Opal Center — Holistic medicine practitioner in Portland, OR
Address1001 SE Water Ave OR, Portland, OR 97214
Phone+1971-254-5550
Websiteamiopal.com
Ami Opal is a licensed naturopathic physician and healer in Portland, Oregon, specializing in "healing from the inside out." With over two decades of experience, she integrates bodywork and spiritual healing, drawing on the body's innate wisdom. Her practice encompasses functional body layers, spiritual dimensions, and the continuum between them. Ami utilizes modalities such as tea ceremony, bodywork, shamanic healing, spiritual renewal, plant medicines, and prayer. She aims to create a grounded space for emotional release and energy flow, helping clients access their lineage, power, creativity, belonging, and joy. Ami also offers trainings for licensed practitioners, with upcoming advanced classes in ancestral healing and energy hygiene.
Best for
- Individuals seeking holistic healing
- Practitioners seeking advanced training
- Clients interested in ancestral and spiritual work
| Key services | In-person individual sessions, Bodywork, Tea ceremony, Shamanic healing, Spiritual renewal, Plant medicines |
| Tags | naturopathic physician, healer, bodywork, spiritual healing, shamanic healing, tea ceremony, plant medicine, ancestral healing, portland oregon, holistic medicine |
Reviews on Google5.0 · 2 reviews
Ami Opal skillfully blends physical, structural bodywork with energetic/emotional level healing. Every time I leave, walking feels different, more spacious. I've had three treatments with Ami so far. She is booked out a couple months but worth the wait. To top it off, she bills my insurance under her naturopathic license - but I would gladly pay out of pocket for it if I didn't have insurance coverage.
Marvelous healer and practitioner with excellent knowledge and deep intuitive insight. I can't recommend her work enough.
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