PRACTITIONERS

Kendra Ward, LAc has always been fascinated by healing in other cultures and in addition to her training in traditional Chinese medicine, she has traveled to India, Nepal, and Tibet in order to study traditional Tibetan medicine. Kendra has worked in recovery shelters, hospital units, and free acupuncture clinics.

Kendra has a special interest in womens health and infertility, and focuses her practice on all transitions in a womans life, from the first menstrual cycle to beyond menopause. Kendra completed her acupuncture training at the New England School of Acupuncture in Boston, Massachusetts, the oldest and one of the most progressive acupuncture schools in the country.

Kendra has over 15 years of experience in the fields of natural health and acupuncture, as well as clinical research at the Mind/Body Medical Institute at Harvard University in Boston, MA.

In her free time, Kendra is actively involved in the community of the Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland. She is an avid yoga practitioner, who loves to go trail running with her dogs, hiking with her husband, Igor, and spending time with their children, Selene and Ansel. Some of her other interests include Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging), learning new languages, and gardening.