Said Isayed (he/him) is Traditional Chinese medicine doctor graduated from Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine after a six year Bachelor’s program in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and Allopathic medicine. Said spent five years interning in several Chinese hospitals and clinics, training under some of the most well-respected doctors of Chinese medicine. He focused strongly on the treatment of neurological diseases, auto immune disorders, men’s and women’s health, orthopedic injuries, mental health and painful musculoskeletal conditions.

In addition to acupuncture, Said is well versed in several types of bodywork including Chinese fire cupping, hijama (traditional Arabic cupping), tuina (Chinese medical massage) and guasha. He also practices Chinese and Arabic herbal medicine.

In 2016, Said relocated from Hebron, Palestine to Minneapolis, MN. He is fluent in English, Arabic and Mandarin Chinese.

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Rachel Johnson is a Licensed Acupuncturist by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice and is board certified in Acupuncture by the National Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). She graduated with honors from the Masters program of Acupuncture at Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, MN in 2016. During her time at NWHSU she interned at Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute in both the inpatient and outpatient units treating Traumatic Brain Injuries, Strokes and Spinal Cord Injuries, as well as The Salvation Army Harbor Lights Clinic in Minneapolis, where she treated low income individuals for a multitude of issues ranging from generalized pain and insomnia, to infertility and mental health.

Rachel fell in love with Traditional Chinese Medicine while in school because of the way it combined both medicine and art; She believes that being and staying well begins with whole body care and the use of many modalities. Her passion for holistic health, nature, as well helping others made Acupuncture an ideal career choice.

Outside of the clinic she enjoys spend time hula hooping, cooking and baking, being active outdoors with her dog Porter, crafting, and singing.

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Rebekah has spent much of her adult life involved within the trauma community. She studied under Dr. Karyn Purvis and is a practitioner of Trust Based Relational Intervention. Her nursing background (RN, PHN, HNB-BC) is what brought her to learn about MNRI (Masgutova NeuroSensory Motor Reflex Integration). She felt as though there was a missing link in trauma care regarding the physical body. Understanding Dr. Masgutova’s work about trauma from a neurophysiological background is what opened her eyes to the necessity of being involved in a therapy that recognizes the foundation that our reflexes play within our trauma responses. She has utilized this hands-on therapy in her practice with both adults and pediatric patients. Consequently, if your body is not ready for hands-on approach, she is able to work through movements and self-initiated exercises.

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Tylyn graduated from CenterPoint Therapeutic Massage Program in 2020. She received training in Craniosacral techniques and completed Yoga Teacher Certification in 2022.

Tylyn uses a model of therapeutic bodywork to help clients address common soft tissue conditions, injuries acute and/or chronic, and limited range of motion. She will work with you to identify and treat physical pain caused by injury from lifestyle, accidents, sports, work, postural distortions, and repetitive use syndromes. Treatments involve working with a whole body approach in mind. She uses a collage of techniques from trigger point therapy, cross fiber friction, and therapeutic stretching.

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Aniela (she/they) is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Minnesota and is board certified by the NCCAOM. She graduated from Northwestern Health Sciences University with a Masters in Acupuncture in 2023, and also holds a personal training certification.

Aniela has treated patients in hospital, private, and community settings, including at Courage Kenny for motor vehicle accidents, neurological disorders, and PTSD. She has specific experience treating addictions, dysautonomia, lymphedema and lipedema, and post-operative healing. She utilizes the Chinese healing modalities - cupping, tui na, gua sha, electrical stimulation, and food therapy - together with, or in lieu of, needling to treat her patients to their fullest potential.

Outside of the clinic, she spends her time with her cat and husband - playing video games, archery, gardening, suffering from a good gym workout, or exploring Minnesota.

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Larissa Vados, PhD, LAc

Larissa (she/her) is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Minnesota. In 2012 she graduated from Northwestern Health Sciences University with a Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree, and in 2015 completed her PhD in Acupuncture, Tuina and Moxibustion at Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Tianjin, China. Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine specialize in the treatment of neurological diseases. Taking advantage of this expertise, her main focus of study was treatment for stroke rehabilitation. She designed and carried out a randomized control trial in the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine looking at the use of both acupuncture and physical therapy in the treatment of acute and sub-acute ischemic stroke.

Larissa has several years experience working with a hospital-based inpatient interdisciplinary acute care pain management team, and an outpatient based chronic pain center. Larissa and her colleagues worked together to treat some of the most difficult pain management cases in the hospital system from both Eastern and Western perspectives. She enjoyed working every day to promote the use of effective and evidence-based integrative treatments such as acupuncture within the allopathic medical system.

In addition to her acupuncture and Chinese medicine training, Larissa is a STOTT PILATES® Certified Instructor in both Mat and Reformer, having completed over 310 hours of training at Minnesota’s STOTT Certification Center in 2009.

Specialties: Stroke sequelae treatment and other neurological disorders, pain (acute and chronic), stress management, insomnia, allergies, auto-immune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. In her Pilates practice she enjoys working with injured populations looking for rehabilitation, seasoned athletes looking to improve athletic performance and everyone in between!

You can book the following appointments with Larissa: Private acupuncture, private TCM acupuncture, cupping, Pilates training.

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