Health is a dynamic state of complete well-being — not merely the absence of disease or illness.
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Ethos
I have come to understand dis-ease as an innate response to imbalance in the body, a way our life-force seeks to find equilibrium within. My goal with patients is to identify the obstacles that prevent physiological ease (ie. dis-ease), and create a comprehensive treatment plan that can support the body, heart, and mind in restoring harmony on its own terms.
As a board-certified naturopathic doctor and east Asian medicine practitioner, my approach lives at the intersection of neuro-immune, adaptive physiology and eastern medical philosophy. I explore how our internal terrain is shaped by environmental, social, and neural regulatory forces, guided by the ancient principle of as-within, so-without. The paths each of us has walked have led us to this moment — and if this moment carries pain, suffering, or discomfort, the adaptive intelligence itself becomes our guide toward health.
Drawing from both western and eastern lineage-based studies, I alchemize these teachings to help patients cultivate a deeper trust in their own bodies — and to walk through life with greater self-compassion, awareness, and empowerment in their health journey.
I have come to understand dis-ease as an innate response to imbalance in the body, a way our life-force seeks to find equilibrium within. My goal with patients is to identify the obstacles that prevent physiological ease (ie. dis-ease), and create a comprehensive treatment plan that can support the body, heart, and mind in restoring harmony on its own terms.
As a board-certified naturopathic doctor and east Asian medicine practitioner, my approach lives at the intersection of neuro-immune, adaptive physiology and eastern medical philosophy. I explore how our internal terrain is shaped by environmental, social, and neural regulatory forces, guided by the ancient principle of as-within, so-without. The paths each of us has walked have led us to this moment — and if this moment carries pain, suffering, or discomfort, the adaptive intelligence itself becomes our guide toward health.
Drawing from both western and eastern lineage-based studies, I alchemize these teachings to help patients cultivate a deeper trust in their own bodies — and to walk through life with greater self-compassion, awareness, and empowerment in their health journey.
I am a board certified naturopathic physician and acupuncturist in the state of Oregon
and a national board certified Chinese Medicine Herbalist.
and a national board certified Chinese Medicine Herbalist.