About the Practitioner:

From India to the Amazon, from Mayan villages to the snow capped Andes, Almine Barton L.Ac., M.Ac.O.M., C.F.T., has journeyed to remote villages around the world to study nutrition, healing and holistic medicine with some of the most well-respected teachers in these fields. This field research — combined with her extensive education and advanced training — has led to her remarkably strong track-record of successfully treating patients with customized holistic approaches.

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Almine Barton, L.Ac., M.Ac.O.M., C.F.T. joins the “Body Balance” team with extensive experience. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Medical Anthropology from Marylhurst University, completing 4 years of extensive medical field research in India, Peru, Central America, Europe, and the Amazon.

She then proceeded to complete a one-year medical cadaver dissection program at Portland State University, before entering into a 4-year Master’s degree program in Acupuncture and Oriental medicine from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.

After completing over 3,000 hours of advanced academic study and a one-year patient internship, under the auspices of Chinese physicians, Almine began her practice in Portland, specializing in gastrointestinal disorders and Sports Medicine.

Almine has also received advanced education and training at the Acoustical Brain Research Institute, researching the effects sound has on brain wave patterns, under the tutelage of Tom Kenyan, M.A., author of “Brain States.”

Certified by the International Sports Sciences Association in personal fitness training, Almine blends the best of western physiology and bio-mechanics, with centuries old eastern martial arts protocols for athletic enhancement and injury rehabilitation.

Almine is an active professional dancer, “Schwinn™” indoor cycling instructor, teaches mat (and aquatic) Pilates, water aerobics, rebounding, “CARDIOLATES™,” Boot Camp Circuit Training, various forms of dance , and Interval Drill classes, at the “Southwest Community Center” and “Riverplace Athletic Club .” She’s also certified in “Moms In Motion™” to work with pre- and post-partum fitness clients.

Almine has taught nutrition and herbal medicine at the college-level for Portland Community College, the Australasian College of Health Sciences, and Portland State University.

Call today to book an appointment for personal training or acupuncture at: (503) 756-5602

Certification

Almine has her state licensure in Acupuncture from the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners, and she is board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Teaching & Community Experience

Almine is a sought-after guest teacher and lecturer throughout the Pacific Northwest, including:

  • Current Adjunct teaching faculty at The Australasian College of Health Sciences, Portland, Oregon
  • Portland State University, guest lecturer for the "Indigenous Science" course, on the topic of "The Medical Anthropological Basis for Plant Medicine."
  • Portland Community College, guest lecturer for the "Shamanism" course, on the topic of "Shamanism and Medical Anthropology."
  • Global Sciences Foundation, Denver, Colorado, guest lecturer on the topic of "Medical Herbalism."
  • Portland Community College, guest lecturer for the "Women's Studies" course, on the topic of "Mayan Medicine and Women's Health Care."
  • Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, teaching assistant for the "Medical History" course.
  • Spiritual Journeys (conference for health care professionals), guest lecturer on such topics as "Nutrition and the Mind," "Chinese Medicine" and "The Origins of Homeopathy."

Field Research Snapshot

  • India, 1994, 1997. Field Research Topic: Ayurvedic Medicine
  • Peru, 1997, 2001. Field Research Topic: Peruvian Shamanistic Medical Methods and Herbalism
  • Upper Amazon Basin, 2001. Field Research Topic: Amazonian Shamanistic Medical Practices and Herbalism
  • Yucatan, Mexico, 1997. Field Research Topic: Mayan Medical Practices and Herbalism
  • Belize, Central America, 1997, 2001. Field Research Topic: Gynecological Practices of Mayan Medicine
  • England and Germany, 1995, 1998. Field Research Topic: Spagyrics, Homeopathy, and the Roots of Homeopathic Medicine