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Volunteer opportunity Sunday, August 10 at Open Streets

Spread the word about the awesomeness of community acupuncture and meet your neighbors by volunteering with Boston Acupuncture Project (BAP) at Open Streets – Hyde Park.

What will volunteers do?

  • help Ren set up the tent and table
  • greet people and talk about acupuncture at BAP
  • offer consent forms for a free treatment
  • keep track of a waiting list, if needed
  • show people how to sign up for visits on our website
  • help Ren clean up at the end of the event

Who can volunteer?

Anyone who is a current or former participant in community acupuncture at BAP is welcome to volunteer! All volunteers get a voucher for a free return treatment on another day.

Where? When?

Exact location TBA – outside Boston Acupuncture Project, on Sunday, August 10, 2025 from 10:00 AM-3:30 PM.

Helping for one hour is great, you don’t need to stay the entire time.

How do I sign up?

Email, text, call, or talk to Ren!

BAP welcomes Lisa Keyes, L.Ac.

Boston Acupuncture Project (BAP) is pleased to welcome Lisa Keyes, L.Ac. as a substitute acupuncturist at our Hyde Park clinic. Lisa graduated with a Master of Acupuncture degree from Tai Sophia Institute (now Maryland University of Integrative Health) in 2009. Lisa was licensed and practicing acupuncture in Maryland before moving to Massachusetts.  

smiling white woman with brown hair

One of the major reasons she loves acupuncture is the wide variety of issues it can help with, and that multiple health issues can be addressed simultaneously through personalized treatments.

Lisa has had experience treating many conditions, including: digestive issues, migraines & headaches, menstrual issues, insomnia, anxiety, allergies, and sciatica. She also appreciates how Reiki and acupuncture complement each other.

Lisa is not only licensed as an acupuncturist by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, she is also a certified Reiki Level II practitioner and a certified Acupuncture Detox Specialist.  

A member of the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) and the People’s Organization of Community Acupuncture (POCA), Lisa also completed the Acupuncturists Without Borders Healing Community Trauma training.

She graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a B.A. in psychology and a minor in Women’s Studies.

This coming week, Lisa will be treating patients at Boston Acupuncture Project during regular community acupuncture hours on Tuesday, July 29 and Saturday, August 2. Book with Lisa online using our online scheduler.

Book with Lisa

AcuSound

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, July 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:

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

Acupuncture at Juneteenth Joy

SO MUCH is happening at Hyde Park’s Juneteenth Joy celebration! BAP continues our tradition of providing acupuncture to attendees at no cost. Join us from 10:00 AM-2:30 PM for a treatment. (Hey, those are almost normal clinic hours!) The event will be at the Martini Shell Park unless it rains. Please be sure to register for Juneteenth Joy to stay updated on any schedule or venue changes!

We’re also looking for Boston Acupuncture Project volunteers. We need you to help sign people up for free acupuncture treatments! Please text or email Ren if you’re interested in helping with BAP’s activities at Juneteenth Joy.

Support and Celebrate Community Acupuncture with BAP’s Spring Fundraiser for 2025

Here at Boston Acupuncture Project (BAP), we believe healing is powerful – not just for individuals, but for entire communities. Through community acupuncture, we help people find relief from pain, stress, and isolation.

Last year, BAP’s first ever Spring Fundraiser successfully raised $7,500 thanks to 111 people! These donors made it possible for BAP to continue running our clinic with an affordable $30-$60 sliding scale.

Donations also make it possible to serve our communities with

  • free treatments at public events like Hyde Park’s Juneteenth Joy celebration
  • affordable mobile clinic services in partnership with organizations like The Teachers’ Lounge
  • fundraising nights for non-profits like Afrimerican Culture Initiative.
Volunteers represent Boston Acupuncture Project at a community event in Hyde Park
Licensed acupuncturist Ren treats a patient outdoors near the Hyde Park mural on the side of the clinic's Fairmount Ave building.
Two people in recliners enjoying an acupuncture treatment at a City of Boston event.
Text says Community Acupuncture Fundraiser for Afrimerican Cultural Initiative. Friday, February 21, 4:00 to 6:00 PM at 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136. Image of hands around a heart with Afrimerican Cultural Initiative Logo. URL bit.ly/BAPfundraise
Image of Black woman doing yoga in park. text says: Community in Nature. Free yoga plus acupuncture. Sundays 10-11 AM. Mother's Rest Park on September 11. Reverend Loesch Family Park on September 18. 4 Corners Yoga and Wellness Logo.

Now in our 7th year open, acupuncturists at BAP have treated almost 2,000 individuals! We know our clinical work makes a difference. In a recent poll, 96% of returning patients said that treatment at BAP gave them relief from pain, and 95% said the same for stress.

Our goal this year is to raise $10,000 by May 31. Click here to learn more about our campaign, and share with friends.

By donating to Boston Acupuncture Project this Spring, you’re sustaining the kind of community care we need more of in this world.



Spring Celebration 2025

Join us for an open house with free healing and wellness offerings including:

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

Header showing Gillian N. Miller sound healer behind crystal healing bowls. Text says @MindfulMavens and @BostonAcupunctureProject present AcuSound. Thursday, April 24, 6:00-7:00 PM doors open at 5:45 PM. Located at 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136.

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:

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

AcuSound

Boston Acupuncture Project and Mindful Mavens present AcuSound. Thursday, March 27, 6:00 to 7:00 PM (doors open at 5:45 PM). 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136.

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:

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

Fundraiser for Afrimerican Culture Initiative

Community Acupuncture Fundraiser for Afrimerican Culture Initiative Inc. Friday, Feb. 21, 4-6 PM at 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park. Suggested donation $40 or more. Register at bit.ly/BAPfundraise

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)

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