Liz Greenhill, LAc., MAcOM, is a trauma-informed acupuncturist, board-certified Chinese herbalist, shiatsu practitioner, artist, writer, educator, consultant, and artist’s assistant. Liz is a graduate of Vassar College, where she studied poetry, art, and filmmaking. Before studying Chinese medicine, she worked as an artist assistant, bookbinder, and printmaker. Liz holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Eastern Oregon University. She began her studies in Eastern Medicine in 2003 and has been practicing in Oregon since 2009. Liz is certified by the Oregon Medical Board, the NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine), and the NADA Detoxification Association. She studied at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in New York City and graduated from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland. Liz is the creator and voice of BODY LAND Metaphor Medicine, an archive of free guided visualizations informed by Surrealist art and Chinese Medicine, which you can access on any podcast app or on her website here. Body Land is a listening experience wherein you practice qi cultivation and get saturated with lyric language and deep imagery such that you feel like you just got acupuncture without the needles.
Liz specializes in pain (physical and emotional) grounding the body and psyche in a sense of belonging and embodiment. Her work is a unique combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shiatsu, medicinal Qi Gong, Subtle Body work, trauma-informed Somatics, and guided visualization. Liz also offers holistic pelvic care with somatic methods and acupuncture specifically for queer and trans folks and for those with post-traumatic stress conditions. Liz has a strong interest in working with artists and creatives and the LGBTQ+ community, and is invested in Anti-Racism training and participating in reparative relationships with communities of culture. Liz has collaborated with the Northwest Narrative Medicine collective, Corporeal Writing, the Portland Underground Graduate School, and various MFA programs, among other institutions and organizations to lead classes and workshops on creativity and embodiment. She has been a licensed acupuncturist since 2009.
Get in touch with Liz if you want to bring wellness centered education or a healing experience to your work group or creative team.
