Chandler is a board-certified (*NCBTMB) bodyworker, healer, and health educator who has been practicing since 1995. With thousands of contact hours in hospital, hospice, and clinical settings Chandler has refined his manual therapy approach to effectively address pain, trauma, and functional issues of many kinds.

Chandler has worked extensively with fertility, pregnancy and postpartum, as well as children of all ages. He is a certified Arvigo Maya Abdominal Therapist and a Spinning Babies Aware practitioner. All pregnancy sessions after 30 weeks include the Mclaughlin Assessment Protocol (MAP) for Better Birth, which has been found to reliably reduce fetal positioning issues. Chandler has particular interest and expertise working with late-term breech presentation.

Chandler’s sessions can include slow, subtle modalities such as Craniosacral Therapy, Fasciatherapy, and various neurological release methods, as well as more vigorous methods like Shiatsu and Tuina. He also uses Japanese abdominal therapy (Anpuku), a versatile approach to the internal organs that is beneficial for fertility and menstrual complaints, digestive issues, scar tissue, and detoxification.

Trained as a hospice provider and hospital chaplain, Chandler can provide support for life transitions and trauma work of many kinds. He uses Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Somatic Energy Work, Sufi Healing (a form of spiritual healing), and a variety of other coaching and healing methods to help clients process difficult experiences, build inner resilience, and create greater health and vitality.

Chandler began studying Asian Bodywork, T’ai Chi, and Qigong with Bruce Moran, AOBTA Certified Instructor in 1995. In 1997 he began a 5-year apprenticeship in Craniosacral Therapy. He graduated from Oberlin College with a degree in Biology in 2001 and went on to complete his training at Centerpoint Massage and Shiatsu School in 2004. He trained bodyworkers at Centerpoint from 2005-2012 and has continued teaching in various capacities throughout his career. Chandler is a certified instructor of Zhineng Qigong (Wisdom Healing Qigong) and has been teaching Qigong since 2006.

He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and four children, with whom he loves cooking, singing, and spending time in the great outdoors.

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Kara founded Fertile Ground in 2007 and leads an exceptional team of practitioners, providing the best that the Twin Cities has to offer in holistic reproductive care. Her clinical approach to acupuncture and Chinese medicine is based on over 25 years in women’s health and her extensive knowledge of reproductive medicine.

Kara is passionate about helping women find the key pivotal areas that will create balance and greater health for them. Besides expertly providing care to fit the individual patient’s needs and goals, she is dedicated to empowering women to make the lifestyle changes that are going to have the greatest impact on their overall health and fertility.

Kara believes in the profound healing power of the food that we eat, and enjoys helping patients discover the diet, supplement, herbal and exercise routine that will be most supportive for them. She holds a deep respect for the authentic experience of each patient and is committed to offering a safe and compassionate space for women to explore their healing at a deeper level.

Kara is board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and licensed by the Minnesota State Medical Board. Kara graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Chinese medicine from Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, MN. She has completed the comprehensive training and examination to become certified by ABORM- the Acupuncture and TCM Board of Reproductive Medicine and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies from Oberlin College.

Kara enjoys spending time with her husband and 4 children, connecting with her friends, harmony singing, doing movement forms such as yoga and dance and spending time in nature. And she loves working at Fertile Ground!

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Anna is grateful to be part of the supportive community at Fertile Ground. Since 2011 they have cultivated a holistic, intuitive and skillful approach to offer people deeply therapeutic, restorative and balancing bodywork. With her initial training being at CenterPoint Massage and Shiatsu Therapy School & Clinic, she has continued learning and growing since with training in full spectrum doula care, craniosacral therapy, end of life/death care and energy work- to name a few. She is passionate about meeting each person wherever they find themselves and inviting their whole being to connect with and remember their innate ability to integrate and heal. Anna’s hope is that the foundation of each session is based in compassion and trust so that you feel safe and supported to be heard, held and cared for.

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Lauren joined Fertile Ground in 2012 and has played a significant role in the growth and expansion of the practice. Over the past several years, Lauren has worked with hundreds of women on their journey to parenthood, and has refined and expanded her expertise in fertility and pregnancy. Additionally, she has undertaken a high volume of onsite pre- and post-embryo transfer treatments at various fertility clinics around the Twin Cities metro area, including Kindbody Minneapolis, Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Associates (RMIA), and the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine (CCRM).

Lauren is board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and licensed by the Minnesota State Medical Board. She graduated Cum Laude from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia with her bachelor’s degree, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from Northwestern Health Sciences University in Minneapolis, MN.

In addition to using acupuncture, herbs, and other modalities in her practice, Lauren is particularly passionate about nutrition. She is a firm believer in the transformative power of good nutrition, and she loves to use food therapy in tandem with acupuncture to help others on their journey towards wellness. In her spare time she enjoys cooking, baking, reading cheesy mystery novels, and yoga.

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Sarah Wilson studied acupuncture at The San Francisco College of Chinese Medicine then returned to her hometown of Minneapolis as a nationally certified and Minnesota licensed acupuncturist in 1991. With nearly 35 years in the practice of Chinese medicine and acupuncture she brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her patient care.

She helped to establish acupuncture within The United Hospital’s Pain clinic, Shakopee Women’s Prison, HealthPartners Mental Health, Health Recovery Center and multiple chemical dependency programs. She developed a holistic health program that utilized acupuncture, herbal medicine and education that provided an inclusive, community style healing environment within the chemical dependency, pregnancy and elders programs at The Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center for over 12 years.

Sarah has extensive experience supporting people through life transitions such as cancer, loss, PTSD, pregnancy and fertility issues using acupuncture, along with educational methods to relieve anxiety, stress and insomnia.

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Jess’s bodywork integrates The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy, Shiatsu, Western Therapeutic massage, and Craniosacral therapy (CST) to aid the body’s ability to heal itself and support women’s health care. She has spent years cultivating an expert approach to women’s health through bodywork .

Jess finds that the importance of self care in our society is often over looked and it is easy for women to become worn down and depleted. She is committed to offering a healing space to relax and reap the benefits of specialized bodywork so that people can leave feeling relaxed, rejuvenated, and refreshed. Jess’s work supports fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, helps resolve menstrual issues and digestive complaints as well as decreasing pain and tension in the body.

Jess graduated from Center Point Massage and Shiatsu Therapy School in the East West program in 2014 and has also completed the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy.

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