Boston Acupuncture Project

Spring Celebration 2025
2025-06-01 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
Join us for an open house with free healing and wellness offerings including:

community acupuncture from Boston Acupuncture Project (11 AM-2 PM)
ear seeds from Dr. Angela Jamal (12:30-2:00 PM)
sound healing from Mindful Mavens
chair massage from Imani Massage (11 AM-12 PM)

You can REALLY give us something to celebrate by helping us reach our fundraising goal: $10,000 by May 31. Click here to learn more about Boston Acupuncture Project’s Spring Fundraiser for 2025.

Your contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Boston Acupuncture Project is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Our mission is to provide affordable and accessible acupuncture in a group setting, Chinese herbal medicine, and other forms of holistic healthcare. By offering relief from pain, stress, and isolation, we aim to contribute to the well-being of individual people, and the strength of our community as a whole.
Your donations support our general operating expenses and community programs.

AcuSound
2025-05-29 17:45 - 19:00, 2025-04-24 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
Immersive sound bath + restorative acupuncture = AcuSound.
Join us for a live ambient sound bath from certified sound healer Gillian N. Miller of Mindful Mavens while you receive an acupuncture treatment from licensed acupuncturist Ren Pilinger.
Sign up by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 to make sure this event happens.
Registration and pre-payment required! Click here to save your spot.
Sound has the capacity to shift energy and restore the mind, body, and spirit to a balanced state. Many ancient cultures have used sound as invocations, in ceremony and rituals to offer healing. -Gillian N. Miller, certified sound healer
Doors open at 5:45 PM; sound bath begins at 6:00 PM.
Notes about BAP:

face masks required
low/no fragrance due to chemical sensitivities
other accessibility info here.

Please get in touch if you have any questions! contact @ bostonacupunctureproject.org / 617-506-3868

AcuSound
2025-03-27 17:45 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
Immersive sound bath + restorative acupuncture = AcuSound.
Join us for a live ambient sound bath from certified sound healer Gillian N. Miller of Mindful Mavens while you receive an acupuncture treatment from licensed acupuncturist Ren Pilinger.
Sign up by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, March 26, 2024 to make sure this event happens.
Registration and pre-payment required! Click here to save your spot.
Sound has the capacity to shift energy and restore the mind, body, and spirit to a balanced state. Many ancient cultures have used sound as invocations, in ceremony and rituals to offer healing. -Gillian N. Miller, certified sound healer
Doors open at 5:45 PM; sound bath begins at 6:00 PM.
Notes about BAP:

face masks required
low/no fragrance due to chemical sensitivities
other accessibility info here.

Please get in touch if you have any questions! contact @ bostonacupunctureproject.org / 617-506-3868

Fundraiser for Afrimerican Culture Initiative
2025-02-21 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
This month, BAP hosts a fundraiser for Afrimerican Culture Initiative Inc (ACI)! Join us for community acupuncture on Friday, Feb 21, 4-6 PM.
Established in Boston, ACI is a visionary nonprofit organization specializing in Cultural Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (CDEI) and Restorative Project Management (RPM). Our mission since 2015: to weave a fabric of unity within Boston’s multicultural landscape through strategic education, innovative technology, and meaningful travel experiences.
During this event, 100% of net proceeds* will be donated to ACI. (Visit Afrimericanone.org to donate directly to Afrimerican Culture Initiative.)
Recommended donation: $40-$100
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Please register or stop by to join us!
Be sure to join Afrimerican Culture Initiative for their Black History Month event series, Boston Redline 87. Details and tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/bostonredline87-black-history-month-event-series-3839873

*(minus fees charged by our credit card processors)

AcuSound
2025-02-20 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
Immersive sound bath + restorative acupuncture = AcuSound.
Join us for a live ambient sound bath from certified sound healer Gillian N. Miller of Mindful Mavens while you receive an acupuncture treatment from licensed acupuncturist Ren Pilinger.
Sign up by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, Feb 19, 2024 to make sure this event happens.
Registration and pre-payment required! Click here to save your spot.
Sound has the capacity to shift energy and restore the mind, body, and spirit to a balanced state. Many ancient cultures have used sound as invocations, in ceremony and rituals to offer healing. -Gillian N. Miller, certified sound healer
Doors open at 5:45 PM; sound bath begins at 6:00 PM.
Notes about BAP:

face masks required
low/no fragrance due to chemical sensitivities
other accessibility info here.

Please get in touch if you have any questions! contact @ bostonacupunctureproject.org / 617-506-3868

AcuSound
2024-12-19 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
Immersive sound bath + restorative acupuncture = AcuSound.
Join us for a live ambient sound bath from certified sound healer Gillian N. Miller of Mindful Mavens while you receive an acupuncture treatment from licensed acupuncturist Ren Pilinger.
Sign up by 5:00 PM on December 18 to make sure this event happens.
Registration and pre-payment required! Click here to save your spot.
Sound has the capacity to shift energy and restore the mind, body, and spirit to a balanced state. Many ancient cultures have used sound as invocations, in ceremony and rituals to offer healing. -Gillian N. Miller, certified sound healer
Doors open at 5:45 PM; sound bath begins at 6:00 PM.
Notes about BAP:

face masks required
low/no fragrance due to chemical sensitivities
other accessibility info here.

Please get in touch if you have any questions! contact @ bostonacupunctureproject.org / 617-506-3868

Journey to Inner Knowing: Reiki and Hypnosis Program by Kim Ecevido
2024-12-05 17:45 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
Boston Acupuncture Project welcomes holistic therapist Kim Ecevido of Kensho Life to our treatment room. “Journey to Inner Knowing” empowers you to unlock intuition, develop meaningful self-care practices, and cultivate lasting harmony across mind, body, and spirit.
Embark on a profound journey to connect with your higher self, enhance your intuition, and create a nurturing space for self-care. Beginning with optional ear acupuncture and reiki, a Japanese healing technique, this program establishes an energetic balance to promote well-being, followed by a hypnosis session to gently guide you inward and access your inner wisdom.

What is Reiki?
Reiki is a gentle, non-invasive healing technique originating from Japan that promotes relaxation, reduces stress, and enhances overall well-being. Practitioners channel energy through their hands, either lightly touching or hovering above the body, to balance the recipient’s energy and support the body’s natural healing processes. This calming practice helps to relieve tension, improve mental clarity, and encourage emotional and spiritual balance. Reiki is used throughout hospitals around the world. Locally Brigham and Women’s, Children’s Hospital, and Mass General are just a few that use Reiki for patients on a regular basis.
What is Hypnosis?
Hypnosis is a natural, focused state of deep relaxation and heightened awareness that allows individuals to access their subconscious mind more easily. We access various states of hypnosis on a regular basis without even knowing. Hypnosis uses suggestions and imagery to help individuals reframe thoughts, release negative patterns, and make positive changes. Often used
for stress reduction, habit change, and self-improvement, hypnosis works by bypassing the conscious mind to access and transform deeper beliefs and behaviors.
What happens in this program?
Each participant will receive a few minutes of individual Reiki. Participants may also receive ear acupuncture from licensed acupuncturist Ren Pilinger. Finally, Kim Ecevido leads a group hypnosis session for 30 minutes.
Who is Kim?
Kim Ecevido, founder of Kensho Life, has over 11 years of experience serving Boston and the surrounding areas, specializing in women’s wellness through both in-person and online hypnosis and holistic therapies.
As a Consulting Hypnotist, Reiki Master, Holistic Therapist, and National Guild of Hypnotists member, Kim combines hypnosis, energy healing, and other holistic practices to help clients achieve balance through their mind, body, and spirit.

Her customized sessions address a client’s goals, including emotional healing, improved relationships, grief recovery, and more. By uncovering and transforming limiting beliefs and patterns, Kim guides clients in resolving challenges at their root, empowering lasting change and helping them reach their highest potential.
How do I sign up?
Click this link to register.
This program is $55 per person. Any tips added will go toward sustaining BAP’s community programs. You can also donate directly.
If finances are a barrier for you, please reach out to Boston Acupuncture Project.

AcuSound
2024-11-14 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
Immersive sound bath + restorative acupuncture = AcuSound.
Join us for a live ambient sound bath from certified sound healer Gillian N. Miller of Mindful Mavens while you receive an acupuncture treatment from licensed acupuncturist Ren Pilinger.
Sign up by 5:00 PM on November 13 to make sure this event happens.
Registration and pre-payment required! Click here to save your spot.
Sound has the capacity to shift energy and restore the mind, body, and spirit to a balanced state. Many ancient cultures have used sound as invocations, in ceremony and rituals to offer healing. -Gillian N. Miller, certified sound healer
Doors open at 5:45 PM; sound bath begins at 6:00 PM.
Notes about BAP:

face masks required
low/no fragrance due to chemical sensitivities
other accessibility info here.

Please get in touch if you have any questions! contact @ bostonacupunctureproject.org / 617-506-3868

AcuSound - cancelled
2024-10-24 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
Update Oct. 23, 2024: this event has been cancelled. Not enough people signed up to make it happen!

Immersive sound bath + restorative acupuncture = AcuSound.
Join us for a relaxing group acupuncture session from licensed acupuncturist Ren Pilinger enhanced by a live ambient sound bath from certified sound healer Gillian N. Miller of Mindful Mavens.
Sound has the capacity to shift energy and restore the mind, body, and spirit to a balanced state. Many ancient cultures have used sound as invocations, in ceremony and rituals to offer healing. -Gillian N. Miller, certified sound healer
Doors open at 5:45 PM; sound bath begins at 6:00 PM.
Notes about BAP:

face masks required
low/no fragrance due to chemical sensitivities
other accessibility info here.

Please get in touch if you have any questions! contact @ bostonacupunctureproject.org / 617-506-3868

JP Health & Wellness Fair - rescheduled
2024-10-14 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Loring Greenough House, 12 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130, United States
All are welcome to this wellness fair! Come check out samples of the various practioners, instructors and therapists’ work! There will be live demonstrations, educational information, food and wares (so bring money)!
Boston Acupuncture Project will offer free acupuncture – no one turned away for lack of funds – and welcoming donations to the North American Indian Center of Boston.
We’re looking for local, JP volunteers to help sign folks up for free treatments. Interested in chatting with your neighbors and helping spread the word about our effective, affordable acupuncture services? Get in touch with Ren about volunteering.
Co-sponsored by the Boston Wellness Network and JP Centre/South Main Streets.
THIS IS THE NEW DATE: Monday, October 14. Yes, it is Indigenous People’s Day.
Attending? Please RSVP! https://explore.jpcentresouth.com/events/jp-health-wellness-fair

If you are a health & wellness VENDOR who would like to participate, registration has re-opened through October 4! Please sign up by clicking this link.

BAP visits Ashmont Friday Market
2024-09-27 14:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Ashmont MBTA Station – Droser Plaza, 1900 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA, 02124, United States
From the Greater Ashmont Main Street website: “Since [2008] the Market has become a beloved Dorchester Institution each Friday in Peabody Square!

When? Opening day will be July 12, 2024 and the market will run every Friday afternoon from 2 to 6 PM until the October 25, 2024.
Where? on Droser Plaza, outside Ashmont MBTA station at 1900 Dorchester Ave.
What forms of payment do you accept? Market vendors accept cash, credit/debit cards, Farmer’s Market Coupons, SNAP/EBT, HIP, and EBT . Some vendors also accept WIC and SFMNP coupons.”

BAP visits this particular Market to offer free sample acupuncutre. Do you live near Ashmont station? Interested in chatting with your neighbors and helping sign people up for free treatments? Get in touch with Ren about volunteering!

Decolonizing Healing Event from Stinging Nettles Brujxs Healing Collective
2024-09-21 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Urban Farming Institute of Boston, 487 Norfolk Street, Mattapan, MA, 02126, United States
(We are not organizing this event, just uplifting – and attending!)
From the Stinging Nettles Brujxs Healing Collective‘s Facebook Event:
“Join us for our annual decolonizing healing, offering. Engage in various workshops and offerings including yoga, food demo, henna, plant medicine, and more.”
BAP will be there from 2:00-3:00 PM providing free sample acupuncture treatments.

AcuSound
2024-08-22 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York), 2024-07-25 17:45 - 19:00 (America/New_York), 2024-06-20 17:45 - 19:00 UTC | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
Immersive sound bath + restorative acupuncture = AcuSound.
Join us for a relaxing group acupuncture session from licensed acupuncturist Ren Pilinger enhanced by a live ambient sound bath from certified sound healer Gillian N. Miller of Mindful Mavens.
Registration and pre-payment required! Click here to save your spot.
Sound has the capacity to shift energy and restore the mind, body, and spirit to a balanced state. Many ancient cultures have used sound as invocations, in ceremony and rituals to offer healing. -Gillian N. Miller, certified sound healer
Doors open at 5:45 PM; sound bath begins at 6:00 PM.
Notes about BAP:

face masks required
low/no fragrance due to chemical sensitivities
other accessibility info here.

Please get in touch if you have any questions! contact @ bostonacupunctureproject.org / 617-506-3868

Mutulu Shakur Teach-In & Acupuncture Clinic
2024-08-21 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Boston Liberation Center, 194 Blue Hill Ave, Roxbury, MA, 02119, United States
(We’re not organizing this event, just uplifting!) The Boston Liberation Center offers a teach-in about Dr. Mutulu Shakur starting at 6:00 PM, followed by healing services – all free of charge. Image is from the Boston Liberation Center’s social media. RSVP at bit.ly/blcmutulu

BAP at HELP's 2nd Annual Founders Day
2024-08-17 16:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, 2300 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02119, United States
(We’re not organizing, just uplifting!) Support a great local non-profit, HELP by AMG! You can also get a free mini acupuncture treatment if you come by from 4:00-6:00 PM. Tickets available on EventBrite.
Image from HELP by AMG’s social media.

BAP at Open Streets Boston - Hyde Park
2024-08-11 10:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
Free acupuncture! Details TBA. From the main website:

Open Streets Boston events help people experience streets as public spaces where communities thrive. City streets transform into vibrant, pedestrian-friendly boulevards where people can dream, play, and explore.

During these free, family-friendly events, Open Streets Boston will temporarily close major thoroughfares to car traffic. This opens them to people biking, walking, rolling, and connecting with neighbors and local businesses.

Boston Acupuncture Project at Juneteenth Joy Celebration + Dr. Angela Jamal with ear seeds!
2024-06-15 11:00 - 14:30 UTC | Francis D. Martini Memorial Shell Park and Moynihan Recreation Area, 1015 Truman Parkway, Boston, MA, 02136, United States
Boston Acupuncture Project joins our community to celebrate freedom and joy at this festive event! We’ll be offering free sample acupuncture treatments and highlighting some of the Black history of acupuncture in the Americas.
Dr. Angela Jamal of Anami Wellness joins us to provide FREE auriculotherapy (ear seed) treatments! Dr. Jamal says:
I have been an educator and consultant of Holistic Health for over 25 years. As a doctor of acupuncture (Chinese medicine), I chose to specialize in AURICULOTHERAPY or what is also known as Ear acupressure using EARSEEDS in place of acupuncture needles. My goal is to provide holistic health education and treatments that may help not only relieve your pain and discomfort, but prevent dis-ease using and applying the fundamental healing principles of your body.
Main event begins at 10:00 AM! Sample acupuncture treatments available 11:00 AM-2:30 PM. Click the image below to register and get more information! Or visit https://westfhcommunity.org/juneteenth/

AcuSound
2024-05-16 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
Immersive sound bath + restorative acupuncture = AcuSound.
Join us for a relaxing group acupuncture session from licensed acupuncturist Ren Pilinger enhanced by a live ambient sound bath from certified sound healer Gillian N. Miller of Mindful Mavens.
Registration and pre-payment required! Click here to save your spot.
Sound has the capacity to shift energy and restore the mind, body, and spirit to a balanced state. Many ancient cultures have used sound as invocations, in ceremony and rituals to offer healing. -Gillian N. Miller, certified sound healer
Doors open at 5:45 PM; sound bath begins at 6:00 PM.
Please get in touch if you have any questions! contact @ bostonacupunctureproject.org / 617-506-3868

May Day Celebration 2024
2024-05-05 11:00 - 14:00 UTC | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
From 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM:

Free acupuncture
Chair massage with Imani Massage
Clinic tours
Wrap up our Spring Fundraiser
Learn more about Boston Acupuncture Project.
Bonus: join us from 2-3 PM to talk about how BAP is doing, what we’re planning, and how to get more involved!

Please note this is a Sunday. We are packing up at 2 PM, so please arrive early for a free treatment! First come, first served.
If you’re a current or former patient, please consider volunteering!

Fundraiser for Doctors Without Borders
2023-12-03 14:00 - 17:00 UTC | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
As a small offering of solidarity for those facing devastating violence, BAP hosts a fundraiser for Doctors Without Borders on Sunday, Dec. 3, from 2-5 PM.
Come in for an acupuncture treatment during this event, and 100% of net proceeds from acupuncture treatments on this day (minus fees charged by our credit card processors) will be donated to Doctors Without Borders. (Click to donate directly.)
Recommended donation: $40-$100
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Please register or stop by to join us.

$5 Friday Celebrating BAP's 5th Birthday
2023-11-17 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
UPDATE: if you are not able to schedule, it means we are fully booked. However, we do have some space for walk-ins, so please stop by! You can also text to check for last minute availability on 11/17: 617-506-3868.
Book a regular community acupuncture appointment anytime on our regular sliding scale of $25-$55 (add $10 for first visits).
You can watch our How To Schedule video on YouTube.
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Come in from 4-6 PM and get an acupuncture treatment with no intake for just $5. (Please bring cash!)
The perfect time to try us out if you’ve been curious!
Appointments strongly recommended. Face masks required. Click this link to save your spot.

Free Acupuncture Raffle: Bring Your Own Blanket!
2023-11-02 - 2023-12-23 | Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
Every time you bring your own clean blankets to your acupuncture appointment (instead of using our blankets) from now through December 23, 2023, you will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win 2 consecutive weeks of FREE community acupuncture!*
We recommend packing a clean, reusable shopping bag with a light fleece throw blanket (or two, or three). You can also add a large towel or small pillow which goes on your lap to hold the blanket above any pins that might be placed in your lower legs.
(If you don’t know, that is how we keep people cozy here: personalized blanket forts.)
Bringing your own blankets helps save us time and money on laundry.
Winner chosen on Dec. 26, 2023 will be contacted by both phone and email, and can then choose when to start the free 2 weeks anytime in the year 2024.

*Please note: winnings are regular community acupuncture treatments during regularly scheduled hours only. Appointments strongly recommended and face masks required for all.

Boston Acupuncture Project visits Roslindale
2023-08-12 11:00 - 13:00 UTC | Adams Park, 4225 Washington Street, Roslindale, MA, 02131
Free sample acupuncture treatments!
Tell your Roslindale friends!
Stop by!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – please contact Ren if you are interested.
(Photo below is from 2019, which is the last time we went to the Roslindale Farmers Market.)

Beyond Pride Wellness Fair x Prideful Pickleball
2023-06-24 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | Boston Common Tennis Courts, 9W3M+GH, Boston, MA, 02108, United States
Come for Pickleball, stay for our Beyond Pride Wellness Fair! Current offerings:

community acupuncture treatments with Oren “Ren” Pilinger, Lic.Ac. of Boston Acupuncture Project (Hyde Park, MA)
massage therapy with Luke Bruffee, LMT of Ankh Massage (Jamaica Plain, MA)
fitness class/Queer Gym Pop-Up with Justice Roe Williams of Fitness 4 All Bodies
pranic healing with Christian Verde of Pranic Healing Boston (Brighton, MA)

Beyond Pride Wellness Fair is supported by a grant from the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement.
See below for Prideful Pickleball event details.

Hyde Park's Juneteenth Celebration
2023-06-17 10:00 - 15:00 UTC | New Mission High School, 655 Metropolitan Ave, Hyde Park, 02136
Join us for performances, vendors, awards, living histories exhibit, activities for youth and adults, yoga, zumba, giveaways, and more! Register for Juneteenth Joy in Hyde Park 2023 – click here for the registration form.
Boston Acupuncture Project will be providing free mini acupuncture treatments. We will be joined by Dr. Angela Jamal of Anami Wellness who will be providing free ear seed treatments!
You must register to be eligible for giveaways!
For more information about the event, pictures from last year, and sponsorship information, please visit the West Fairmount Hill Community Group website: https://westfhcommunity.org/juneteenth/
Scroll down for flyers:

Acu-pressure and Acupuncture for Well-Being
2023-06-15 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library, 35 Harvard Avenue, Boston, MA, 02136, United States
Acupuncture has been used by humans for thousands of years, with traditions throughout East Asia presenting different schools of thought on how the body works. Learn about how ancient Daoist observations of nature are still relevant to us today, including acu-pressure points you can use on yourself at home.

Oren “Ren” Pilinger is a graduate of The New England School of Acupuncture at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, state licensed, and board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). After practicing at community acupuncture clinics all over Massachusetts, he co-founded Boston Acupuncture Project, which opened in Hyde Park in 2018.
Disclaimer: The library does not give medical advice or interpretation.

Mouth Matters: How Oral Health Impacts Your Overall Health
2023-05-08 18:30 - 19:30 UTC | Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library, 149 Dudley Street, Boston, MA, 02119, United States
Join DREF Research Matters for this event in-person at the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Jessica Williams, General Dentist & Dental Public Health Resident at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine.
