Meet Dr. Karina Menali

Doctor, Healer, Teacher
Owner Kai Wellness, DACM, DOM, Dipl.OM, L.Ac., CIAYT, E-RYT500

Deeply attuned, compassionate, and insightful, Dr. Karina is loved and respected by colleagues and patients for consistently bringing passion and excellence to her work in holistic health and healing. A well-rounded practitioner, Dr. Karina, combines her background in the fields of Psychology, Yoga Therapy, and Reiki with extensive studies in Integrative Medicine schools and hospitals in the US, Japan and China to bring exquisite skill in her practice.

Dr. Karina achieves great results by addressing the mind/body connection, combining therapies, and customizing personalized treatment to address the unique needs of each individual. She is a dedicated practitioner who enjoys helping children and adults in their recovery from a wide variety of acute and chronic conditions, the prevention of illness, and restoration of balance, harmony, and wholeness in all facets of life. Her heart is in her work – Dr. Karina adheres to the highest standards of practice and offers expertly tailored wellness programs to address a wide variety of mental, physical, and spiritual needs.

Dr. Karina is currently in private practice in Los Angeles, California as well as Santa Fe, New Mexico. She serves humanity and future practitioners as faculty and clinical supervisor in the Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Master’s program at Yo San University in Los Angeles, CA. She has served as faculty and clinical training staff at Emperor’s College of Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, CA, as Acupuncturist at the Simms-Mann Health and Wellness Center at Venice Family Clinic in Santa Monica, CA, the Integrative Medicine Center at the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center in Burbank, CA, and at Being Alive in West Hollywood, CA – a non-profit organization that provides integrative health and wellness services to people living with HIV/AIDS. She co-founded and helped run a Japan-based study-abroad program for acupuncturists.

Before opening her private practice, Dr. Karina taught yoga and wellness classes at Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts and at private yoga studios. She studied and interned in counseling psychology, and worked extensively with psychiatric patients at Lifeworks, Inc., a non-profit providing various supportive and counseling services to individuals with dual diagnoses of mental health and cognitive impairment. She periodically gives workshops on various topics in health and wellness and offers retreats. Fully committed to her personal development, Dr. Karina engages in daily self-cultivation practices and regularly attends seminars and conferences.