Muir Ferdun, L.Ac.
The benefits of natural medicine are available to everyone. Infants, kids, adults, and seniors can all benefit. Choosing techniques that are safe, effective and user friendly means we can meet the developmental needs of the child, the pressures of modern life, and the particular demands of an aging body.
Healing happens –and suffering resolves– because together we are able to activate or unveil the forgotten wisdom of your body. My role is less as the “do”-er of the medicine, and more as catalyst for your process: I provide the specific knowledge and focused stimulus to your system (the physical treatment) and the mental work of sifting ideas and opportunities for restoring a healthy and pain free life. Because healing occurs on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels, treatment plans often incorporate goals or exercises to stimulate these areas.
My great joy is working with families and young children, starting from infancy. I help children have the healthiest possible childhood and lay a foundation for lifetime well-being. My work includes children who are struggling with the “normal” illnesses of childhood, as well as those who have a medical or behavioral diagnosis. I help parents to navigate the hazards and pitfalls of raising a family in modern times, and supporting healthy and realistic choices.
In my work with children and families, I seek to engage both the child and caregivers in a treatment plan that all can get excited about. Non-needling techniques are the norm for young children.
I work with a wide variety of adults, including people working with chronic and acute pain, internal symptoms, mysterious conditions, depression and anxiety.
I work with seniors to manage their long-term symptoms and resolve the side effects of medications.
For over 25 years, I have studied a broad range of healing styles to be able to offer the gentlest, most effective modalities to those in need.
My background:
After a degree in Art History, I entered the workforce with an appetite for thoughtful investigation and a low tolerance for boredom. I wandered through careers as a fabric buyer and a management consultant before becoming fascinated with the workings and breakdowns of the human bodymind. Here I found for the first time something deserving of lifelong study.
I began assembling a toolbox of natural healing modalities, with a goal of having the most efficient way to treat a myriad of conditions. I have trained in Therapeutic Yoga, Meditation, East Indian Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Acupuncture and Herbology, and numerous strong and gentle bodywork techniques.
But on the way to filling my toolbox, I came to understand that the modality chosen becomes secondary to the support I can offer as counselor, coach, and confidante. Healers are asked first and foremost to relieve suffering, and this process involves not just treating or prescribing, but a profound ‘being-with’ another person.
My tools:
Acupuncture
Acupressure
Japanese teishin/shonishin
CranioSacral therapy
Therapeutic massage
Yoga/yoga therapy
Practical mindfulness techniques and breathwork
Herbs and supplements
Homeopathy
My training:
Chinese Medicine: MAcOM (Oregon College of Oriental Medicine) 2003. Continuing study in pediatrics, pain, women’s health, and Japanese meridian therapy.
Yoga: Certified Yoga Instructor since 1995 (Erich Schiffmann, Ganga White). Advanced Certification in Therapeutic Yoga (John Friend). Polyvagal informed movement practices. Yoga Tune-up fascial techniques (Jill Miller).
Bodywork: Cranio-Sacral Therapy (Upledger). Osteopathic Functional Methods (Jeffrey Burch). Shiatsu. Thai Massage. QST Autism Qi Gong massage.
Other Training: Mindful Self-Compassion (Kristin Neff). Interpersonal Neurobiology (Daniel Siegel, Rick Hanson). Homeopathy. Lactation Support. Certificate in Ayurveda (Vasant Lad). Neurodivergence/ADHD/ASD.
Muir is in-network with MODA, Regence/BCBS, Providence, Pacific Source, Aetna, Cigna, Healthnet, United Healthcare and is able to bill Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance.