About Lisa Hanfileti, LAc
Lisa Hanfileti, LAc
Life has given us new challenges to face. And that's okay! Because if we're facing them, that means we are still here to learn, help one another and keep sharing that vital spark that lives in each one of us. Can you relate?
After Peter retired in 2020 I kept Points of Origin open through 2023 and then I also decided to stop practicing. It was a tough decision but I was lucky to have a skills in helping my colleagues with their websites andonline marketing so I turned my attention to building a different kind of business.
I'm still very much connected to health and healing and continue to provide support to former patients (a.k.a. Points of Origin "Alumni")!
My Boring Yet Revealing Resume
N.B. (remember Latin? Haha...) I just wanted to get your attention so I could apologize for the formality of this Resume section. It's all legit and everything but it's written in 3rd person, which feels strange. But maybe it's so you can read it to your friends. Like this for instance, "hey I found this fun acupuncturist! Her name is Lisa Hanfileti and...." read it to your friends from there. Okay, I know it's a stretch! Here's a better option, skip down to the "From Acupuncture Skeptic To Believer and Beyond" page and read THAT to your friends! It's more exciting and so much more revealing. Either way... I'm here for you! Enjoy! 
Lisa Hanfileti is a Licensed Acupuncturist (LAc) and East Asian Medicine Practitioner (EAMP) with a Masters Degree in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (MAcOM) from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, Oregon.
Lisa is Certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and an active member of the Acupuncture Business Academy. Prior to becoming an acupuncturist, Lisa received her Masters (MA) Degree in Biology from Boston University where she specialized in research in Reproductive Endocrinology.
After moving from Boston to Michigan and finally to Vancouver, Lisa spent 5 years working in the field of Assisted Reproductive Technologies; First at Arbor Park Reproductive Medicine Associates (Ann Arbor, MI) and later at OHSU & Northwest Fertility (Portland, OR).
Lisa worked as a Laboratory Technologist specializing in Embryology and Andrology and became interested in the (often unaddressed) influences of mind, body, and spirit (including stress, emotions, and beliefs) on infertility.
Her exposure to acupuncture and Chinese Medicine began when she tried it in 1995 because of chronic headaches and insomnia. (But that’s only half of the story! For the full story, read, From Acupuncture Skeptic To Believer And Beyond.)