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LIANA

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ABOUT

I am a practitioner of Chinese medicine, a ceremonialist rooted in Shipibo healing traditions, and a guide for individuals, couples, and communities moving through profound personal, ancestral, and relational transformation. My work arises at  the meeting place of body, spirit, lineage, and lived experience — weaving clinical skill, plant wisdom, sacred union, somatic presence, and earth-guided leadership.

I am also the author of The Tao of Noya Rao.  Written during a formative chapter of my path, the book reflects questions and insights that continue to ripple through my work.  While the ways I guide have deepened and shifted over time, the book remains a meaningful touchstone for those who resonate with its themes of healing, lineage, remembrance, and embodied transformation.

Reach Out
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MY LINEAGES

Chinese Medicine Lineage

  • Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist in clinical practice since 2013

  • Trained in Classical Chinese Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, Five Element Theory, and Advanced Esoteric Acupuncture

  • Specialize in personalized acupuncture and herbal treatments for healing of complex trauma involving body, mind, spirit, and emotions, nervous system regulation, and transformation of ancestral patterns

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Shipibo & Plant Medicine Lineages

  • Dieta-trained within several Shipibo lineages

  • Ongoing apprenticeship shaped by Shipibo Maestras/os and the plants themselves

  • Icaros and vibrational healing inform my ceremonial work

  • Ceremony rooted in reciprocity and integrity

Relational, Somatic & Leadership Pathways

  • Co-founder of Changemakers

  • Guide for relational repair, truth-telling, and leadership integrity

  • Devotion to healing what lives between people, not only within individuals

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What I bring to my work …

  • Clinical precision + intuitive knowing

  • Somatic tracking and nervous system healing

  • Sacred union principles and relational depth

  • Trauma-informed ceremonial space-holding

  • Sound healing and vocal transmission

  • Ancestral healing and lineage repair

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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Healing is relational.

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The body holds the map.

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Ceremony is remembrance.

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Sacred union is a path.

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Ancestral healing is cellular.

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Leadership is energetic.

RECIPROCITY

10% of proceeds from select offerings, including Changemakers, support:

~ Shipibo teachers and communities

~ Land-based regenerative work

~ Local healing organizations

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Professional Background

  • Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist with thousands of clinical hours

  • Extensive Apprenticeship with Shipibo tribe as an initiated facilitator of ceremony

  • Co-founder of Changemakers Retreat

  • Former government service in the field of humanitarian and refugee assistance and policy

** Some relational and leadership offerings are co-held with my husband Brad, whose background appears on the Changemakers page.

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My Journey

My work arises through listening ~ to the body, to lineage, to the land, and to the plants who guided me through dieta. Motherhood and sacred union remain central teachers. My offerings reflect this tapestry of lineage, experience, and devotion.