About Graceful Waves Wellness Center
Our Mission
Live Vibrantly. Love Soulfully. Inspire Greatness.
We strengthen individual and community well-being through nervous system care, accessible education, and meaningful programs that help people and families thrive—regardless of financial circumstance.
Chiropractic is central to our work. At Graceful Waves Wellness Center, our spinal care includes NetworkSpinal, a gentle and highly specific approach that supports greater coherence, awareness, adaptability, resilience, and capacity within the nervous system. Through care and practical learning, we help people develop a deeper relationship with their bodies and participate more actively in their own health and well-being.
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CARE ASSIST
Financial barriers can limit access to care. CARE ASSIST helps individuals and families facing financial barriers receive partially or fully subsidized spinal and nervous system care.
Participants are also invited, when appropriate, to contribute time, skills, or practical help to the center through activities such as gardening, cleaning, community outreach, or helping share information about our programs.
Donations help offset the real costs of providing this care and allow us to offer assistance more generously and sustainably.
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Our Nonprofit Story
Graceful Waves Wellness Center began offering financial assistance for care in 2016, born from a desire to support people who were deeply engaged in improving their health but facing significant financial barriers.
Graceful Waves Wellness Center became a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit with tax-exempt status effective May 17, 2022, expanding our commitment to making spinal and nervous system care, education, and opportunities for greater well-being more accessible within our community.
From 2016 through 2024, Graceful Waves Wellness Center provided more than $20,000 in spinal care scholarships and approximately 750 subsidized spinal care sessions.
Today, that commitment continues through CARE ASSIST, free community education, and other mission-driven programs designed to strengthen individual and community well-being across Oregon’s North Coast.
Community Classes and Education
Education is an important part of our nonprofit mission. We consistently offer free community classes and talks for people seeking practical tools for greater health, body awareness, resilience, and well-being—whether or not they receive care at Graceful Waves.
Our programming may include introductory Chiropractic, spinal, and nervous system education; NetworkSpinal demonstrations; tools for navigating pain and discomfort; muscle and trigger-point release; posture and everyday body mechanics; nervous system resilience; and other topics that help people better understand and care for their bodies.
Some classes focus directly on Chiropractic, spinal, and nervous system care, while others explore broader tools for living with greater awareness, adaptability, connection, vitality, and well-being.
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Learn more about the SRI Series
Free Guided Meditation Resources
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Graceful Waves Wellness Center collaborated with Robert “Bob” Brook to share a ten-part guided meditation series, Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty.
Bob donated his teaching, and Dr. Dawn donated her time to film, edit, and upload the series. These recordings remain freely available online, extending access to guided practice beyond the center.
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Support Accessible Care and Education
Your generosity helps sustain the CARE ASSIST Program and our free community educational programming.
Gifts support subsidized care and help cover the staffing, rent, utilities, and other everyday costs that make these services possible. Monthly donations provide dependable support, helping us plan ahead and maintain access throughout the year.
Become a sustaining donor with a monthly gift, or make a one-time contribution. Every gift helps—choose an amount that works for you.
We also welcome contributions of time and practical help. To give by cash or check, or for assistance arranging recurring donations, please call 503-368-9355.
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