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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, s

exual 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

11/08/2025

Deep Tissue, Relaxation, NMT*… oh my!! You know you need bodywork - but where do you even start??

Maybe your shoulders have turned into bricks.
Maybe you're recovering from recent surgery.
Or maybe you're just ready to feel more like yourself again.

You hop onto our booking site, ready to schedule some time to take care of yourself… and then you see the long list of appointment offerings: Neuromuscular Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy, Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Ayurvedic Detox Massage - WAIT, WHICH ONE IS FOR YOU??

At Constellation Acupuncture & Healing Arts, we offer a wide range of massage and bodywork because different bodies - and different seasons of life - need different kinds of care.

But we also know it can be overwhelming to choose when you're not sure what each session involves.

Swipe through our simple guide to help you choose the right bodywork session for your needs.

And if you still have questions, reach out! Email, call us at 612-339-5088, or book a free 15-minute consultation with one of our practitioners. We love helping folks find the right fit for the season of life you are in!

*NMT = neuromuscular therapy 😁

30/07/2025

What are we loving these days?? LAVENDER HYDROSOL! 💟🌿💦

What’s hydrosol you ask?? Happy to nerd out on what it is and why we love it! 🤓

Hydrosols are a water-based aromatic and therapeutic liquid created during the distillation process of plant material to create essential oils.

Also known as floral waters, hydrolates, or distillates, the aromatic parts of the plant - like the flowers, leaves, stem, bark - are distilled with water or steam to separate the water-soluble particles of the plant into the liquid gold.

Since hydrosols are less concentrated than essential oils, but still have all the water-soluble elements of the plant, they are gentle and great for folks who are sensitive to strong scents or oils. And! Hydrosols require significantly less plant material to create than essential oils, which we love from a sustainability perspective!

Because hydrosols are still rich in plant ingredients, they gently purify and deeply hydrate your skin by misting the hydrosol over your tissues.

We love the lavender hydrosol especially for the summer!
💟The spray is fresh, floral, light, and herbaceous.
💟The scent is gentle and calming.
💟The lavender plant properties are a great skin toner for all skin types.
💟It’s soothing for sunburns, rashes, irritation, bug bites, sores, and minor burns.

To use it: mist on clean skin before moisturizing in your daily skincare routine or use as a revitalizing mist throughout the day. Remember to take some deep breaths as you mist!

We carry the high quality Pranarom aromatic hydrosol in both a 4 fl oz bottle and a 1 fl oz bottle (perfect for summer travel!). Next time you are in our NE Mpls clinic, try out the tester bottle we have out in our retail space!

24/07/2025

Playing in a summer softball league this year? Enjoying more pickup pickleball or volleyball matches? Or how ‘bout being on the water paddleboarding, kayaking, canoeing?

Come get some cups on your shoulders!
We want to help you keep groovin’ in the ways you like to be movin’ this summer.

Summer activities = a good time for fire cupping

20/07/2025

You may have heard us talk about moxibustion - but did you know that burning dried mugwort on or over the skin is not the only type of moxibustion?

Another type of moxibustion that our team does on each other every summer is called San Fu moxibustion. Instead of using mugwort, San Fu moxibustion uses a combination of dried, ground herbs and ginger juice that are mixed into a thick paste and applied to the skin! The naturally warming quality of the herbs “heats” up the points. It’s common for the skin to feel hot and a little itchy when the paste is on, and to have redness on the skin after the paste is removed. 🔥

This method dates back to the Qing Dynasty, and is based upon the principle of “curing winter diseases in the summer”. It is traditionally used for strengthening the lungs, and is helpful for asthma, lung disorders, allergies, chronic congestion, and for folks who are prone to frequent colds.

The timing of this treatment is very specific and is based upon Daoist cosmology and the Chinese calendar. San Fu moxibustion should be performed during three 10-day periods in the summer (Fu periods) that are generally considered the “hottest” of the year. By harnessing the hot, yang energy in the environment around us, we can help strengthen the system and treat ailments that often flare up in the coldest months of the year.

Enjoy a few photos of our little balls of San Fu paste doing their thing!!

Would you try San Fu moxibustion? 🔥 🌿 🫁

17/07/2025

We talk a lot about how the breathwork practice is great for navigating stress and processing emotions, but did you know that breathwork can also be great for writer's block??

Did you know how breathwork can help you to…:
📝Find inspiration for your next substack post
📝Clarify the tone you want in that email
📝Simplify your focus for what’s important in the editing process
📝Fill the page of the journal with words or the sketch book with doodles
📝Caption your next reel
📝Lay out your next landing page
📝And: So. Many. Other. Creative. Things! 🎨

In fact, our clinic breathwork facilitators use the breathwork practice themselves for this very reason! Helen has been known to have words to a poem drop in or clarity around a decision she needs to make crystalize and Amy almost always downloads ideas and inspirations on the next creative offering or business opportunity.

You don’t need to consider yourself an artist or a writer to tap into that creative muse energy!

Here’s a couple ways you can play with it:
✔️Put on a playlist and lay down to breathe at home before you start your task. Anywhere from 5-30 minutes is great, depending on how much time you have and your experience level (Amy and Helen have MANY playlists if you need music inspo!)

✔️Schedule a one-on-one session at the clinic to be guided through the process - in-person in NE Mpls or virtual options available

✔️Join Amy for a Breathwork + Writing group, which has dedicated time at the end to jot down anything that came to you in the active breath (upcoming summer dates: July 20 and Aug 31 from 4:30pm - 6pm at Sunna in Mpls)

Questions? Give us a call at 612-339-5088, send us an email, or post a comment right here.

In what ways has breathwork supported your creativity or writing? Share with us!

13/07/2025

Can’t find a time to get an appointment during the week? Come hang with us on the weekend!

Sarah swaps every other Saturdays with Lexi for the best massage opportunities on the block and Dr. Virginia is here for all of your acupuncture and Chinese medicine needs. A great way to spend a Saturday morning or afternoon if you ask us! 💆

On Sundays, we’ve got the dream team of Emily and Steph offering up luxurious needle naps (plus all the other goodness that happens in an acu session) and Helen provides craniosacral therapy, cupping + cranio, energy healing, and breathwork. Lots of dirty cups by the end of the shift, which we love to see!

Not sure what appointment type might be the right fit for you? Give us a call at 612-339-5088, send us an email, or book a free virtual 15-minute consultation with our team to learn more about how our services can support your health and wellness goals.

See you soon!

08/07/2025

Calling all Twin Cities wellness providers! Join us for a local provider-only happy hour.

Here at the clinic, we know the importance of building community with other local practitioners. We have a great team who offer a wide array of services AND we love when we can help our patients find the full spectrum of care they need by referring to other folks with different skillsets and scope of practice. Healing takes a village!

So, we are co-hosting a Provider Happy Hour with our friends at Well Connected Twin Cities!

Well Connected gatherings are designed for integrative health care providers to develop meaningful relationships amongst each other. When we know each other better, we can refer better. This event is open to all health and wellness providers - everyone wins!

Here are the event deets:

WHEN: Thursday, July 24 from 5:30pm - 7pm

WHERE: at our clinic space in NE Mpls

WHO: Local Twin Cities wellness providers! Whether you're a new solo practitioner and you want to find others in your industry to be your next biz bestie sounding board or you're an established practitioner looking to expand your network of referring colleagues, we’d love to have you.

WHAT: You can expect open networking, light refreshments, and a facilitated connection activity.

✨If you can't tell by the name of our business, we love all things astrological - so for our networking activity, we'll be grouping people based upon their astrological charts and offering discussion prompts! ✨

In advance of the event, make sure to pull your astrology chart. You'll need to know your birth date and, if possible, your birth time (approximate time is okay), and the city you were born in. If you don’t have your birth time, no worries, you can still pull a birth chart. Bring the results to the networking event!

💫Free website option: https://astro.cafeastrology.com/natal.php
💫Free phone app option: Co-Star!

RSVP for this FREE networking event at the event page on our website:
https://www.constellationacu.com/events/provder-happy-hour-july-2025

Let us know if you have questions and please share with your fellow practitioners!

07/07/2025

Why do we love herbs? Let us count the ways!

Herbal medicine uses plants to help heal.

The natural world carries such incredible healing potential. Herbal medicine is the administration of herbs in specific doses, based on a patient’s unique symptoms and presentation.

Here are a few reasons why our acupuncturists love herbs and why they might suggest using them as part of your acupuncture treatment plan:

🌿Herbal medicine supports people who are healthy and want to remain that way
🌿Herbs treat all stages of flu/cold symptoms and respiratory symptoms, like allergies
🌿Herbal medicine can support a variety of acute and chronic health issues, such as headaches, digestive concerns, menstrual disorders, reproductive and sexual health, body aches and pains
🌿Herbs powerfully calm our nervous system so we can deal with stressors around us
🌿Herbs help us sleep so our bodies and minds can be renewed for the coming day
🌿And herbs do so much more!!

Our herbal practitioners can get you set up with stuff that’s easy to take: capsules, tablets, powders, liquids, topical herbal sprays, etc.

Talk to a local herbalist where you live and get some herbs.

And if you want to work with us, all of us Chinese medicine practitioners can offer you some ideas!

05/07/2025

Sharing our favorite summer drink recipe, in case you get a hankering for some watermelon and extra hydration this weekend.

These hot summer temps turn many people’s minds toward cold water, iced tea, chilled cold brew coffee, ice cream, salads and raw foods to cool down in the heat.

We’re here to share some news with you: all that cold food and drink can really do a number on your digestion! Thankfully, Chinese medicine food therapy teaches us that we can be cool AND support our digestive system at the same time.

Chinese food therapy recognizes that certain foods have an overall cooling effect on our bodies, while other foods have a warming effect. Rather than eating foods and drinks that are cold in PHYSICAL temperature to cool down on a hot summer day, try consuming foods that have a COOLING ENERGETIC temperature.

These “cool” foods will have a cooling effect, even when they are consumed at a warm or hot physical temperature!

Some examples include watermelon, cucumber, celery, mung beans, seaweed, spinach, lemon, tomato, tofu, green tea (yep, even when it’s consumed hot!), coconut water, and peppermint.

It’s a tasty-looking list, right? Consuming moderate amounts of these through the summer will help keep you cool and comfortable.

Inspired by food therapy, here is a delicious drink - a DIY Watermelon Sports Drink! It provides a cooling energy to your body, replenishes electrolytes, and quenches your thirst.

🍉Watermelon Sports Drink 🍉
Ingredients:
3 large slices of ripe watermelon (seeded or seedless), or enough to produce 1 1/2 c juice
1 lemon
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 c filtered water

Instructions:
-Cut the watermelon and discard the peel. Don't worry about removing the seeds at this point!
-Place the watermelon chunks in a blender and blend at the lowest speed. The point is to liquefy the watermelon, but leave the seeds intact so that they can be separated using a strainer.
-Pour the watermelon juice through a mesh strainer and into a liquid measuring cup. I used about 1 1/2 c juice for my drink. Discard the seeds and pulp that is strained out.
-Add the salt and juice of 1 lemon.
-Stir thoroughly and add to a 20 oz water bottle. Fill remaining space with filtered water and consume.

Stay cool, and enjoy your summer!

03/07/2025

Hi there! Amy here (one of your trusty breathwork facilitators at the clinic) with some thoughts and an invitation…

Something I've noticed - but didn't fully put together until recently - is that for the last few years we've collectively been in a dorsal vagal freeze state.

Of course it all started with the dumpster-fire that was 2020, when we all collectively went into a sympathetic fight/flight response because of everything (waves hands wildly) that was happening in our world.
But the body can only survive in such an activating response for so long before it collapses into a dorsal freeze state for the body's own protection.

(Consider how often you hear the phrase "burned out" lately or how much harder it is to find motivation or give full effort recently. This is because of the dorsal collapse response.)

Because of all of this, the things we want/need/crave recently have been much slower, softer, sweeter, and gentler. This is true for myself and I'm guessing it's true for many of you.

Instead of a challenging hike that skyrockets my heart rate I want a slower saunter through the woods. Instead of a trigger point heavy acupuncture treatment, I want gentle craniosacral.

I'm even seeing this show up in my own breathwork practice and breathwork facilitation for others.

Pre-2020, it would often feel SO GOOD to have a big, explosive, fast paced breathing practice that let go of A LOT. But now, that mostly feels good in smaller doses. Instead, what so many of us want (myself included!!) is a slower, softer, gentler breath practice that tenderly holds our broken hearts and bodies in its kaleidoscope of emotions.

This is why I'm so excited to invite my friend and past-collaborator, Kali Higgins, to join my breathwork group this Sunday for a sweet, slow, and soothing soundbath experience during the resting portion of our breathwork practice. Sound healing is such a gentle yet potent form of healing and self-soothing and I think it's the perfect slow and sweet addition to a healing practice right now for everyone.

Slow, gentle, soft spaces that help us feel safe are the best ways for our nervous systems to warm up and thaw out from a freeze response. And doing it together in a shared space where we can all witness and hold space for each other's healing is incredibly supportive and brings us closer to a ventral vagal state of safety and social connection. This is why I love group breathwork SO SO much!

We'd love for you to join us this Sunday, July 6th, from 4:30-6pm for a breathwork + soundbath experience. Sign up at the events page on our website: https://www.constellationacu.com/events

30/06/2025

Take what you need from these gentle reminders:

☑️Drink some water.
☑️Massage your brow.
☑️Roll your shoulders.
☑️Unclench your jaw (easier said than done, to be honest).
☑️Notice your exhale.
☑️Find some grass.
☑️Be among the trees.
☑️Eat something yummy.
☑️Read something inspiring.
☑️Watch something that makes you laugh.
☑️Unplug.
☑️Watch the bees tending the flowers.
☑️Hug your people.
☑️Dance it out.
☑️Scream.
☑️Stretch.
☑️Lay down.
☑️Make something with your hands.
☑️Big inhale.
☑️Audible sigh.
☑️Feet on the ground, hand on the heart.

We take care of ourselves so we can keep showing up.
What other things might feel nice right now? Share in the comments!

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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.