Kara Miller, LAc, MAcOM, Dipl.CH

Kara has been practicing in the field of Women’s health for nearly two decades including her work as a doula, midwife and acupuncturist. After completing her Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Kara traveled to Nanjing, China for an intensive internship at the China Nanjing International Acupuncture Training Centre in the Gynecology department. She had the opportunity to study under a highly respected senior medical doctor who has been in the field of Women’s Health for over 50 years. Upon returning from China, she returned to Ashland, OR to open Jade Mountain Medicine Acupuncture and Herbal clinic with her husband Jason, a Licensed Acupuncturist, Nutritionist and Applied Kinesiologist.

Acupuncture is the artful insertion of fine needles into the body at specific acupuncture points along the body’s meridians. In most cases, your acupuncturist is utilizing a complete system of diagnosis and treatment employed in the management of human health. In the United States, the practice of Acupuncture includes the methods employed by a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, although licensure and scope of practice varies from state to state. TCM practices include, but are not limited to, “Acupuncture”, which is the insertion of fine needles into the body at specific acupuncture points, moxibustion, cupping, bodywork therapy, botanical medicine, nutritional therapy, diet and lifestyle counseling. Learn more here about Traditional Chinese Medicine from Jade Mountain Medicine, Kara’s practice that she co-directs with her partner, Jason Miller.

I specialize in women’s health and having been attending births for nearly 20 years. While I have had not received formal training in sexual violence I have had the opportunity to navigate many situations with patients as trauma often goes unaddressed until they are in the process of becoming a parent in addition to the survivors of sexual violence with whom I have worked. After attending a birth in which there was an acupuncturist present, I was inspired to pursue my Masters degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, Oregon. My travels to Nanjing, China for an intensive internship at the China Nanjing International Acupuncture Training Centre in the Gynecology department gave me the opportunity to study under a highly respected senior medical doctor who has been in the field of Women’s Health for over 50 years and enhanced my ability to provide support services for women Chinese medicine.