There are two thresholds in a human life that ask everything of us: the moment we arrive, and the moment we leave. For over a decade, I have had the privilege of standing at both.

As a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, I spent the first years of my practice shepherding life in — supporting women through fertility, pregnancy, loss, and the tender terrain of early motherhood. Something has since called me toward the other threshold, toward hospice and palliative care, toward the practice of accompanying people and their families through dying with the same dignity, presence, and care.

I'm Dr. Courtney Reiman. My work sits at the intersection of East Asian medicine, sound healing, and the sensory arts — a coherent approach to healing at life's most significant transitions. I bring over a decade of clinical practice, more than 5,000 hours of training in Chinese medicine theory, acupuncture, herbology, qi gong, tai chi and nutrition — including study at Zhejiang Medical University in Hangzhou, China — and a former life as co-founder and Chief of Clinical Operations of a women's health startup.

My earlier background spans dancing as a professional ballerina, serving as a cultural liaison for the Japanese and Washington State governments, and working across private, public, and nonprofit sectors in health, arts, and international affairs. Finding common ground and translating across disciplines, cultures, and individuals has always been at the heart of what I care about.

I write about embodied practice, cultural translation, and the intelligence we keep forgetting to trust through The Deeper Fluency..