Donica Schmidt Acupuncture

11385 Southwest Scholls Ferry Road Beaverton, OR, 97008 United States

503-524-9040

DS Acupuncture in Portland, Oregon offers the following Traditional Chinese Medicine services to treat a variety of ailments: acupuncture, cupping, moxa, tuina, herbs and formulas, guasha, nutritional counseling, electrical stimulation, and qi gong.

Donica Schmidt (L.Ac., Dipl. Ac., MATCM) is the founder and owner of DS Acupuncture.  She received with honors a Masters of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine from Yo San University in California.  Shortly after, she moved to Portland to continue practicing.  Before this, she graduated with a BFA in Dance through California State University, Long Beach.  Movement of the body lead her curiosity to yoga.  She received her 200-hour Yoga Certification in 2008 and has been practicing and teaching yoga ever since.  She has also invested time studying other forms of physical healing through Thai Yoga Massage and the MELT Method.  As well as various forms of Tai Chi.

"I believe, if the body can feel so good after big movement such as yoga, dance or anything physical, then there must be small movement that when shifted the correct way can make a person feel just as good, if not better.  That's what acupuncture does, supports a natural flow of movement in the body to help it work with better function."

Donica Schmidt, LAc, Dipl. O.M., MATCM, C.SMA

Attracted to dance from a young age, I’ve always had a passion to move. I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance at California State University, Long Beach, where my education was largely in body mechanics and healthy movement performance. I was introduced to yoga at age 22 which began my studies in Eastern philosophy. A couple years later I witnessed acupuncture and Chinese Medicine change my mom’s life. She had been living with chronic pain and western medication was not working anymore. Acupuncture, along with massage and mobility exercises, gave her sustainable improvement and enhanced her quality of life.

I received a master’s degree in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine including the study of qi gong, meridian theory, herbs, cupping, tuina massage, guasha, and nutrition. My doors opened in Portland, Oregon in 2016, with the intention to care for my community and assist them to pain-free living through education and treatment of the subtle body. I became a Certified Sports Medicine Acupuncture Specialist in 2023. I have also spent time learning Thai Yoga Massage, the MELT Method, Qi Gong, and trauma-informed yoga with Living Yoga.

"Acupuncture is much like dance in that they both support a natural flow of movement in the body to help it work with better function."