Centered Heart was founded in the USA in 1990 by Greg DiLisio M.Ac. 

Traditional Chinese Medicine modalities are available, offered by Greg, at a prestigious health resort in the Berkshires including acupuncture, acumassage, acuphoria, acutonics, oriental facial rejuvenation, oriental vitality, healthy weight treatments, and therapeutic qigong. 

All season outdoor sports adventures in the Berkshires are offered by Greg at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, including kayaking, hiking, biking, snowshoeing and cross country skiing. These programs are integrated with yoga and qigong practice. See www.kripalu.org

Acupuncture check-ups are available on weekends upon request.

Special outdoor excursions are available in the Swiss Alps and New England. 

Greg travels regularly to the North Shore, Cape Ann and occasionally to Switzerland. Both are places where he previously held full-time practices in the healing arts. Greg was born in 1962 and raised in America. He has more than 14 years experience teaching yoga and directing programs at Kripalu Center, the biggest yoga center in North America. He has a 500 hour Professional Level Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training Certificate, a 200 hour Ananda Yoga Teacher Training Certificate, and has studied with many of the best teachers from other yoga traditions.

Greg practices Dr. Yang Yang's Chen Style 48, Traditional Yang Style 108, Five Animal Frolics and Five Element Qigong. He is highly dedicated in his association with Dr. Yang Yang (an internationally known taiji and qigong teacher, researcher and mentor (www.centerfortaiji.com), and assists him in teaching his programs at Kripalu Center, in addition to teaching his own workshops and programs at Kripalu Center www.kripalu.org  He is a certified EBT teacher of Master Yang's Evidenced-Based Taiji and Qigong Curriculum (EBT).

As a healer, Greg holds a Masters of Acupuncture from the New England School of Acupuncture, is a Licensed Acupuncturist in the State of Massachusetts and in Switzerland. He a member of the Swiss professional organization, SBO-TCM, and has taught TCM point location at the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Winterthur. 

Greg is a Licensed Massage Therapist. He is used to a 30 patient a week schedule giving an array of one-on-one modalities while at LABO SPA (www.labospa.ch), rated the # 1 Urban Spa in Switzerland. These modalities include Facial Acupuncture, Acupuncture plus Massage, Deep-tissue Massage, Classic Swedish Massage, Aromatherapy, Ponklai, Tong Mae Kong, Massage Rituals, Shiatsu, Body Shiatsu, and Foot Reflexology.

Greg holds a TEFL certificate and has taught English, his mother tongue, in a communicative, interactive style in Switzerland (www.hullschool.ch). He has lived in Findhorn Scotland and has traveled extensively in India, Japan, China and Thailand. He graduated with honors from Cornell University Arts and Sciences School as a Geology major. He was a Oceanographer working for the U.S. Geological Survey in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, before he began developing the business, Centered Heart.

Greg is featured in the 60 minute DVD: Qigong and Tai Chi, Following Movement in Nature. This DVD, re-mastered  from the original VHS, is endorsed by Ken Cohen, author of "The Way of Qigong", and "Taoism: Essential Teachings". "It is hard to tell who is flowing more smoothly and gracefully--the water or Greg. This video can help you embody nature and nature's healing energies. It is easy to follow and a joy to watch."  For information on how to order the DVD, return to the home page of this website

Greg is an associate of the "Magic Tortoise School of Taijiquan" (www.magictortoise.com), teaching Animal Frolics Qigong, Yang style Taiji and san shou, and has trained extensively and mentored in that school with Dr. Jay Dunbar, senior student of the late Grandmaster Jou Tsung Hua. He has also trained with numerous other Taiji masters and teachers. 

Greg's depth of knowledge and passion to champion his students and patients vitality through health and healing, physical fitness, mental discipline, and spiritual strength, is apparent in every class he teaches and every healing arts session he gives. 

Experience Centered Heart. You are sure to find your center, mind/body and spirit!

                                   Relaxation - Strengthening - Healing - Respect - Peace of Mind

Centered Heart, Greg DiLisio

413-854-3049

gregdilisio@gmail.com

www.mycenteredheart.com