Dr Sonja Murray
Doctor of Acupuncture
&
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Licensed Acupuncturist
Registered Nurse
Certified Lactation Counselor
Certified Laser Coach™
Doctor of Acupuncture
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Winona State University
Licensure & Certifications
-
Minnesota Licensed Acupuncturist - Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
-
Diplomate of Acupuncture - National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and *Oriental Medicine
-
Basic Life Support Provider - American Heart Association
-
Microneedling for Acupuncturists, Light Therapy for Acupuncturists - AcuMicro
-
Certified Lactation Counselor® - Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice
-
Shonishin - Pediatric Japanese AcuTherapy Certification
-
Training in Japanese and Vietnamese Traditional Medicine
-
ACEs and Trauma-Informed Care in Reproductive Health
-
Certified Laser Coach™ - Regan Hillyer International
-
MatriBirth Guide Certification - Free Birth Society
Meet Your Practitioner
Hi, and thank you for being here! I began my career at the Mayo Clinic as a pediatric nurse in 2011. While I cherished the connections I made with families from all over the world, I quickly realized that our modern healthcare system’s reactive approach was taking a toll—not just on my patients, but on my own wellbeing.
After years of working rotating day and night shifts, I turned to acupuncture to help regulate my sleep—and experienced firsthand what it meant to feel truly restored. Acupuncture—and the broader lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine—opened my eyes and heart to a philosophy of care that felt like home. Although TCM has existed for thousands of years, it was new to me. And yet, it didn’t take much convincing to realize this was the medicine I was meant to both live and share.
Today, I guide women who are ready to take radical responsibility for their health to reconnect with their body’s wisdom and make sovereign choices through every sacred season—from menstruation to conception, pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood. My practice blends ancient wisdom with modern insight, supporting each woman as a whole being—body, mind, and spirit. Whether you're syncing your cycle, preparing to conceive, pregnant, healing postpartum, or navigating the deep initiation of motherhood, I’m here to walk beside you.
My Roots: Growing up on one of Minnesota’s lakes, I enjoy as much time outside as I can get. Nature has always been my teacher, and practicing a form of medicine that honors our relationship to the land, seasons, and rhythms of life is deeply fulfilling.
When I’m not working with patients or teaching, you can find me hiking, foraging, cooking nourishing meals, camping with my family, singing silly camp songs, or enjoying all the beauty that southern Minnesota has to offer.
I share this life with my husband, Aaron (a health and physical education teacher), and our two amazing children—Cal, age 8, and Nova, born in April 2025—along with our beloved zoo of furry animals.
My Philosophy of Care: I practice medicine with reverence—honoring the relationship between our physical and emotional bodies, and between ancestral wisdom and modern life. I believe symptoms are not dysfunction but signs that the body is already working to heal.
I believe your story is your medicine. And I believe that when we return to our body’s rhythms, we return home.
*In its original content, the term “oriental” was used to indicate land lying East of European settlers, and therefore used in racial inferiority.
Wild Integrative Health is committed to racial equity and supports a change in the use of this term.