Hudson Valley Community Acupuncture

10/13/2025

Health is wealth.

Everyone deserves health

Acupuncture WORKS !

Community Acupuncture’s low sliding scale makes treatments affordable for EVERYONE

Call 845 220 8435 to schedule your affordable acupuncture appointment.

10/07/2025

Let's face it... Managed Healthcare in America isn't doing a great job managing your health and often it feels as if they don't care.

If you want to support your health you should consider a different approach with alternative wellness practitioners. Unfortunately these services are not routinely covered by the health insurance industry and can be quite expensive. It's a conundrum...

Enter 'Community Acupuncture'.

At HVCA, we offer Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) acupuncture in small group settings. This allows us to charge along a reasonable sliding scale of only $40-$70 per treatment. Pay only what you can afford !!

But it's even more than that.. Like many things, the healing is more powerful with the supportive energy of others sharing the experience.

For more information, just ring me up (old fashioned style) at 845 220 8435.

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09/30/2025

FREE 'FLOW' Acupuncture Treatments at BEACON FLOW!!!

I'm so excited to be participating again in this year's
'BEACON FLOW Music & Wellness Festival'
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Discover the healing power of acupuncture with a FREE introductory treatment designed to nurture the 'Flow' of your vital qi energy !

For the festival I've designed a quick yet powerful, 8-10 needle treatment. In a full reclining chair with headphones and eyemasks, you'll float away as we unlock stuck and stagnant energy. We'll use chosen combinations from acupuncture's most timeless points, including LI4 (he gu), LV3 (taichong), KD3 (taixi), ST36 (zusanli), SP6 (Sanyinjiao), LI11 (qu chi), and Yin tang.

I'll have three chairs, so come sign up, and I'll treat you in no time.

See you at the FLOW !!
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09/10/2025

Let's talk about needles !

I know some of you are scared of needles. I understand. Many of you were traumatized by doctor's injections... be it vaccines, medication, or simply having blood drawn. This fear keeps many of you from experiencing the wonderful healing that acupuncture offers. I'm here to offer some comfort.

The needles your doctor uses are a hypodermic syringe. They are like hollow 'straws'. Acupuncture needles are NOT a syringe. Acupuncture needles and solid yet very, very, very fine. In fact, the needles we use are only 0.18mm in diameter (smaller than those in the picture)... that's just 2/10 the width of a dime! They are so fine that they bend like a 'stainless steel dog's whisker'. In fact, they're so thin that several acupuncture needles can fit inside a syringe.

Stop worrying and start healing !

Call me today to schedule an appointment.

Evan Schwartz, L.Ac
845 220 8435

09/04/2025

Health is Wealth…

and Acupuncture Works !

and with our $40-$70 sliding scale treatments there’s no reason not to start healing today.

Call me at 845 220 8435 to schedule your appointment.

08/24/2025

Chinese Medicine sits at a fascinating crossroads between the more modern, western, allopathic understanding of health and the purely energetic, more spiritual perspectives of wellness.

We use physical interventions like acupuncture NOT to directly address our biological functions, but rather INdirectly through a complex understanding of the mind-body connection. By subtley manipulating the rarified we give rise to changes in the material.

Acupuncture releases energy. Energy heals.

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08/08/2025

The imminent 'Fourth Industrial Revolution' suggests a merging of digital technologies that promise to change the very shape of our society and how we interact within it...

HOWEVER, the analog human body itself hasn't changed much in tens of thousands of years. The ancient Chinese medicine approach to our individual health and wellness remains as significant as it always has.

What's old is always new again.

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07/22/2025

At HVCA, we offer two affordable paths to health and wellness with Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

First... I offer traditional private treatments at my home office in Putnam Valley. Like Chinese medicine itself, our treatment room is clean and simple, yet efficient and effective. We'll examine a history of your condition, determine your Chinese medicine "pattern", and design a treatment specific for you. To make these treatments accessible, we charge on a sliding scale of $70-125. Pay only as much as you can afford, but be as generous as you can.

Second... our community clinic in Cold Spring, NY offers treatments in a small group setting of only 3 people. These treatments are offered in comfortable 'zero gravity' reclining chairs in a room with soft natural light and soothing music. Patients report that the group setting offers a sense of 'community' that you find in a yoga class or other similar group. These treatments are available on a low sliding scale of only$40-70. Again, pay only what you can afford, but be as generous you can.

Both these options, embrace the same ancient healing wisdom. The only difference is the setting.

Call to schedule your appointment and start feeling better at a price you can afford.

Evan Schwartz, L.Ac.
845 220 8435
Evan@AcupunctureUcanAfford.com

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07/10/2025

In these trying times we could all use a little help.

Acupuncture isn't just for aches and pains... Acupuncture is POWERFUL mental, emotional and spiritual medicine !

In TCM, spiritual health is primarily associated with the Shen (神), often translated as spirit, mind, or consciousness. However, the concept goes deeper, encompassing one’s sense of purpose, emotional resilience, clarity of thought, and connection to life and the universe.

The Shen and the Five Spirits (Wu Shen, 五神)
Each of the five major yin organs is believed to house a spiritual aspect:

Heart (Shen 神): The primary spirit; governs consciousness, thought, insight, and emotional balance.

Liver (Hun 魂): The ethereal soul; associated with dreams, planning, creativity, and vision.

Lungs (Po 魄): The corporeal soul; tied to instincts, sensations, and bodily awareness.

Spleen (Yi 意): The intellect; responsible for thought, memory, and focus.

Kidneys (Zhi 志): Willpower; governs determination, drive, and long-term memory.

These "Five Spirits" must be balanced for spiritual harmony. Disturbance in one can cause anxiety, depression, indecisiveness, restlessness, or spiritual disconnection.

call 845 220 8435 (yes, a telephone call) to schedule an appointment.

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05/23/2025

After operating this acupuncture practice for nearly 20 years and witnessing the power of community first hand, I've come to realize that HVCA is less an acupuncture 'clinic' than it is something of an acupuncture 'club'... It's a special place where we recognize our interdependences and support each other's healing by simply healing TOGETHER. THIS is the powerful medicine that we all desperately need, yet our for-profit, managed healthcare system has lost sight of.

If this message resonates with you, reach out to me to learn how you can join this 'club' and find your healthiest self.

Evan Schwartz, L.Ac
845 220 8435

04/21/2025

Discover the space where body and spirit meet.

There exists a place between the purely somatic/biological understanding of health (allopathic medicine) and a more esoteric, psychospiritual sense of wellbeing (shamanism, therapy, meditation, etc). True wellness lies in harmonizing the physical with the psychospiritual—melding science and soul. Traditional Chinese Medicine bridges this gap beautifully, offering a holistic system that unites ancient wisdom with modern needs.

At 'Community Acupuncture,' we bring this transformative approach to YOU. Acupuncture taps into the energy within and around you, fostering balance and healing. Accessible. Affordable. Empowering.

Treatments are offered in a shared space with a sliding scale fee of just $40-$70.

Call 845 220 8435 to book your session or learn more. Wellness is within reach—step into the harmony you deserve.

03/25/2025

As an acupuncturist, I particularly love sharing when I PERSONALLY benefit from the healing power of acupuncture.

Recently I developed a case of olecranon bursitis from leaning too much on my elbow on the floor in front of my wood stove. The fluid sack that protects the point of the elbow joint became inflamed and filled with fluid. It was tender to the touch but not terribly painful... but it is weird looking !

Acupuncture treatments have dramatically helped reduce the swelling, and as soon as it's completely 'cooled off' and no longer tender, I'll see a doctor to drain the remaining fluid.

To learn more about how acupuncture can help you, call me at 845 220 8435.