The Portland Acupuncture blog is a community resource to learn more about acupuncture treatments, traditional Chinese medicine in Portland, Oregon.
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Today is the 6th anniversary of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM) Day. Colleges and clinics all over the nation and the world are celebrating this special day. I'm sure there are even a few clinics and practitioners honoring this day in Portland, so if you've never tried acupuncture or tried a Chinese herbal medicine formula, today might just be the day to set up that appointment or check out a community acupuncture treatment. Or just stop by OCOM or NCNM to see what it's all about!
The Portland Spice Road Market is a wonderful space in north Portland who offer high quality spices, medicinal herbs, and teas. They also have an incredible website filled with recipes, meal ideas, and online shopping for the amazing spices.
But the real reason for this post is to let you know that they are opening up a community acupuncture clinic inside the Spice Road Market as well! The grand opening "The Oasis" is this Saturday, October 11th from 10AM until 7PM with Free Acupuncture Treatments All Day! The Oasis is located inside the Spice Road Market. I can't make it on Saturday, but I definitely plan on stopping by very soon to sample their fresh-spiced Chai.
For more information on the acupuncture, check out www.oasisacupuncture.vpweb.com.
For their great recipes, check out this page!
Spice Road Market
4936 NE 16th Ave
Portland, OR 97211
One of the first posts on this blog featured a favorite clinic of mine- Working Class Acupuncture. Since it's been over a year (!), I thought I'd update you on this fantastic way to experience the healing effects of acupuncture.
Still going strong, Working Class Acupuncture is changing the health care system by offering affordable (sliding scale) and thorough treatments for all. Check out the previous post for more information on community acupuncture, and be sure to read Lisa Rohleder's blog to see what the newest happenings are at Working Class.
Pamela O'Malley Change recently published an article in Utne magazine about her experience with community acupuncture and how it inspired her. Read it here!
Also, check out this video produced by Moses, one of the acupuncturists at Working Class Acupuncture.
Acupuncture offered at an affordable price makes it available to everyone. We can't sit around and wait for it to change in the US healthcare to happen- we have to change it ourselves. The people in the community acupuncture setting have started a revolution in the healthcare system, which is exactly what needs to happen.
