Your Healing Team
Meet Dana & David
Dana
Dana is a Oregon & California Licensed Acupuncturist & herbalist.
While she comes from a family of Allopathic Medical Doctors, Dana was drawn to investigate medicine that is connected in its roots to nature’s wisdom, with science as its ally. She has over 20 years experience with mind/body medicine as a therapeutic massage therapist, and then in 2003 deepened her studies in Chinese Medicine. Dana believes in the importance of Integrative Medicine and is happy to be a part of this newly emerging and accepted medical field.
Her areas of specialization include, stress reduction, women's health, back and neck pain, disc injuries, neurological conditions, regenerative medicine, gynecological disorders, peri and menopausal support, digestive conditions, anxiety, depression, insomnia, lifestyle modifications and food as medicine. Dana has recently added death midwifery offerings and grief support to her work.
David and Dana met in 2001 in acupuncture school. Both of them turned to a new career in the healing arts and began a deep friendship rooted in learning and studying Chinese medicine together. Throughout that time, they stepped into more seeking of Root paths - Dana studying Yoga and David learning Shamanism with the 4 winds society. Still friends, they took a life-changing pilgrimage to Peru when graduating, learning Andean traditions and practices from the mountains and learning with the Qero the indigenous people of the high Andes Mountains.
After many years of deep friendship David and Dana took the next step and became husband and wife opening practice for over 10 years. They had a practice based in Beverly Hill areas and vicinity with offering house calls and and expansion of services in Energy Medicine. Together they were called to live in Bend, Oregon at the base of the beautiful Cascade Mountains, called by nature to love in peace and harmony among the mountains, trees and river.
They share a passion to listen, assimilate and educate the work that is needed with their clients. They often fill in one anothers holes and help each other see beyond what we would see on our own
ACUPUNCTURIST, HERBALIST, MASSAGE THERAPIST
Dana studied Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine at Emperors College of Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, and Therapeutic massage at the Swedish Institute in New York City; this 6 year education provided an integral vision of the holistic body and its many layers. At the same time she became certified as a yoga instructor learning even more about the subtle bodies – the energetic, emotional, and spiritual layers.
Dana has completed three journeys to Peru and into the indigenous Shamanic traditions of the Andes. These have led her to the Pnuema System of Education. She is currently immersed in a deep study of the mystical traditions of the earth, which informs her work within medicine as well as the human being whom she is on a moment to moment basis on many levels.
ACUPUNCTURIST, SHAMANIC MEDICINE PRACTITIONER, MASSAGE THERAPIST
David
David believes we are all on our individual healing journey. One of his great strengths is with the ability to meet you where you are at on your journey and help facilitate you moving forward, powerfully to the next level of your healing.
Combining the ancient healing traditions of China, Peru and bodywork and Essential Oils, he facilitates a unique, graceful and powerful healing experience. His ability to blend all of these modalities will nourish your mind, body and spirit like nothing you’ve experienced before.
David has a Masters Degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Emperor's College in Santa Monica, CA. Additionally; he has studied the traditional medicine of the America's, with the Four Winds Society and completed their Healing the Light Body Program. IPSB Massage Program.
"David Watts, Shamanic Body Work, and Acupuncture. Brother, thank you so much for sharing your healing gifts. I'm feeling so much energetic flow through the whole right side of my body. For real, combining Acupuncture, Cupping, Body Work, and Shamanic Clearing is BRILLIANT! Like the 4 directions, the session was a total journey. Deep gratitude holy brother."
— J.B. Client Of David