Practitioners
David F. Coppola, Holistic Doctor, DC
Dr. Coppola has practiced holistic medicine for since 1994. He founded the Optimal Health Center in Miami in 1997, and opened another center in the Upper Florida Keys in 1999. He has helped thousands of clients restore health and maintain wellness through every stage of their lives.
He is a life coach and a Certified LifeLine Practitioner who enriches and inspires as he teaches awareness and the ways to optimal health.
He practices Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Massage Therapy and LifeLine Technique™. The LifeLine Technique™ is a life-changing integrative healing system which bridges gaps between the conscious and subconscious mind. It uses muscle testing to identify the emotional, biochemical, structural and spiritual sources of a symptom (the root cause). The LifeLine Technique™ integrates 14 modalities of natural healing into one unified system.
Dr. Coppola earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology at Villanova University and his Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine degree at the National College of Chiropractic. His post-graduate studies include acupuncture at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Total Body Modification (TBM), and certification in The LifeLine Technique™. He has received additional intensive holistic training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Psychological Traumas Healing, Hormonal Balancing, Ayurveda, Color and Chakra Therapy, and many other forms of energy medicine.
Dr. Coppola is a member of the leadership team at the Keys to Peace organization in Upper Florida Keys.
Susana May, MD, MPH
Board Certified Family Medicine
www.susanamaymd.com
Dr. May has over 25 years of experience in Family Medicine and is well known throughout the Florida Keys. She brings a refreshing view of medicine as a compassionate, comprehensive partnership between patient and doctor, while applying state of the art medical knowledge.
Dr. May is the co-founder and Medical Director at the Keys to Wellness Center for Integrative Medicine, the first medical center of its kind in the Upper Florida Keys. The Keys to Wellness Center, is a center for healing, not just a clinic. In addition to Dr. May's up to the minute expertise in Western medicine, Dr. David Coppola offers alternative methods of healing which includes Eastern and Ayurvedic medical practices.
Dr. May’s special areas of interest include:
- Women’s health throughout their life cycles
- Medically supervised weight loss
- Gentle children's care - ages 2 months & up
- Open-minded attitude toward alternative healing
Lissa Nirenberg, D.O.M., FABORM
Doctor of Oriental Medicine
www.miamiorientalmedicine.com
Lissa Nirenberg, D.O.M. is nationally certified as a Diplomat in Oriental Medicine from NCCAOM, and is a Florida board verified Acupuncture Physician. Dr. Nirenberg combines the ancient techniques of Acupuncture, Herbology, and Oriental Bodywork to heal body, mind and spirit.
Some of the imbalances she can help you with are chronic and acute pain, stress and anxiety relief, weight management, sleep disorders, and headaches. Other areas of expertise include women’s heath: fertility, pregnancy, postpartum & menstrual disorders, emotional balance and improved overall health.
Lissa has studied with various experts around the world and continues to increase her knowledge in herbology, fertility and women’s health as well as pain relief. She is a certified as a fellow with the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine.
Taking each client from where they are to where they want to be is her goal. Lissa works with them individually to obtain and maintain their optimal health.
Irene Faith Nichlos, CH, RM, CNC, B.Div.
www.irenenichols.com
Ms. Nichols is a trained Metaphysician with a broad background and 25 years of experience as certified Holistic Practitioner, Hypnotherapist, Life coach, Healer, Nutritionist, and educator with 15 years as a president of her own diet clinic. She is an Ordained Minister specializing in spiritual development, counseling, and teaching.
Ms. Nichols is a Reiki Master. Reiki is an ancient healing art of stress reduction and relaxation with many healing benefits. Depending on a client’s needs, she combines Reiki with Energy Medicine, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and BioGenesis healing tools to integrate physical, emotional, mental and spiritual healing.
Ms. Nichols believes we are what we digest in food, thought and emotion. Using Holistic Hypnosis to reprogram the subconscious mind of unwanted habits, you can successfully
- Eliminate fears, panic, addictions, insomnia
- Reduce stress, anxiety
- Explore past lives
- Change habits
- Stop smoking
- Permanently lose weight
- Improve self-esteem, confidence, sales skills, public speaking, test taking, sports, concentration, health
She has achieved excellent results by helping thousands of clients remove those blocks and deliberately create a fuller life of wellness and joy.
Muriel Hinds, MS; MHC/MFT, NCC, CHT
www.sublimelife.net
Muriell Hinds is a holistic life coach, hypnotherapist and past life regression therapist. She implements techniques to help her clients achieve a more fulfilling life and exploit their innate potentials. She has been helping individuals, couples and families on relationship problems, stress, anxiety, addictions, grieving, trauma, depression, and other conditions.
Ms. Hinds holds a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling & Marriage and Family Therapy. She is certified by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). She is also a Certified Hypnotherapist by International Association of Counselors and Therapists.
She has been trained in Regression Therapy by the pioneer in regression - Brian L. Weiss, M.D., author of “Many Lives, Many Masters”, “Only Love is Real”, “Same Soul, Many Bodies”, among others.
Myra J. Miller, PhD, DD, CHHC, RM, CKYT
http://optimalliving.health.officelive.com
Dr. Miller is an ordained minister, an Usui Reiki master teacher, a clinically trained, transpersonal mind-body therapist, and a Kemetic Hatha yoga teacher. She has provided holistic services since 1996.
Dr. Miller specializes in bio-energetic / vibrational health, emotional detoxing and wellbeing, and couples’ spiritual relationship development. She has specialized training in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and trauma recovery, therapeutic creative expression, and spiritual guidance, as well as shamanic/indigenous wisdom traditions.
She is also trained in the field of nursing and is completing training in Traditional Chinese Medicine as an Acupuncture Physician. Dr. Miller’s previous work as a psychotherapist has been the impetus for the development of her Life Alchemy: Transformational Life Coaching and Cleansing Programs.
Her combined individual and group services approach is therapeutically effective increasing vitality, creativity, productivity, and resilience. Diversified training in Eastern and Western health care has contributed to the development of a comprehensive system of care for her clients.





