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THE AWAKEN TEAM
As a team at Awaken Chiropractic, we exist to lead and guide practice members and their families to achieve their God-given potential in health. We believe when you are at your best, you are better able to serve your family and mission making a greater impact in this world. It is our obligation to equip our community with better health strategies through undeniably natural, drug-free healthcare that allows the body to heal itself.
With Principled Chiropractic care we are able to measure for diminished nerve flow which we call nerve interference, and remove it with gentle specific scientific chiropractic adjustments. This creates optimal nerve flow, healthy cell metabolism, proper organ function while restoring mental and physical well-being. According to the research, that means more energy, better movement, and a stronger immune system!
Come find out why more and more families are choosing Principled Chiropractic and achieving a life of optimal health. You were created in perfection, it is never too late to live the life you were designed to live!
MEET DR. GABRIEL AND MAGGIE LONG
Dr. Gabriel Long had the privilege to serve in multiple offices prior to opening Awaken Chiropractic. He served at CTC Chiropractic; the largest pediatric practice in the state of Texas and ADIO Chiropractic in Golden, CO which is regarded as the fastest growing practice in the history of chiropractic. These experiences have allowed Dr. Gabriel to master the communication and delivery of the most advanced health care available in the world today.
Dr. Gabriel found his calling in Principled Chiropractic after a sports-related fracture to the femur in high school. An injury that should have sidelined him from sports for the next 12-18 months. After trying multiple forms of symptom-based care, Dr. Gabriel sought out care from one of the most advanced chiropractors in the state of Iowa. His experience with chiropractic not only led to a faster recovery but allowed him to excel and far exceed his athletic capacity from before the accident. Dr. Gabriel went on the compete at the NCAA Division 1 level and continued to get adjusted throughout school to optimize performance on the diamond.
Dr. Gabriel has extensive training in pediatrics and pregnant women allowing him to provide the highest quality of care during the most precious time of life. Dr. Gabriel is the first doctor to be Certified Advanced Proficiency in Torque Release Technique in Omaha, which has proven through research to be the most specific, scientific chiropractic technique in the world. Torque Release Technique is the first chiropractic technique of the new millennium that provides practice members of any age with the most gentle and reproducible chiropractic adjustments.
Dr. Gabriel met his beautiful wife Maggie in undergraduate school in southeast Iowa. Originally a Physical Therapy Assistant, Maggie’s mission in life has always been to help people live better lives. Prior to meeting Dr. Gabriel, Maggie had never been adjusted and was experiencing severe pet and seasonal allergies, asthma, and migraine-like headaches. Through consistent neurologically-based chiropractic care, Maggie no longer experiences any allergies, asthma, or headaches and was able to discard all medications and inhalers. With her new-found health, Maggie was inspired to uproot her mission in serving people through physical therapy and joined Dr. Gabriel’s mission to save Omaha through the most reproducible results-driven care available. Maggie is a shining example of the powerful healing potential that resides within each one of us. Her light and guidance will serve as a beacon to all women in Omaha looking to lead their family in a higher health.
Since opening in 2017, Dr. Gabriel and Maggie have grown Awaken to be one of the largest family-based chiropractic offices in Omaha. They are blessed to have helped thousands of families achieve a higher level of health and well-being through Principled Chiropractic Care.
Dr. Gabriel and Maggie Long have settled in the beautiful neighborhood of Florence in Omaha, NE and are welcoming their 3rd child in February 2021.
MEET DR. AJ
Dr. AJ Moody grew up right here in Omaha. He graduated from Millard West High School and then attended University of Nebraska Omaha. Following his studies here, he achieved his Doctorate of Chiropractic at Cleveland University-KC, College of Chiropractic in Overland Park. Omaha has always held a special place in his heart, and he could not be happier to be back to serve the community.
Before coming to Awaken Chiropractic, Dr. AJ had the privilege to serve at the CUKC Chiropractic Clinic and the KC Care Clinic in the downtown Kansas City area. His time there allowed him to master chiropractic care for all ages as well as many different walks of life. Dr. AJ’s passion is serving the entire family allowing them to function at their highest potential. If you have any questions about getting your family or children under chiropractic care, please ask! He would love to discuss how it changed his life and how it could benefit yours.
Dr. AJ was originally called to chiropractic care in his search for a more natural way of healing. After understanding that healing comes from within and seeing how chiropractic care helped his body function at its best, he knew he had found his calling. Dr. AJ is thrilled to be a part of the Awaken Team and to be a part of your family’s wellness journey!
MEET DR. JORDAN
Dr. Jordan Peterson grew up in Crystal Lake, Illinois. He knew from a very early age that he wanted to join the chiropractic profession, which allowed him to fast track his journey to becoming a chiropractor by attending St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. He graduated from St. Ambrose University with a Bachelors in Biology before achieving his Doctorate of Chiropractic at Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa.
MEET BLANE
Blane was the first-born child, grandchild, and great grandchild, on both sides of his family. He has four brothers and two sisters. He grew up in Omaha NE with his mom, stepdad, two sisters and younger brother. Blane’s dad is a marine so he has had the opportunity to travel across the country when he would get the chance to visit him with his stepmom and 3 younger brothers. He was born with the responsibility to be a positive influence and leader for his younger brothers, sisters, and cousins. His favorite responsibility in his life today is being the best uncle he can be for my two nieces and nephew Maelyn 5, Everly 1 ½, Mason 2 and a another niece/nephew that will arrive soon! Blane’s girlfriend Rosa is an amazing, beautiful, and talented woman that always provides him with comfort, motivation, and support in his pursuit to consistently strive to grow and reach his full potential. Blane is extremely passionate about reaching as many people as he can and spreading the message and positive impact that neurologically based chiropractic care can have on someone’s life. He is grateful to have the opportunity to help anybody that is focused on improving their life through the proper function, and quality of their overall health. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his girlfriend, family, and friends. He grew up playing baseball, football, basketball, and soccer. Blane still enjoys being active in a variety of sports such as golf, disc golf, softball, volleyball, spike ball, rock climbing, snowboarding, and wake boarding. He is a huge movie, and music buff of all varieties and loves finding new movies, and music to expand his collection. Also, he enjoys finding new books to read and love visual arts activities such as painting, photography, pottery, sketching, and coloring. Blane looks forward to each day with gratitude, optimism, open-mindedness, and dedication to focus my energy on providing the best experience with anybody he meets.
MEET BETH
She is originally from Ohio (go buckeyes) but moved to Virginia in 2011 for 7 years where she met her now husband (Nathan) as he served in the military. Beth ended up moving to Omaha to be closer to his kids in 2018 and soon after started chiropractic care as a practice member at Awaken prior to being offered a position. Beth has a Bachelors degree in Applied Science, Graphic Design and Marketing from Chowan University in North Carolina. When you walk into Awaken, Beth will be there to serve you. She will give you handouts, help you manage your schedule, and always be there to answer any questions you may have. However when Beth is not in the office you can find her spending time with her family, fishing, camping or any other outside activities.
MEET DESIREE
She was born and raised in a quiet northwest Omaha suburb and graduated from Omaha’s Burke High School in 2011. She grew up getting adjusted since she was about 5 years old. After graduating, Desiree worked three jobs at once trying to find her calling. She had her first child in 2014 and decided to go back to school. She completed the required courses at Randall School of Real Estate, but after taking the national and state exam she realized she needed something more. Desiree looked toward chiropractic. She worked in another chiropractic office for two years. Chiropractic helped her with her infertility and she welcomed her second child to the world in 2018. Desiree is one of our Billing Specialists so she will be managing your accounts and finances behind the scenes. You will also occasionally see her during your progress re-assessments that check in on your healing journey. Outside of Awaken and serving practice members, Desiree enjoys fishing, camping, bonfires and mudding. She also enjoys country concerts and traveling when time allows. If you see her in the office be sure to tell her your best joke!!
MEET MARISSA
Introducing our most seasoned team member, Marissa. She is originally from the beautiful city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and thanks to her husband’s job they moved to Nebraska late 2019, where they will stay until he decides to do something else (hopefully she will be here forever). Before working at Awaken she didn’t know anything about chiropractic and the blessings that it brings to people’s lives and families. Marissa is one of our primary evaluators but you can see her bounce around helping out other team members. Outside of Awaken you can find Marissa spending time with her family or trying to go back home to go hiking and enjoy the outdoors. If you’re lucky enough you’ll also see her little one running around the office waiting for his adjustments or flirting with the ladies at the front desk!
MEET NATE
Meet Nate, originally from the Omaha area, he graduated from Millard West, and joined the US Navy in 2004. From there he found himself in the Virginia Beach area, and fell in love with the ocean and its endless fishing opportunities. While there, he served as a Police Officer in Portsmouth Virginia, for almost 10 years. There he met his soulmate, who is now his wife (Beth, pictured above), and decided that it was time to come back home to be with his kids. He met Dr. Gabriel at an event in 2021, although he was skeptical, he was put under care at his wife’s orders. The impact that Chiropractic made on his daily living made such an impact, that he left his job as a life insurance agent, and had to be a part of this team, and make Chiropractic his life. His biggest ambition now, is to become a Chiropractor himself, and make the biggest impact on his community that he can.
MEET CYNTHIA
Cynthia is originally from Brainerd, MN and moved to Omaha with her family in 2008. She graduated from Millard North High School in 2014 and originally went to University of Nebraska at Omaha for Criminology and Psychology. She eventually realized that wasn’t the career path she was wanting and tried a few different careers until she joined our team. As an empath, she realized she wanted to help people and strives to push people to be the healthiest and best version of themselves. She started out at Awaken as a practice member. She was diagnosed with Scoliosis when she moved to Omaha and has tried multiple chiropractors in the Omaha area. Awaken has helped her to have less pain and better mobility and functionality since starting care here. When in our office, you will see her during your progress re-evaluations and she will be encouraging you during your healing journey. In her free time, Cynthia enjoys spending time with her dog and cat. As well as being outdoors and spending time with her friends and family. She loves Harry Potter and the show Supernatural, along with many other shows/movies!
MEET KENNEDY
Kennedy is originally from Stanton, NE. Graduated from Stanton High School in 2013. She went on to play volleyball at Northeast Community College on a full ride. After 1 year she decided to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse and shortly after decided that was not the route for her. She always knew she wanted to help people, so she then became a CNA / Med Aide for 4 years before she moved to Elkhorn, NE. After being here for a couple years trying to find the right career path, she finally found Awaken!
She did start off as a practice member and grew to love chiropractic and all the benefits that came from it. She had severe migraines that would force her to wear sunglasses at night to help with the light coming from both the cars and traffic lights. After a few months she wasn’t doing this anymore and realized that her migraines had gone away! She put full trust into the doctors at Awaken, followed recommendations and according to her, “It has been the best decision I have made for my own life thus far!”
If you haven’t met Kennedy yet, you will come to know she is a bubbly person! It makes perfect sense for where she is at in her position here at Awaken. You can find her at the front desk and she will always welcome you in with a smiling face, help you stay on track with your schedule and answer any questions you may have! Not to mention she loves to hear about you and how you are doing! So make sure to stop and say hi!
She cares so much about people and is in the best place to serve you!
Awaken changed her life and she can’t wait to hear how it will change yours.
MEET THE KIDS
Hi my name is Olin, and these are my sisters Esmae & Isla! Everyone knows we run this place. Please direct any concerns immediately to us. You will see us supervising our parents and the staff here in the office on a regular basis. Don’t be surprised if you see me playing with my trucks or even if one of my sisters ask you to read her a book. We have been getting adjusted since we were born and are three of the healthiest kids you’ve ever met! We look forward to meeting you and any kids you may bring in to get adjusted too!
“Dr. Gabriel holds his respect for the body’s innate intelligence at the forefront when assessing and adjusting. His adjustments are custom tailored to my needs. The results have been stunning for both myself and my two young daughters.”
– Chelsea Wagoner of Omaha