COMMUNITY WELLNESS
Collective healing is preventative medicine
The way to health, individually and collectively, is in need of reimagining. Let acupuncture, in a group format, be the catalyst for change .
Group acupuncture in myriad settings offers relief and creates community healing opportunities
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Community Acupuncture
1:1 acupuncture în shared space makes it accessible financially and builds off the group energy.
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Group Therapy + Acupuncture
Acupuncture adds deep relaxation and attention to somatics in a group therapy setting
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Team Building/Healing + Group Acupuncture
Workplaces, conferences and retreats can all benefit from the calming experience of group acupuncture.
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Group Acupuncture for Affinity Groups
Chronic pain sufferers, menopausal women, grief, prenatal and postnatal groups can share and heal together.
What We Bring to the Community
Collaborative Mindset
We connect with needs, goals and dreams of the communities we work with and in. We also tend to the individual’s health, making sure they are safe and ready to receive acupuncture.
Acupuncture
We bring the needles (sterile, stainless steel, hair-thin) and the know-how to make the group experience as relaxing as possible.
Teaching and Group Facilitation
Laura has been teaching and in group facilitation for over 25 years. She has led retreats, taught at conferences and workshops, teaches weekly movement classes (qi gong and yoga) to different general and affinity groups such as robotics clubs, therapy groups, menopause classes and more. She is adaptable to needs of groups and is happy to devote time in group sessions to teaching about Chinese medicine philosophy, leading and practicing meditation, qi gong, yoga, and aromatherapy.
Joy, Purpose and Big Vision
Laura’s purpose is to bring joy and pain relief to as many as possible. This joy is palpable in how much fun she has creating and working in a group format. While she may have a proclivity of Mom jokes, the enthusiasm is infectious.
Laura also dreams that a collaborative and group oriented healthcare model might be able to make healthcare in general more effective and financially accessible. Acupuncture is a low cost, minimally invasive treatment that is easy to facilitate in a group format.
Connect with Community Care
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Community Acupuncture
Join Laura at Prema Yoga Milwaukie for Community Acupuncture 2 Wednesdays a month.
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Group Acu + Team
Whether you’re a work place or a group facilitator, let’s make an acupuncture experience that builds a community and heals the individual.
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Community Care and Beyond
Got big ideas for transforming the healthcare system? Acupuncture might be the piece of the puzzle you were missing.
“Her yoga classes are inclusive, friendly, and most of all, adaptive to her students’ needs.”
Laura is amazing! I was hesitant to try yoga because I had major ankle surgery just 3 years ago and the joint can still be painful. However, once Laura found out she Immediately started looking into ways to adapt poses to take the strain off my injury. Her yoga classes are inclusive, friendly, and most of all, adaptive to her students’ needs.
Katy L, GOOGLE REVIEW
THE FOUNDER
Laura Goff
Acupuncturist,
Teacher and Visionay
Laura is a holistic medicine practitioner passionate about being present with patients, ushering them through life changes and developing individualized and community care programs to facilitate physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual healing. She brings her clinical pearls into the treatment room and classroom.
Laura is practicing at Whitney Green Acupuncture in Tigard, Oregon and she is teaching yoga and offering community acupuncture at Prema Yoga Milwaukie,
Laura is a Licensed Acupuncturist (LAc) and board-certified Chinese Herbalist and received her Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAcOM) from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in 2008. Laura completed her undergraduate studies in 1996 at the University of Pennsylvania. She enjoys studying methods of treatment that are strongly attuned to the physical body and those that are deeply immersed in the spiritual and emotional aspects of healing. Laura is honored to have been named to the Portland Top Docs for 2024 and 2026. Laura is very fortunate to live and practice in the Pacific Northwest with so many healer teachers. Listed below are the practitioners and areas of study that have influenced her the most.
Acupuncture & Bodywork
Aroma Point Therapy (2018-2024) with Tiffany Carole, LAc
Sports Medicine Acupuncture (2015-2018) with Matt Callison, LAc
Five Element Acupuncture (2006-2015) with David Berkshire, LAc
Sotai and Japanese Meridian therapy with Robert Quinn, LAc, DAOM (2007-2019)
Traditional Chinese Medicine (2005-2008) with Dr. Hong Jin, LAc, DAOM, Dr. Yufang Xue, LAc, and Dr. Lili Zheng, LAc, DAOM
Zen Shiatsu (2005-2008) with Xavier Preciado, LMT and Elizabeth Hazzard, LMT, LAc
Energy Work
Mesa Carrier Training (2020-2023) with Puma Fredy Quispe Singona. Laura is a Kuntur, Puma and Pukara Mesa Carrier
Emerging LightWorker Moon Circle with Shayne Case and Corrina Porterfield, LMT
Ling Gui Qi Gong method (2006-2008, 2023-2025) with Madame Liu He. Laura is certified to teach One Thousand Hands Buddha Qi Gong.
Turtle Longevity Qi Gong with Roger Batchelor, LAc, DAOM (2005-2006 and 2019-2020)
Movement
Internship at Paxson Yoga Center with Hope Fyfield, PT (2021)
Alignment Based Yoga (ABY) (2019) with Rachel Lundberg of Lundberg Yoga School, 200 hour program with an ABY Specialist Level 1 certification.
Anatomy Awareness in Yoga with Julie Gudmestad, PT (2019).
Connect with Laura
“What I appreciate most about Laura is how much she genuinely cares—she’s even helped me find local resources as a new mom, which has been a lifesaver. .”
I’ve been seeing Laura throughout my postpartum, and it’s made a huge difference for me. Her acupuncture sessions are not only relaxing but have really helped me feel more balanced physically and emotionally. She also incorporates aromatherapy, which I didn’t know I needed, but it’s been amazing in helping me unwind. What I appreciate most about Laura is how much she genuinely cares—she’s even helped me find local resources as a new mom, which has been a lifesaver. I highly recommend her to anyone, especially new moms looking for extra support.
LAURA, GOOGLE REVIEW
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