Alchemical Acupuncture
Pearl District, Portland
Some of what you carry is yours.
Some of it never was.
What if it's been trying to teach you something?
christopher miller, LAc
Services
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Alchemical Sessions
90 minutes. Acupuncture, bodywork, Medical Qigong, I Ching reading, tea and deep listening. Sliding scale $125 • $225 • $325.
For people who have tried to fix the thing and suspect the thing isn't the real problem. -
Tea Ceremony
60-90 minutes. Ceremonial-grade tea as a practice of presence.
Donation-based.
For one to two people willing to sit with something slowly. -
Rites of Passage
Bespoke ceremonies for life’s true thresholds. Grief, marriage, birth, elder-marking, and the crossing that resist category. Begins with a consultation.
For people who are in the middle of something they don't want to let pass unmarked.
Meet Christopher Miller, Licensed Acupuncturist in Portland, Oregon
Over a decade of experience in Alchemical Acupuncture and holistic healing.
I practice on the traditional lands of the Cowlitz, Clackamas, Atfalati, and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. Healing comes from the Earth.
I’ve been practicing in Portland for over twelve years. I came to this work through my own illness, a severe tick-borne disease that the conventional system could not quite hold — and through the gradual discovery that healing, when it is done well, is not just recovery. It is a return to something more fully yourself.
Some people arrive to the office carrying pain that has a name. Others carry something harder to describe. A flatness. A sense of going through motions that used to mean something.
Alchemical Acupuncture works at both registers. The needles land in the body. What moves is larger than the body.
I've practiced in Portland for over a decade, trained in the lineage of J.R. Worsley through Lonny Jarrett and Lorie Eve Dechar. My work draws on Five Element theory, Medical Qigong, Chinese bodywork, and the I Ching. Sessions are ninety minutes. The pace is slow enough to actually listen.
Training & Credentials
Master's in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Five Branches University. Clinical training in China at Zhejiang and Liaoning Chinese Medical Universities. Bachelor's in Biomedical Science, Colorado State University. Specialized training in Five Element and Alchemical Acupuncture with Lonny Jarrett and Lorie Eve Dechar.
Licensed Acupuncturist, Oregon. NCBAHM Diplomate of Oriental Medicine. Medical Qigong Practitioner, International Institute of Medical Qi Gong.
Outside the practice I garden with my wife and son, compose haiku.
I practice outside insurance systems. Not to limit access, but to expand what’s possible in a session.
Sliding Scale:
$125 Solidarity Rate - for those for whom care requires sacrifice.
$225 Sustaining Rate - for those with stable income.
$325 Supporting Rate - for those with means. Each Supporting session funds two scholarship spots monthly.
No income verification. No application. You choose honestly.
Looking for something outside the scope of what I offer? Here's who I trust.
Testimonials
Visit Our Portland Acupuncture Clinic
Miller Acupuncture is conveniently located off of Portland’s Pearl District, easily accessible from downtown Portland, Northwest Portland and surrounding areas.
Serving Portland Metro Area: We welcome patients from throughout the Portland Metro Area, including Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, and Vancouver, Washington.
We occupy the traditional lands of the Indigenous people of the Lower Columbia (including the Cowlitz, Clackamas, Atfalati, and the Confederate Tribes of the Grand Ronde). Healing comes from the Earth. We acknowledge the need for reciprocity, equity, and healing for this land and are committed to healing.
Location:
The Gadsby Building
1306 NW Hoyt Street, Suite 204
Portland, OR 97209
The building entrance is on NW Hoyt between 13th and 14th. Suite 204 is on the second floor.
Parking:
Street parking available on NW Hoyt and surrounding streets.
Frequently Asked Questions about Acupuncture in Portland
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Acupuncture works with patterns. Alchemical Acupuncture works with the person beneath the patterns — the constitutional nature, the elemental story the body has been telling for years. It draws on Five Element theory, the I Ching, Medical Qigong, Jungian and depth psychology, and the understanding that what ails you and what you're becoming are not separate questions. Sessions are ninety minutes because space allows for deep listening.
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Yes. And if your goal is to simply resolve your knee, shoulder, or back pain, there are people better suited to that work, and I'm glad to point you toward them. What I'm interested in is the alchemical undercurrent of the pain. What is your pain asking you? What might it be protecting? If you're curious about that dimension, this is the right room.
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I firmly believe that finances should never prevent anyone from seeking alchemical care. I'm willing to work with you.
Three rates. You choose the one that's honest for you. The Solidarity Rate ($125) is for those for whom care requires real sacrifice. The Sustaining Rate ($225) is for stable income. The Supporting Rate ($325) is for those with means. Each Supporting session funds two scholarship spots monthly. No verification. No application. You choose honestly.
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I begin by listening. Actual conversation. What's present. What's been present for a long time. What brought you here, and what you haven't quite been able to say about it elsewhere. From there, treatment unfolds: acupuncture, bodywork, sometimes Medical Qigong or I Ching consultation, sometimes tea. You'll leave with something to sit with. Most people don't want to drive right away.
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Yes, and I think it's often the right way to work. Alchemical Acupuncture sits well alongside somatic therapy, depth psychology, and integrative medicine. I communicate with other providers when patients want that, and I refer out regularly when someone needs something I'm not the right fit for. Healing rarely happens in one room.
