Align Asheville - Dr. Kirsten Petersen

Align Asheville - Dr. Kirsten Petersen Intuitive, healing chiropractic treatments to keep you optimized. Functional wellness assessments

Chiropractic and Functional Wellness
Located at 122 Riverside Drive inside the Cotton Mill Studio

Hi Align community!We’re so excited to share some amazing news with you—we’re moving back home to Cotton Mill Studios in...
01/30/2026

Hi Align community!

We’re so excited to share some amazing news with you—we’re moving back home to Cotton Mill Studios in the River Arts District TODAY, January 30th.

For those who’ve been with us a while, you know this beautiful space was our home for years before Hurricane Helene’s flooding forced us to relocate. And now, we’re officially back at 122 Riverside Drive, Studio 23!

Getting here is easy: There’s plenty of parking in the gravel lot right out front. While deck construction is still underway, please park on the south side of the lot (closest to the skate rink) and follow signs to use the stairs on the south side of the deck. Then just come through the main entrance, head up the stairs, and we’re the first door on your right.

We made some exciting changes right before the hurricane hit, adding private massage and sauna areas alongside our adjusting area. We’ve now added some finishing touches to the renovations . The space feels fresh, and we’re thrilled to welcome you back.

There’s something that feels so right about starting the new year by returning to our roots. We really can’t wait to see you here!

Thanks for being part of this community through the ups and down of the past couple of years —it means everything to us.

12/17/2025

Happy holidays!✨

We hope you are having a wonderful holiday season and finding some moments for rest and rejuvenation during this often busy time.

We would love to be part of your rest and rejuvenation! Our office offers holistic chiropractic adjustments, therapeutic massage, and infrared sauna sessions to keep you aligned, relaxed, and warm this holiday and winter season!

If you would like to gift a session to a loved one this holiday season click the gift card button on our website or reach out to us at hello@alignasheville.com.

Happy holidays from all of us at Align Asheville!✨❤️
-Dr. Kirsten, Megs, Alanna, Sarah, Brooke, and Rae

Most people think that the moment they feel pain is the start of the pain, when in reality it was just the final trigger...
10/28/2025

Most people think that the moment they feel pain is the start of the pain, when in reality it was just the final trigger.
 
At this point, there is still plenty of time to change course, to address the signals from your body and to heal ❤️‍🩹 Our bodies are incredibly resilient, but if stressors are left unaddressed for long enough they will lead to pain and potentially actual degeneration of tissues.
 
👉 For more information on how you can protect your body from pain and tension, read the new blog on our website, linked in bio!

Have you experienced the synergy of yoga and chiropractic?🧘‍♀️ This week, a patient spoke with me about how the combinat...
10/20/2025

Have you experienced the synergy of yoga and chiropractic?🧘‍♀️

This week, a patient spoke with me about how the combination of yoga classes and chiropractic adjustments was giving her exponential results. I have experienced this with others, as well as in my own body. Adjustments are easier and hold longer with yoga, and a yoga practice deepens with adjustments.

Here is what she said:
"I recognized years ago that having a good chiropractor with intuitive hands was a crucial addition to my health care team...A few months ago I started taking a very gentle yoga class twice a week and have already noticed big changes in my flexibility, strength, and awareness of areas of my body and posture. I feel like I have tapped into a magic combination of body work that is helping me become healthier than I could have imagined. So grateful to Dr. Kirsten, her massage therapists, and the rest of my health support people!"

We are over the moon that we have Brooke Becker here offering Craniosacral Therapy to you each month 🤲 This is just one ...
10/18/2025

We are over the moon that we have Brooke Becker here offering Craniosacral Therapy to you each month 🤲 This is just one of many testimonials Brooke has received from her 34 years of healing work.

This Sunday, October 19th, Brooke is offering her Visionary Craniosacral Therapy sessions at Align Asheville. This healing work is a wonderful way to spend your weekend and balance your body to prepare for the week ahead. Craniosacral Therapy helps alleviate a wide range of symptoms and is deeply relaxing.

To learn more or to book your session, visit our website and find "Craniosacral Therapy" on our booking page.

Does this sound like you?-You have a busy schedule and find it hard to make time for your own care and healing-You have ...
09/25/2025

Does this sound like you?

-You have a busy schedule and find it hard to make time for your own care and healing

-You have a hard time relaxing or feeling at peace during massages at an office or clinic

-Massages help your mobility issues, but getting to a massage studio is difficult

-You like the idea of having a relaxing massage without having to leave your house
 
🤲 If any of these sounds like you, we’d love to tell you about our new offering: Mobile Massages! 💆
 
In an effort to better care for our Align Asheville community, we are offering mobile massage sessions to bring you therapeutic massage in the comfort of your own space. These massages are offered on a request-only basis, so email Rae at hello@alignasheville.com to get started!🤲🌱
 

Wow, all, thank you! I am so honored that you voted Align Asheville for best chiropractor, and I didn’t even have to ask...
08/21/2025

Wow, all, thank you! I am so honored that you voted Align Asheville for best chiropractor, and I didn’t even have to ask! Your trust in me as your chiropractor is everything to me, and I hope to continue to serve you in this meaningful work. This award is truly a reflection of the strength of our entire team at AAVL. We all feel super held by our community right now 🥰🥰🥰 .

Align Asheville Statement on UNCA Woods Preservation:As healthcare practitioners deeply rooted in the Asheville communit...
07/17/2025

Align Asheville Statement on UNCA Woods Preservation:

As healthcare practitioners deeply rooted in the Asheville community, we at Align
Asheville join our neighbors in urging UNCA to make the only right choice to protect the irreplaceable 45-acre urban forest that serves as one of our city's last remaining
woodland sanctuaries.

Our work centers on healing—restoring balance to the bodies entrusted to our care.
These woods also provide essential healing functions, providing a therapeutic resource freely to all members of our community, regardless of their ability to pay for healthcare or travel to distant natural areas. With our forested lands already so severely affected by the hurricane, protecting this remaining woodland is not just environmental stewardship—though this is enough—it's preventive medicine for our entire community.

Animal welfare and its importance to the whole is another deep value we hold as an
organization, and we want institutions in our town who value this as well. The
biodiversity, the mature canopy, the intricate web of life that has developed over
decades there—all of this would be lost forever. No amount of future tree planting could replace what would be eliminated, and this is heartbreaking.

As a practice committed to the health of our community, including the animals who live here, we recognize that protecting these woods is protecting the essence of what it means to live in Asheville. We urge UNCA's leadership to find another way to continue development, in a place and way that doesn’t destroy the very land that makes their school and our mountains so special.

Save UNCA Woods is having a general meeting TONIGHT at 6:30 at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church. Please join your community and get informed on how you can help save the woods. https://www.saveuncawoods.org/home

In celebration of Pride month, and as a proud queer-run practice, we're extending a special offer to our local LGBTQIA+ ...
06/09/2025

In celebration of Pride month, and as a proud queer-run practice, we're extending a special offer to our local LGBTQIA+ community and all who love them. Enjoy $15 off one service of your choice booked in June– whether it's a chiropractic adjustment, a relaxing massage, or a rejuvenating sauna session. To receive your discount, simply include the word 'pride' in the comments when you book in June. We look forward to celebrating your journey to healing and wellness. 🤲🌈

-Dr. Kirsten Petersen and the Align Team

This offer is extended to our local community for the month of June. Enjoy any one (1) session of your choice at a $15 discount. You can choose from a Chiropractic Adjustment (new patients must book the New Patient treatment), a massage or sauna session.

*Cannot be combined with another discount ex. first time booking massage or sauna discount.

Have you been feeling sluggish, unmotivated, or overall not feeling like your best self? We believe in whole body wellne...
06/09/2025

Have you been feeling sluggish, unmotivated, or overall not feeling like your best self? We believe in whole body wellness. That means that our care for you goes beyond your spine or tight muscles. 🤲

➡️ As a free giveaway this summer, I have designed a 2-week detox diet to offer a much-needed reset for your body, giving your liver a chance to recover and function more efficiently. This short diet clean-up can also begin to heal your gut lining, promoting better digestion and nutrient absorption. By eliminating common allergens and irritants, you may be able to uncover potential food sensitivities that could be impacting your overall well-being as well. It’s a powerful step toward a healthier, more balanced body and I am giving the detailed plan away for free this year! 🌿

Although I am no longer seeing clients for functional medicine, I still pull from my 10 years in this realm to guide people on eating plans and supplementation. Not only have I guided countless people through this elimination diet, but I do it annually myself to give my body a break and to get a reset on any negative habits that might have crept in throughout the year.

Is this something you need too? If so, DM us here or email hello@alignasheville.com to receive access to the FREE plan.

People seek chiropractic care for many reasons- sports injuries, neck pain, back pain, poor posture, headaches, osteoart...
06/03/2025

People seek chiropractic care for many reasons- sports injuries, neck pain, back pain, poor posture, headaches, osteoarthritis or simply to optimize their wellbeing. Chiropractors help by delivering adjustments, precise spinal corrections that help to normalize the messages between your brain and body, leading to better function and less pain. 🤲

Many types of pain relief help in the short term, but they target just the symptoms rather than the root cause of the pain. Committing to a series of adjustments in conjunction with lifestyle changes will address the root problem of subluxations and misalignments, resulting in both pain relief and a stronger spinal foundation so these issues are much less likely to come back.

If you are experiencing pain now or want to protect your spine for life, we would be happy to answer any questions you may have about Align Asheville and how we can help you find freedom of movement, freedom from pain and freedom to experience your true nature. 🤲

Send us a DM here or email us at hello@alignasheville.com to learn more about Align Asheville.

Meet our team at Align Asheville! •Dr. Kirsten Petersen has been a practicing chiropractor for 18 years, both in Portlan...
05/16/2025

Meet our team at Align Asheville!
 
•Dr. Kirsten Petersen has been a practicing chiropractor for 18 years, both in Portland, OR and in Asheville, NC. Dr. Kirsten specializes in delivering specific and gentle adjustments. She believes in the power of regular chiropractic care to keep us functioning at our very best. Dr. Petersen says that “Witnessing and supporting someone’s healing process is a transformative experience that I am honored to do every day.” You can schedule an appointment with Dr. Petersen on our website!
 
•Megs Bonczkowski is a licensed massage therapist who specializes in integrative massage, deep tissue, Swedish Relaxation, Myofascial and Neuromuscular. Megs is also certified in Reiki, hot stone, Prenatal and assisted stretching. She is a kind, genuine person and an animal lover. You can book a massage with Megs on our website!
 
•Sarah Crongeyer is a licensed massage therapist who specializes in Integrative Massage, Deep Tissue, Neuromuscular, Myofascial release, Palliative care massage, and is certified in Oncology Massage. As the years progress and her experience/knowledge in bodywork grows, it all melds into a deeply relaxing and therapeutic massage. You can book with Sarah on our website!
 
•Alanna Southerland is a licensed massage therapist who specializes in Integrated Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Lomi Lomi, Swedish Relaxation and Cupping. Alanna’s approach is using intentional touch to promote relaxation for a deeply therapeutic massage. You can book a massage with Alanna on our website!
 
•Rae Odiorne is our administrative assistant who works behind the scenes to answer your questions, assist with scheduling, and manage our marketing and social media. Reach out to her at hello@alignasheville.com if you need assistance with anything!

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122 Riverside Drive. Suite 23
Asheville, NC
28801

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18286204932

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Align Asheville | Chiropractic and Functional Wellness Located at POiNT Health Collective in East West Asheville

Dr. Kirsten's chiropractic adjustments are precise and effective, and she often integrates craniosacral therapy and myofascial release into her treatments.

Her functional wellness practice uses lab testing and a thorough history to assess your underlying health patterns and create an action plan to take your health and wellness to the next level.