You are your own medicine.

Lyle Cates is a Chinese Medicine practitioner with almost 20 years of experience in supporting women and families in holistic health. She specializes in women’s health, pediatrics, fertility, prenatal and postpartum care. She enjoys supporting people from all walks of life in general health care, such as care for pain, digestive and sleep issues, thyroid and autoimmune disease, and hormone imbalances. She is trained in Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine and Chinese and Japanese styles of acupuncture, including the gentle pediatric acupuncture therapy, Shonishen, and cranial sacral therapy.

Lyle received a Master’s of Science in Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine and has been a licensed acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner certified with NCCAOM since 2009. She founded and ran The Nesting Place Acupuncture and Wellness, a holistic health center in Nashville, TN focusing on fertility, prenatal and postpartum care, for over 10 years. She is also a DONA trained birth doula.

Additional Certifications and Trainings:

  • Level 3 Certification in HeartHealing hypnosis therapy
  • Level 2 Certification in Arvigo Maya Abdominal Therapy
  • Cellular Detox therapy with Dr. Pompa’s HealthCenters

Lyle now lives in Costa Rica with her husband, son and daughter. Her family’s homeschooling adventure is one of her biggest passions and delights! She and her husband, Sam, are creating a permaculture farm and healing retreat on their 10 acres of jungle land bordering a magnificent river. Lyle offers 1:1 healing retreats offering a personalized combination of Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Maya Abdominal Therapy and HeartHealing.

Healing Sessions

Lyle offers HeartHealing transformational hypnosis sessions. This approach uses hypnosis, inner child healing and various energy and spiritual healing practices to help clear blocks holding you back from living the life you desire.

Retreats and Events

Information on 1:1 Intensive Healing Retreats in Costa Rica.

Chinese Medicine

In Lyle’s Chinese Medicine and acupuncture practice, she specializes in women’s health, fertility, prenatal and postpartum care. However, she welcomes everyone who is looking to find more harmony and balance in their bodies.