Constellation Acupuncture & Healing Arts

Constellation Acupuncture & Healing Arts Constellation Acupuncture & Healing Arts is a Chinese medicine clinic offering acupuncture, herbs, fire cupping, massage, and breathwork.

We believe the body can heal itself - and we are here to guide the process with inspired, affirming, accessible care. We strive to provide an inclusive and affirming environment for all, and are committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of LGBTQIA2S+ individuals. Our team of providers supports patients with a range of concerns including pain, mental health and trauma, digestive disorders, sexual and reproductive health, chronic and complex disease management, and more. Learn more about our services and what acupuncture, Chinese medicine, and massage and bodywork can do for you at at www.constellationacu.com. Looking for community acupuncture? We don't offer it as a regular service at our clinic, but many of our colleagues do! Check out our list of community acupuncture referrals here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jw9v8Hav4-pE3Xavn3iedVZUiMsEIff_Xz3wjZhjp4U/edit?usp=sharing

This past Sunday, we (Amy + Kim) had the honor and privilege to hold our first gathering at our new classroom space. It ...
01/15/2026

This past Sunday, we (Amy + Kim) had the honor and privilege to hold our first gathering at our new classroom space. It was a sold-out soundbath and everyone in the room reflected how much they needed this time to rest, regulate, and find respite after such a devastating week.

Not only was the soundbath a time for folks to let their guards down and rest for an hour - it was also a time for them to feel held in community, by us and by each other.

At the end of the session, one participant was moved to offer their own instrument - their voice - by singing us a protest song they had written. It was a moment that touched many of us deeply.

For many of you, it might have felt like our classroom opened out of nowhere - it was such a quick process from idea to reality! In all honesty it felt fast to us too - but we trusted our intuition that the timing was right and the space was needed.

And now here we are this week, fully understanding why we felt intuitive urgency to make this happen now.

Spaces like this one are needed more than ever right now.
Gathering in community is more important than ever right now.
Finding accessible ways to regulate our nervous systems are needed more than ever right now.
Finding moments of felt safety are needed more than ever right now.

So let us be a place for you to land, to find respite, to rest or cry or express rage. Let this be a place for us to do these things together.

We have several more sliding scale and financially accessible events still scheduled this month, and just added more for February.

Check out the calendar on the events tab on our website: www.constellationacu.com/events

Here’s the Sunday winter sunset from the clinic after a busy weekend and we’re grateful to be a trusted space for you to...
01/12/2026

Here’s the Sunday winter sunset from the clinic after a busy weekend and we’re grateful to be a trusted space for you to land.

Taking care of ourselves and each other is a way to increase our capacity to be with what is - both the joy and the horrors. Cultivating that presence is an important component of how we respond thoughtfully to what is important in our lives and the world around us.

Minneapolis, we love you. We are with you in sessions, in the streets, in sharing resources, in supporting our neighbors, in showing up in community healing spaces.

This Sunday is the first class in our new clinic classroom and we are excited to share this lineup of offerings for the ...
01/07/2026

This Sunday is the first class in our new clinic classroom and we are excited to share this lineup of offerings for the first month in the new space (our clinic didn’t move - check out our recently pinned post to learn more about our exciting news if you missed it!).

Some of the best healing happens in community and we’d love for you to help fill the room with good energy as Amy + Kim work to give the space the cute and cozy Constellation touch our clinic is known for:

⭐Sun Jan 11: Sliding Scale Sound Bath with Amy from 11am-12pm
⭐Sun Jan 18: Sliding Scale Sound Bath with Amy from 3pm-4pm
⭐Sun Jan 25: Group Acupuncture + Craniosacral Therapy with Kim from 4pm-5pm
⭐Tues Jan 27: Group Breathwork + Writing with Amy from 7:30pm-9:30pm
⭐Sat Jan 31: Sliding Scale Group Acupuncture with Kim - appointments from 12pm-3pm

Schedule yourself online at constellationacu.com/events

All of these classes will be located at our classroom:
Constellation Classroom
2817 Anthony Lane South
(where Minneapolis, St. Anthony, and Roseville all meet - and only a two-minute drive from our clinic space)

If you have any questions, let us know!! More information on each of these offerings on the event page on our website and you can reach out via phone or email as well.

Looking forward to being in class with you!

BIG NEWS 🎉 After years of hosting classes and group events in our treatment rooms or renting out studios all over Minnea...
01/03/2026

BIG NEWS 🎉 After years of hosting classes and group events in our treatment rooms or renting out studios all over Minneapolis for larger groups, our clinic officially has its very own classroom space in 2026!

The Constellation Classroom is located on the first floor of a building at 2817 Anthony Lane South - where Minneapolis, St. Anthony, and Roseville all meet - and only a few minutes from our clinic. Bringing people together is something we love doing, and we are excited to have a dedicated place to do this in ways that center care, community, and creativity.

While more details will be forthcoming soon - along with an official opening and welcome party - we're so excited to start hosting folks that we're holding a few sliding-scale and experimental events there this month.

Amy and Kim are still in the process of giving the space the cute and cozy Constellation touch our clinic is known for, but we're opening our doors this month to try out a few things!

Come join us this month for:
✨Sliding Scale Soundbaths
✨Group Acupuncture + Craniosacral Therapy
✨Breathwork + Writing Group
✨Sliding Scale Group Acupuncture

We have so many cool ideas in store and are excited to welcome you to our classroom! Visit constellationacu.com/events to explore the calendar and register.

(And yes, we're still working out technology updates and the kinks. So if you have any issues with scheduling for any of these events, reach out!)

Our yearly reminder: New year. SAME AMAZING YOU. ✨ It’s officially the start to a new calendar year - so we assume you’r...
01/01/2026

Our yearly reminder: New year. SAME AMAZING YOU. ✨ It’s officially the start to a new calendar year - so we assume you’re getting blasted with emails and posts from health “experts”/professionals/influencers trying to inspire you to become the NEW YOU this year.⁠
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(If your inbox and feed isn’t full of those, consider yourself lucky.)⁠
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We’re guessing they’re trying to tell you...⁠
⁠...how tired you are so they can sell you their new energizing meal plan or supplement.⁠
⁠...how out of shape you are so they can sell you their new sculpting workout.⁠
⁠...how there’s something wrong with you so they can sell you something that will make you temporarily feel alright.⁠
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And while there’s no shame in creating goals and resolutions around our health in the new year - we want to take a minute today and let you know that THERE’S NOTHING WRONG with the old you, the current you, or any version of you.⁠
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There’s nothing wrong with you. Period.⁠
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⭐You are enough exactly as you are.⁠
⁠⭐Your body is deserving of love and care exactly as it is.⁠
⁠⭐You are doing your best in this moment and that’s truly great.⁠
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Instead of using this time of year to get down on ourselves, our bodies, and our health, today we’re encouraging you to reflect on the good.
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Because the current you is pretty badass and we hope you take a moment today to realize that.⁠
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✨What are you proud of accomplishing last year?⁠
⁠✨What’s something great your body helped you do last year?⁠
✨How far have you come on a personal goal since this time last year?⁠

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As the end of the year comes closer (and as her third year of clinical practice approaches! 🥳), Emily has been reflectin...
12/30/2025

As the end of the year comes closer (and as her third year of clinical practice approaches! 🥳), Emily has been reflecting on the incredible people she’s had the honor to treat. She loves treating all conditions (seriously, acupuncture is amazing for so many things!), but she especially finds herself drawn to:

✨people in recovery from alcohol and drug abuse
✨PCOS
✨people with complex disorders like POTS, hEDS, MCAS
✨neurodivergent people like herself who want to learn to be in their bodies more and explore the healing of traditional chinese medicine!
✨queer people and having a safe space for all of us here to thrive and heal

Interested in working with Emily? Clink the link in our bio to get to our online scheduler, visit our website and select the “BOOK NOW” button, or give us a call and we can help!

Having crossed the winter solstice threshold last week, we have officially arrived into the winter season and the Water ...
12/29/2025

Having crossed the winter solstice threshold last week, we have officially arrived into the winter season and the Water element phase of the year. Despite the sunlight slooooowly returning after the longest night of the year, we are still experiencing the darkness with all the winter qualities the midwest has to offer: snow, cold, and an opportunity to hibernate.

For the natural world, wintertime is a time of rest and restoration. The water element is all about recharging our batteries.

To connect with winter and the Water element, we emphasize yin - the receptive, introspective, storage oriented aspect of ourselves. Water invites us to go deep and reflect upon our internal selves.

When the Water element is balanced, we are able to flow easily and we feel secure in who we are and our strengths. Having a balanced Water element helps to regulate the function of our nervous system and our ability to easefully toggle between ‘rest digest’ and ‘fight or flight’ states.

if the Water element is out of balance, we may notice a variety of symptoms:
✔️ heat
✔️ dryness
✔️ agitation
✔️ night sweats
✔️ thirst
✔️ dry skin
✔️ insomnia
✔️ anxiety
✔️ feeling “tired and wired”
✔️ coldness
✔️ water retention
✔️ fatigue
✔️ poor appetite
✔️ ...and more!

Thankfully, there are many ways we can support a more balanced Water element (swipe through for more details!):
🍜Eat warm nourishing food.
🍵Stay hydrated with warm beverages.
🔥Keep yourself warm.
📝Journal & reflect.
🕯️Set an intention.
😴Rest.
💆Schedule bodywork appointments.

What else do you like to do in the winter season to support yourself?? Share with us in the comments!

POV: right before you hop on the warmed massage table for breathwork, craniosacral therapy, energy healing, or cupping +...
12/19/2025

POV: right before you hop on the warmed massage table for breathwork, craniosacral therapy, energy healing, or cupping + cranio with .buron

Not sure what which type of session would be best for you? Just schedule one and you can make a game day decision together! (And maybe it’s a liiiiittle bit of everything!)

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What we wish people knew about acupuncture: you don’t have to choose between symptoms! Are you experiencing musculo-skel...
12/17/2025

What we wish people knew about acupuncture: you don’t have to choose between symptoms!

Are you experiencing musculo-skeletal pain AND digestive issues?
Or maybe you’re having headaches AND your sleep hasn’t been great lately.
Perhaps your kiddos are coming home with colds AND your hormones feel a little wonky.

Good news: when you come in for an acupuncture appointment, you don’t have to choose between what aspects you want treated and you can have it all! Unlike the Western medical system where you might have to go to different specialists or providers for different things, your acupuncturist can tailor your treatment to your full whole self.

📍Acupuncture can treat the symptoms you currently experience, and address the root causes to promote wellbeing and prevent symptoms.📍

And we know what it’s like to feel frustrated by what may seem like a totally random assortment of symptoms. The beauty of Chinese medicine is that we look at your whole self - body, mind, and spirit - to find the connections.

🕸️✨Our goal is to find the golden thread running through your constellation of symptoms, what we acupuncturists call a “pattern diagnosis.” 🕸️✨

This approach allows us to address multiple concerns at the same time.

For example, insomnia and digestive problems, back pain and migraines, anxiety and menstrual cramps.

In addition to acupuncture, we may also use cupping or massage, energy medicine, or suggest food therapy or herbs.

Because your body - and your experience of living in it - is ever-changing and dynamic, the treatments can change and adapt right along with you.

We are here to support you every step of the way.

One of the things our patients share with us is how much they value the opportunity to lie still, in a quiet room, witho...
12/16/2025

One of the things our patients share with us is how much they value the opportunity to lie still, in a quiet room, without interruption.
No text messages.
No emails.
No phone calls.
No doomscrolling.
No distractions.
Time to reflect, unwind, be still (and maybe even snore a bit?).
Where the only thing to do is simply be.

When the external noise is removed (and there’s a lot of external noise these days isn’t there?!), we have the opportunity to hear more clearly the internal voice; that of intuition, of self-knowing, of personal truth.

Plus it feels really, really good to put the phone on do not disturb. 😉❌📱❌

So here’s your little mid-month gentle reminder: give yourself some time to JUST BE.

If you can’t make it in for a little self-care before the end of the year, schedule in a block of time for yourself on your calendar at home. For a minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, whatever you have time for. You deserve it!

Congratulations to our front desk assistant Nathalie (make that DR. NATHALIE!) for graduating from the Doctor of Acupunc...
12/16/2025

Congratulations to our front desk assistant Nathalie (make that DR. NATHALIE!) for graduating from the Doctor of Acupuncture with Chinese Herbal Medicine program at Northwestern Health Sciences University over the weekend, and passing all four of the national board examinations! 🎉 Dr. Nathalie will be starting her own practice Anansi Acupuncture here in Minneapolis, while continuing to provide support to patients and practitioners at our clinic through her role at the front desk. We are so incredibly proud of her, and know she will provide such compassionate and skillful care to her future patients.

Becoming a practitioner of acupuncture and East Asian medicine requires thousands of hours of coursework and supervised clinical shifts. Chinese medicine is a complex and comprehensive medical system, and the coursework we complete reflects this. Foundational training includes Chinese medicine theory and diagnosis, foundations of Mandarin, point location, needling techniques, tui na massage and bodywork techniques, cupping therapy, moxibustion, and other accessory techniques, food therapy, herbal medicine, and beyond. In addition to all the Chinese medicine-based courses, we also take classes in anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical screening and assessment, nutrition, and a wide range of specialty topics courses like neurology, reproductive health, endocrinology, and orthopedics.

Then comes the board exams (shudder!). And then state licensure. And then, after all of this, you get to treat patients and start a lifetime of learning. It is a tremendous privilege to experience the wisdom, complexity, and beauty of this medicine as it unfolds through continued practice and study. ☯️❤️

Give Dr. Nathalie's business a follow and say congratulations next time you see her!

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2112 Broadway Street NE Ste 250
Minneapolis, MN
55401

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 12pm - 7pm
Friday 8am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 3am
Sunday 10am - 3pm

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+16123395088

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We believe the body can self-heal.

Constellation Acupuncture & Healing Arts is a Chinese medicine and integrative wellness clinic in the North Loop of downtown Minneapolis. We offer acupuncture, herbal medicine, cupping, massage, Breathwork, energy healing, yoga, and more, both in the clinic and out in the community! Combined, our practitioners have over 30 years in the health industry. Our team includes Licensed Acupuncturists Amy Kuretsky, Kim Christensen, and Leah Fifield, massage therapist Sarah White, and yoga and meditation instructor Tatum Fjerstad. Our wide array of integrative approaches help address the unique needs and goals of our patients. We know what it’s like to want a fresh start and a new reality. Our own personal healing journeys and our thorough academic and clinical experiences have cemented our belief in the power of integrative medicine to support the whole self — body, mind, and spirit — to achieve deep healing and long-lasting wellness. By working together, we can help you find a place to start, and help you find the tools and make the small changes that create big shifts over time. We believe the body can self-heal. We’re here to help guide the process.