Dr. Valerie Brown

Integrative Physical Therapist | Yoga Therapist | Reiki Healer III

“The doors to the world of the wild Self are few but precious. If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. ”
— Clarissa Pinkola Estes

My mission is to help you learn to use your body and its inner wisdom to heal, grow, and bloom into your fullest potential. 

Weaving functional medicine and ancient traditions, I provide support that will help you get to the root of what is causing your pain or dis-ease, and help you move through it so you can get back to doing the things that you love. I know how overwhelming and isolating it can feel to struggle with a condition, receive a difficult medical diagnosis, or feel out of alignment with your values or goals.

My integrative approach blends Western and Eastern Medicine, providing a comprehensive and holistic treatment that will catalyze your innate healing powers. Together, we will work in a step-by-step manner to ensure changes are sustainable and bring more joy to your life. In creating your health plan, we will incorporate your goals and current lifestyle so that your treatments and home practices are sustainable and digestible.

I consider myself a life-long learner, and have discovered a passion for helping people connect body, mind and spirit, especially after traumatic or adverse events may have left them feeling disconnected. My education began as a young dancer, where I learned body awareness and the power of sound to affect the tissues and movement. My family taught me the power of love to overcome difficult situations. Growing up in the mountains of Colorado, nature taught me the grace to withstand seasonal changes and harsh conditions. My personal journey has taught me the importance of incorporating creativity, joy, and community into the healing process. My years of clinical experience have taught me the miracle and resilience of the human body and mind. Both of these have shown me the importance of nervous system regulation through movement, stillness, mindset and digestion for to create an environment for healing and liberation from pain and suffering.  

My desire to understand safe, scientifically sound, and natural ways of healing and living in alignment with the Soul’s purpose, led me on an integrative and rigorous course of study. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and my Doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of California, San Francisco. My graduate research focused on harnessing the power of the mind to impact pain, function and self-confidence. I traveled to Indonesia to study Eastern Medicine, where I learned meditation, ayurveda, and yoga. I blend these worlds with an approach called Medical Therapeutic Yoga.

I hold certifications in:

  • Craniosacral Therapy and Somatic Emotional Release

  • Functional Nutritional Therapy

  • Medical Therapeutic Yoga

  • Lifestyle Medicine

  • Hatha Yoga 200 Hr

  • Kundalini Yoga 500 Hr

  • Ayurveda

  • Yoga Nidra

  • Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE)

  • HeartMath for Stress, Anxiety and Self-Regulation

  • Reiki in the Usui lineage and Holy Fire

  • Visceral Manipulation

  • Postural Restoration

I’m forever grateful to my many teachers across the world, formal and informal, for providing me with a depth of wisdom and knowledge regarding healing in both scientific and spiritual realms. I am honored to be an adjunct professor at Pacific University, where I teach guided imagery and integrative health practices to the Doctor of Physical Therapy Students. I value community and love serving the Lighthouse Yoga , Northwest Sound Healing and Ecstatic Dance communities with embodiment and yoga classes, retreats and workshops.

  • “In order to change, people need to become aware of their sensations and the way that their bodies interact with the world around them. Physical self-awareness is the first step in releasing the tyranny of the past.”

    Bessel van der Kolk, MD

  • "The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore, the physician must start from nature, with an open mind."

    – Paracelsus

  • "The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind."

    - Caroline Myss

  • “You can literally re-code your being.... heal (emotional and etheric) trauma; and cure cancer and other illnesses; all through the use of sound frequencies, the harmonic science of the ancients. For sound is vibration, the oscillating motion of molecules in the atmosphere. All dimensions exist in states of vibration.”

    ― Laurence Galian, Beyond Duality: The Art of Transcendence

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