Starting this Wednesday Neighborhood Acupuncture Place will be hosting Nap Time for New Moms.
Moms can feel free to drop in any time between 10:30a-12:30p with their little ones. Because it can be almost impossible at times to get out of the house with a "little" no appointment is necessary for NTNM. Acupuncture is great for relieving stress and we want your acupuncture nap to be as stress-less as possible.
We understand that it can be hard to find baby-friendly places to hang out at and even harder to take care of yourself so that's why we've dedicated this time just for moms. There is something about the environment during a community acupuncture session that is calming and kids can feel it too, often napping alongside or on mom. We can adjust your treatment to accommodate your and your child's needs.
Not sure why you would nap with us?
Acupuncture can help
Depression (postpartum and otherwise)
Anxiety
Quality of sleep (make the most of the sleep you are getting)
Milk supply
Mastitis
Hemorrhoids
Incontinence
Hot flashes and Night sweats
Improved Energy levels
Boost Immune function
If this time frame doesn't work for your schedule you are always welcome to come in for a treatment with or without your kids just be sure to schedule an appointment.
Have you had a great nap lately?
Sarah Canga
Neighborhood Acupuncture Place
230 Florence St
Crystal Lake IL 60014
815.893.9825
www.clnap.com
Monday, May 21, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Sunscreens to Avoid
I came across this link yesterday and thought I would share it. Remember your skin is your largest organ. What you put on it gets absorbed into your system, sunscreen is no different.
This post gives a great list of sun screens to avoid based on the chemicals and another with good options of sun screens to use.
Enjoy this sunny day today!
Sarah Canga
Neighborhood Acupuncture Place (NAP)
230 Florence St
Crystal Lake IL 60014
815.893.9825
www.clnap.com
This post gives a great list of sun screens to avoid based on the chemicals and another with good options of sun screens to use.
Enjoy this sunny day today!
Sarah Canga
Neighborhood Acupuncture Place (NAP)
230 Florence St
Crystal Lake IL 60014
815.893.9825
www.clnap.com
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Acupuncture for Nurses and CNAs
NAP is offering unlimited $10 acupuncture treatments for all nurses, CNAs and healthcare professionals for the week of May 7th-12th to celebrate all the hard work they do. Schedule your appointments online at www.clnap.com or give us a call 815.893.9825!
Neighborhood Acupuncture Place (NAP)
230 Florence St
Crystal Lake IL 60014
815.893.9825
www.clnap.com
Neighborhood Acupuncture Place (NAP)
230 Florence St
Crystal Lake IL 60014
815.893.9825
www.clnap.com
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Sarah is Back From Maternity Leave and Other Exciting News
In case you haven't been in to the office in awhile I am back from maternity leave. Lia Lizbeth was born on Feb 29th at 5:08am after just 5 hours of labor. She weighed in at 8 pounds 8 ounces and 21 inches long and is already growing so fast! Here is Lia at 6 weeks old.
My new hours are slightly changed from before I left. I will still be in the office on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Saturday hours will continue to be 9a-1p and now Mondays and Wednesdays are 12p-5:30p. Marguerite will go back to her regular day time hours on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 9:30a-1:00p. The schedule is always up to date on the web www.clnap.com
NAP has expanded into a second treatment room. We now have 8 comfy recliners to choose from and can see up to 6 patients an hour instead of 4!
Come in for a FREE acupuncture treatment on May 1st and try out a new chair. Don't forget to bring a friend.
Sarah Canga
Neighborhood Acupuncture Place (NAP)
230 Florence St
Crystal Lake IL 60014
815.893.9825
www.clnap.com
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
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!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
People's Organization of Community Acupuncture
Some of you may or may not know that community acupuncture was started in Portland Oregon by Working Class Acupuncture in 2002 as a way to make acupuncture available and affordable to every day people and later as a way to make living wage jobs available to acupuncturists. Working Class started teaching other acupuncturists how to do the same thing through a non-for-profit called Community Acupuncture Network.
A little over 2 years ago I heard about community acupuncture and started doing some research because it made a lot of sense to me. I changed my practice almost over night from charging $70 a treatment, treating one patient at a time on a massage table letting them rest for 20-30 minutes as I was taught in school to treating patients in recliners in a group setting charging $15-40 (patients choose what works for them) where people could rest for as long as they liked. This set up is exactly how I saw acupuncture practiced when I studied in China. What happened was that the office got busier and people got better a whole lot faster. Many people worried about how I would pay my overhead charging so low but that was never a problem either and I don't stay up nights worrying about patients that were getting better but had to stop coming because they just couldn't afford to anymore. I love that now whole families can come get acupuncture together.
Recently the community acupuncture movement, as it has become known, has made strides to become even more inclusive with the formation of the cooperative People's Organization of Community Acupuncture (POCA). Students, Acupuncturists, Community Acupuncture Clinics, patients, and regular old people can get involved in the coop. Now when patients have friends in a city with no affordable acupuncture available they can rally together with POCA to recruit an acupuncturist to set up a community acupuncture clinic. There are lots of other ways to get involved as well. One way is by becoming a volunteer at your local community acupuncture clinic. Volunteers can have many tasks but mostly its the tasks that you are best at and helps to keep community acupuncture sustainable.
NAP recently recruited two awesome volunteers to help out at the front desk because it seems our phone never rings unless we are in the treatment room with patients. This has been a huge benefit for myself and Marguerite to have help so we can better attend to patients. We still have some reception shifts available if you might be interested in helping out. There are several other projects we'd love volunteers helping out with as well.
As a POCA volunteer you get some great perks.
* 3 free treatment cards for your friends and family that can be used at any POCA community acupuncture clinic
* Free treatment on your birthday to be used at any POCA community clinic
* 1 year membership to POCA paid for by NAP
* (and probably the best part) unlimited acupuncture treatments at NAP for as long as you have commited to being a volunteer with us.
If you are interested ask us for an application, we'd love to have you be apart of our growing community!
Sarah Canga-Arguelles LAc
Neighborhood Acupuncture Place (NAP)
230 Florence St
Crystal Lake IL 60014
815.893.9825
www.clnap.com
A little over 2 years ago I heard about community acupuncture and started doing some research because it made a lot of sense to me. I changed my practice almost over night from charging $70 a treatment, treating one patient at a time on a massage table letting them rest for 20-30 minutes as I was taught in school to treating patients in recliners in a group setting charging $15-40 (patients choose what works for them) where people could rest for as long as they liked. This set up is exactly how I saw acupuncture practiced when I studied in China. What happened was that the office got busier and people got better a whole lot faster. Many people worried about how I would pay my overhead charging so low but that was never a problem either and I don't stay up nights worrying about patients that were getting better but had to stop coming because they just couldn't afford to anymore. I love that now whole families can come get acupuncture together.
Recently the community acupuncture movement, as it has become known, has made strides to become even more inclusive with the formation of the cooperative People's Organization of Community Acupuncture (POCA). Students, Acupuncturists, Community Acupuncture Clinics, patients, and regular old people can get involved in the coop. Now when patients have friends in a city with no affordable acupuncture available they can rally together with POCA to recruit an acupuncturist to set up a community acupuncture clinic. There are lots of other ways to get involved as well. One way is by becoming a volunteer at your local community acupuncture clinic. Volunteers can have many tasks but mostly its the tasks that you are best at and helps to keep community acupuncture sustainable.
NAP recently recruited two awesome volunteers to help out at the front desk because it seems our phone never rings unless we are in the treatment room with patients. This has been a huge benefit for myself and Marguerite to have help so we can better attend to patients. We still have some reception shifts available if you might be interested in helping out. There are several other projects we'd love volunteers helping out with as well.
As a POCA volunteer you get some great perks.
* 3 free treatment cards for your friends and family that can be used at any POCA community acupuncture clinic
* Free treatment on your birthday to be used at any POCA community clinic
* 1 year membership to POCA paid for by NAP
* (and probably the best part) unlimited acupuncture treatments at NAP for as long as you have commited to being a volunteer with us.
If you are interested ask us for an application, we'd love to have you be apart of our growing community!
Sarah Canga-Arguelles LAc
Neighborhood Acupuncture Place (NAP)
230 Florence St
Crystal Lake IL 60014
815.893.9825
www.clnap.com
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
You Are What You Eat
Check out this great article on patch.com written by local health coach Kathleen Kasprzak.
Eat Food - Not Too Much - Mostly Plants
"Eat Food - Not Too Much - Mostly Plants" - Michael Pollan
The bottom line will not allow us to argue with the fact that the benefits of fruits and vegetables will benefit our health.
The addition of fruits and vegetables can:
- Lower blood pressure
- Reduce risk of heart disease
- Reduce risk of cancers
- Reduce risk of dtroke
- Balance blood sugar
- Clean our gut, blood and lymphatic systems
- Aid our vision
- Even increase our moods
Quick tips for increasing Fruits & Veggies in your life!
- Keep fruits and vegetables out where you can see them - Keep them outside of the refrigerator in your eye's site.
- Get some every meal, every day. - Fruit for breakfast, salads for lunch, and salad and vegetables for dinner.
- Explore the produce aisle and add something new. - There are many fruits and vegetables that are in your local grocery store that remain untouched simply because we don't know how to prepare them!
- Make it a meal. Time to explore with a variety of different recipes! The popularity of raw foods has exploded! There are a myriad of recipe's, new foods and menus to explore.
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