Our Practitioners

Conradine Sanborn, LAc, MA Ed
Conradine graduated from Minnesota School of Acupuncture and Herbal studies and has been practicing acupuncture for 10 years. She is a Licensed Acupuncturist, Certified Colorpuncturist and holds her masters degree in Deaf Education from NYU. She is particularly interested in merging her interest in education, complementary therapies, and collaboration to help children who are experiencing difficulties. She has studied with Dietrich Klinghardt (Klinghardt Matrix Therapy), Robert Cass (Bioenergetic Assessment and Homotoxicology), Kim John Payne (Waldorf Collaborative Counseling) and Akhila Bourne (Peter Mandel’s Colorpuncture). She is the mother of three children.

Burma Krugler, LICSW >
Anji Johnson, M. Ed. >
Victoria Huitt, MAcOM >
Michelle Motto, MS, RD >
Alexa Umbreit, MS, R.N.,C., C.H.T.P., C.C.P. >

Shen Men ~ A Healing Arts Collaborative
651.649.1605

821 Raymond Avenue, Suite 260
St. Paul, MN 55114

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Our Practitioners

Burna Krugler, LICSW
Burna is a clinical therapist with 20 years of experience. She has practiced psychodrama, as developed by Jacob L. Moreno, MD, and is currently adding Systemic Family Constellations as developed by Bert Hellinger to her focus. Her emphasis on experiential therapies comes from a belief that experiencing a new feeling, action, or thought is the most effective way to influence perspective, facilitating change (if you can name it, you can change it). She is the mother of two children.

Conradine Sanborn, LAc, MA Ed >
Victoria Huitt, MAcOM >
Anji Johnson, M. Ed. >
Michelle Motto, MS, RD >
Alexa Umbreit, M.S., R.N.,C., C.H.T.P., C.C.P. >

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Alexa Umbreit, M.S., R.N.,C., C.H.T.P., C.C.P.
Alexa has been a nurse for over 36 years with a passion for using complementary therapies which help with the healing process, along with patient education/health counseling to promote individuals taking charge of their own health. She is certified in Medical Surgical Nursing, is a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner and a Certified Colorpuncturist. She has authored two articles and book chapters on Healing Touch and has also co-authored a book with her husband called Pathways to Spirituality and Healing: Embracing Life and Each Other in the Face of a Serious Illness (Fairview Press, 2002), which received a 2003 Minnesota Book Award.

Conradine Sanborn, LAc, MA Ed >
Victoria Huitt, MAcOM >
Anji Johnson, M. Ed. >
Burna Krugler, LICSW >
Michelle Motto, MS, RD >

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Victoria Huitt, MAcOM
Victoria is a Licensed Acupuncturist, certified as a Diplomate of Acupuncture by the National Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Commission and is an Adjunct Faculty at the Minnesota College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She practices Traditional Chinese Medicine including acupuncture, herbal medicine with tongue and pulse diagnosis. Her areas of interest are with women’s health concerns including menstrual problems, infertility, pain, headaches, menopausal complaints and fibromyalgia. She has extensive experience in the treatment of addictions, emotional and mental health disorders and HIV/AIDS.

Victoria practices at Shen Men Minneapolis located at 319 W 48th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55419. Phone: 612-824-3141

Conradine Sanborn, LAc, MA Ed >
Burmna Krugler, LICSW >
Michelle Motto, MS, RD >
Anji Johnson, M. Ed. >
Alexa Umbreit, MS, R.N.,C., C.H.T.P., C.C.P. >

Our Practitioners

Michelle Motto, MS, RD
Michelle Motto has been practicing Classical Homeopathy since 2005 and is a graduate of the Northwestern Academy of Homeopathy in the Twin Cities. She has passed the national written exams administered by the Council of Homeopathic Certification and is a member of the Minnesota Homeopathic Association and the National Center for Homeopathy. Michelle continues to study with internationally recognized teachers and practitioners of homeopathy, including Louis Klein and Jayesh Shah. She has also studied foods and nutrition, holds a MS in Food Science and is registered with the American Dietetic Association as a dietitian. Her areas of interest include the homeopathic health care of children and families.

Connie Sanborn, LAc, MA Ed >
Burma Krugler, LICSW >
Victoria Huitt, MAcOM >
Anji Johnson, M. Ed. >
Alexa Umbreit, MS, R.N.,C., C.H.T.P., C.C.P. >

Our Practitioners

Anji Johnson, M. Ed.
Anji Johnson is a licensed Teacher with varied experience from classroom instruction to mentoring. Anji currently works part time at The Integrative Medicine Clinic at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota — the largest pediatric integrative medicine clinic in the nation. She was a Tutor Consultant with St. Paul Public Schools and a certified Director of Education for Sylvan Learning Cener where she specialized in reading and math instruction. Anji earned a B.A. from the University of St. Thomas and a Master of Education from the University of Minnesota.

Connie Sanborn, LAc, MA Ed >
Burma Krugler, LICSW >
Victoria Huitt, MAcOM >
Michelle Motto, MS, RD >
Alexa Umbreit, MS, R.N.,C., C.H.T.P., C.C.P. >