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For Practitioners Who Know Healing Is Presence First.

The Embodied Wellness Studio is a space devoted to deep, nervous-system–informed care for women—where ancient medicine, modern science, and present-moment awareness meet.

We are growing slowly and intentionally.

We are not hiring just to fill space. We are inviting in the right practitioners.

Acupuncturists who are interested in learning Applied Somatic Medicine are especially encouraged to reach out.

As we continue to expand, we are also open to conversations with massage therapists, naturopaths, and other complementary practitioners whose work aligns with our approach.

Presence as Medicine

At The Embodied Wellness Studio, mindfulness is not an add‑on.

You practice presence—not just personally, but clinically.

You approach each treatment as:

A meditation
A nervous system conversation
An opportunity to practice present-awareness through your hands, your listening, and your pacing

You understand that your internal state matters just as much as your technique—and you take responsibility for cultivating steadiness, curiosity, and attunement before and during every session.

You Might Be a Beautiful Fit Here If…

You are grounded, joyful, and professionally embodied.
You believe healing happens with the body, not to it.

You may be an acupuncturist or massage therapist, but your work has always extended beyond a single modality. You are deeply interested in how stress, trauma, emotions, digestion, hormones, sleep, and the nervous system shape both health and lived experience—especially for women.

You think in systems. You listen for patterns.
You are endlessly curious about what the body is communicating.

A Nervous‑System–Fluent Clinician

You are well versed in—or actively studying—the intersection of trauma, psychology, and physiology. Frameworks such as Bessel van der Kolk, Peter Levine, Gabor Maté, Internal Family Systems, and related somatic approaches feel familiar and meaningful to you.

You may also resonate with contemplative and nondual teachings from Byron Katie, Ram Dass, Michael Singer, Eckhart Tolle, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, or Gangaji—not as philosophy alone, but as lived inquiry.

You value self-awareness as a clinical skill.

Your Body Is One of Your Teachers

You have had a sincere, sustained personal practice in yoga, tai chi, qigong, meditation, or other embodied contemplative traditions. Even if your practice now looks informal, it lives in your nervous system and informs how you touch, track, and respond.

You’ve likely been told—many times—that you are exceptional with your hands. That people feel safer, calmer, and more at home in their bodies after working with you.

You may have training in, or strong curiosity about:

Trauma Release Exercises (TRE)
Medical qigong
Craniosacral therapy
Myofascial release
Visceral manipulation
Maya abdominal massage
Or related somatic modalities

You don’t need to have all of these.
You do need to love learning.

You Love Plants, Food, and the Intelligence of Nature

You are deeply interested in personalized nutrition, herbal medicine, and lifestyle medicine. Ayurveda likely informs how you think about balance, digestion, and constitution—and you may even enjoy exploring older frameworks like the Greek humors.

At the same time, you are science‑literate and science‑curious. You stay up to date on research related to stress physiology, neuroscience, gut health, sleep, inflammation, and psychoneuroimmunology. You enjoy exploring where ancient wisdom and modern science overlap—and you are discerning when they don’t.

You are thoughtful, flexible, and not dogmatic.

An Additional (or Parallel) Pathway: Esthetic & Cosmetic Medicine

We are also open to welcoming the same practitioner—or an additional practitioner—who feels called to the esthetic side of medicine, approached through a deeply holistic lens.

How You Work With People

You are emotionally mature, warm, and professional.
You honor beginner’s mind in every patient encounter.

You communicate clearly and kindly—with patients and colleagues. You value collaboration, feedback, and shared learning.

You may be curious about education or marketing (a bonus), but more importantly, you are open to networking and community connection. Ideally, you may already have some patients of your own—but you’re relieved by the idea of focusing on patient care rather than running an entire business.

The Practical Details

15–20 hours per week
Begin as an independent contractor during a trial/training period
Opportunity to transition into a part‑time employee role
Includes mentorship, clinical collaboration, and ongoing education

We are building something sustainable, soulful, and rooted in integrity.

Our Values

These are not aspirations.
They are how we practice—every day.

Presence Is Primary
We treat presence as a clinical skill. Our attention, pacing, and internal state shape every outcome.

The Nervous System Leads
We understand that regulation precedes change. We work with the nervous system first, trusting that symptoms soften when safety is restored.

Curiosity Over Certainty
We value inquiry more than answers. We remain flexible, humble, and open to being wrong.

Both Ancient and Evidence-Based
We honor traditional medicine while staying grounded in modern science. We are discerning, not dogmatic.

Healing Is Relational
Change happens in connection—through attuned touch, deep listening, and respectful collaboration.

Beginner’s Mind
Each patient, each session, each moment is new. We release assumptions and meet what is actually here.

Depth Over Performance
We are not interested in impressing. We are interested in effectiveness, integrity, and long-term change.

Growth Is Ongoing
We expect to keep learning—clinically, personally, and collectively. Stagnation is not part of our culture.

Care for the Caregiver
We value sustainability. Burnout helps no one.

Aren’t sure if you’re “qualified”?

If you don’t check every box—but reading this made you feel recognized—please reach out.

We are not looking for perfection.
We are looking for presence, curiosity, nervous-system intelligence, and devotion to growth.

A Final Note

If reading this feels like relief, excitement, or maybe even a little anxious anticipation—you are likely aligned.

If it feels frustrating, restrictive, or unnecessary, this is probably not your place.

Both are okay.

How to Reach Out

If this feels aligned, we’d love to hear from you. Please send an email to info@EmbodiedWellness.Studio and include:

“I’m interested in joining the Embodied team” as your subject
A brief introduction
Your resume, licensure, and training background
What draws you to this work
What you feel called to grow into next

We’re eager to meet the practitioner(s) who feel excited about this invitation.

The Embodied Wellness Studio

Acupuncture in Tigard, Oregon — Somatic Medicine for Women’s Stress, Pain & Hormonal Health