About the Practitioners

Brigitte Hartmann, L.Ac., LET is the owner of Artemesia - Center for Acupuncture & Natural Medicine. She has practiced holistic healing for over 25 years. As a nutritionist in Germany in the 70's, she developed and managed dietary plans at a facility for handicapped children.

Brigitte graduated from the New England School of Acupuncture in 1991, having trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Japanese Acupuncture. She is nationally certified in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine, and licensed by the Board of Registration in Medicine of Massachusetts. She started her health care practice in 1991.

Honoring the depth of Chinese Medicine, Brigitte continues to take advanced training in Classical Chinese Medicine with Jeffrey Yuen, a Taoist Monk and recognized teacher.

Her interest in natural healing has led her to train in a variety of disciplines: she is certified in NAET (Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Technique), Lymphatic Drainage Therapy (Vodder certified) and she attended a two-year program in European Biological Medicine, enabling her to address deeper constitutional and chronic health problems.

She stays atop of new developments in the Natural Healing fields, and attends frequent seminars in Homeopathy, Isopathy, Nutrition, and Energy Medicine.

Elizabeth "Buffy" Cave received her certification in Zen Shiatsu and Sotai Therapy from the Boston Shiatsu School in Cambridge, MA in 2000. She is a certified Practitioner member of The American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia.

Buffy incorporates Qi Gong and meditation into her daily life. She was recently certified in Thai Massage.

Buffy's caring touch has helped patients with pain relief, stress, insomnia, digestive problems, just to name a few.