Our Team
Kat Starbird, Licensed Acupuncturist
Education
Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine - Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, 2012
Licensed Acupuncturist National Certification- 160814
DONA Birth Doula, 2012
Intuitive Medicine Practitioner 2012
Women's health specialist, acupuncturist, Chinese medicine herbalist, birth doula and soul growth mentor. Kat’s passion is supporting women in living their best lives. She adores all things mama + baby. She is inspired by educating, empowering and supporting women on their journey of creating the life they desire. You are made to heal and Kat reflects this again and again.
It is her belief that healthcare is a human right and she is always growing and expanding into new ways of sharing medicine and knowledge that empowers women and families to be their own best healers.
“I am a healer archetype. A birth keeper. An intuitive. A healthcare provider. A mama. An adventurer. I believe in birth. I believe in equality & human rights. I believe thoughts turn to things which gives us more power than most are willing to own. I live by that. I believe suffering is a catalyst to profound growth. I believe when you focus on healing, gratitude & living, healing happens, & when you focus on disease & being sick, it does not. I believe in your ability to heal, & in the power of Chinese medicine & in guiding people back to their light & inner being . I am wildly passionate about empowering women & families & offering the resources to create the life you desire. I believe LOVE is the ultimate medicine & the highest vibration. ”
Melissa Keene, Licensed Acupuncturist
Education
M.S. in Traditional Chinese Medicine, American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2007
Licensed Acupuncturist- National Certification: 847282, California :11886
Licensed Massage Therapist (California) 2004 to Present
Birth and Postpartum Doula (DONA), 2005
Master of Intuition Medicine (MIM), 2022
Melissa Keene is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist, Certified Massage Therapist, Energy Medicine Practitioner as well as a Birth and Postpartum Doula.
Melissa has a passion for helping people live a spiritually-connected, emotionally-balanced and physically thriving life. She has helped thousands of patients with a variety of acute or chronic health concerns, ranging from painful conditions such as arthritis, sports injuries, to anxiety, PTSD, addictions, digestive disorders, fertility challenges, pregnancy and postpartum support, hormonal imbalances, menopause, autoimmune disorders, cancer treatment support and palliative care.
Melissa’s goal is to help the individual take charge of their own health, encouraging them not to accept their ailments as “normal”, and so aims to optimize their most basic experiences — and to thrive! She brings to each treatment the gifts of insight and compassion, and strengthens the innate healing power within each of us.
Molly Jacobs, Licensed Massage Therapist
Molly was certified in 2017 after graduating from the Massage program at Central Oregon community college.
Massage is a piece of her passion towards whole-listic health and embodied well-being.
As a facilitator of healing and health, her massage, practice is oriented towards encouraging the body, mind and spirit, and to balance through listening presence and flow. Her work integrates a variety of modalities that are unique to each clients needs. She believes massage is an opportunity to re-connect to our innate intelligence and vitality!
Meg Chmelik, Licensed Naturopathic Doctor
Education
Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine - National University of Natural Medicine, 2020
Oregon & Washington Licensed Naturopathic Doctor
Meg is an Oregon and Washington licensed naturopathic physician. She is a lover of all things relating to holistic wellness, though has a particular passion for working with women. This fulfills her caregiving spirit, and reflects in the comfort, support, and connection that she offers patients.
Her goal is to help uncover the roadblocks, emotional and physical, limiting healing of the heart & body. She does this by truly getting to know her patients, offering workup to investigate root cause, and by using healing modalities such as herbal medicine, homeopathic medicine, craniosacral therapy, and pelvic floor therapy.
Heather Nashelle Collard, Certified Esthetician
Founder of IYELA, Heather Nashelle Collard seamlessly weaves 25 years of beauty industry expertise along with shaping a globally celebrated fashion brand into a vibrant new venture in esthetics: IYELA, named after her daughter, Ireland.
Raised in the unmatched beauty of Alaska and now residing in one of the most sought after destinations, Bend, Oregon, with her 5 children and 6 dogs, Heather effortlessly combines her wealth of fashion and beauty expertise with an authentic love for nature, family, and faith.
As a certified esthetician, Heather is devoted to creating a professional atmosphere, meeting women where they are at and working closely with each client to create space for a peaceful and elevated experience, so that as a woman, they leave feeling pampered, curated and beautiful in their own skin.