I've always been drawn to the connection between health, healing, and the deeper passages of life. My work is rooted in empathy and presence, shaped not only by my years of training but also by my own experience of profound loss after my daughter's death. I know how much it matters to feel supported and seen during life's hardest transitions, and it's from that place that I offer care - meeting each person with compassion, respect, and steadiness.
~Kirsten Tankersley
Amma Therapist, LMT #23058
Graduate of The Wellspring School for Healing Arts. Amma is a Korean lineage bodywork with a foundation in Classical Chinese Medicine and Wholistic Healthcare. Education in Western and Eastern approaches to health: Chinese Medicine diagnoses, bodywork and acupressure to manipulate Qi, wholistic nutrition, energetics, herbal formulas and supplements, cupping, auricular therapy, meditation, QiGong and Tai Chi.
Professional Herbalist
Completed the Professional Herbalist program through East West School of Planetary Herbology. This reinforced and expanded my Amma Therapy training, including foundations of food therapy, herbal medicine, energetics, assessment of disease, extensive materia medica, formulary, and more.
Death Doula
Comprehensive non-medical lab and death doula training with the Deathwives. Courses teach how to uphold sacred death and dying practices in all cultures around the world.
Reiki Master
Trained as both a Usui Reiki Master and a Holy Fire III Reiki Master.
Lived Experience
First-hand experience with after-death care, including bringing my daughter's body home, lovingly tending to her, and holding her in our care for a week before her aquamation.
Consciousness Exploration Training
Monroe Institute
Bachelor of Science in Social Science
Portland State University
