WTHN is here help you heal your body and relax your mind in order to lead a happier, healthier + more fulfilled life. They are here to help you own your best health by providing the right tools to unlock and support all your wellness goals. With a unique ‘Prevent//Heal//Glow’, they give you the freedom to optimize your everyday, restore your health or shine from WTHN. Through unique treatment menus, herb blends, a wellness boutique + more—they're all designed to help you prevent, heal or glow.

Their approach is based on 2,500 years of time-tested healing + the latest in modern research. Traditional Chinese Medicine has naturally healed humans for thousands of years through acupuncture, herbal medicine + cupping—holistically powerful together, just as life-changing on their own. Now, modern research is shining a light on discoveries that validate the traditional use of acu + herbs more than ever. New clinical studies show that acu stimulates circulation and interacts with the fascial network (our internal messenger system), which alters brain chemistry and activates our natural healing mode. Like increasing the body’s natural production of opiates (hello endorphins!) for pain relief. We're finding out that herbs work in so many different ways, from lowering our stress hormones (cortisol) to increasing our happy hormones (serotonin + dopamine).

After Michelle Larivee had a ski accident that resulted in chronic neck pain, her doctor recommended acu. The pain relief was immediate, but she also felt holistic benefits like better sleep, less stress and fewer sick days. Later, acu + herbal medicine also helped her get pregnant with her son. She became the biggest advocate, but realized there was no easy way for someone to get started with acu + herbs—which inspired her to co-create WTHN.

As a holistic health practitioner in New York for over two decades, Dr. Shari Auth, DACM, LAC, LMT not only treats, but also partners with her clients to improve physical and mental health. Over the years, she has seen the obstacles and barriers that clients can face to regularly receiving the quality of care that they deserve—from price point to convenience and more. She wanted to change that paradigm.

Brought together by their own deeply personal health journies and a shared desire to help others lead healthier lives, the combination of their unique perspectives has inspired them to bring the magic of ancient healing to our community.

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NAME:

Dr. Shari Auth, DACM, LAC, LMT

NICKNAME:

SharBear, but don’t tell anybody.

PROFESSION:

Co-Founder & Chief Healing Officer of WTHN

WHERE DID YOU GROW UP?

Seattle, WA

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

West Village, Manhattan & upstate New York on the weekends

WHEN YOU’RE EATING HEALTHY, WHAT IS A TYPICAL…

BREAKFAST: In a hurry: Kite Hill non-dairy yogurt (Key Lime is my favorite) & Green Tea.
Not in a hurry: Poached egg on a gluten-free cracker and an acai smoothie with lots of boosters like bee pollen, maca, pea protein + a green powder like spirulina or moringa.

LUNCH: I love soup! It’s delicious, relatively light, hydrating and healthy. Juice Press has the best soups and it’s right across the street from WTHN!

DINNER: I love grilled fish and farm fresh veggies. I love using quality ingredients that only needs a splash of olive oil + lemon to shine.

SNACK: Popcorn! Love live popcorn. Bjorn Corn slayed it, but truffle salt + olive oil is nice too.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SPOTS/RESTAURANTS TO EAT HEALTHY?

When I first moved to New York, healthy eating was either Souen for macrobiotic or Candle Cafe for vegetarian. Now, there are so many choices--it’s impossible to choose! That being said, Cafe Clover is really special with ambience as good as the food.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INDULGENCE?

Infrared saunas, I’m totally addicted.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SPOTS/RESTAURANTS TO INDULGE?

Any Gabe Stulman restaurant! He’s created the best haunts in the West Village. Some of my favorites are Joseph Leonard + Jeffries Grocery.

WHAT WOULD BE YOUR LAST MEAL ON EARTH?

Lobster. I once took a trip to Maine and tried to OD on lobster. It’s not possible. I can eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

WHAT IS THE BEST DISH YOU COOK/ YOUR FAVORITE RECIPE?

My best cooking happens in the summer when I’m upstate. I pull whatever is ripe from my garden and love eating it raw or grilled with some olive oil, lemon, cracked pepper and a touch of insanely good salt.

WHERE DO YOU GROCERY SHOP?

My local health food store, Health and Harmony, and Trader Joe’s!

TOP 3 ITEMS YOU ALWAYS HAVE IN YOUR KITCHEN?

Bragg’s Liquid Amino Acid, Toasted Sesame Oil, Ginger Juice

WHAT IS YOUR FITNESS REGIMEN? (how often & what you do)

I truly love moving my body but, like most people, there are so many things fighting for my time and attention so it’s hard. I love doing yoga + pilates at home or a studio. Barre 3 class is a favorite and also cardio at the gym.

WHAT IS YOUR SKINCARE ROUTINE? (products, facials, etc)

I love face oil. Rosehip oil is my current favorite—it’s scientifically proven to reduce wrinkles! At the moment, I’m using a Rosehip oil from Palermo and it’s lovely. I also love a good sheet mask; my current obsession is Winged CBD sheet mask. CBD is great for moisturizing and cooler dry winter skin.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE MAKEUP/NATURAL BEAUTY PRODUCTS?

Saie Mascara, Shespoke custom lipstick + lipbalm, WTHN Gua Sha kit, Captain Blakenship Sea Salt Hair Spray.

IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT 3 PRODUCTS WOULD YOU TAKE WITH YOU?

Everyday Oil (I could use it on my body + face), Palermo Body Soap, and Pearlbar Toothpaste.

WHAT PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY/HEALTH/FITNESS/SPIRITUAL GURUS DO YOU SWEAR BY?

The one inside, when I’m quiet enough to listen.

TOP 3 FAVORITE SONGS?

I’ll take any funky soulful music that I can dance to—jazz, bossa nova, 80s music, etc. Anything from Antonio Carlos Jobim, to Earth, Wind & Fire, to David Bowie. May they play Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen at my funeral, just after the New Orleans style brass band winds down.

MOST-WATCHED MOVIE?

I’m embarrassed to admit, but… Love Actually. My husband and I watch it every holiday season. I hope I didn’t make anyone gag just then.

MOST LIFE-CHANGING BOOK?

Love by Leo Buscaglia. While teaching at USC, Buscaglia was moved by a student's suicide to contemplate human disconnectedness and the meaning of life and began a noncredit class he called Love.

FAVORITE SHOPS/BOUTIQUES?

I love shopping wellness boutiques like Inscape, ABC Carpet & Home, Alchemist’s Kitchen, Clean Market and well, WTHN! I curate the boutique at WTHN so hey...

COOLEST PLACE YOU’VE EVER VISITED?

Toss-up between India and Brazil. Both are wild and untamed, and completely mind blowing.

FAVORITE HOTELS?

1 Hotels for being eco-conscious!

WHAT IS THE BEST GIFT YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED?

My daughter, Siena Blue.

MOST PROFOUND HEALING EXPERIENCE YOU’VE EVER HAD?

Giving birth to my daughter.

WHO ARE YOUR MOST TRUSTED HEALERS?

Abdi Assadi, Momoko Uno + Lynn Kreaden. Abdi is the best healer I’ve ever worked with, Momoko is simply genius and Lynn is beyond.

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST LEARNING EXPERIENCE YOU’VE HAD TO FACE AND WHAT DID YOU TAKE AWAY FROM IT?

My parents, both were challenging, but meeting the challenge prepared me for life.

DESCRIBE YOUR PERFECT DAY.

Every beautiful summer day upstate. Wake up and do yoga, make smoothies for everyone in my family, have friends come over to eat out of the garden, drink Aperol Spritz or lemon balm tea, and relax by the pool.

WHAT IS YOUR MOST VALUABLE GLOW TIP/SECRET?

DIY Gua Sha facial, seriously, I’m so addicted. I love doing Gua Sha on my face. I keep a Gua Sha tool at my desk, in my purse, and in my car.

FAVORITE QUOTE?

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.” Martha Graham