Acupuncture / Acupressure Therapy
Acupuncture involves the precise insertion of filiform needles into tissue to promote healing, stimulate fascia, improve blood flow, and support the central nervous system.
With a history spanning thousands of years, it’s proven effective for pain management, stress response, digestive issues, insomnia, infertility, and trauma recovery.
Acupuncture Initial Evaluation and Therapy
The Initial Evaluation is a 90 minute visit that includes a health history intake, after which our licensed acupuncturist will form a differential diagnosis based on the principles of Oriental medicine. Expect to relax in a private, heated room while you receive an acupuncture treatment that is tailored to you. Whether you have a chronic condition, or you tweaked your back, acupuncture can help!
Acupuncture Follow Up Therapy
Follow-up therapy is a 60 minute visit will have a brief check in on your progress and current symptoms, followed by an acupuncture treatment. The acupuncturist may coach you on movement and breathing techniques during the session. As always, the acupuncture is done to your comfort level.
Acupressure Therapy
Acupressure is a 45 minute service that gives all the benefits of Oriental medicine with none of the needles. Expect to relax on a comfortable massage table while the acupuncturist assesses you and applies gentle to moderate pressure to specific acupuncture points. This treatment helps relieve chronic tension by resetting the nervous and myofascial systems.
Fire Cupping Therapy
Fire Cupping is a traditional medicine treatment to reduce muscular pain and tension by applying vacuum pressure via thick, glass cups. Fire is used in a controlled way by a licensed acupuncturist to both warm the cup and burn off the oxygen inside the cup to provide suction.
If you've run the gamut of therapies for chronic pain, consider giving Fire Cupping a try!
Arrive 10 -15 minutes early to unwind in our mindfulness room and enjoy "a little" hot tea and warm shoulder wrap to prepare you for your session. We want you to enjoy every minute of the time you have gifted yourself.
Experience the ultimate relaxation and rejuvenation with our 10 or 15 minute Aqua Massage to warm your muscles BEFORE your scheduled session. Please come in at least 20 minutes before your scheduled appointment.
MEET OUR ACUPUNCTURIST
Lauren Windingstad
Lauren is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Minnesota and graduated with a Master’s Degree in Oriental Medicine Theory from Northwestern Health Sciences University. She has been in practice since 2017. Over her 7 years of experience, she has treated men, women, grandmas, grandpas, teenagers, and children for a variety of health conditions. She is especially gentle when treating those that are nervous to try acupuncture.
Lauren has experience treating many different types of conditions, but especially enjoys working with hormonal imbalance and infertility in both men and women. One of her biggest joys is coaching women with hormonal imbalance to help them achieve their best outcomes. She has treated sports injuries, fibromyalgia, and painful inflammatory conditions like tendonitis. Lauren finds it very meaningful to work with people suffering from anxiety and depression, and notes that acupuncture is one modality of healing for mental illnesses - dietary guidance, exercises, and breathing techniques all work together with acupuncture to improve mental health. Lauren sees acupuncture as a system of medicine that treats imbalances between organ systems, meaning that acupuncture is helpful for any condition. Additionally, acupuncture is an integrative therapy that works very well when paired with other medical practices such as chiropractic, physical therapy, and pharmaceuticals.
Aside from practicing acupuncture, myofascial release, and fire cupping, she enjoys an active lifestyle with her husband Daniel. Together they like to longboard, paddleboard, and go hiking. She loves to “nerd out” over Pokemon Go and Magic the Gathering cards, and they have two pet bunnies, Bill and June, who love to run around in the yard.
Lauren has experience treating many different types of conditions, but especially enjoys working with hormonal imbalance and infertility in both men and women. One of her biggest joys is coaching women with hormonal imbalance to help them achieve their best outcomes. She has treated sports injuries, fibromyalgia, and painful inflammatory conditions like tendonitis. Lauren finds it very meaningful to work with people suffering from anxiety and depression, and notes that acupuncture is one modality of healing for mental illnesses - dietary guidance, exercises, and breathing techniques all work together with acupuncture to improve mental health. Lauren sees acupuncture as a system of medicine that treats imbalances between organ systems, meaning that acupuncture is helpful for any condition. Additionally, acupuncture is an integrative therapy that works very well when paired with other medical practices such as chiropractic, physical therapy, and pharmaceuticals.
Aside from practicing acupuncture, myofascial release, and fire cupping, she enjoys an active lifestyle with her husband Daniel. Together they like to longboard, paddleboard, and go hiking. She loves to “nerd out” over Pokemon Go and Magic the Gathering cards, and they have two pet bunnies, Bill and June, who love to run around in the yard.