Constellation Acupuncture & Healing Arts

The Fire element takes the young sprout energy of spring and cultivates it into fuel for blooming, maturing, maximum potential. It relates to the Heart, Small Intestine, Pericardium, and Triple Warmer and can assist us in healthy integration of our emotions.

When the Fire element is balanced, we feel vibrant, passionate, expressive, and have the energy to put action into our goals and take charge of our lives. We feel an internal spark and can access love, joy, creativity, pleasure, and connection to those around us.

Fire is also a “work hard, rest hard” element when balanced. It gives us the oomph to get out there and get things done AND, when it’s time to rest, we can easily return to a place of ease, calm, and deep, restorative rest and sleep.

When the Fire element is out of balance, we can see more of these health related concerns:

✔️feelings of heat
✔️dryness
✔️thirst
✔️racing heart
✔️inflammation in the skin & joints
✔️emotional agitation
✔️irritability
✔️lack of patience
✔️insomnia
✔️dream disturbed sleep
✔️feeling chilled
✔️swelling or edema
✔️weak digestion
✔️low energy
✔️low libido
✔️lacking mental clarity
✔️feeling withdrawn, lonely, or uninspired
✔️anxious & preoccupied
✔️struggle to express ourselves & make connections with others

Here are some things we can do this summer:

🍉FOOD THERAPY: eat foods that are light, fresh, vibrant, and energetically cooling (not necessarily cold). Lightly saute or grill your raw foods to help the gut.
🫖HYDRATE: Replenish fluids that are warm or room temp. Putting cold and iced drinks on top of your digestive flames can be hard on your gut!
🌬️BREATHE: breathwork helps us work with our emotions. Choose breathing patterns that are quick and sharp to help build or move fire energy, or use more controlled, slower breathing to ground and soothe an excess of fire.
🙆MOVE: Movement can help discharge fire if you’re feeling agitated or restless, and if you’re feeling a bit listless or fatigued, movement can help build that fire up.
🤸HAVE FUN: The fire element relates to joy. Make time for play, pleasure, and passion.

Share in the comments your favorite ways to care for your fire during the summer season!

Under the new-moon-filled sky, join us at the classroom for breathwork and intention-setting on Wednesday next week!

Breathwork is a type of active meditation that can facilitate self-healing, help connect you with your inner wisdom and deep intuition, and support you in releasing what's no longer serving you.

When we come together to do this as a group, we can hold the vision of everyone’s intention, to amplify it, and support the creation of a better world. Join us!

NEW MOON BREATHWORK + INTENTION SETTING with Shannon Schueler
🗓️Wed, July 15
⏰7pm - 8:30pm
📍Constellation Classroom
💵$45 - use the code ACCESS for 50% off if finances are a barrier to booking.

This 90-min event will be split into four parts:
🌙Introduction, guided grounding, and intentions: 15 min
🌙Laying down for gently guided breathwork with music: 30 min and rest 15 min
🌙Re-grounding and journaling (optional intention-related prompt provided): 15 min
🌙Optional sharing, witnessing, and asking questions: 15 min

Pre-registration can be done on our website at constellationacu.com/events

If you’re looking for lower cost care, an option to compliment your other appointments, or just need a little self-care moment, NEXT FRIDAY is our monthly sliding scale group acupuncture & massage therapy event at the Constellation Classroom and we’d love to see you!

HOW IT WORKS:
Time slots are available every 15-minutes to give the acupuncturist time to check in with you and get you set with needles before helping the next person. Sign up for a slot that works in your schedule (i.e. 9:30, 9:45, 10am….).

You will receive an individualized acupuncture treatment in the limbs and head, so you’ll stay fully clothed and the classroom has blankets, bolsters, and eye pillows to make you the most cozy.

You’ll be invited to rest as long as you’d like with needles in and chair massage will be offered in 10-15-minute segments.

GROUP ACUPUNCTURE & MASSAGE MUTUAL AID FUNDRAISER (SLIDING SCALE)
📅 WHEN: July 10 anywhere from 9:30am - 10:45am so you'll have time to rest with needles *you’ll sign up for a time slot
📍WHERE: Constellation Classroom / 2817 Anthony Lane South #102, Mpls 55418
🎒WHAT TO BRING: Wear comfortable clothing that provides easy access to the knees and elbows, plus anything else that makes you feel cozy (We have blankets, eye pillows, massage tables, and zero gravity chairs)
💵 COST: This offering is intentionally sliding scale, making symptom management, rest, and care more accessible to our community. Standard rate is $40, suggested sliding scale of $20-$65.

⭐All proceeds will benefit East Bank Neighborhood Rent Relief

Save your spot: constellationacu.com/events

If you have questions about this event, call 612-339-5088 or email us at [email protected] and please share with anyone who might benefit from a little Friday morning TLC!

Acupuncture can help you feel better now and in the future.

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.

💫 After an in-depth discussion with you about your health concerns, our goal is to find the golden thread running through your constellation of symptoms, what we acupuncturists call a “pattern diagnosis.”

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

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.

🌟 Join Our Team at Constellation Acupuncture & Healing Arts! 🌟 We're excited to announce an opening for a MASSAGE THERAPIST at our Northeast Minneapolis clinic!

ABOUT US: Constellation Acupuncture & Healing Arts is a q***r, women-owned clinic dedicated to providing high-quality, individualized patient care. We offer a range of services including acupuncture and herbal medicine, cupping therapy, massage therapy, craniosacral therapy, energy healing, and breathwork.

POSITION OVERVIEW: As a massage therapist, you will be providing personalized care to our incredible patients in a collaborative clinical environment.

Your responsibilities will include:
✔️Develop and execute appropriate treatments for specific patient concerns using a variety of massage therapy and bodywork techniques.
✔️Create individualized treatment plans and communicate them to patients, including clear recommendations regarding follow-up appointments, referrals, and other recommendations.
✔️Maintain detailed and complete electronic health records.
✔️Collaborate with front desk staff and other practitioners to maintain tidiness, flip rooms, and support overall clinic operations.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: We're seeking someone who is…
🤩 Passionate about their work and motivated to build their patient base.
🌈 Experience with and interest in working with a diverse patient base, including people of varying body sizes, gender identities, gender presentations.
💗 Awareness of trauma-informed care philosophies and practices.
💬 Communicates clearly and effectively.
💥 Committed to inclusivity and cultural humility.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
▪️1+ years of experience as a practicing massage therapist preferred
▪️Additional training in myofascial release and/or neuromuscular therapy strongly preferred

If you're passionate about supporting massage and bodywork, and eager to support a diverse community, we'd love to hear from you! Or if you know of someone who might be a good fit, send them our way. 🙂

For lots more details and to apply, check out constellationacu.com/hiring.

WE HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS! We won Silver for Best Acupuncture in the 2026 Star Tribune Reader's Choice Minnesota's Best Competition!

Of course, we couldn’t receive this honor without all the love, support, and votes from our incredible patients and staff. We literally cannot do the work we love to do without the folks who are willing to spend their time with us. We don’t take this lightly!

Thank you to our team for bringing intention and skill to provide top-notch, individualized, and heart-centered care.

Thank you to all of our patients and community partners for supporting our business and trusting our team to support you in your health and wellbeing.

It is an honor to provide a gentle place for you to land, hold space for you to unwind, share education, bring comfort and relief, and witness the unfolding of your life. 💟

From day one of our business, we have prioritized being a space for q***r and trans folks to receive care and to rest. And while we celebrate Pride all year long round these parts, Pride month holds special significance.

Quick mini history lesson: Pride is celebrated in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, a resistance movement with trans women of color at the forefront that pushed back against state-sanctioned violence and criminalization of homosexuality and diverse gender expression.

The activism and organizing of Stonewall ultimately birthed the modern LGBTQ+ civil rights movement. No matter your gender or sexuality, we all benefit from the changes in collective consciousness, culture, and legislation that gained traction after Stonewall.

While so much has changed over the decades since, the fight for collective liberation continues.

We bear witness daily to state-sanctioned violence in so many forms, and the current presidential administration’s approach to policing gender identity and expression is horrifying, oppressive and really weird. These are uncertain times, we know can feel really awful, scary, and heavy sometimes…

Here’s the thing, though: q***r and trans folks have always cared and created spaces for each other, because systems have never prioritized doing this for us.
🌈We have always cultivated joy, pleasure, and wonder amidst the grief, fear, and rage.
🌈We have always found strength by coming together.
🌈We have always built on the dreams and the work of q***r and trans ancestors to build a future where the next generations may thrive.

Today is no different, and the spirit of resistance is strong! Seriously, f**k these haters, amiright?!

So, as we kick off Pride Weekend here in the Twin Cities, we hope you can celebrate by doing whatever makes you feel most like yourself and brings you joy and pleasure.

Whether you’re hitting up Pride events, cuddling up at home with your animal companion (or three!), getting out of town to avoid the crowds (and run-ins with exes, lol), or just going about your weekend like any other weekend, simply being yourself and doing stuff you love with people who get you is a beautiful form of celebration and resistance.

Care for yourself, care for each other, and know that you are truly magnificent. You matter, you aren’t alone, and we are proud of you for being you. ❤️

With June coming to a close, the Constellation Classroom has been a gathering space for community and group healing for SIX MONTHS now! THANK YOU to everyone who has attended or shared any of the classes we’ve hosted over this first half of the year.

We’d love to see you in July for some respite from the hot summer sun and rest during the busy summer schedule of outdoor adventures!

🌀QIGONG CIRCLE (SLIDING SCALE)
Tues, July 7 at 7pm
Tues, July 21 at 7pm⁠
60-minute gentle practice of breathing techniques, mindful movement, and group meditation with Kari Petersen of Sundog Healing⁠

🌀GROUP ACUPUNCTURE + MASSAGE MUTUAL AID FUNDRAISER (SLIDING SCALE)
Fri, July 10 from 9:30am-11:30am⁠
*All proceeds will benefitting East Bank Neighborhood Rent Relief
Receive low cost care while supporting the needs of our community. Constellation acupuncturist and massage therapists will offer individualized stress relieving treatments. ⁠Sign up for a timeslot every 15 minutes and rest with needles in for as long as you like (you don’t have to hang for two hours!).

🌀NEW MOON BREATHWORK + INTENTION SETTING
Wed, July 15 at 7pm
90-minutes to tap into the new beginning energy of the new moon and set intentions with your breath with Shannon Schueler

🌀GROUP ACUPUNCTURE + SOUND BATH
Sun, July 19 at 11am
Start your day with relaxing acupuncture in a sweet small group with an extended rest accompanied by crystal singing bowls and other instruments for your nervous system with Amy⁠

🌀GONG BATH
Sun, July 26 at 6:30pm
60-minute sound immersion into the rich vibrations of the gong for ultimate depth and stillness with Carrie Nelson of Sound And The Hound⁠

🌀FULL MOON BREATHWORK + TAROT CIRCLE
Wed, July 29 at 7pm
90-minutes to tap into the magic of the full moon and set big, bold intentions with your breath before grounding in rest, your journal, and the tarot with Amy⁠

🌀GROUP ACUPUNCTURE + CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY
Thurs, July 30 at 7pm⁠
75-minutes of deeply restorative acu and cranio with Dr. Kim

For more information or to reserve your spot, head to the events tab on our website: constellationacu.com/events

Yesterday, Mpls/St. Paul had 15 hours, 36 minutes, and 50 seconds of daylight for the summer solstice! ☀️Come tap into that solar powered energy of the sun while nourishing your own qi in a Community Qi Circle with us and Kari Petersen this summer.

Under the heat of the summer sun, we’ll cultivate peace, calm, nervous system regulation, and self-healing in the midst of the fiery energy of the season through breathing techniques, mindful movement, and group meditation.

When we practice together, our individual energy combines to raise the vibration for shared restoration and renewal.

This offering is intentionally sliding scale, making rest and care more accessible to our community.
All are welcome.
Qigong is for everybody!
No prior experience is needed - simply come as you are.
There is an option to join via Zoom if you prefer practicing virtually.

QIGONG CIRCLE WITH KARI PETERSEN
🗓️Every other Tuesday: 6/23, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, 8/18
⏰7pm - 8pm
📍Constellation Classroom
💵Sliding scale: $10-30

Pre-registration can be done on our website at constellationacu.com/events