The last in our Five Element Series, this workshop will explore ways to support health and wellbeing in winter through principles of Chinese medicine. The class will be taught by Kim Christensen, licensed acupuncturist and co-owner of Constellation Acupuncture & Healing Arts. 

Cold, dark, and quiet, wintertime is a time of rest and recuperation in the natural world. During the wintertime, our energies reside more deeply in the body, gathering up strength for the coming spring. For many of us, though, wintertime seems to be filled with lots of hustle and bustle, like getting ready for the holiday season, or the societal pressure of setting New Year’s goals to get “back on track”.  

According to the Chinese medicine five element system, each of the five seasons corresponds to a different element, energetic meridian, taste, emotion, and more. Winter corresponds to the Water element, representative of your foundation, storing the energy and resources that support you from birth to death and provide the basis for health and wellbeing. Related to the Kidney and Urinary Bladder, the Water element strongly influences the movement of water through our own bodies - it truly helps us stay in “flow”.

In this 60 minute workshop, we will explore the influence of the Water element in the season of winter and how this impacts body, mind, and spirit. You will learn actionable ways to support your health and wellbeing through food therapy, lifestyle practices, and self-acupressure, inviting greater ease through the seasonal transitions.

Learn how to make homemade fire cider with Amy Kuretsky L.Ac at Eastside Co-op. In this hands-on class, you'll learn why fire cider is a favorite healing elixir of many, how it can benefit your digestive and immune health all year long, and how to make it at a fraction of the retail cost. Amy will walk you through her own process of making both the traditional fire cider recipe as well as a Chinese medicine influenced version that includes anti-viral Chinese herbs. Supplies will be provided by the co-op and are included in the class fee and you'll leave class with a jar of your own fire cider.

$15 for Eastside coop owners, $20 for non-owners

The third in our Five Element Series, this workshop will explore ways to support health and wellbeing in late summer through principles of Chinese medicine. The class will be taught by Kim Christensen, licensed acupuncturist and co-owner of Constellation Acupuncture & Healing Arts. 

Lush, humid, and brimming with the bounty of the harvest, late summer has a different vibe than the early days of summer. That’s for good reason - late summer is a season unto itself! According to the Chinese medicine five element system, each of the five seasons corresponds to a different element, energetic meridian, taste, emotion, and more. Late summer corresponds to the Earth element, nurturing our digestive systems and our sense of “grounding”, and providing the ultimate source of nourishment and support. 

In this 60 minute workshop, we will explore the influence of the Earth element in the season of late summer and how this impacts body, mind, and spirit. You will learn actionable ways to support your health and wellbeing through food therapy, lifestyle practices, and self-acupressure, inviting greater ease through the seasonal transitions.

Stay tuned for our upcoming Five Element series classes for fall and winter!

RESCHEDULED FROM 4/29! The first in our Five Element Series, this workshop will explore ways to support health and wellbeing in summer through principles of Chinese medicine. The class will be taught by Kim Christensen, licensed acupuncturist and co-owner of Constellation Acupuncture & Healing Arts. 

After a long winter’s hibernation, most of us are ready for the change and vibrancy that spring brings. According to the Chinese medicine five element system, each of the five seasons corresponds to a different element, energetic meridian, taste, emotion, and more. During the lush, rainy, windy, and somewhat unpredictable season of spring, the Wood element takes center stage as nature - and our bodies - wake up after a winter slumber. 

In this 60 minute workshop, we will explore the influence of the Wood element in the season of spring and how this impacts body, mind, and spirit. You will learn actionable ways to support your health and wellbeing through food therapy, lifestyle practices, and self-acupressure, inviting greater ease through the seasonal transitions.

Stay tuned for our upcoming Five Element series classes for summer, late summer, fall, and winter! 

Learn how to make homemade fire cider with Amy Kuretsky L.Ac at Eastside Co-op. In this hands-on class, you'll learn why fire cider is a favorite healing elixir of many, how it can benefit your digestive and immune health all year long, and how to make it at a fraction of the retail cost. Amy will walk you through her own process of making both the traditional fire cider recipe as well as a Chinese medicine influenced version that includes anti-viral Chinese herbs. Supplies will be provided by the co-op and are included in the class fee and you'll leave class with a jar of your own fire cider.

Join licensed acupuncturist and prior co-op health and body care worker, Amy Kuretsky from Constellation Acupuncture & Healing Arts, in a tour of all the accessible food-based medicines and supplements the co-op contains. In Chinese medicine, food therapy is considered one of the foundational forms of medicine and can be an easy and affordable way to address a variety of health concerns, promote healing, achieve balance from the inside out, and prevent the onset of disease and illness. This tour will include a few simple Chinese medicine healing recipes you can make at home using common co-op ingredients.

Join Leah Fifield, L.Ac, AHC for a fun and informative class that delves into the healing aspects of medicinal bone broth.  We'll learn more about this incredible healing food and why it's especially important to be consuming it now, during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The class will include easy to follow recipes, simple ways to utilize herbs and spices to enhance healthy digestion and boost immunity, ways to incorporate broth into daily cooking, and more! A plant based option will also be discussed.

This online practice will be held over Zoom on Friday, April 24th at 3pm CST. Please click here to adjust to your time zone.

Exchange is $20. We realize that many people are suffering due to financial losses as places of employment close due to the virus. Because of this, we are offering a 50% discount code for anyone who cannot afford the full price ticket fee. Use the code SUPPORT at checkout for 50% off.

And also, please understand that we are a small business who is also making hard financial decisions at this time. We prefer to work on the honor system and not create hoops for people to jump through to receive the support they need. Because of this, we are asking those of you with employment or financial privilege to pay the full rate.