healing

    Non-clinical work that taps into ways of knowing and connecting to consciousness beyond the everyday physical realm using intuitive, somatic, and meditative states.

Mishe Skenderova, acupuncturist at Zelena Medicine in Basalt, Colorado performs cupping therapy on a patient's back.

Treatment Offerings

At Zelena Medicine, we offer:

  • Acupuncture

  • Bioelectric medicine

  • Botanical point injection therapy

  • Dry needling

  • Vagal neuromodulation

  • Photobiomodulation

  • Auricular therapy

  • Myofacial decompression

  • Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization

  • Breathwork

Mishe Skenderova, acupuncturist at Zelena Medicine in Basalt, Colorado adjusting client's arm during holistic health session.

Next Steps

1. Schedule Consultation

Call or text (970) 500-0203 OR fill out the Contact Form to request appointment

2. Complete Health Questionnaire

Receive office information and fill out your questionnaire online .

3. Attend your appointment

Meet Mishe, discuss your health needs, ask questions, and decide how to move forward with treatment options.

Client Success Stories

  • depression & anxiety

    “During my cancer treatment, I struggled with depression and anxiety. I had a therapist, but I also found Mishe’s kind and calming treatments very helpful. I felt like she truly understood the challenges I was facing.”

    - BR

  • peripheral neuropathy

    “Before, I used to wake up with pain in my feet all the time. I was crabby and foggy from so little sleep. I wasn’t sure about acupuncture but after a few weeks I noticed I was sleeping so much better.”

    - JA

  • cancer treatment side effects

    “Chemo messed with my digestion, and I worried a lot about being caught somewhere without access to a bathroom. Thankfully, working with Mishe helped me feel so much better after each infusion.”

    - SG

An older woman with gray hair sitting at a dining table after pelvic floor dysfunction at Zelena Medicine.

FAQs

  • Yes! Years of clinical experience and also research studies show acupuncture's effectiveness for a wide range of complaints. In fact, year after year, there is more research involving acupuncture than there is physical therapy. Major hospitals and health centers such as MD Anderson, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Mayo Clinic offer the services of board certified and licensed acupuncture and Eastern medicine professionals. Click here for a more in depth look at evidence based acupuncture.

  • Yes! There is no medical intervention that comes without any risks or side effects. In the hands of a well-trained practitioner acupuncture is considered safe and effective, including for cancer patients. Zelena Medicine follows State and professional safety guidelines and regulations. Possible risks and side effects are discussed before you begin treatment.

  • Zelena Medicine aims for a gentle, comfortable experience for all of our patients. Additionally, we offer a number of needle-free options for our highly sensitive folks.

    If you choose a treatment such as acupuncture or injection therapy, let's be honest, needles are invasive and it would be unrealistic to say that you won't feel anything. In fact, studies show that experiencing a mild sensation we call " De Qi" produces better results, because it means that your body is indeed activating and responding to the treatment.