Gráinne is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Board Certified Chinese Herbal Medicine practitioner in the state of IL.
Gráinne Mckeown
Gráinne (pronounced “Granya”) McKeown is a practitioner of Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, and Thai bodywork and has been studying and practicing various healing modalities for over 20 years. Following a BA in Psychology from Boston College, Gráinne devoted the next ten years to her study of healing techniques from East Asia. Her journey began with three years in Thailand studying Thai Massage and Chinese Medicine in Chiang Mai as well as meditation in the forest monasteries of Northern Thailand. Along the way, she spent months in South India, learning Ayurveda, and deepening her yoga practice with master teachers in Mysore, as well as spending a year with Tibetan monks learning meditation and Buddhist Philosophy in Kathmandu, Nepal.
In 2008 Gráinne completed a four year Masters of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MSAOM) from the Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine. Subsequently, she traveled back to Asia to volunteer in free clinics in Bali and Nepal, finally founding a non-profit of her own called Mindful Medicine Worldwide (MMW), whose intention is to improve health care around the world by setting up free integrative health clinics in developing countries. Gráinne divides her time between directing MMW, seeing patients in Chicago, and at clinics in Nepal.
Gráinne’s healing practice combines many of her skills and interests. For over two decades she has been an avid lover and practitioner of Thai Massage, yoga, and meditation, all of which she brings to her patients, along with Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. Gráinne frequently follows treatments with advice on yoga postures, breathing techniques, qi gong, and meditation guidance. She has worked extensively with fertility and gynecology, musculoskeletal disorders and chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and many other chronic disorders. Gráinne is a Licensed Acupuncturist in IL as well as a Board Certified Chinese Herbal Medicine practitioner.