Constellation Acupuncture & Healing Arts

Cadence Schueler (she/her) is bringing a new sliding scale Somatic Movement practice to the classroom!

ABOUT SOMATIC MOVEMENT
Somatic movement as a practice assists you in identifying where emotions are living in your physical body. Somatic techniques are effective at addressing buried emotions, chronic tension, and helping us learn to notice what we are experiencing.

In this one hour class, you will experience gentle movement, connection to your breath, and will learn how to invite the sensation of softening and rest into your mind and body. You will leave feeling your nervous system has received a loving embrace.

Half of the class time will be delegated to movement while the other half will be focused on stillness and creating presence in the body.

ABOUT CADENCE
Cadence Schueler is a Registered Yoga Teacher trained mainly in guiding meditation, Iyengar Asana, and Soma Yoga. She sees yoga as not only an incredible life-expanding ancient healing modality, but also a necessity for maintaining community in our isolated modern lives.

Cadence is deeply inspired by the opportunity to bring people closer to themselves and each other through group presence. She believes true healing is not a goal you achieve. It comes from the willingness to sit with what hurts, move with it, befriend it, and come back to it when it hurts again. Feeling a little bit lighter each time.

DETAILS:
SOMATIC MOVEMENT WITH CADENCE SCHUELER
🗓️Oct 12, Nov 19, Dec 16
⏱️7pm-8pm
📍Constellation Classroom, NE MPLS
💵This offering is intentionally sliding scale ($10-$30), making movement more accessible to our community.

No experience needed! Come as you are!
Pre-registration required so we can plan for you.

Wear socks and comfortable clothing for gentle movement. We have yoga mats, blankets, and small knee bolsters available. Modifications will be offered for those with movement restrictions. Masks will be available for attendees who desire them. If you have questions about the accessibility of this event for your specific circumstances, please contact us at [email protected].

Save your spot at our website: constellationacu.com/events

Meet Charlotte, our newest licensed acupuncturist!

Charlotte (she/her) is a Medicine Woman by trade and at heart. She considers her work sacred, synthesizing decades of knowledge absorbed as a student of ancient healing ways from around the world.

Charlotte is formally trained and licensed as an Acupuncturist and practitioner of East Asian Medicine, board certified nationally in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (NCBAHM). She is also a Fellow of the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine, and was in fellowship for Health Equity and Social Justice with the Department of Medicine at Hennepin Healthcare.

Charlotte is led by values of justice, beneficence, goodness, and humility. For eight years, she founded and directed One Medicine Classical Healing Arts and Apothecary, her own clinic built around making Whole Person Health accessible and attainable for all.

She then brought this compassionate care to the Whittier neighborhood community through her clinical work within Hennepin Healthcare, where she also collaborated on grant-funded programs, Group Medical Visits, and equity collectives.

Charlotte aims to nurture vitality and balance in all aspects of health — physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual, structural, and environmental. She reminds us that we are multifaceted humans that deserve and need multifaceted care, and is dedicated to partnership with her patients and encouraging commitments to oneself.

Charlotte is a generous listener, a proponent of joy, and champions self-love. Her mission is to share and teach the cultivation of vim and vigor through inspiration, education, and resources for vibrant living.

Beyond her clinical practice, Charlotte serves on the board for Cellal Africa, a non-profit delivering medicine and services to better the health of women and children in Senegal, carrying her cross-cultural humanitarian commitment into a wider community.

Charlotte lives a rich life surrounded by plants, music, and delicious food. She nourishes her global spirit through art, dancing, and exploring the world with her cherished husband, brilliant daughters, and adorable granddog.

Read more about her extensive study, her teachers, and the lineages of the work she practices at her full bio on our website.

Charlotte will be offering acupuncture appointments and 15-minute consults starting in November!

Book online at constellationacu.com or give us a call at 612-339-5088.

It’s October! And here’s your monthly reminder to get the new moon and full moon dates on your calendar if you like to honor the cycle of the moon with your breath, intention, and community.

First up: next week, we’ve got the new moon and Shannon will guide you through a practice with intention-setting for new beginnings. Then near the end of the month (Halloween week, witches!), Amy will bring the playlist and tarot practice perfect for the full moon vibes.

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

🌕FULL MOON BREATHWORK + TAROT CIRCLE
Sun, Oct 25 at 4:30pm
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 Kuretsky

WHAT TO BRING: Dress in layers to support your comfort. There are enough yoga mats and blankets for everyone. However, you are welcome to bring additional supplies (more blankets, your favorite eye pillow, etc) that make you feel most comfortable and at ease. A journal is also a lovely addition to jot down your thoughts!

FYI: You’ll be lying down on the floor for most of the session, with gentle guidance to begin and close.

Classes are $45 per attendee. Use the code ACCESS for 50% off if finances are a barrier to booking.

These tend to sell out, so if you know you want to come, save your spot by registering on the event page on our website: constellationacu.com/events

The Constellation Classroom is ready for October and we have two new events for you to try out! And we have a little bit of something for everyone: gentle movement practices, sound vibrations for relaxing, sliding scale offerings, connecting to your breath and the moon, crafting, and just being in community. Hope to see you soon!

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

🔹GROUP ACUPUNCTURE + CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY
Thurs, Oct 8 at 7pm
Thurs, Oct 22 at 7pm⁠
75-minutes of deeply restorative acu and cranio with Dr. Kim

🔹RESTORATIVE SOUND BATH (SLIDING SCALE)
Sat, Oct 10 at 6:30pm
45-minute break from the noise of daily life to settle into deep rest with Dr. Kim ⁠

🔹(NEW) SOMATIC MOVEMENT (SLIDING SCALE)
Mon, Oct 12 at 7pm
60-minute class for gentle movement, connecting to your breath, and learning how to invite the sensation of softening and rest into your mind and body with Cadence Schueler, RYT

🔹QIGONG CIRCLE (SLIDING SCALE)
Tues, Oct 13 at 7pm
Tues, Oct 27 at 7pm⁠
60-minute gentle practice of breathing techniques, mindful movement, and group meditation with Kari Petersen of Sundog Healing⁠ (also option to join via Zoom!)

🔹(NEW) CONSTELLATION CRAFT CIRCLE
Thurs, Oct 15 at 6:30pm
Dedicated time to create alongside others in a welcoming, judgement-free space! Bring whatever creative project you’re currently working on and settle in for making, chatting (or quietly working), and unwinding. Stay for the whole 2 hours or come and go as you please - family friendly!

🔹GROUP ACUPUNCTURE + SOUND BATH
Sun, Oct 18 at 4:30pm
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

🔹FULL MOON BREATHWORK + TAROT CIRCLE
Sun, Oct 25 at 4:30pm
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

Register and get more info at constellationacu.com/events - link in bio!

We are not separate from the world around us; we are of it. Spending time outside is a way to connect with and absorb the qi of the earth and the sky, a practice that helps to stabilize and build the qi within us.

Even 5 minutes surrounded by greenery, fresh air, and sunlight can make a difference.

No matter where you are, take a moment to step outside, breathe deeply, and feel your connection to the movement of qi around and within you. ☀️

In honor of the Harvest Full Moon (the first full moon of fall!) and the official start of autumn with the equinox this week, here’s a round up of some of our favorite summer moments in nature from our staff (no charge to our followers for the free foot pic 😆).

✨Virginia catching the sunset at Lake Nokomis during the summer solstice
✨Lake Superior at the Split Rock River on a foggy day from Nathalie
✨The power and majesty of a waterfall captured by Kim
✨Bleeding hearts from Virginia’s mom’s garden
✨A lovely view of a park near Amy’s house on an early morning dew covered walk
✨Flowers from Kim’s garden
✨Sunset lake views up at a cabin from Helen
✨Amy’s Juni enjoying a paddle board ride on the lake
✨The beach at Bde Maka Ska as a celebration with Keith’s friends before they moved to Australia
✨Leah spotting a daredevil turkey scaling a railroad bridge over Broadway - and how this magnificent beings actions were reflecting the delicate balancing act that many of us are engaged in - managing the stress and violence of the world while trying to take care of our self and others
✨Steph canoeing the St. Croix this summer! Being on the peaceful rocking river in complete silence except for the wind blow, the birds chirping, and an occasional splash. A wonderful reminder to slow down - float and trust the water - and to find quiet to reset and restore.

✨Exciting renovation project news! ✨After planting some roots in the clinic over the last handful of years, we’re doing a little updating with a construction project to the lobby area!

Construction starts today, so there will be no appointments all day today (Thursday) and half day tomorrow morning (Friday) as the clinic will be closed to in-person patients. However, our amazing front desk assistants will be available for calls and emails both days. Give us a holler!

While we are striving to make things as easy and streamlined as possible, we appreciate any flexibility with any post-construction needs as we finish up with tasks, like painting and rearranging.

And we’re excited to share the new look soooooon! 😁

Carrie Nelson is back in the Constellation Classroom this month on Friday to bring the rich soundscape of the gong and to help us usher in the season of metal for autumn.

🍂 The gentle vibrations of the gong help us circulate and release that which we no longer need to carry. 🍂

Are you a little “gong-hesitant”?? We get it and let us put you at ease: a gong bath is not just banging on the gong. There are different mallets and techniques to coaxing sound out of this ancient and rich instrument. Sometimes it sounds like orca whale songs, sometimes it sounds like outer space, sometimes it sounds like a shimmering lake, and sometimes it sounds like the crash of a wave.

Carrie will create an experience with different variances in tone and pace with the gong but also with a few other instruments, like singing bowls, chimes, and the shrutibox, so rest assured, it’s not too much of one thing.

You’ll rest comfortably on a mat, supported by blankets, pillows, and an eye mask. You can position yourself in the room to adjust for sound level and you always have agency to leave the room or take a break if you feel overstimulated.

Yoga mats, blankets, small bolsters, and eye coverings are provided. Bring any additional comforts that your body may need such as a pillow.

No experience necessary. Just come as you are.
Sign up on at constellationacu.com/events and let us know if you have any questions!

GONG BATH WITH CARRIE NELSON
🗓️Friday, Sept 25
⏰7pm - 8pm
📍Constellation Classroom
💵$25 - use code ACCESS to lower the price to $12.50 if needed

Join us next week to see Michael at work! He will go through the intake process with a patient and show how he combines manual therapies and Chinese medicine in patient care. There will be time for discussion after the demonstration.

This event will be held Wednesday, 9/23, 6:30-8pm central time. Anyone can join to watch this demo, which will be held in-person at Constellation Classroom in Minneapolis, as well as live-streamed and recorded for folks who cannot attend.

All proceeds (minus transaction fees) will be donated to a local Minneapolis health-focused nonprofit supporting LGBTQ+ folks.

Meet Kelsey, one of our newest massage therapists!

Kelsey (they/them, she/her, he/him) received their Diploma in Massage Therapy from Minnesota State Community and Technical College Wadena, where they learned Swedish/relaxation, deep tissue, sports, geriatric, and prenatal massage techniques.

Kelsey loves working with anyone with a body, and they enjoy supporting working class laborers with physical jobs. Their specialties include sciatic pain, back pain, tech neck, TMJ, headaches and migraines, carpal tunnel syndrome, and sports rehab.

Kelsey understands the interconnectedness of the body and the different pain referral patterns that manifest as trigger points and knots. Pairing intentional movement with gentle stretching and range of motion techniques, massage sessions with Kelsey are designed to relax and restore for long-term benefits.

Through a combination of intuition, skillful practice, and communication, Kelsey works with clients to help reach treatment goals and restore balance to the body and mind.

Kelsey will be offering 60 and 90 minute Relaxation and Deep Tissue massages with appointments available starting October 4, 2026!

Book online at constellationacu.com or give us a call at 612-339-5088.

Sneezing?? 🤧 This resource might help you! 😁

Some folks are early summer allergy sufferers while others are late summer. If you’re a late summer sneezer, you’re probably allergic to ragweed and NOW is the right time to start treating your allergies preventatively. ⁠
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And for some of us, we are prepping for colds now that school is back in session and everyone is sharing germs again!

Along with acupuncture, we have some favorite self-care remedies, herbs, and recipes that we rely on when the troublesome pollen starts to bloom and when it’s time to give our immune system a little extra support for cold and flu season.

We share all these tips and more in this 22-page e-book that’s currently on sale for $8.

Inside you’ll learn about:
✨The symptoms of sinusitis, standard treatment approaches, and how a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) approach is different.
✨The basics of TCM Five Element theory, and why it matters to our health.
✨Wei qi: the importance of our outer protective layer and easy ways to strengthen it!
✨Self-care tips for colds & sinusitis with food therapy, herbs and supplements, over-the-counter medications, acupressure, essential oils, and more.

Get this digital ebook at constellationacu.com/shop - link in bio!