Meet Dr. Chris Lipat

Holistic Doctor of Chiropractic

Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner
White Light & Karuna Reiki® Teacher
Cellular Regeneration Technique Practitioner
Magaanito/Pangatauhan

Dr. Chris Teaño Lipat DC, Reiki Teacher opened their Mind-Body Energy Medicine practice in Honolulu, HI, in 2011, relocated to Guåhan/Guam in 2023, and returned to Honolulu in fall of 2024. Their goal is to alternate between Oʻahu (fall to spring) and Guåhan (summer) to serve both communities in person and virtually.

With leaders in Oceania being challenged to meet changes in rising sea levels, in military deployment and development, in economic shifts, in increasing health disparities, how do we strengthen and uplift our families'/communities’ capacity to embrace and protect our cultural and environmental resources, to value community wellness, to vision and build new and better ways of surviving and thriving built on mutual respect of each other and the land?

Dr. Lipat has been supporting leaders (and they see everyone as a leader) one-on-one to come into mind-body-spirit alignment. They support patients through vulnerable moments, helping to build their capacity to process and hold more complexity, so that they can create new and better ways of seeing, understanding and shaping their families, communities, and our world. Dr. Lipat finds it humbling and heart opening to be a witness to their patients’ challenges and triumphs, and they want to serve more of you who are growing in love, authenticity and wisdom. 🙏

From burnt out activist to alchemist wizard 

Dr. Lipat discovered the value of chiropractic combined with nutrition and energy work during their own healing journey. After 12 years as a dedicated, full-time staff and volunteer board member for various social justice organizations in New York City, Chris experienced burnout and its consequences. Activist mentors introduced Chris to the restorative effects of reiki, yoga and acupuncture, and they were quickly hooked on the philosophies of nurturing the inner healer.

In 2004, Chris moved to the San Francisco bay area to begin their work in supporting individuals on their healing journey. Chris experienced chiropractic care for the first time at Life Chiropractic College West clinic, and assisted Dr. Lori-Ann Gertonson DC in her wellness clinic, Creating Harmony Institute, now known as the Gertonson Institute. At the Institute, Chris learned about chiropractic philosophy - the idea that “the power that made the body, heals the body” and the goal of chiropractic to assist people in expressing their full potential. Now, doesn't that sound better than "Do No Harm"?

Dr. Lipat graduated magna cum laude in 2010 from Life Chiropractic College West in Hayward, California. They were twice selected as Intern of the Month and finished their clinic requirements early on. Dr. Lipat completed their undergraduate pre-med coursework with a B.A. in Biology from Oberlin College and worked with various NYC BIPOC-led nonprofits while completing an M.A. in Nonprofit Management from New School University. A Filipin@ (Tagalog/Ilokan@) born in NJ, Dr. Lipat moved to Honolulu in response to a spiritual call to heal, to grow, and for 12 years, Dr. Lipat served hundreds of patients with their unique viewpoint and individualized approach to healing. This calling brought Dr. Lipat to serve the communities of Guam/Guåhan and to expand their reach through virtual on-line services.

Dr. Lipat is author of the Amazon/Kobo ebook KNOWING: The Intuitive's Guide to Transformative Healing which outlines the KNOWING Method, an intuitive meta-self healing approach created by Dr. Lipat based on kinesiology/muscle testing. They also created a line of flower essence/gem elixir chakra and sigil blends called Bituin Elixirs, essential energy medicine tools of Dr. Lipat's Mind-Body Energy Medicine practice.

Listen to the Podcast episode "Holistic Medicine with Dr. Lipat" on Journey With Mpho to hear more about Dr. Lipat's journey to becoming a holistic chiropractor and Reiki master, about opening a holistic healing practice, and about how Reiki heals energetic blocks: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean.

 

 

As a White Light and Karuna Reiki® Teacher, Dr. Chris Lipat has taught numerous reiki classes and volunteered as a reiki practitioner at the Charlotte Maxwell Clinic for low income women with cancer in Oakland. Inspired by Hawaiian traditional healing practices, Dr. Lipat began studying Filipino traditional healing and is certified as a Magaanito/Pangatauhan (Diviner) from the Hilot Academy of Binabaylan, Philippines. Through their own healing journey, they have developed an integrative reiki, chiropractic and nutrition approach that appeals to those dealing with chronic stress and experiencing a myriad of complaints, who are motivated to make changes in their lives. In the Pacific, it's about supporting patients in reclaiming the traditional health paradigm which places the body’s self-healing powers at the forefront of lasting change.

Dr. Lipat's unique approach has been influenced by Dr. Gina Kim's Cellular Regeneration Technique, Brimhall’s Six Steps to Wellness, Morphogenic Field Technique, Nutrition Response Testing, Neuro-Emotional Technique, Applied Kinesiology, Michael Lebowitz DC's Body Restoration approach, BioEnergetic Synchronization Technique, Activator Methods, and the Hilot Mind and Spirit course. Dr. Lipat infuses Reiki throughout the sessions. Dr. Lipat is a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner (Functional Medicine University) and has completed all 300 hours towards a Diplomate from the American Clinical Board of Nutrition.

Dr. Lipat is licensed chiropractor in Hawaiʻi and Guam.

In Oʻahu, Dr. Lipat volunteered for various organizations over the years including AiKea of Unite Here! Local 5, Decolonial Pin@ys, FANHS-Hawaiʻi, and Hawaiʻi Peoples Fund. Dr. Lipat contributes a percentage of income from their small business towards projects that ensure a healthy, more equitable, sustainable Oceania.