Wandering Rivers Wellness - Dr. Kat Brady, LAc.

07/09/2024

LAc and LMT friends! Quest Center for Integrative Health is looking for substitute acupuncturists and a massage therapist!

04/10/2024

Are you a Reiki practitioner in the Portland area interested in learning the basics of Chinese medical theory and how to apply it to your Reiki practice?

Please take a moment to fill out this poll I'm running to determine interest and availability for such a course.

About my intentions for this class:

Back when I was first learning Reiki, many years ago, I would often dwell on the nature of Reiki and how it related to another concept I had heard about called Qi or Ki. Reiki had been taught to me as "universal life force energy" while Qi had been described as our "personal life force." I wanted to know how Qi was related to how our bodies, minds, and spirits manifested health and disease and how Reiki practitioners could interact with Qi to bring a person into a state of balance. I wanted to know how Qi flowed through our bodies and most importantly where our Qi ended and Reiki began.

All of these questions eventually brought me to my doctoral studies in Chinese medicine and acupuncture where I was given these answers and introduced to so much more. While I no longer see clients for Reiki treatments, Reiki is imbued in everything I do as a licensed acupuncturist and herbal healer. I am now ready to share a project with the world that has been on my mind for some time.

I am excited to announce my new workshop: Chinese Medicine for Reiki Practitioners

This workshop will be rooted in Daoist wisdom and Qigong practice as I explore the basics of key concepts from Chinese medicine in a way that will help to expand and deepen your Reiki practice. Topics will include the polarity of Yin and Yang, the functions and movements of Qi and other vital substances in our body, and the wisdom of the 5-elemental phases, the 12-primary organs, 12-primary and 8-extraordinary channels, the causes of disease in Chinese medicine, and the art of diagnosis and developing treatment strategies. I will also share techniques I have learned from the practice of Qigong that can be employed in Reiki treatments to be very intentional with how we interact with someone's Qi as well as practice time.

Hello! We are soon going to schedule a Chinese Medicine for Reiki Practitioners intensive workshop with Dr. Kat Brady, LAc. This workshop will be open to all certified Reiki Practitioners. If you are interested in joining, please fill out our scheduling survey below. "This workshop will be rooted in...

04/04/2024

It's my birthday month and as a present to all of you I'll be offering a 34% discount for all services!

If you've been interested in Acupuncture, herbal medicine, or an I Ching divination this is a great time to book an appointment!

Book now: firebird.as.me/kat

03/13/2024

In my own clinical experience I have seen numerous times that acupuncture was able to reverse or manage peripheral neuropathy from a variety of causes. Grateful to the Acupuncture Now Foundation for rais8ng awareness of this!

"BR: The looming rise in diabetes cases, projected to reach 39.7 million adults in the U.S. by 2030,1 underscores the future challenge of peripheral neuropathy (PN). And that figure doesn’t include chemo-induced and idiopathic peripheral neuropathies.

MB: Exactly. The diabetes epidemic is also causing a PN epidemic, as 30% of all diabetics and 50% of diabetics over 65 develop PN. Add to that chemotherapy and HIV/AIDS PN and then the millions of unknown origin or idiopathic PN sufferers, and the numbers are startling. These are all referred to as stocking-and-glove PN, as the lower legs and hands are where the pain and numbness mainly take place.

And there is no cure? No. There are some drugs that give limited relief for PN pain, but none that can reverse the nerve damage associated with PN that not only causes pain, but many other symptoms, especially the numbness that is the main factor behind complications like foot sores in diabetics.

Tell me about your experiences treating PN. I had been treating PN since the 1980s with good success. Even though I am an intuitive acupuncturist who finds points by feel, I was finding the same points on different PN patients. I eventually developed a five-point formula for treating PN in the feet and three-point formula for treating PN in the hands, achieving 80-plus percent success rates. When I decided to put together an online course to teach my protocols, I did a review of the research on acupuncture for PN and was amazed by what I found. That’s when the idea of the Acupuncture Now Foundation (ANF) mounting a campaign to increase awareness that acupuncture is the best treatment for PN was born."

Author’s Note: I recently sat down with Matthew Bauer, who has been in practice since 1986. He is the president of the Acupuncture Now Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating people about the benefits of acupuncture; and author of the book Making Acupuncture Pay: Real-World Ad...

03/09/2024

Hi all!
I'm currently running a poll to survey for interest in both online and in-person Qigong classes.
Please take a moment to fill it out.

https://forms.gle/aagMf47j3BScnqCC7

Thank you!

With the closing of the amazing Earth Space PDX, in-person Qigong classes from Firebird and Dr. Kat Brady are currently on hold until we can find a new location. Qigong is best when connecting with others and so expect in-person classes to return soon. In the meantime we are planning a series of onl...

03/09/2024

I have extended my clinic hours into the afternoon to 3pm on Wednesdays and 2pm on Saturdays!

Schedule your appointment today for a gentle acupuncture treatment or herbal consultation. Chinese medicine works to bring your body in balance or homeostasis so that you feel like your best self in mind, body, and spirit!

I offer a variety of services all at sliding scale rates. I also have a 30% BIPOC discount for all my services.

Schedule an appointment today or reach out if you have any questions!

Schedule:
Firebird.as.me/kat

03/04/2024

I offer gentle acupuncture & Chinese medical services that seek to meet you where you are with treatments crafted specifically for your needs.

I offer a variety of services at sliding scale prices, including Chinese medical treatment sessions that include acupuncture, herbal medicine recommendations, and body work, as well as short Japanese style sessions and dedicated herbal consultations. Please ask if you have any questions about these services.

Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are able to assist you with a large variety of health concerns, including chronic or acute pain, digestive issues, emotional distress and stress, headaches, respiratory issues, and so much more. Chinese medicine seeks to bring balance to your body, mind, and spirit to enable your bodies natural healing functions to flourish.

Treatments are available in SE Portland on Wednesday and Saturday morning by appointment. Other times are potentially available by request. Home visits are available upon request and with a reasonable fee for travel.

I would love to assist you on your healing journey.

Learn more or book an appointment today:
Firebird.as.me/kat