Atma Health & Acupuncture

🌿➡️🔥 From Wood to Fire: A Seasonal Shift in Chinese Medicine 🔥➡️🌿

As we transition from Spring (Wood Element) into Early Summer (Fire Element), nature reminds us that growth is only part of the journey. After planting seeds, making plans, and pushing forward, it’s time to step into joy, connection, and wholehearted living.

🌱 Wood Element (Spring)
Associated with the Liver and Gallbladder, Wood energy is all about:
✨ Growth
✨ Vision
✨ Creativity
✨ Motivation
✨ New beginnings

When balanced, Wood helps us move through life with purpose and flexibility. When out of balance, it can show up as frustration, irritability, anger, or feeling stuck.

🔥 Fire Element (Early Summer)
Associated with the Heart, Small Intestine, Pericardium, and Triple Burner, Fire energy invites:
❤️ Joy
❤️ Connection
❤️ Love
❤️ Passion
❤️ Authentic expression

When balanced, Fire brings warmth, enthusiasm, and emotional connection. When out of balance, it may appear as anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, or feeling emotionally scattered.

🌿➡️🔥 The Invitation of the Season
Wood creates the fuel for Fire.

This is a time to reflect:
• What seeds have I planted this year?
• What is beginning to bloom?
• Where can I invite more joy into my life?
• How can I move from constant doing into simply being?

Nature is no longer asking us to push. It is asking us to open.

Take time to laugh. Connect with loved ones. Sit in the sunshine. Read a book. Walk barefoot in the grass. Let yourself experience the beauty of what you’ve been working so hard to create. Come get some acupuncture, Massage, Energy Work and cupping therapy at .

May this season bring more joy, more connection, and more moments that remind you what it feels like to be fully alive. ❤️🔥

Come try out our new massage tool! It feels incredible on the face and back. We put hot water in it, which pairs with the stone to feel like absolute bliss on your face and tight muscles. This is perfect to pair with the 90 facial rejuvenation treatments or a 90 minutes acupuncture session. We can’t wait for you to try it! And scroll ahead to see my hot take on the summer solstice what a lot of people are feeling right now. Hint: we need to do less not more 🩷

Common themes for patients this week: anxiety, frustration, and feeling unable fully to use their voice or speak their truth. Many are finding themselves either shutting down or feeling more irritable than usual which causes more pain and physical symptoms along with the body feeling unsettled and on edge.

So today, I invite you to take a few moments for yourself. Step outside, place your feet in the grass, and connect with nature. Yell at the top of your lungs if you need to 😆 Feel the support of the Earth beneath you. Allow that grounding energy to help soothe your nervous system and gently release some of the anxiety, tension, and frustration you may be carrying.

Even just a few minutes can help you feel more connected to your body, your breath, and the present moment. From that place of alignment, it often becomes easier to speak your truth, express your needs, and move through the day with greater calm and clarity.

Today’s crystal oracle card is reminding us that releasing what no longer serves us creates space for peace, balance, and ease.

I hope you have a beautiful Saturday. 💚

If you’re feeling overwhelmed and could use some support with grounding, stress relief, and whole-body restoration, we’re here for you. Whether through acupuncture, sound healing, massage therapy, energy healing, or spiritual cleansing, we’d be honored to support your journey back to balance.

Big hugs. ✨🌿 Atma Team

Our special massage Pop Up Event with the amazing massage therapist Jacinto is now LIVE! And filling up quick. Please don’t miss out on this healing opportunity with Jacinto before he leaves Minnesota. Jacinto is very skilled in clinical/hospital based massage which means he treats a myriad of conditions with the highest level of expertise and training. His approach can be either deep tissue sports med massage or a more relaxed approach. Whatever is best for your body and your unique pain needs. Schedule with Jacinto today at www.atma.center

A reminder this week to have fun, explore, be whimsical and remember to stop and smell the roses. Try and take life at a slower pace when you can 🩵🌀💖 See you when I’m back —- Acupuncturist Sara

Once a month Saturday acupuncture clinic with Sara is the best and fills up quick! Sara has one opening on Saturday, June 13th at 1pm and 2 openings on Saturday, July 11th. If this continues to be a popular day, she may add more days/times. If there is interest let us know 🌸🌸 www.atma.center to schedule or DM us

Looking for the perfect gift for Mother’s Day? Give the gift of acupuncture or massage with $50 off for new patients. Now extending our new patient special for massage and acupuncture of $149 (regularly $199) for all of June and July if you book this week for that special woman in your life. Mothers of kids, cats, dogs, creatures of all kinds, they all deserve a gift! 🎉🎉🌸🌸

✨✨✨Massage Pop-Up Event at Atma✨✨✨
We can’t keep it a secret ret any longer!! Please join us for a special pop-up experience with Jacinto Orozco-Street, a board-certified massage therapist dedicated to helping you move better, feel better, and live healthier.
With a strong foundation in physical education and sports culture, Jacinto brings a thoughtful, results-driven approach to every session-whether you’re looking to relax, recover, or address chronic pain.
He has worked in a variety of clinical and wellness settings, including previous experience with Mayo Clinic, contributing to integrative, outcome-focused care.
Each session is fully customized, blending techniques like deep tissue, trigger point therapy, myofascial release, sports massage, and restorative treatments. He also has experience supporting clients with fibromyalgia, chronic migraines, oncology care, and more.
As a bilingual therapist fluent in both Spanish and English, Jacinto is committed to creating a safe, welcoming space and delivering a high-quality, inclusive experience for a diverse range of clients.