Open Space Community Acupuncture

01/26/2026

We are closed due to snow ❄️ today but open tomorrow!
Book here for some peace & coziness in the storm: openspaceacupuncture.com

In the wake of tragic news out of Minneapolis, it's a great time to get more connected with your neighbors. Here are a couple of resources: Add the LUCE hotline to your phone: 617-370-5023 to report & get help re. ICE
Get looped in with your neighbors via Mutual Aid Somerville & Medford: https://sites.google.com/view/mutualaidmamas-landing/home .24itti8cp4or
Stay warm and safe and for those of you who love it, enjoy the snow day ❤️!

Affordable individualized acupuncture in a peaceful community setting. Voted Best in Somerville by Scout Somerville. $30-$50 Sliding Scale/ $25 hardship rate. Covid precautions in place.

01/16/2026

Hi folks,

One quick note; we also have openings on Sunday this holiday weekend.

If Sunday works best for you, we’d love to see you then.
You can book as usual below.

See you soon,
Daphne
Open Space Acupuncture

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01/16/2026

Hello folks!
It's been great to see a lot of you back here this new year.

A few quick words and updates from the clinic:

MLK Weekend Hours:
We are open this weekend with extended hours on Saturday and morning hours only on Monday (1/19). Daphne also still has some openings this evening (Fri)
[Book here!] (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/schedule/)

$5 Off January Appointments:
There’s still time to use our $5 off January promotion. If you haven’t already, enter 5off when booking online this month.
(One per person.)

Stress and Inspiration:
Finally, there's a lot going on in our country and world. Many of you are feeling the stress and many are taking action to protect vulnerable neighbors. We thank you for showing up here for community healing, and taking action out there!
We leave you with these words by Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.: "Proud to Be Maladjusted"

"... there are some things in our nation and in the world to which I'm proud to be maladjusted, and which I call upon all men of good will to remain maladjusted until the good society is realized. I must honestly say that I never intend to adjust myself to segregation and discrimination. I never intend to become adjusted to religious bigotry. I never intend to adjust myself to economic conditions which take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few. I never intend to adjust myself to the madness of militarism and the self-defeating effects of physical violence. ......Through such maladjustment I believe that we can emerge from the bleak and desolate midnight of man's inhumanity to man into the bright and glittering daybreak of freedom and justice...There is something in this universe that justifies William Cullen Bryant in saying, "Truth, crushed to earth, will rise again." There is something in this universe which justifies James Russell Lowell in saying, "Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne, yet that scaffold sways the future." With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. We will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.."

Transcribed by Paul M. Logsdon, director of Heterick Memorial Library, in 1997

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11/26/2025

Stay Calm in a Busy Season

Hi Everyone! Quick updates as the holidays swirl in.

A reminder to carve out time to care for yourself - may moments of stillness and healing in our community nudge the world toward more dignity, presence, and connection.

Staff Updates: Chad & Haoming
Chad Brickogas (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/practitioners/) has moved to Ipswich. He’s off the regular schedule but hopes to return for special events.
Haoming Xu (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/practitioners/) is on winter break and will be back in February.

More Hours!
Malik (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/practitioners/) now offers Thursday evenings (plus Mondays).
Daphne (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/practitioners/) has added Friday evenings.
Daphne and Andrew (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/practitioners/) are available most weekday mornings until noon.

Availability This Weekend
Daphne has space in a special afternoon shift this Friday afternoon
Andrew still has openings Sunday morning.

Union Square's Jingle Mingle, Dec 7th
This year's Union Square Jingle Mingle looks to be fun and we're participating with $10 off coupons and raffle tickets for a free treatment. Check it out (https://www.unionsquaremain.org/jingle) ! Wishing you rest, health and the energy to keep showing up for yourself and your community.

With appreciation,
the staff at Open Space Acupuncture

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11/16/2025

Anyone else questioning their relationship to technology? Can we envision an app free world?

Choose peace. Quit social media for good.

11/16/2025

Meditation + Acupuncture.
So good!

11/12/2025

✨ $130/month for 4 acupuncture treatments

💛 Why Subscribe?

Regular care helps you thrive personally & and steady participation helps keep our clinic sustainable

Priced slightly below the low end of our $35-$60 sliding scale

Supports our $30 hardship rate for people who need it

Helps ensure acupuncture stays accessible & affordable in our community

🤝 Miss a Week?

No problem! You can shift a treatment within the month or share it with a friend who could use some care.

Community-based care so we all can thrive

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09/12/2025

Earlier Mornings & Extra Evening Hours

Yay! Malik (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/practitioners/) is now here Monday's until 8pm & Thursdays until 7pm.
Daphne (https://openspaceacupuncture.com/practitioners/) ’s now starting at 9 AM on T/Th/F.
Check the full schedule and book your visit below:

$20 "Fluff Your Mind" !

This year's Somerville Fluff Festival (https://www.flufffestival.com/) celebrates innovation and invention.
In that spirit we are offering a "Fluff Your Mind" treatment special.
Book yourself a soothing, mind-clearing acupuncture session designed to support mental health and spark your creativity. Available to purchase now through the Fluff Festival, 9/20/25, one per person.

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09/07/2025

Good news! 🎉 We’ve got more time for you. Malik is here Thursdays ‘til 7pm and Daphne now starts at 9am Tue/Thu/Fri. Check our updated hours & book your spot—can’t wait to see you!

Affordable individualized acupuncture in a peaceful community setting. Voted Best in Somerville by Scout Somerville. $30-$50 Sliding Scale/ $25 hardship rate. Covid precautions in place.

07/14/2025

Hi folks, Quick heads-up on schedule changes this month, below.

I'm also adding tips about summer highs and lows in Chinese medicine: it's a time to bloom, let go and connect! And also a time that can have it's challenges (acupuncture can help!). Finally, we've got a volunteer hair cutter who is offering cuts for a good cause, info below.
Our clinic stays cool in the hottest of times! We hope to see you in here soon.
Daphne

July Schedule:

Hours: Mon 9:30-11am, 1-3:30pm & 6-8pm, Tues: 9:30-1:30, Weds 9:30-2pm & 6-8pm Thurs 9:30-11am & 2-5pm Fri: 9:30-12 Sat 2-4pm Sun 9-12pm

Schedule exceptions: closed: 7/16-7/20, 7/22, 7/25-7/27, 7/29 no evening clinic: 7/23, 28 & 30, pm only: 7/24 & 7/31.

Acupuncture for the summertime blues

In Chinese medicine summer is associated with the fire element and the emotion Joy, in and out of balance.
It's a time of extravagance in nature. With the risk of frost past, it's safe to bloom! Correspondences of that energetic in Chinese medicine are fun, laughter & open-hearted connections.They aren't just nice; they're an essential part of health.
Summer is also a season of fire out of balance.
Here are a few common 'Fire out of Balance' signs we help people with during the summer months (and beyond):
● Low energy and motivation
● Inflammation ● Heart palpitations
● Restlessness or irritability
● Feeling disconnected from loved ones, emotionally flat
● Insomnia
● A sense of "blah" even in otherwise joyful circumstances
Come on in! A few treatments can help bring relief. Deeper healing builds from there.
We hope to see you soon!

Haircuts for a Cause

Help Nadein, a doctor and her daughters aged 9, 8 and 4 who are currently displaced in Gaza.
Zoe is a volunteer with a knack for cutting hair. She is hosting a GoFundMe for Nadein and her daughters (https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-nai-and-her-sisters-rebuild-their-lives?utm_campaign=natman_sharesheet_dash) and is offering haircuts Saturday mornings during an off time in the clinic. All proceeds go to Nadein and her kids to help them rebuild their lives. To book a time or more information email: stylesforpeace@gmail.com

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05/20/2025

POCA Special: Come in for Unlimited $25 Treatments

Hi folks, and happy spring!

In May, we traditionally offer discounted treatment for POCA members. Info on that in this newsletter, and also a few good reasons to see us in the springtime.

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

Why Support it? OSCA is a community clinic thanks to POCA.
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.
POCA offers microloans to seed clinics in under-served areas
POCA Tech offers affordable acupuncture education, challenging the high tuition of traditional schools, and producing more community minded acupuncturists.

Still Time to Join! This year we're extending the special through June 15th- still time to join and schedule!

Spring, Allergies, Anger, Creativity and Muscles

It's great to see so many of you getting relief from spring allergies.

Did you know anger is the emotion tied to spring? Think of dandelions pushing through concrete. Anger in balance is about action, creativity, muscles, boundaries and vision. Anger in balance is a beautiful thing!
Out of balance anger can be irritability, tension and a lack of action, creativity or boundaries.

Feeling it? We'd love to support you. Come for a tune-up!

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04/10/2025

Hi folks!

We realize our recent $5 rate increase comes in the midst of massive layoffs, uncertainty and transfers of wealth and services away from the working class. Also amidst a climate of fear with students like Rumeysa Ozturk here in Somerville and immigrants in general fearing for their security and civil rights.
Open Space exists because we believe a strong inclusive community is essential for solidarity, healing and resistance.
If you need the $25 rate, please come in this month and let us know—we’ll honor it for you for the year. Your presence is beyond welcome, it's vital to the thriving healing environment we have here. Those who can afford to pay higher on our scale, thank you! You are helping us to stay accessible to as many as possible in our community.

For the $25 rate book our current hardship rate & use the code: 25