Its Thank a G.I and Veterans Week at NAP next week

Thank a G.I. week March 5-10th

In March NAP is celebrating all those who are serving our country. All military and veterans can recieve unlimted $10 treatments from March  5th-10th. 

You may have noticed that acupuncture has been getting alot of press lately due to the military's use and research of acupuncture for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and pain management. 

Please help us spread the word! 

Festival of Sleep: A Good Excuse for $10 treatments

Have you ever heard of the Festival of Sleep? Its officially on Jan 3rd and although we are fairly certain its a made up holiday it sounded like a great excuse to catch up on sleep. We know the holidays can be a bit stressful with all the shopping, cooking, and merry making. It can be exhausting to have this much fun (or spend this much time with family). That's why we decided that NAP will be celebrating the the Festival of Sleep Jan 2nd - Jan 7th with $10 treatments! 


Schedule your regular acupuncture appointments for any time between Jan 2 - Jan 7 and let us know you are celebrating with a NAP and your treatment is just $10. (Special is only valid if you let us know you heard about it) Come in as often as you like Jan 2nd- Jan 7th $10 treatments are valid and unlimited the whole week but the party is over after that. Schedule your appointments today and don't forget to bring your friends and family!  



Happy New Year!

Sarah Canga-Arguelles

Neighborhood Acupuncture Place (NAP)
230 Florence St
Crystal Lake IL 60014
815.893.9825
www.clnap.com

What is Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB)?

This past weekend I attended a seminar with Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB for short) at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in Chicago. AWB is a non-for-profit founded in 2005 after hurricane Katrina. Acupuncturists volunteer their time and resources to attend to those helping rebuild after a disaster has occurred as well as treating those affected by the disaster using a simple 5 needle protocol founded by Dr. Michael Smith known as "NADA" National Acupuncture Detoxification Association.

NADA is known both for its simplicity and its effectiveness. 5 small needles are placed in both ears on the acu-points of sympathetic, shen men(what's known as a spirit point or calming point), kidney, liver, and lung. These points help to return the body to a more peaceful state taking away the fight or flight response that often goes into over drive when a trauma has occurred. The point of this protocol is to treat as many people as possible, help restore hope, and most importantly prevent post traumatic stress disorder. I can't tell you how inspired I was to watch the videos of people affected by hurricane Katrina, as well as the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile. A common theme from many testimonials was feeling calmer, sleeping better and a lot of smiles. 

Acupuncturists without Borders not only attend to disasters zones to treat people and train locals to continue the work after they leave, they also set up free or donation based community clinics for veterans across the country and participate in world healing exchanges with other cultures. The next healing exchange is scheduled for Nepal in October.

Look for more blogs soon about upcoming collaboration of veteran clinics in the area.

If you'd like to donate to Acupuncturists Without Borders visit here. 

Sarah Zender LAc

Neighborhood Acupuncture Place
230 Florence St
Crystal Lake IL 60014
815.893.9825
www.clnap.com