Today we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Hahja Peterson.
Dr. Hahja, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
Today I am a healer, one who inspires wholeness In others. That has been a lifetime in the making. As a child playing in my family’s chiropractic office I didn’t think anything of our holistic lifestyle. Watching my uncle’s muscle test and adjust their patients, greeting patients and offering them water, while helping my grandmother do the secretarial work. I saw and felt how important it was to be there for people in their time of pain and need.
As a family we suffered our own pain, my mother was murdered when I was 4, and completely shifted my life for the better. It is a real gift to experience how precious life is, and how most of the issues we humans create are trivial. So with that foundation of life began my quest for searching within and searching for a way to be of service to others, while
seeing what the world does to heal
Itself in rare and exotic places. And In life’s infinite wisdom is brought it full circle
Back to my hometown of Austin, and back to Chiropractic. In a desire to create a place where I would want to go if I needed to be put back together, create a service that I would want if I was in pain, and create a place where people could feel comfortable to become whole again.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
If there are smooth roads I have yet to find them. But what I have found is many ways to not do things, after trial and error. After 12 years of being in private practice, I can say we are comfortable with the pot holes of the road. When you’re in the service of people, you also have to be In service of yourself and your body. I had a non traumatic back injury that left me unable to move, and needing a cane to walk at 33. How is one supposed to adjust bodies and educate others On how to help themselves when you can’t even move? Spoiler you can’t… so in healing myself through what I had learned, gave me an initiation into the power of healing yourself, to be an example for all my patients. And a stronger backbone, if you will, to be able
To be there for myself, my business, and anyone who comes into my office.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I often hear from people, you’re more than just a Chiropractor and we should give you a better title. My response is always…. As soon as you try to define me or put me in a box…. My natural tendency is to break out of that box. For me being a Doctor of Chiropractic works for me, I specialize in people, which seems like a duh, but hear me out. People are complex, and have lived their lives and their bodies are a reflection of every moment lived and loved. I spend more time with patients than your average medical doctor and Chiropractor. 30 min to 1.5 hour visits. In this world’s ever growing fast pace lifestyle , to be able to be seen, heard, and a full body adjustment is something I provide. The kindness of a friend, the directness of an expert of the human system, with the hands of a loving artist leave people feeling better, whole, and with tools and guidance to be the director of their own lives and bodies.
Is there something surprising that you feel even people who know you might not know about?
Their is something about listening to 3rd coast Texas rap from the 2000s that really sets my spirit in the right place to be loving, present healer for all those come through the door that day.
Pricing:
- Initial Visit 1.5-2 hours $350
- 30 Minute Visit $179
- 1 hour Visit $269
- Soundlounge + Red Light $2 a min
- Soundlounge/red light + infrared sauna 1 hour $95
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.drhahja.com
- Other: https://www.dobetterlife.com
