OPEN ACUPUNCTURE PROJECT:
community acupuncture treatments
starting @ $25 / treatment
SCHEDULE NOTICE:
Conflicting Event = Thursday, May 23rd
CLINIC CLOSED Thursday, May 23rd
OPEN Saturday, May 25th
Spring Break = May 30th - June 2
first date back = Thursday June 6th
please visit TRAVIS in WATERBURY
opencommunityacupuncture.com
with a sliding scale
“PAY IT FORWARD” option:
if you can afford more than $25/treatment
anything extra will go to help
members of the community for whom cost is a barrier to care
LOCATION
The Wing Center
24 Upper Main Street, Morrisville
(next to the Cumberland Farms)
PARKING: street + municipal lot
THURSDAYS 2:30 pm - 5 pm
SATURDAYS 12 noon - 1:30 pm
WALK-INS WELCOME or SCHEDULE
an APPOINTMENT: click HERE
ACUDETOX + ACURESET
a FREE service provided by NCVRC
NO APPOINTMENTS ~ WALK-IN ONLY
this is auricular (ear) acupuncture
WEDNESDAYS @ noon with Jamie
THURSDAYS @ 3 pm with John
@ NCVRC in Morrisville
275 Brooklyn Street, Morrisville
WATERBURY + BARRE LOCATIONS
opencommunityacupuncture.com
INSPIRATION
Acupuncturist Kaz Wwgmüller wrote in his recent book, Acupuncture For Curious People, “Everybody is a whole body. So we treat the whole body. Kindness, balance, and harmony are what we seek, to manifest and embody, so we treat the patient in a kind and balanced way.” Using our hearts, hands, and minds, we hope to provide comfort and support, easing pain and suffering. “Approach another human with kindness, curiosity, compassion, and respect, and all sorts of wonderful things will happen.”
Mission
OPEN Acupuncture Project INC. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Our MISSION is to provide and promote
public access to affordable acupuncture through our community clinics and community partnerships.
We believe acupuncture should be available to everyone as a routine healthcare option.
Statement Of
Inclusivity + Ethics
OPEN Acupuncture Project works to create a safe and comfortable environment for all members of our community. We welcome people of all genders, sexes, races, colors, incomes, national origins, ages, abilities or disabilities, marital statuses (legal or otherwise), familial situations, religions, sizes and shapes, sexual orientations, and political beliefs. Your level of care will never be based on any of these factors.
Why We Do It This Way
Because acupuncture does not have to be expensive in order to be effective ❧
Because nothing breaks through the isolation of pain, illness, and depression
like healing in a room with other humans ❧
Because our favorite way to spread the word about how well acupuncture works
is to make it available to people ❧
Because we are pleased to challenge the notion of value being attached to price ❧
Because there aren't enough spaces where strangers switch off cell phones
and slumber side by side ❧
Because for thousands of years, acupuncture has been practiced in groups ❧
Because returning acupuncture to its roots makes us the happiest of humble radicals ❧
Because the vast majority of us love our work we couldn't imagine
doing anything else ❧
We are a part of the community acupuncture movement.
~ Liberation Acupuncture Manifesto ~
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a system of healthcare that can treat many conditions and can be used to improve the overall quality of your life and well-being
WE PRACTICE TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE
A trauma-informed approach to care is based on an understanding of the experience and implications of trauma for individuals, families, and communities.
Examples of some conditions we treat ~
Mood + Mental Wellness ~ stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, PTSD, addiction & recovery support + restorative care
Respiratory Wellness ~ colds, coughs, asthma, COPD, allergies, sinus health, illness prevention
Pain & Inflammation ~ muscle & joint pain, headaches, arthritis, inflammation anywhere
Fertility & Menstrual Wellness ~ fertility & pregnancy support, painful cycles, hormone irregularities, PMS, PCOS, menopause
Digestive Wellness ~ discomfort, bloating, gas, bowel irregularities, acid reflux, nausea
Immune Wellness ~ immune support, autoimmune issues, allergies, chronic fatigue, adrenal fatigue, chemo-related side effects
OPEN HOURS + LOCATIONS
TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT: CLICK HERE
MORRISVILLE: Community Acupuncture
THURSDAYS 2:30 pm - 5 pm
SATURDAYS 12 noon - 1:30 pm
24 Upper Main Street, Morrisville, VT
@ the Wing Center
LOCATED in the old church next to the Cumberland Farms gas station
PARKING is available on the street or in the municipal lot across the way
ACU-RESET / ACU-DETOX
WALK-INS ONLY
a five-point acupuncture protocol
in the ear used to TREAT
substance misuse + dependence as well as trauma + stress
WEDNESDAYS @ noon with Jamie
THURSDAYS @ 3 with John
sponsored by NCVRC - FREE for ALL
275 Brooklyn Street, Morrisville, VT @ North Central Vermont Recovery Center
INDIGENOUS RECOGNITION
We wish to acknowledge that, where we gather, at our clinic spaces, we are on the unceded land of the original inhabitants of N’Dkinna, the Abenaki. These people of the Dawnland have cared for the land for generations and continue to do so. Their relationship to the land calls us to learn to be better caretakers of the land ourselves. We pay our respects to the ancestors who were here for all time and honor with gratitude this
land and all it gives us.
DONATE to Support The Abenaki Nation
We felt it was important to create a link to be able to donate to the indigenous people of Vermont, whose land we practice on. There are four Vermont State-recognized bands of indigenous people. The Missisqoui, Elnu, Koasek and Nulhegan. Here, we are linking to the Missisqoui, the oldest of the tribes. They have a link on their home page where people can make donations. The area they cover is perhaps one of the most financially challenged and in need of resources. They have developed an extensive food shelf and help around 700 people a month, no questions asked and no requirement for those they help to be Abenaki. We have been guided by the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs to believe that any donations to them would have the most impact.
Please consider this important donation: www.abenakination.com/donations/1395/
PLEASE DONATE FIRST TO THE ABENAKI NATION (above)
yet if you are in the spirit of giving
AND are able to SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE as well
Donations to a 501(c)3 organization
are tax-deductible
and will go towards providing appointments for patrons who
are unable to afford the sliding scale
~ thank you for your support ~
ABOUT US
Travis Beto is a Vermont-licensed acupuncturist. He has also been licensed and practiced in both Minnesota and Florida. Travis completed his 4 years of study and training in 2009, resulting in a Master's Degree in Oriental Medicine and a Bachelor's in Health Sciences. Since 2010 he has been providing acupuncture in the community setting integrating a number of acupuncture techniques. Including, yet not limited to TCM, 5 elements, channel theory, Richard Tan, and Master Tung. Travis lives in and loves the Waterbury area with his partner and 2 kids.
Jamie Long is a Vermont-licensed acupuncturist. She was fortunate to grow up in Vermont in Lamoille County. She has always had a passion for serving her community and feels deeply connected to the land here. She completed her BA at the University of Colorado in Boulder. After university, Jamie worked in Stowe at both the hockey and ski academies tutoring young athletes in the sciences. Jamie also started a landscaping business, Flo Gardens, with her dear friend, a business that is still thriving!
Most recently, Jamie moved out west and completed four years of study in New Mexico + Oregon to receive a Master’s Degree in acupuncture. The school she attended in Oregon, is one of a kind in that they train students specifically in the art of community acupuncture. She is elated to be home
in VT and to be practicing community acupuncture with Travis!