Wenatchee Community Acupuncture

Join us Friday August 2nd and celebrate life, art + healing!!!

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May all being benefit.

Creativity is an integral part of being human. Making stuff can take on a million forms and we are all creators of something. When we are in creative flow, it is often a marker of feeling safe and connected in our nervous system and so becomes a generator for restoration.

In the past year, I’ve been making collages as a restorative, creative and contemplative practice. It has become an important outlet for me to process joy, grief, loss, disappointment, and other emotions in a non-verbal way. For me, these collages represent the never-ending human capacity for adaptation, change and transformation.

I’m excited to announce that WCA will be displaying some of my creations - along with those of my friend Deb Miller (who introduced me to the idea of soul collages) - on the First Friday on August 2nd at 5 pm. (Also, shout out to the for their outstanding work to promote the arts in our community and for sponsoring the First Fridays each month 🤩🤩🤩).

I also want to share that August is the 5th anniversary of Wenatchee Community Acupuncture opening its doors! WE MADE IT!! 🥳🤩🤣

Since WCA launched, thousands of affordable acupuncture treatments have been received by people from all over our region. Our community has found restoration of their nervous systems, balance in their minds and more spaciousness in their lives to be able to manage whatever might be present - physical, mental, emotional or spiritual.

So friends, come celebrate this milestone with me on Friday August 2nd, check out some soul collage/collage art and enter a drawing for some free acupuncture! I will be so happy to see and celebrate with you 💗

May all being benefit.

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Someone shared this with me today and it made me teary 😭.

My "origin story" with acupuncture is one of loss and healing, grief and joy. I think everyone who sticks with acupuncture as a healing tool cultivates their own "story" with the medicine, over time.

It's its own storyteller. 🙏

My story with acupuncture continues to be one of redemption and, also, of deep friendship, wisdom and evolution.

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Meet: Jill Point to Point Community Acupuncture
Jill Sahiba Farrell “I think I have a large capacity for joy that's developed over the years. In large part, I attribute that to the hardships that I've had to face, including the deaths of my husband and my mother in succession. My container for holding joy and pain is very vast and I think that directly influences my work with patients in the acupuncture clinic today. After my husband's death in December 2007, I was overwhelmed by grief and developed a chronic ache in my back. A friend suggested acupuncture and I began to get regular treatments. My back pain cleared up rather quickly. But anyone who's been devastated by a sudden death knows that grieving is a process - both of shock and overwhelming sadness. Really, it's a life long process. My acupuncturist and I developed a very strong bond during the hardest part of my grieving process. And, I came out of it realizing that Chinese Medicine - acupuncture - treats way more than just physical complaints; it treats the spirit. When I moved from Bloomington, Indiana to Ohio for family reasons, I decided to go to acupuncture school. Given my background in Social Work, I’m very into accessibility, community and economic justice. Community acupuncture is aligned with those values. In community-style clinics, we offer a sliding scale fee which makes this amazing modality accessible to people who may not otherwise be able to afford consistent treatments. It's acupuncture for the masses, really. And, the community that has formed at Point to Point is so strong. Family members come in together. Friends book appointments together and have "acu-dates." I know when my patients lose jobs, get jobs, when their dog dies, when their kid is in rehab, when they're getting married, divorced and everything in between. This kind of trust creates a very powerful community for people to tap into when they need a safe place to heal, come to terms with things, and reset themselves."

Summer 2024 Full Moon + Sound Bath + Ear Acupuncture 🌸🌕🌈

STRAWBERRY FULL MOON!!! 🍓🍓🍓It is a delicious time of the year!

Join us on June 20th in the cradle of sound with , a bath of qi with and a community of kindred spirits. 🌟🌟🌟

Two sessions on Thursday, June 20th at 5:15 pm and 7:00 pm.

Reserve your spot via link in bio or via wenatcheecommunityacupuncture.com

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MSBR is a life changing course and WCA is honored to partner with the Wellness Place and Meditate Wenatchee again this summer to host it at the clinic. Kari Lyons is a meditation teacher extraordinaire and past participants have experienced deep and lasting changes.

If you or someone you know is going through cancer treatment or is in remission, this course is offered for FREE (normally $500+). Reach out to Wellness Place or Kari for more details or to register.

"I learned that my stress isn't going to go away but I can respond to it differently." - past MSBR student

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So much is going on now at Wenatchee Community Acupuncture but it’s always good to remember that the heart of it all is acupuncture and community.

We heal together.

If you’re seeking a different way of managing your health and wellbeing - or need another affordable and accessible tool in your toolbox - come in and check it out.

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Let’s move, breathe, chant, slow down and rest together.

Thursday, June 6th at 5:30 pm. 🌟🙏🏼🌟

Link in bio or wenatcheecommunityacupuncture to register. Walk-ins welcomed as space allows.

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The New Moon Kundalini Series continues at Wenatchee Community Acupuncture this summer 🫶🙏🏼💗

Our next gathering is Tuesday May 7th at 5:30 pm.

We’ll be doing a kriya to clear the aura followed by a meditation for strong nerves “to prepare for the gray period of the planet and to bring mental balance.” Then, a nice long savasana and gong bath to wrap it all up.

Link in bio to save your spot. Walk-ins welcomed as space allows.

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Cupping!

💰= $35 at WCA or +$25 with an acupuncture treatment.

🌟= Benefits!!

✅ Pain relief: Alleviate muscle tension and pain by improving blood circulation and promoting the release of endorphins, the body’s natural pain relievers.

✅ Relaxation and stress reduction: Cupping can have a calming effect on the nervous system, helping to reduce stress and promote relaxation.

✅ Improved circulation: Cupping therapy enhances blood flow to the treated area, aiding in the healing of injuries and promoting overall health and well-being.
✅ Detoxification: Help remove toxins from the body by increasing circulation and lymphatic drainage.

✅ Relief from respiratory issues: Relieve symptoms of respiratory conditions such as allergies, asthma, bronchitis, and congestion by improving circulation and promoting the loosening of mucus.

Link in bio to book 🙌🏼

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It seems like the speed of life - the energy of our world - is increasing at mock speed.

Whew...

Our nervous systems haven’t had time to develop the evolutionary gear that can handle the kind of speed and information overload we’re being subjected to in our daily lives.


We’re just not evolved in that way yet. So, we need counter balances.

< insert acupuncture, restorative or yin yoga, sitting and doing NOTHING aka lollygagging, day dreaming, walking SLOWLY, eating SLOWLY, brushing your teeth SLOWLY, etc. etc.>

If you are finding that you’re racing through your day, here’s an invitation to start doing things that S.L.O.W. your roll.

If you *aren’t* racing through your days but your MIND is, here’s an invitation to start doing things that S.L.O.W. your roll.

Be snail like. 🐌…🐌…🐌

Spring goals.🪻🙌🏼🌸

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A week from tonight - Monday, April 8th - is quite a day to practice Kundalini - a full eclipse and a New Moon. 🤩🙏🏼😅

We’ll gather at 5:30 pm.

What needs to come through? What needs to be set aside? What needs to be left behind?

Sit with the questions, ground yourself on the earth plane and reach for the heavens with the Kriya for Experiencing the Original You followed by the powerful Laya Yoga Meditation and a savasana gong bath.

Can’t wait 🥰

Walk ins welcome as space allows. Reserve your spot via link in bio or at wenatcheecommunityacupuncture.com

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Returning today from Costa Rica where I had the opportunity to give acupuncture, learn a dance form called Authentic Movement from a Master Teacher, spend time with dear friends (new and old) and be nestled in the arms of Mother Nature 24/7.

I also received an unexpected gift that only Elders can give: the embodied example of how a way of being is awakened, formed and deepened day after day after day and how that unfolding creates your life. What way of being am I building for myself?

I’m back in the clinic this week with some deep regulation in my Spirit and deep presence to share. Come in for some acupuncture, care + love.
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We heal in community. 🌟🫶🌟

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First Full Moon + Sound Bath + Ear Acupuncture for 2024 with + Jill 🙏🏼

WOLF FULL MOON!!! 🐺🌕🌟

Join us for a sound symphony and the smooth dance of qi to create harmony, balance and deep relaxation in your Being.

Two sessions on Thursday, January 25th at 5:15 pm and 7:00 pm.

Reserve your spot via link in bio or via wenatcheecommunityacupuncture.com

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Connect, clarify and heal your Illuminated Mind with the first New Moon Kundalini workshop of 2024. 🌟🧠🌀

We’ll be going deep into the Psyche of the Self with a Kriya on the Self and a Meditation for Self-Healing.

Join us in community for mantra, movement, breath + meditation. 🙏🏼

Save your spot via the link in bio or wenatcheecommunityacupuncture.com

🎨Wolf art by Eitan Nehustan via DeviantArt

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moon

B/c we’re resting.
B/c we’re doing what needs to be done.
B/c we’re gathering in supportive communities.
B/c we’re moving our bodies on the regular.
B/c we’re remembering how it feels to relax .
B/c we’re laughing and having fun.
B/c we’re listening to our bodies and feeding them nutrient-dense food.
B/c we’re willing to turn toward our b.s. and deal with it instead of taking it out on others.
B/c we’re getting restorative sleep.
B/c we’re reaching out for help when we’re stuck.
B/c we’re willing to change.
B/c we believe we can.

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New Moon Kundalini Yoga series continues in 2024. 🔥🔥🔥

Dates are every New Moon with the next class on January 11th, followed by February 9th, March 10th and April 8th for first quarter of 2024 🌀🌟🌀

Let’s go deep into the layers of the mind, rooting out the old and planting seeds for the new.

Together.

In community.

Register via link in bio or via website @ Wenatchee Community Acupuncture.

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2023 was an ass-kicker for a lot of us, myself included. 😵‍💫😳🤯🤪But wow, full of blessings, growth and healing too. Living with contrast...

I wanted to thank EVERYONE who supported Wenatchee Community Acupuncture since it opened 4 years ago. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 It keeps expanding as a space holder for deep healing. As we heal ourselves, our families and friends heal. As our families and friends heal, our communities heal and on and on.

What does healing mean? For me, it’s not linear. But more a steady discovery and uncovering of my innate power to be myself and with what IS, while experiencing less and less resistance. I have found deep freedom and peace in that lived experience during 2023.

So please reach out, come to WCA to heal and rest or go to your favorite place in 2024. Do whatever you need to do to be yourself, to accept others as they are and contribute this energy to your circle of influence.

All good things in 2024 to you and yours. See ya soon.

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WCA is honored to partner with Kari Lyons of Meditate Wenatchee + the cancer support not-for-profit org, Wellness Place, to offer the 8 week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course. Kari is a compassionate, deep and experienced guide on this path - highly recommend!! MSBR is a game-changer in embedding mindfulness into your own lived experience. The time is NOW!

RSVP today at the website below or call the Wellness Place office at 509-888-9933 and they will help you get registered!
https://www.wellnessplacewenatchee.org/

A couple spots for this month’s New Moon Kundalini workshop opened up this morning due to cancellations - see link in bio to grab one.

We’ll be doing the Kriya for Elevation followed by the Ra Ma Da Sa meditation for deep healing - bookended by a gong bath savasana. 🌀🙏🏼🌟

Join us. 🫶

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Hello Friends 🌟🌟🌟

I’m heading into the silence + the dark + the light at the Northwest Vipassana Center for a 10 day meditation retreat so WCA will be closed during this time. I will hold everyone’s Qi in reverence + health.🪬🙏🏼🌀

If you wanna book an acupuncture +/or cupping appointment before I leave, I’m open Monday and Tuesday, 2-6 pm. Link in bio to book.

See y’all on the other side - we’ll pick it back up with even higher vibes. Let’s resource ourselves so we can care for others, our community and the 🌏🙏🏼💗

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As we exit the lung season of autumn and enter into the winter season of kidneys, let’s fill our lungs with gratitude and give our kidneys a warm hug. 🥰 Time to ground yourself into the deep comfort of the coming winter. ❄️❄️❄️

This month’s New Moon Kundalini Yoga workshop includes the Kriya for New Lungs and Circulation, the Master’s Touch meditation and a soothing and clearing gong bath. The combination is full of vigor and balanced with deep moments of pause, rest and reflection. Join in community and strengthen your lung qi, invigorate your kidney qi and give your immune system a nice boost 🚀

Drop-in’s welcome as space allows or reserve your spot via link in bio.

Blessings + Gratitude to All!

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Witnessing the cycle of life and death today. It’s an honor to care for people on the whole continuum. The comings and the goings. The hellos and the goodbyes.

Holding it all in reverence 💗💗💗🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💗💗💗

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Full Moon | Sound Bath | Acupuncture | Community | Healing

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It’s a common experience for people to come into the clinic and after their acupuncture treatment say they haven’t felt that relaxed since they “can’t remember when.” 🙌🏼🌟🤗

When we forget how to fully relax, our nervous systems get keyed to a constant mobilization response which eventually leads to chronic and systemic inflammation .

Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) - a modern term coined by Andrew Huberman, MD - describes a state where the whole body basically enters into a restorative process but is not asleep. Huberman promotes activities that elicit NSDR as important tools for nervous system regulation and overall health.

Of course, traditional cultures and practices have integrated NSDR-type activities for millennia. Call it “resting my eyes”, meditation, savasana, siestas, cat naps, etc.

In Community Style Acupuncture clinics, we call our NSDR activity Acu-Naps (acupuncture + deep rest). And this combination not only works on the physiological level, it’s working on the energetic level (btw - science will keep catching up to this). Depending on the acupuncture points used, rest potentiates the re-balancing and restorative effects of acupuncture which goes on to treat everything from the common cold to digestion to pain to mood dysregulation, etc. etc.

It’s an exciting time to be practicing acupuncture 🤩🤗☺️

Full Moon + Sound Bath + Ear Acupuncture + Sloth + Queen + Play + Rest + Release + Restore.

And... a partial moon eclipse. 🤩😳🤩

Costumes optional but WELCOMED!!!

Two sessions on Saturday, October 28th at 5:15 pm and 7:00 pm.

Reserve your spot via link in bio!

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” - Robert Thurman

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This is my dad. 😍😍😍 He gets acupuncture fairly regularly. I think it’s accurate to say that he’s a skeptical convert. 😂🙌🏼🌟

Little does he know...

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

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