Open Space Community Acupuncture

10/21/2026

Scheduler, Weekend Update, POCA & November Events

Hi folks!
Apologies for the glitch! Our scheduler was down this morning. You can once again book online at OpenSpaceAcupuncture.com (https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=11431981) . Additionally, here's a quick schedule update & preview of November events:

Schedule Update:
Daphne & Malik are off the schedule tomorrow through Sun; Andrew is holding down the fort with some availability still:
Thurs 10/22 (tomorrow) 3:30-5:30pm &
Sun 10/25, 9-12pm.
Come in for these last couple of weeks of discounted POCA treatments (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/acupuncture-specials/) .

Events
We have a lot of events coming up in November in addition to Individualized community acupuncture 7 days a week (https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=11431981) :
November Events include:
Sat., Nov 14 4:30-5:30 Immersive Sound Healing with Acupuncture (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/news-events/)
$30-$60 sliding scale
Friday, Nov. 20 4:30-6 Peace Out NADA ear clinic (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/news-events/) $20
Friday, Nov 21 Pregnancy Mini Retreat (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/news-events/) $35

Check out all our upcoming events on our News & Events (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/news-events/) page.
We hope to see you all soon!
Best,
Open Space Acupuncture Staff

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10/05/2026

Fall greetings! We have affordable and wonderful offerings this month, including deep healing with Acusound starting at $35 this Sat, and unlimited $25 acupuncture treatments all month for POCA community members. Additionally we are paraticipating in the Metro-Boston Diaper Drive, see details below. We hope to see you in for rest, recovery & deep healing soon!

Sound Bath + Acupuncture

this Sat, 10/10, 4:30

Still Space to Sign Up!

We are excited to welcome LaWanda Turner, sound healer, into our space. As you relax on a recliner or massage table, LaWanda's immersive sounds transport and heal. Your sound experience will be accompanied by gentle, minimal acupuncture from Daphne Jochnick. There are still a few spots left but space is limited, reserve your spot below!

“Each vibration seemed to resonate through my body, helping release tension I didn’t even realize I was holding.”

Saturday, October 10 • 4:30pm
$35–$60 sliding scale

POCA Special: Come in for Unlimited $25 Treatments

What's POCA? A nonprofit created to increase the availability of affordable acupuncture.

Why Support it?
POCA shares best business practices and treatment strategies amongst hundreds of POCA clinics, meaning our acupuncturists and all of our patients benefit from powerful cooperation.
Be a part of making more affordable acupuncture available by joining POCA as a community member ($25/year)
We appreciate the support and offer POCA community members discounted treatment throughout the year.

OSCA is Participating in Metro-Boston Diaper Drive- drop your diapers or contribute this week!

Donate Diapers to Area Families in Need

Many don't realize that SNAP & WIC benefits do not cover diapers. (!)
Help babies in the Metro-Boston area stay happy, clean, and dry by donating to the annual Metro-Boston Diaper Drive.
Read more about why diaper drives like the Metro-Boston Diaper Drive are so important HERE.
When: October 4 - 17
How:
Donate: at mbdiapers.org
Drop diapers with Open Space Community Acupuncture- we'll have a box to collect diapers starting Tues. 4/6 all sizes needed, opened packages ok.

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09/15/2026

Lunch hours & Fluff Special

Tuesday lunchtime hours with Daphne are now available;
get a nervous system reset, address mental and physical concerns between meetings, errands, or whatever Tuesday throws at you. Remember:
though relaxing with acupuncture for 45-60 minutes feels great,
even 20 minutes is a good minimum for effective treatment.

Also this week:

🫧This year's Fluff Festival Special, celebrating 21 years of the Fluff Festival:
$21 Legal Relief Acupuncture Treatment; a Toast to Your Nervous System.
Receive a gentle acupuncture treatment designed to settle your nervous system.
(available to schedule 9/13-9/19, one per person)

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09/04/2026

Come in Sat. for Acupuncture

If you stayed in town this weekend, come in for some acupuncture! Daphne's shift has just reopened & there's plenty of space.

On another note, we’re happy to bring regular Sound Bath + Acupuncture events back at an accessible rate!
Lawanda Turner, owner of Pharaoh Essentials Wellness (https://www.pharaohessentialswellness.com/) , creates a powerful healing sound experience that we enhance with gentle minimal acupuncture.

Second Saturday of the month

Upcoming Date October 10 at 4:30 PM ( Lawanda Turner, Sound Healer & Daphne Jochnick L.Ac.)
Fee: $35–$65 sliding scale

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08/20/2026

Late Summer Greetings from Open Space!

A few announcements:

🌀 Pregnancy Retreat, Sat Aug. 22 4-6pm, $25
The wonderful Boston Doula Circle (https://bostondoulacircle.com/) is sponsoring a pregnancy mini-retreat at Open Space Community Acupuncture this Saturday. Learn how doulas and acupuncture can safely support you through pregnancy, connect with other expecting parents & receive gentle, individualized acupuncture treatment. Space is still available, though limited!

Legally Fluff!
In honor of Somerville’s 21st annual Fluff Festival next month, we’re cooking up a special of our own. Details coming.

📚 Annual Teachers' & School Staff Special
$25 School Special starts Now! Teachers and everyone that makes schools work, including all school staff of any sort, come in for unlimited $25 treatments through Sept.21st. We appreciate you!

And as always, come in for community acupuncture, available 7 days a week! It's been a long, hot summer and now is a great time for a tune-up!

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06/22/2026

Five opportunities to rest, learn, and reconnect this week including free Qi Gong.

Hey OSCA Community, happy Pride and Juneteenth (season)! We are celebrating along with all of those who celebrate and working towards a world of true equal justice and freedom for all. We have great offerings for resilience, healing and community building this week, and have removed or reduced the fees for many of them. Get deep rest, learn your herbs & Qi Gong & come drop by for community acupuncture:

This Week's Events:

🎶 Tuesday, 6/23, 6pm $60
Sound Bath + Acupuncture
Melt stress and tension with the powerful combination of immersive sound & acupuncture.
With Daphne Jochnick, acupuncturist & Carol Sun, sound healer. Wear loose clothes & bring a light blanket. Space limited.
Learn more/ Reserve your spot!

🌱 Friday, 6/26 2-4pm, $20-$50 sliding scale
Herbs for Resistance & Resilience
Led by Or Levinson, herbalist: "For thousands of years, people have relied on the wisdom of plants to help guide our bodies back into balance in times of distress...in this workshop, we’ll center our own resilience and get to know two or three plants in-depth as allies for support."
Space limited, Please register

☯️ Sunday, 6/28 8am FREE
Community Qi Gong
Join Andrew for a gentle morning Qi Gong practice in Stone Pl.Park, behind OSCA clinic. All are welcome. We've removed the fee for this offering it's free for everyone, Donations accepted
Register or just show up!

Next Week:

🌿 Monday, June 29th 5:30-7pm $5-$20 sliding scale
Summer Medicinal Plant Walk
Join Mo Katz Christy for an incredibly engaging and informative meander around the Union Square neighborhood to meet the medicinal plants in our midst. Mo's information is practial & perfect for befinners or experts.

🎶 Tuesday, 6/30 6pm $45

Community Sound Bath
Immersive sound healing designed to restore balance, release blockages, and elevate energy. Carol has studied with generational masters in Nepal and India, as well as a Western physician who uses singing bowls therapeutically.

Community Acupuncture 7 days a week- Summer is condusive to the best healing slumbers- come for allergy relief, sooth aches & pains, stress & more

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06/09/2026

Unexpected Openings This Weekend ☀️
Andrew will be in the clinic Friday morning covering for Daphne, and we have extra appointments available. Daphne returns Saturday with slightly later hours than usual, beginning at 4pm instead of 2pm, and still has openings as well.

Some things we've been helping with lately:
• Seasonal allergies
• Headaches and migraines
• Neck and shoulder tension
• Skin concerns
• Stress and sleep support

Come get support whether something's been bothering you or you just want to feel your best heading into summer
-we'd love to see you!

06/09/2026

Quick Schedule Update for this Weekend

Unexpected Opening This Friday ☀️

Andrew will be in the clinic Friday morning covering for Daphne, and we have extra appointments available. Daphne returns Saturday with slightly later hours than usual, beginning at 4pm instead of 2pm, and still has openings as well.

Some things we've been helping with lately:
• Seasonal allergies
• Headaches and migraines
• Neck and shoulder tension
• Skin concerns
• Stress and sleep support

Whether something's been bothering you for a while or you simply want to head into summer feeling your best, we'd love to see you.

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06/06/2026

Happy summer all! As always we welcome you in for community acupuncture available most days of the week.

We've also got wonderful events happening this month. Please come!

Qi Gong in the Park

Join OSCA acupuncturist Andrew Cheaver for guided Qi Gong
Dates: Sundays 6/7, 6/21 & 6/28 8-9am
Location: Little park behind the clinic (Stone Pl. Park)
Fee: $10-$30 Suggested Donation,
payable by cash or Venmo
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Register above or just show up!

Sound Bath & Acu-Sound

Join sound healer, Carol Sun on her own or together with one of the OSCA acupuncturists (usually Daphne or Malik) for a powerful combination of immersive sound together with gentle grounding acupuncture. Carol uses Crystal and Himalayan singing bowls and other immersive instruments.
Dates & Fee:
Sound Bath with Carol: Tuesdays, 6/30 & 8/4 6-7pm $45
Space Limited; Register above!
Acu-Sound (Sound Bath & Acupuncture): 6/23, 7/21 & 8/25 6-7pm $60
Location: Open Space Acupuncture Clinic
Space Limited; register above!

Herbs for Resilience & Resistance

With Or Levinson, Herbalist
We are living through incredibly turbulent times.
While many of our ancestors have faced cycles of fascism, genocide, and instability before, navigating these alongside climate catastrophe can feel overwhelmingly unprecedented. Luckily, we do not have to navigate this moment alone.
Humans are the newest species on the planet.
For thousands of years, people have relied on plants, microbes, and other living beings to guide our bodies back into balance when illness, injury, or trauma occurs.
In this workshop, Or will ground participants in an herbalist’s approach to tough times. We’ll cover basic principles of herbal medicine, and get to know two or three plants in-depth as allies for stress support. Come as you are, no prior knowledge or experience necessary!
Event Date: Friday, June 26th, 2-4pm
Event Location: Open Space Community Acupuncture
Event Fee: $25-$55 sliding scale, cash or Venmo No one turned away for lack of funds
Space Limited; Please Register above

Summer Plant Walk

Join herbalist Mo Katz-Christy for a meander through Union Square to meet city plants and explore their medicinal uses! We will explore weeds and cultivated plants, trees and shrubs, and have lots of space for questions and conversation. Bring a notebook if you like!
Event Dates: Monday, June 29th, 5:30-7pm
Event Location: little park behind the clinic (Stone Pl. Park)
Event Fee: $5-$20 - please bring cash, NOTAFLOF :)
Register above or just show up!

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05/20/2026

Almost summer greetings! We have sad news and good news.

The Sad...

1st the tough news: After 4 great years we're losing Haoming (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/practitioners/) . As of June 18th Haoming will be dedicating himself to full-time practice at New England Integrated Health. He will be sorely missed and we wish him all the best!

The Good:

Sound Baths, Qi Gong, Memorial Day Acupuncture & POCA unlimited $25 Acupuncture

Sound Healing With Carol
We happily welcome Carol Sun (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/practitioners/) , sound healer, to OSCA. Using Tibetan & chrystal singing bowls and other immersive instruments, Carol creates powerful sound healing experiences that support deep relaxation & healing.
Sound Bath: Tuesdays, 6pm $45
Sound Bath with Acupuncture: Monthly on Fridays, $60. May 22nd is full, Future dates tba & posted on scheduler & "News & Events (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/news-events/) "

Qi Gong with Andrew
Many of our acupuncturists are also Qi Gong practitioners.
Join Andrew (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/practitioners/) for Qi Gong in the little park behind the clinic this June!
Qi Gong: Sundays, June 7th, 21st & 28th, 8-9am
Suggested Donation: $20-$30
Register below or just show up!

Acupuncture this Monday with Daphne, and POCA $25 Acupuncture Special
Daphne (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/practitioners/) 's opened up a morning shift 5/25, Memorial Day; come on in!
And while you are at it, get your acupuncture for $25 by becoming a POCA member. POCA is a non profit dedicated to fostering affordable community acupuncture.It's thanks to POCA clinics like OSCA have flourished accross the country. Every May we offer $25 unlimited acupuncture treatments to POCA community members, this year extended through June 15th. Join POCA for $25/year to qualify.

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