As the new year begins, many people focus on finding balance and improving wellness in their daily lives. Fortunately, there are local, specialized practitioners ready to support these goals.
Their services range from professional organizing to personalized healthcare, therapeutic spaces and holistic fitness programs. These experts are here to help you reset, recharge and start the year with purpose and clarity.
AUM Sweet Home
In historic Norcross, AUM Sweet Home provides a space for those looking to address mental, physical and emotional well-being. Founded and led by Rosemary Glean, Ed.S., L.P.C., R.Y.T., the center offers counseling, yoga and empowerment coaching tailored to individual needs.
“Everyone has the capacity for healing and empowerment, but sometimes we need the right tools and support to uncover it,” Glean said. With her background as a counselor, yoga teacher and school psychologist, Glean helps clients work through stress, anxiety and other challenges.
“This space is for anyone seeking to reclaim peace and find balance,” she said. Yoga sessions focus on stability and mindfulness, counseling creates a safe environment for personal growth and coaching helps clients uncover their potential and achieve greater self-awareness.
Located at 32 Jones Street, Suite 1000, AUM Sweet Home offers practical support for those navigating life’s challenges.
For more information, visit aumempowerment.com or call (678) 359-2447.
Elite Personalized Medicine
Elite Personalized Medicine is redefining how healthcare connects with patients. Led by Dr. Jeff Donohue, medical director and co-owner, this practice focuses on helping individuals uncover the root causes of their symptoms while providing a personalized path to optimal health.
“When we opened Elite Personalized Medicine, it was to fill a gap in qualitative, functional medicine,” Dr. Donohue shared. “We wanted to bring a holistic approach to a thriving community like Peachtree Corners, where patients could feel heard and understood.”
Dr. Donohue and his team take the time to truly listen, offering services like functional medicine, hormone replacement therapy, weight loss programs, IV therapy and regenerative medicine.
Each treatment plan is tailored to the patient’s needs, addressing issues such as stubborn weight, hormonal imbalances and chronic fatigue. “We look at extensive blood work, including hormone levels, thyroid function, inflammatory markers and more to create a comprehensive solution,” he said.
Patients are guided with solutions rooted in lifestyle changes, nutrition and natural supplements. “We aim to provide answers for symptoms that have gone unresolved elsewhere,” said Dr. Donohue. “Our goal is to give people hope, clarity and the tools to become the best version of themselves.”
Whether you’re seeking relief from persistent symptoms or beginning a wellness journey, Elite Personalized Medicine offers the expertise and compassion to guide you.
Visit them in person at 5270 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 107, Peachtree Corners or online at epmlife.com or call (770) 416-1070 to schedule an appointment.
Organized For Health
Owned by Rebekah Lignugaris, Organized for Health offers professional organizing services to help clients create balance and manage life transitions. With a background in social work, project management and wellness, Rebekah draws on over a decade of experience as a professional organizer.
“My goal is to bring my experience, enthusiasm and focus and leave behind balance, peace and joy,” Rebekah said. Inspired by the transition to an empty nest, she founded Organized for Health to help others navigate their own challenges.
Services include decluttering, organizing, discard management, pre-staging, packing and unpacking. Rebekah and her team specialize in supporting clients through transitions such as moving, downsizing, renovations and career changes. “Organizing is a form of self-care,” she explained. “My business is centered around the belief that getting organized is good for your overall physical and mental health and is a catalyst for healthier, intentional, balanced living.”
Beyond tidying spaces, the team helps clients create room for what matters most. “We aren’t just labeling bins or arranging books in rainbow order,” Rebekah shared. “We help people feel better by leading them through this energizing, life-changing organizing process.”
For more information, contact Rebekah at 404-234-3917 or organizedforhealth@gmail.com, or visit them online at organizedforhealth.com.
McDaniel Farm Park
McDaniel Farm Park in Duluth offers a peaceful setting to reconnect with nature and history. Originally acquired through an 1820 land lottery, the park preserves its past as a cotton farm, operated by the McDaniel family from 1859 to 1999.
The Historic Entrance at 3251 McDaniel Road features restored 1930s farm structures, including a furnished farmhouse, barn, blacksmith shed and tenant house. Visitors can also explore vegetable and flower gardens or take guided tours to learn about the farm’s history.
The Park Entrance at 3020 McDaniel Road connects to the historic side through three miles of paved and unpaved trails. The trails wind through rolling hills, wooded areas and creeks, offering a peaceful walk. Amenities include a farm-themed playground, dog park, rustic pavilion, grills and restrooms.
McDaniel Farm Park is open daily from sunrise to sunset, and the office is open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bundle up for a winter walk and enjoy this 134-acre park.
The Space In Between
The Space In Between, located at 50 Skin Alley, Suite 5, in Norcross, offers a unique, one-on-one approach to fitness and wellness. Combining Pilates, GYROTONIC® methods and manual bodywork, the studio focuses on holistic well-being by addressing the body, mind and spirit.
“The Space In Between’s approach to fitness is an individualized one-on-one setting, along with the potential to apply the modalities and methods offered here, sometimes interchangeably within a session,” said founder Jolayne Berg. “Whether a client is coming for manual bodywork or strength and conditioning training through movement, the approach is therapeutic and holistic.”
The studio emphasizes mind-body connection, helping clients link breath and movement for increased awareness. “Both systems of movement that are offered here — Pilates and the GYROTONIC® method — are mind-body methods,” Berg said. “The result is a feeling of alignment, clarity and greater body awareness.”
The Space In Between provides a transformative experience designed to help clients feel grounded, centered and balanced.
For more information, call 678-789-9517 or visit them online at thespace-between.net or in person in historic Norcross.
Jeju Sauna
Founded in 2007, Jeju Sauna offers a peaceful escape that combines traditional Korean wellness practices with modern amenities. This authentic bathhouse is designed to promote both physical and mental well-being.
The experience begins in gender-separated areas with indoor spas, dry and wet saunas and a cold-bath pool. The saunas cleanse pores, ease tension and soothe aches, while the cold bath boosts circulation and strengthens immunity. Shared healing rooms, aqua-jet spa therapies and relaxation lounges add to the rejuvenation.
“I have been going to Jeju for over a decade,” said Krista Paczowski Thompson, a Peachtree Corners resident. “I was initially referred there by my sports massage therapist, and it then became my way to kick off a new year every January. For $40 entry, you gain access for up to 24 hours to eight saunas of various temperatures and materials, each unique and beautiful.”
“The female locker rooms have spas at various temperatures and are where you get their infamous body scrubs and hair washes — leaving squeaky clean [with] soft skin like a brand-new baby,” Thompson continued. “Jeju provides me with a reasonably priced option for relaxation, reset and restoration.”
Located at 3555 Gwinnett Place Drive NW in Duluth, Jeju Sauna invites visitors to relax and recharge. For more information, visit jejusauna.com or call (678) 336-7414.
This article originally ran in the January/February issue of Southwest Gwinnett magazine. To read the digital edition of that issue, click here.
