+ We're easy to get to! Conveniently located near FSI and most State Dept. housing, we have FREE off-street parking (in front or behind the office) if you're driving, and we are just 2 blocks from the Virginia Square metro station.
We are proud and honored to have been serving the State Department Community in many ways for almost 5 years now.
- FOR THE AMAZING MASSAGE SERVICES:
- 7 days a week, with our talented and rigorously-vetted team of certified massage therapists, each with their own unique talents and bodyworks skills.
- CARING CHIROPRACTIC CARE: Dr Ellen Fitzenrider has 35 years' experience and takes a holistic approach to your body's history, challenges, and goals.
- UNIQUE & ENHANCING ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENTS: utilizing both Chinese and Japanese traditions, as well as PT-inspired approaches.
ALL reimbursable under the Foreign Service Benefits Plan
+ We have GiGi, our office mascot. :)
The FSBP will reimburse $75 towards any of our massage services up to 50 visits per year.
For longer, full body, or relaxation massages, or for complex or chronic issues, we recommend our 1-hour, 75-minute, or 90-minute massages.
If you have multiple issues to address at once, or want the relaxation from a longer, slower paced service, this is for you.
Designed to work in a cost-effective way with FSBP wellness benefits, this service supports clients who receive regular therapeutic massage as part of a long-term care plan, focusing on steady progress and maintenance over time.
Note: Because of its shorter length, the Express Massage is not intended to treat multiple areas in one visit or for occasional, once-in-a-while care.
Palmer college graduate, 35+ years experience
A thorough evaluation about your concerns and issues. Your ongoing treatment plan with Dr Ellen will include a review of your habits, ergonomics, fitness routine, and help you create strategies for life-long self-care.
FSBP: The exam is reimbursable at 70% directly from Aetna once your small annual deductible is met.
Dr. Ellen utilizes a variety of techniques to help reduce pain, and create more balance and easeful movement in your body. Emphasis is placed on posture, strength, flexibility, and strategies for life.
If you are new to chiropractic and have ANY trepidation about chiropractic care, are worried about 'cracking' joints or getting hurt, bring all your concerns and questions. We've got the right care for you.
Chiropractic adjustments are 100% reimbursable under the FSBP, up to 50 visits per year.
Dr Ellen is trained in a variety of acupuncture traditions including Japanese meridian-balancing, cupping, and highly effective eletric-stim acupuncture. Most sessions are a comfortable 30-minutes in length: $75 when in combination with a chiropractic adjustment, and are 100% reimbursable under the FSBP, up to 50 visits per year.
Stand-alone or longer sessions, depending on patient choice and goals are $125. Questions? Call for details!
Dr. Ellen will discuss your issue through BOTH perspectives and give your her honest option and guidance. Sometimes it's a little of both!
Blue Cross Blue shield? Dr Ellen is in-network with most BCBS plans.
Not only is Melissa a talented massage therapist with particular skill in trigger point strategies, she practices a traditional TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) style of acupuncture, and holds a Doctor of Acupuncture certification.
This 30-minute service is available as an add-on to her massage session, to allow her to make her clinical assessment.
This acupuncture session is 100% reimbursable under the FSBP, up to 50 visits per year.

When Dr. Ellen opened her new office in Clarendon in 2021, she didn’t realize that this micro-geographic footprint put Body Harmony smack dab in the middle of “Foreign Service Territory.”
- Our proximity to FSI, and all of the individuals and families living nearby while they are in language training,
- convenient access by Metro to the Washington DC State Department and affiliated agencies,
- not to mention FREE off-street parking
All naturally made the Foreign Service community our new community. And we couldn't be happier and prouder for it.
Your receipts...done RIGHT.
Some FSBP folks have shared about having issues with massage reimbursement when receipts haven't had the necessary codes on them, their therapist had an expired license (denied!), or even discovering that their service was performed by an unlicensed individual. At Body Harmony, we thoroughly vet our therapists, confirm all licenses and insurance is up-to-date. We have the details nailed down, and ...although it happens rarely ... can recommend how to submit to reprocess a denied claim.*
Because we offer ALL FSBP wellness benefits under one roof, our Foreign Service clients and patients enjoy the unique experience of addressing their musculoskeletal and health complaints collaboratively. That's why "Body Harmony" is our name...all parts working in harmony together.
Doesn’t it make sense for your chiropractor and massage therapist (and acupuncturist!) to talk together, and to make a plan to help you experience optimal results as a team?
We think so! :)
Dr Ellen feels passionately that taking care of your body isn't just about what happens during your visit. It's about helping you identify the challenges in your life that might be creating or contributing to your problem, and to help you develop strategies (targeted fitness, postural, ergonomic, even what's up with your mattress and pillow) so YOU can better care for your body for the rest of your life.
Once you are part of our "Body Harmony Family" you can access our workshops and events for FREE.
Whether it's signing up for our:
- Second Saturday "Functional Strength & Flexibility Workshop" for personalized guidance on helping you create strategies that make your fitness goals meaningful for YOU,
- a special event such as our several-times-a-year Sound Bath,
- "Foreign Service Brunches": several times a year on a Saturday we provide coffee, french pastries, and a welcoming space for our foreign service folks to gather, connect, and collaborate. Or just relax!
- "Perfect Posture" ~ "Detoxify Your Home-space" ~ DIY Body Butter workshop ~ etc.
- other rotating topics as interest is expressed.

Most individuals who work for the State Department, USAID, and a few other federal departments have access to the Foreign Services Health Benefit Plan. As it turns out, this is an incredible wellness-focused health plan that allows you to access chiropractic care, massage, and acupuncture services.
All 3 of these services can be an important part of a wellness regimen by not just addressing acute pain issues, but, when scheduled on a wellness basis, can help you feel stronger, more balanced, flexible, and at your best as much as possible each and every day.
Please reach out for details! *

...OR WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
We invite our Foreign Service & State Department clients and patients to 'put a pin' in our giant wall map! Where is your next post assignment, or, if you're here for a while, where have you recently been?
We have over 200 pins in our map so far!

Proud to support this important community!
*All services from Body Harmony are provided independently and we are not directly affiliated with AFSPA. AFSPA is the authority that determines eligibility and the proper application of members’ benefits.

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