IKIGAI WELLNESS
  • About
    • Meet Amy
    • Your First Visit
  • COVID-19
  • Services
  • Rates
  • Connect
    • Quick Reads
    • Patient Portal

Amy Homer-Brown
MBBS, MSOM, LAc

Photo of Amy Homer-Brown
I am a licensed acupuncturist in Portland, Oregon, born and raised on the beautiful island of Barbados. I have always been drawn to the art of medicine and healing and set out to become a doctor since childhood. However, I believed that there was more to medicine than medications and surgery and during my years as a medical student, sought more wholistic practices.

I began my medical career in 2008 as a doctor, obtaining an allopathic medical degree in 2014 in my home country, Barbados. After 12 months of working as a medical intern in a public hospital in Trinidad, I decided to pursue a degree in natural medicine instead of continuing on to a medical residency program. My dream was to pursue and practice a form of medicine that complemented the body’s innate abilities of self-healing, viewed each person as an individual and shared my beliefs in the mind-body connection for healing. It was at NUNM in Portland, OR, where I found my home in Classical Chinese Medicine.

My acupuncture style follows Traditional Japanese techniques which are gentle and incredibly effective. Such techniques include gentle insertive needling, non-insertive needling, moxibustion and gentle bodywork such as sotai, myofascial release and craniosacral therapy. I enjoy working with a diverse patient population with conditions such as chronic illnesses and pain conditions, physical rehabilitation (such as neurological conditions, injury, stroke) and the secondary stress, anxiety and depression that can result.
​
I have chosen not to be a licensed MD in the United States but enjoy using my medical knowledge in understanding my patients from a biomedical perspective, speaking and translating the Western language of medicine, and combining it with my knowledge of East Asian medicine. I am a national board-certified acupuncturist with the NCCAOM and Oregon Medical Board.

Outside of the clinic, I create health journals through GC Journals, enjoy every moment with my growing family and our new baby, and have fun with crafting when time allows.
Education
  • ​Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) - University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill, Barbados
  • Master of Science in Oriental Medicine (MSOM) - National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) Portland, Oregon, USA

Certifications & Training
  • Diplomate of Acupuncture - NCCAOM
  • Craniosacral Therapy - Moving Mountain Institute
  • Integrated Visceral Techniques - Moving Mountain Institute
  • Myofascial Release - Michael McMahon LMT, LAc
  • Shiatsu - Harry King LAc
  • Shonishin (Japanese Pediatric Acupuncture) & Japanese Meridian Therapy - Bob Quinn DAOM, LAc & Daniel Silver LAc
  • Sotai, Yin-Yang Channel Pulsing (aka Qigong Tuina) - Bob Quinn DAOM, LAc
  • Wisdom of Master Nagano Training - Tsuyoshi Shimamura LAc
 Want to hear more from me? Check out this 16 minute video - a gathering of highlights of my chat with a fellow acupuncturist Chris Goddin for his podcast!
Closed-captions available and auto-generated via Youtube.
You can view the full 40 minute podcast video here.
Ikigai Wellness Logo on white background
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

Connect

1820 SW VERMONT ST, SUITE L, PORTLAND, OR 97219
503 308 8676
INFO @ IKIGAIWELLNESSPDX.COM
SCHEDULE

MEDICAL DISCLAIMER

Information provided on this website is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice provided by a licensed healthcare professional. The information on this website is not intended or diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or disease or prescribing medication or other treatment. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Always consult with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking medications, nutritional or herbal supplements, or using any treatment for a health problem. If you suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your physician. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking a professional advice because of something you have read on this website. Information provided on this website and the use of any products or services purchased from our website by you does not create a doctor-patient relationship between you and any of the health providers affiliated with this website. 
© COPYRIGHT IKIGAI WELLNESS 2023. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • About
    • Meet Amy
    • Your First Visit
  • COVID-19
  • Services
  • Rates
  • Connect
    • Quick Reads
    • Patient Portal