Senia Tuominen, MaOM, BS, LAc, is a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, licensed acupuncturist and certified herbalist. She is licensed in acupuncture by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice and is a nationally board-certified herbalist. She holds a Diplomate in Chinese Herbology and Acupuncture from National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and a Masters Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Northwestern Health Sciences University, where she graduated summa cum laude. Prior to founding Healing InSight, Senia was a biomedical engineer and graduated from the University of Minnesota summa cum laude. Senia has also been credentialed at Woodwinds Hospital.
Senia is the Twin Cities’ only digestive health and food therapy specialist who uses the holistic principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She has completed post-graduate studies in internal medicine, complex digestive issues and advanced herbalism and enthusiastically builds on her knowledge daily. She's currently writing a book on Chinese medicine food therapy and spent the month of October 2012 studying at Tianjin University in Tianjin, China, the largest Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital in the world.
Senia founded Healing InSight in 2007 to provide the highest quality Traditional Chinese Medicine care with the longest-lasting results. She practiced at the Crocus Hill Health Center when it was the winner of the Best Place for Holistic Health Care in 2011 by the Women's Press. She has had guest appearances on FM107, was profiled twice in the Pioneer Press, and was featured on the cable access show Healing Arts 101. Senia presented at UW Stout's annual Mind, Body & Spirit Conference and offers regular classes through St. Paul Community Ed. She continues to speak around the metro area on her approach to digestive and internal medicine disorders.
“I came to Chinese medicine hoping it could do something for the health issues I had, and I was blown away with the results. It completely restored my health and I got off the drugs from my doctor. I couldn’t believe that Chinese medicine could heal something my doctor could only medicate! "
“Being a scientist I was trained to always look for the root cause of an issue and fix it from there, not to just cover up the symptoms. I think people want health care that will do that, and yet modern medicine is geared to just shut off or remove warning signs. Once I discovered that Chinese medicine has the insight and tools we need to change our health at its root, it was easy to switch from a technical role in medicine to study Chinese medicine and share it with others. "
“I want people to understand where their health issues are coming from and how they can make simple changes while they’re receiving treatment. Chinese medicine isn’t just about sticking needles in people, it helps people get in touch with their inner wisdom to make the benefits last a lifetime. I feel fortunate to get to use this wisdom to help people regain control of their health every day.”
