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Andréa Soares
Doctor of Acupuncture ('27)
End-of-Life Specialist
Daoist Death Doula
Chinese Medicine/ Acupuncture
A gentle and powerful technique
to help your body come to balance
and alleviate physical and emotional conditions.
The treatment typically uses very fine needles. The following can complement or replace them, as needed:
-Tui Na medical massage
- Auricular (ear) only treatment for the whole body
- Ear seeds
- Moxibustion (heat)
- Cupping
- Gua Sha (scraping technique)
- Non-insertive needles (only placed on/above the skin)
and other modalities.
End-of-Life Specialist
The Certified End-of-Life specialist is someone who brings a warm companionship with full empathy, an open heart and a calming and stabilizing presence to the individual in their ultimate journey.
I am certified to serve as a companion for individuals at the end of life (medically certified to have 6 months or less to live).
This work can include:
- regular visits,
- having conversations (if possible)
- playing music,
- reading magazines, cards from loved ones, etc.
- meditations
- and other creative ways to engage the person.
This work also helps to put the family at ease that their loved one is being treated with utmost care and respect.
Daoist Death Doula
A deep, heart-centered approach to attending to the process of one's passing.
Includes:
- Working with those near death or actively dying
-Incorporating non-pharmacologic tools such as acupuncture, essential oils, stones, and massage to the care for the dying.
- Focusing on the dying's journey and energetic well-being by respectfully minding the individual's body.
- Supporting spiritual states to relieve fear and anxiety.
- Providing a structure with which the spirit can engage and drive their unique journey.
-Developing care plans that allow patients to pass with peace and dignity.
This work is religious-agnostic: the protocols are based on natural ancient theories of the world (Daoism) connected to Nature. Families from any particular religion or no religion can derive benefit from it.
Note: the picture is from a training session.
For illustrative purposes only.
Academic Background
- B.S. in Communications from USP (Brazil's top University)
- Doctorate in Acupuncture from Pacific College of Health and Sciences (license estimated: 2026). I am also a tutor for Chinese Medicine.
Other highlights:
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2-year Clinical Integration course with Lonny Jarrett. Five-element constitutional diagnosis and a depth view of Chinese physiology all from an integral and developmental perspective, with Shen-Hammer pulse diagnosis.
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8-month Dimensions of the self with Lonny Jarrett.
"To know the Patient, Know Thyself". Among this course's objectives are:
- Learn to distinguish between the voice of conscience, and the dictates of superego.
- Investigate the relationship between the mind, will, ego, and development.
- Understand medicine in a non-dual context.
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Ongoing since 2024: Pulse Diagnosis in the tradition of Shen-Hammer with Tracy Soltesz (Senior Teacher, primary instructor).
The Shen-Hammer Pulse System offers a comprehensive look into a patient’s past and present health history and indicates to the practitioner a potential future trajectory of those health conditions.
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1.5 year The Cosmic Map: Unlocking the Clinical Potential of the Acupuncture Point Names, led by Heiner Fruehauf.
This series is designed to further the lifelong learner’s journey as they deepen their mastery of acupuncture point selections based on the profound information embedded in their classical names.
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5 intensive sessions Applied Channel Theory: Dr. Wang Ju-Yi’s lifetime of curiosity as a clinician and historian culminated in his
development of Applied Channel Theory which revived ancient diagnostic techniques
that he applied clinically to deepen his understanding of channel theory. This approach focuses on Channel Palpation and using fewer needles for very elegant and effective treatments.
Additional interests and courses:
Brain Health, Menopause, Aging, Psychology, Dissection and Philosophy.
