The Spring Cleanse: How to Support Our Bodies

cleanse, minneapolis acupuncture, minneapolis spring cleanseIt’s Cleanse Season:  Support the Bodies Natural Purification Process.

Many people come to me each spring wondering about what would be the best way to help their body cleanse after a long winter filled with filling rich foods.  People will ask about cleanses from the store – usually with herbs that can be helpful to clean out the body or they may look to a particular diet – either one that will focus upon foods that will clean the body (especially the liver) or food that will purge out accumulated junk that built up during our long winters. Read more “The Spring Cleanse: How to Support Our Bodies”

Low Back Pain Treatment: 3 Tips for Healing Low Back Bain

Natural Low Back Pain Treatment in Minneapolis, MN

low back painIf you live in Minneapolis, Minnesota and struggle with low back pain, be sure to read this entire blog post, as these 3 tips should really help you recover without side effects.

Low back pain…. Three words that have likely caused a whole lot of hardship and struggle in your life.  If you’ve felt limited, frustrated, concerned, or hopeless about the pain you’re experiencing in your low back, you’re definitely not alone.  Millions of people struggle with low back pain; in fact, it’s one of the most common health complaints that people have.  In my clinical practice, I’ve treated hundreds of cases of low back pain and I wanted to share 3 tips that should really help you improve your situation (please seek out qualified medical care before making any dietary or lifestyle changes). Read more “Low Back Pain Treatment: 3 Tips for Healing Low Back Bain”

Outlive Fear: 3 Steps to Free Ourselves

outlive fear, minneapolis acupunctureFree Yourself From Fear in 3 Steps

Recently we’ve all been subjected to a fair amount of Fear, and the stress that comes with it, following the events in Paris, the shooting in California, the coverage of these and other attacks in the media. This year was especially stressful. Regardless of political affiliation and personal outlook on these issues, the over-riding feeling of it all for many people is Fear. It could be Fear for one’s life, fear of the uncertainty of the situation, fear of hurting someone you know, fear of becoming hyper-alert and so on….

In all these cases Fear affects us on a deep level, and while it may not always stop us in our tracks, it’s going with us wherever we go, and creates a kind of veil that colors our thinking and feeling.

To address this Fear, we can identify it in 2 ways:

  • What is the biological/Functional need and effect of Fear and what does it feel like?
  • How can I release it?

Read more “Outlive Fear: 3 Steps to Free Ourselves”

Birth of the New Year: More Self Care

birth a new you, minneapolis acupuncture, minneapolis community acupunctureby Carrie Nightshade, L.Ac., MSOM

With More Self Care, You Can Birth a Happier YOU! 

It’s the dark of the morning before my young children awake and start my day of chaos. Today is New Years Eve and as always I wonder why we celebrate the birth of the new year in the deepest cold of winter. Maybe it is because it is the time to turn inward and contemplate. 2015 has been a challenging year for many people. From the drought in California to the Black Lives Matter protest in North Minneapolis I have found it difficult to keep in mind the beauty of humanity.

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Increase Your Vitamin D in 5 Natural Ways

by:  Joi Thomas, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M.

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5 Natural Ways to Get Your Vitamin D

Vitamin D is something that we hear more and more good things about every day. It has been linked to everything from forming strong bones, to maintaining a positive mood to preventing breast cancer. Every day there seems to be another discovery about how vital this nutrient is to a healthy, vibrant life.

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Winter Newsletter 2015: Release Stress

Winter Newsletter, Minneapolis Acupuncture, Minneapolis Healing CenterRelease Your Holiday Stress, Our Winter Newsletter is Here!

Are the holidays a time of year you dread?  Is the frantic pace a challenge for you?  Or maybe you are dealing with a loss, or coping with difficult memories.  For so many of us, this can be a painful time which is made all the more difficult by the feeling that we should be happy, festive and filled with cheer.

Know that we are you to help you during this transition.  If you need a quiet space to get collected…we got it.  If you need relief from pain – be it physical or emotional – we are here for you, and we are ready to help!

 

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Featured in this winter newsletter:

  • Upcoming classes at Red Cricket
  • New yoga instructor and class
  • Meet Rachel Orman, our TuiNa massage expert
  • Tips for better neck health (you mean sitting at a computer all day isn’t healthy?)
  • Warming and healing pumpkin chili recipe

This Simple Yoga Pose With Restorative Benefits

Take a load off and restore with this simple yoga pose!

simple yoga pose
Legs up the wall variation
simple yoga pose
Legs up the wall modification
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Legs up the wall with bolster

Simple Yoga Pose:  

Legs up the wall

Duration:  

5-20min

Benefits:

  • The Heart
  • The Lymph Systerm
  • Swollen tired legs, Edema, Varicose veins
  • Calming the mind
  • Menopause, Stress, Exhaustion

Read more “This Simple Yoga Pose With Restorative Benefits”

Easy Breath Technique to Decrease Stress

by: Juli Heath, Yoga Instructor RYT-230

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Stress Relief with This Easy Breath Technique!

We’ve been doing this easy breath technique our whole life.  Think about it…The first thing we do when we’re born is inhale.  The last thing we do as a human being is exhale.  In between the first inhale and the last exhale are countless breaths; each one keeping us alive… and yet we take our breath for granted.

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Summer Newsletter 2015

Summer Newsletter 2015Our Summer newsletter is in full bloom!

Welcome to our early summer newsletter!  We are continuing to grow and expand at the clinic in order to find new and amazing ways to keep you healthy and happy this summer.  We are adding new yoga and movement classes for all ages taught by the best of the best to support a healthier you.

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Featured in this newsletter:

Spring Newsletter 2015

Spring NewsletterOur spring newsletter is here!

Welcome to our Spring newsletter!  Spring is a time of change which is highly anticipated here in Minnesota – a time where the quiet plans of winter can be materialized into action.  We are surrounded by the movement of nature up (sprouts) and out (leaves/flowers) and bodies urge us to do the same.

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In this newsletter you can read about: