About Us

The Columbia Resilience Community Integrated Health Project provides a monthly Integrative Health Clinic and  a series of ongoing classes and workshops teaching women, men, and children, self-care techniques for healing from trauma.

Clinic days are the last Saturday of each month (except following Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's).  All participants must preregister by calling Pam Lorentz at 803-749-1576.

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Who We Are

In January 2015, a conversation with Anne Burke, one of the founding directors of the non-profit orgainzation, Columbia Resilience, 501c3, led to their becoming a sponsor for the non-profit ministry, Hands for Peace Trauma Relief Clinic.  Under their umbrella we soon evolved and formally joined Columbia Resilience  as the Integrated Health Community Project.  This sponsorship continues and has expanded to provide multiple alternative treatment modalities, (including Craniosacral Therapy, Reiki, Energy Balancing, and gentle massage for stress relief.), a hot vegetarian meal, labyrinth walk, and group self-care classes for stress relief.

In June 2015, we were awarded a Richland County Discretionary Grant to develop and provide a series of ongoing classes and workshops teaching women self-care techniques for healing from trauma. Additionally, we received contributions through the Midlands Gives Campaign to support the Integrated Health Community Clinic.  Currently the classes are available through participation with non-profit organizations, and are now accepting groups for men only,
 
 The community clinic is offered at the office of Chi Energy Balance,  1544 HIGHWAY 6, GASTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29063. 

COVID RESTRICTIONS 2021
At this time, only individual clinic requests can be made by scheduling for a "Soul Care" appointment and indicating "CLINIC APPOINTMENT" on the client introductory form at check-out.

Appointments for the clinic are on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 11:00am and close at 4:00p.m.  Participants must preregister by calling Pam at 803-749-1576 on the Friday before each clinic.  
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 Our goal is to create "mobile clinics" that will be set up at various venues, ultimately training local providers to run their own clinics.

Opportunities Through the Clinic

A significant component of this project is the First Time Bank of Columbia, a project also sponsored by Columbia Resilience.  Anyone who joins the Time Bank can use volunteer hours at the clinic in exchange for other services through the Time Bank.  For more information and to register, visit http://firsttimebankofcolumbia.org/.
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Healthcare professionals, certified energy workers, and laypeople who can commit to volunteering once a month on Saturdays,  and those who would like more information, are encouraged to contact Pam Lorentz, chimassage@bellsouth.net.