About Lindsey…
Welcome to Instinctual Health! I’m Lindsey Pope. My mission is to help people have uneventful periods! Hormonal and menstrual problems are frustrating and tend to suck the joy out of life. I lived this first-hand for many years! It wasn’t until I began to incorporate more natural remedies and some radical self care that my relationship to my cycle shifted and I was able to function every day of the month. I’m passionate about helping other people do the same.
Some other things about me!
- I’m a queer, entrepreneur, seeker, healer sort who loves the woo magic and the science. My bookshelf holds mostly personal growth and mystical poetry books combined with a variety of East-Asian medicine, anatomy and nutrition books.
- According to Vedic astrology, it’s in my best interest to practice alternate nostril breathing every day.
- I’m an enneagram 9, Aries sun, Gemini moon, and Virgo rising.
- An unpaid psychic encounter confirmed this path of acupuncture and healing work while I was bartending one night many years ago.
- I refuse to exercise if I don’t enjoy the activity or consume any type of “health food” that tastes like cardboard.
- Most people say I have grounded energy, am an excellent listener and care deeply about the world around me. I love animals with fur (sorry reptiles) and spend an hour most days bathing in the forest.
I recognize that I am borrowing this medicine from a long lineage of brilliant Chinese and Japanese teachers who have paved the way. It is an honor and privilege to practice Japanese style acupuncture and I’m truly grateful to share this with you.
Certifications, Degrees and License:
Licensed by Oregon Medical Board
Board Certified from National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Masters in Nutrition, National University of Natural Medicine
Masters in Oriental Medicine, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
Certified in Toyohari and Japanese Meridian Therapy
Certified in Shonishin (Pediatric acupuncture)
Member of Acupuncturists Without Borders
Level 1 Fundamentals Training, Co-Active Coaching