About the practitioner
Hayley Enright, L.Ac, is an acupuncturist licensed in New York. She has a Master’s degree in Acupuncture from Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City and a Master’s in Oriental Medicine from East West College in Sarasota, Florida. Her trainining includes Acupuncture Physical Medicine, trigger point release, Japanese acupuncture, TCM, sports medicine, tui na (musculoskeletal massage), craniosacral therapy and reiki.
Her career began in New York, where she worked in a sports injuries clinic and a general practice clinic, treating everything from sprained ankles to menstrual pain to colds and flus. But after five years in the Big Apple, she decided to return to the beaches and warm weather of her native land, Florida. There she founded a sliding-scale clinic, Open Door Community Acupuncture, as an answer to the rising costs of health care. During her four years at ODCA she gave over 7500 treatments, working on everyone from infants to the elderly.
In 2013 she sold her practice and moved to Paris, France with her husband and her dog. When she’s not working on patients she’s enjoying the expat life of eating delicious food and exploring the city’s vast cultural amenities. You might find her browsing in a musuem or enjoying un verre at a charming brasserie.
Hayley’s style is a blend of classical meridian therapy modalities. She’s known for her gentle touch and personalized treatment plans. During a session you might get body acupuncture, auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture), cupping, massage, or essential oils. Healing begins with relationship, with dialogue about your needs and goals. Do you want relief from back pain? Do you need to sleep better? In the space of a session, Hayley’s compassionate guidance combines with the natural intelligence of your body to create the change you seek.
Before getting into health care, Hayley intended to be a professor of medieval French literature. She earned a Master’s in French from Rutgers, and on the way taught college French as well as reading skills to adults and children. She also worked as an ESOL (English as a Second Language) instructor.
“I love teaching, and I’ve always loved being with people. Acupuncture has been an excellent merger of the two because it lets me reach people who wouldn’t necessarily look to this style of medicine. It lets me teach them about their bodies, and that a better quality of life is always possible. Before I got into health care I used to be afraid that the body was a fragile construct just waiting to break down, but now I know it’s an intelligently adaptable organism that takes joy in the activity of living. There’s an abundance of health and happiness in there, and it doesn’t take much to let it out. My goal is to work with heart and hands and tiny needles to help you achieve optimal health. Feeling better is what you’re designed for!”
