Trauma-Informed & integrative Care

Acupuncture, Somatic Therapy & Coaching

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Find the Care That Meets You Where You Are

At Crossroads, we believe in accessible healing. Whether you're grappling with trauma, stress, or chronic pain, our integrative approach—combining acupuncture, somatic therapy, and resilience coaching—is designed for everyday people in the Borderlands to reclaim wellness from body, mind, and spirit.

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Acupuncture & Mindfulness for Nervous System Support

Each session with Dr. Bemis includes a full acupuncture treatment tailored to your physical and emotional needs. You'll also learn simple, trauma-informed tools—like optimizing your breathing, movement, and mindfulness—that you can integrate into your daily life to calm the nervous system and build resilience.

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Resilience Coaching to Rebuild Inner Strength

Dr. Bemis blends trauma-informed conversation with grounding practices like acupuncture, meditation, and breathwork. Together, you’ll uncover the patterns that hold you back and build a toolkit of strategies to help you navigate life’s challenges with more clarity, calm, and confidence.

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Somatic Therapy & breathwork

Dr. Bemis helps you reconnect you with your body’s natural ability to release stress, tension, and trauma. Using Trauma & Tension Release Exercises (TRE) and breathwork, Dr. Bemis guides you through simple, accessible movements that help unwind deep nervous system patterns—supporting groundedness, calm, and emotional clarity.

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Affordable monthly workshops


  • Come drop into a space of resilience, release, and restoration.

    In this monthly workshop, you’ll experience the transformation of our trauma-informed breathwork followed by acupuncture to help you let go of stress, let go of old patterns, and reconnect with yourself in a deeper way. This is an opportunity to slow down, breathe, feel, and rest — so you can leave more grounded, open, and renewed.  

    We’ll begin with guided meditation, continue with a somatic breathwork experience, and close with a restorative acupuncture integration led by Ryan Bemis, Doctor of Oriental Medicine.

    Suggested donation: $50 or more


    This fundraiser supports Crossroads Acupuncture’s nonprofit grassroots work with community health promoters and survivors of trauma in Guatemala and Latin America.

    Please bring: warm clothes, an eye mask, a blanket, and a notebook/pen.

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  • "After an absolute horror story involving western medicine, I truly lost myself and was thrown into a world of pain. I felt like a new person after the first appointment. Dr Ryan Bemis has been a huge factor on helping me get my life back."

    Cyrus

  • "Dr. Bemis has brought peacefulness into my iner being that I would not have otherwise."

    —Dana

  • “I recently participated in a trauma-focused breathwork and acupuncture session with Ryan Bemis, and it was a powerful and meaningful experience. As a psychologist who works with trauma survivors, mindfulness, meditation, and breathing practices, I was surprised by how different Ryan’s approach felt from what I have practiced or taught. His guidance helped me move beyond my usual cognitive analysis and connect more directly with emotions and memories from different periods of my life. I was genuinely surprised by what emerged, and even more surprised by the sense that I was able to set down things I had been carrying for many years. I now relate to those past experiences with more acceptance and less anxiety, panic, anger, and avoidance.”

    —Corey J. Vas, PhD

  • "The best decision I made at the beginning of 2025 was to begin working with Ryan Bemis At Crossroads Acupuncture. I originally sought his services for acupuncture, but soon found I’ve also benefited from his depth of knowledge in other modalities that open doors to releasing stress and feeling peace in these uncertain times.”

    —Catherine

  • "I took the trauma- informed breath work + acupuncture treatment session with Ryan at Crossroads Acupuncture. I was surprised at how deep I went using only the breath! It kind of blew my mind how good it was. Then the acupuncture follow up allowed for deep reflection and emotional excavation. Just Wow! I highly recommend this treatment."

    —Jaguar Reow

  • "Ryan brings me into each session at a comfortable pace while (sometimes literally) pinpointing the areas where my mental and physical health can improve, opening a pathway of healing for the body to follow. He makes space for your existing experience with the practice and helps you expand into new ways of thinking, moving and meditating.”

    —Tamir

  • "Absolutely amazing! Always leave feeling relaxed!"

    —Paul

  • "“From my first visit until now, this has been one of the best medical. The experiences that I was ever had. I am terrified of needles, but my first treatment proved to be a different experience. I went in with pain in most of my body, bearly able to climb stairs. I left feeling energized and free from pain. Ryan's calm demeanor and attention to my specific needs has kept me from needing any medication to control my previously chronic pain."

    Hope

  • "I am a Vietnam-era veteran who has struggled with anxiety issues, including symptoms of PTSD. I had reached my wits’ end after taking prescription medications, on and off, for nearly 19 years through the VA and my family doctor. The side effects had become difficult for me, and I felt like my choices were becoming very limited. During one particularly difficult period, I was unable to speak with my VA doctor, but the nurse I spoke with was sympathetic to what I was going through. She mentioned that she had heard of some veterans getting relief with acupuncture. Suddenly, another possible choice presented itself. I found Dr. Ryan Bemis in Las Cruces, about 65 miles from where I live. I called hoping to get in as soon as possible, but he was booked out for at least a month and a half. He did, however, have a community clinic open to the public that very weekend and invited me to attend. I signed up right then and there. Since that first meeting, I have continued seeing Dr. Bemis, now going on close to two years of monthly visits. I hope to continue for as long as I am able. What I have gained through this work is a clearer and more conscious approach to dealing with my day-to-day anxiety, stress, and the problems life brings. I am not out of the woods yet and may never be completely, but there is hope. The thoughts I once had about leaving this life prematurely are now on the back burner, and I have a greater ability to work with what I am experiencing instead of feeling completely overwhelmed by it. Dr. Bemis’ passion for his work is evident in his professional conduct and in the care he provides. My sessions have included acupuncture, guided meditation, TRE (Tension & Trauma Release Exercises), and many open and honest conversations. When I arrive for my monthly appointments, we talk about how I have been since the last session, how I am doing now, what has changed, and what may help me continue the progress I have made. For me, this has become much more than simply showing up for an acupuncture treatment. It has been an ongoing process of learning how to better understand myself, manage my anxiety, and move through difficult moments with greater awareness. I could never ask for anything more. Thank you, Dr. Ryan.

    Jim

  • "I’ve had a very positive experience with Crossroads Acupuncture. In fact, I felt relief in my back from the very first day of treatment, which was truly surprising to me. Ryan Bemis is completely professional, listens attentively during every session, and inspires a great deal of confidence. I highly recommend Crossroads Acupuncture with Ryan Bemis!

    Diana

  • "Ryan creates an atmosphere that is gentle and safe. He listens to you-really listens without judgement and creates a space where you can meet yourself and embrace those parts of you that need attention. Healing occurs on many levels and the resulting insight brings peace.

    Kathy

  • "Ryan is the most compassionate practitioner. Very patient listener, interested to providing the care I need. Highly recommend you give his treatment a try.

    Candace

  • "My spouse and I have been coming to Crossroads acupuncture for about a year. We came to see Ryan with a bit of skepticism the first time. I am here to tell you after the first visit I felt great. Ryan is very knowledgeable in exactly where to place the pins to give you the utmost comfort when you leave the office. My spouse was so Impressed by how great I. felt the first visit on our second visit he decided to let Ryan work on him. Ryan did a great job on my spouse as well. We are so impressed by Rayn's work we are still coming to see him. He does such a great job on us that we drive 400 miles round trip to see him.

    Betty

  • "I have been dealing with very painful recurring shingles and Post-herpetic neuralgia for three years, nothing helped. I decided to try acupuncture, and I can’t express how huge a difference it has made in my quality of life. Dr. Ryan takes so much time with you, asking questions about your issues and focusing in on them. It has also been greatly beneficial in helping with my anxiety. I am so very grateful!

    Jane

  • "I am a cancer survival, but due to my surgical procedures I have to deal with neck stiffness/pain. I consulted with Ryan and we developed a treatment plan. Now I am able to move and be active. Moving forward, with ongoing treatment I will be able to live life. Thanks Crossroads Acupuncture.

    Rosie

the acu nap experience

Most common side effect: feeling of deep calm

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  • Our sessions at our Las Cruces clinic include what we lovingly call an “Acu-Nap”—a deep rest that happens during acupuncture.

  • You’ll relax in a safe, quiet space with gentle needle placement that helps down-regulate your nervous system.

  • People often describe it as peaceful, grounding, and surprisingly rejuvenating.

  • Whether you’re dealing with pain, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm, this is a moment to just be—and let your body do what it knows how to do: heal.

Because Everyone Deserves Access to Healing

We offer bilingual, trauma-informed services in an affordable way. Insurance covers most of our care, and clients pay an average of $45 per session. We put healing within reach for everyday people across Las Cruces and the Borderlands.

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Trigger Point Acupuncture: A Patient's Story

Trust me: if you’re going to do dry needling/Trigger Point Therapy, you’re MUCH better off with an experienced practitioner with a strong grounding in traditional Chinese acupuncture and a good needling technique, like Ryan at Crossroads. 

— Justin, patient of Dr. Bemis

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Resilience Begins With Connection

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“Yoga, meditation, and acupuncture have been some of the most powerful tools in my own healing—and in supporting others in our community. In a world of trauma, injustice, and disconnection, we’re all searching for freedom. We don’t have to do it alone. These tools help us build resilience—especially in these dark times and out of greatest struggles.”

Dr. Ryan Bemis

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"When you come in for acupuncture here at our clinic, you’re getting help for yourself, and you’re helping us help other community health workers who are on the front lines in their own underserved communities.”

— Ryan Bemis, our acupuncturist in July 2021's edition of Neighbors Magazine!

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