Drtalevich, Neighbor

Dr. John Talevich

Dr. Talevich is a chiropractor licensed in California and Washington. His emphasis is on dialogue-based practice wherein both doctor and patient enjoy equal footing. To that end, he has developed a number of different methods for accessing and evaluating the patient's needs and condition over his years in practice. This may include standard lab testing and radiographic studies, along with procedures to identify and correct patient-specific stress patterns.

A former faculty member at Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (now the Southern California University of the Health Sciences) and with experience as a staff clinician at Instituto di Statico in Milan, Italy, Dr. John brings both an understanding of the body's structure and function as well as an appreciation of the unique mental, emotional and spiritual aspects that contribute to well being. His Inner Vacation and Bootcamp wellness programs have been offered through Pasadena City College and in his own clinic.

Dr. Talevich has practiced meditation and mindfulness for over forty-five years and has traveled to India to further his appreciation of the roots of these traditions. He has also had the good fortune to have been mentored by teachers from the Native American traditions and has spent much of his adult life involved in the sweat lodge (inipi), vision quest (hanblecheya) and the medicine wheel. These ceremonies have frequently been incorporated in workshops done through his office.

As a working artist, Dr. Talevich has shared his art in a number of shows in California, Washington, Colorado and Pennsylvania. He especially enjoys designing art forms for group participation and has offered them to several colleges, schools, businesses, and families. He continues to create events such as life mask and mandala workshops both in his clinic and at sponsored venues.

Dr. Talevich is an absolute believer that creativity is the source of healing and that each person comes into life with unique ways of expressing it. It is his passion and life's work to help people recover and discover these gifts.