(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.
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.
If you’re a current or former participant in community acupuncture at BAP, we could use your help! Boston Acupuncture Project offers free sample sessions at Hyde Park Open Streets on Sunday, August 11.
BAP could use help for an hour or two with any of the following.
Please let us know if you can help by emailing Ren.
NOTE: River Street will be CLOSED on August 11 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM along the event route, 1219 River Street to 1266 River Street.
Boston Acupuncture Project will be tabling at HELP by AMG Founders Day in in Roxbury from 4-7 PM on Saturday, August 17.
Details TBD. Please get in touch if you’d like to help with set up and/or tabling.
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.
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:
Please get in touch if you have any questions! contact @ bostonacupunctureproject.org / 617-506-3868
Hi everyone, Ren here. I’m looking for volunteers for our big May Day Celebration coming up on Sunday, May 5. Can you help out with any of these things?
Set up tent, chairs, tables, etc. (9:30-10:30 AM)
Model for clinic photoshoot (10-11 AM)
Sign people up for free treatments and/or give clinic tours (anytime from 11 AM – 2 PM)
Clean up from event (anytime from 2-4 PM)
Since we’re offering everyone free acupuncture treatments on May 5 – if you’re helping out that day, you can get a free treatment at another time! Please reach out to me at 617-506-3868 (or in person) if you’re interested in helping or want more information.
Thanks so much!
At BAP, we’re on a mission to keep our community healthy and thriving. Our sustainers help make our work possible with their monthly donations. Here’s why our sustainers are so important to us! To give right now, just click here. Don’t forget to select the monthly donation option!
Planned monthly donations are vital to the well-being of BAP, for so many reasons! They allow us to plan our budget, ride out bumps in the road, and show potential funders how much our community values our work.
Monthly gifts let our neighbors who value BAP commit to us, and in turn let us commit to our neighborhood. As the forces of displacement continue to hit Boston hard, monthly donations let us budget and plan to pay our rent and our staff, even when so much about our city is in flux. They let us plan to keep being here to keep you healthy.
Monthly donations allow us to ride out the inevitable bumps in the road–a month full of blizzards, or the illness of a staff member. This means that rather than scrambling to stay afloat when a problem hits, we can keep focusing on giving the care that you, and the rest of our community, count on.
When we have monthly donors, it helps us get grants to build new programs, try new things, and make a more comfortable space for your community acupuncture. Foundations and granters see our support from the community, and are more likely to give us additional money to continue the work that our donors clearly value. This could mean that we can provide new forms of care for you, or that we can reach more of our neighbors with additional programming.
And of course, the less practical reason–if you donate monthly, that means that every month we get to see your name come through with your donation, and feel your love of BAP–which keeps us going and gives us joy!
By donating $7 or more per month, you can join our Sustainers Circle. This gives you first dibs on all new products and classes at BAP, a quarterly newsletter about our community outreach, and an annual Q&A with BAP’s lead acupuncturist. You’ll also get a free Ear Seeds DIY Kit if you become a monthly sustainer at ANY amount by 12/21/2023!
Click below to give now. Don’t forget to select the “monthly” donation option. Thanks for all the ways you are a part of our Boston Acupuncture Project community!
Yes, Boston Acupuncture Project accepts HP-Buck$ (Hyde Park Bucks)!
So when you make a purchase at BAP on a Saturday, you can enter this contest to win $50 to spend at BAP.
You don’t even have to come in – you can make a purchase in our online store!
Visit bit.ly/SmBusSatHP23 to upload your Saturday shopping receipts and visit this list from Hyde Park Main Streets of all businesses accepting HP-Buck$.
Today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ended the mask requirement for healthcare facilities. Clinics such as Boston Acupuncture Project can choose to retain their own mask requirements and we have decided to do so.
Throughout the pandemic, our highest priority has been to keep staff and patients safe inside the clinic. Masking is a proven prevention tool in reducing the transmission of COVID-19. We want to protect all of our patients including but not limited to our most vulnerable—for example, people with respiratory conditions, autoimmune disorders, those who are receiving treatment for cancer including chemotherapy and our pregnant patients.
Masks must be N95, KN95, KF94 or a surgical mask. No exceptions. We thank you in advance for following our policy. (Click here for the full list of our COVID-19 policies.)
We will no longer be asking symptom screening questions before your visits – however, we still ask that you reschedule or cancel your appointment if you are feeling sick. We also ask that you reschedule or cancel if you are in close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19. You will never be charged for a late cancel or reschedule due to illness or exposure. Thank you for participating in community acupuncture!
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.
Disclaimer: The library does not give medical advice or interpretation.
