Dear Acupuncture Family,
Tomorrow is the New Moon and Chinese New Year. As reflected upon in our last newsletter, the year of the Yin Metal Ox is upon us. The Ox represents the Liver which is the energy of revolution, new growth, hard work, and the very beginnings of spring. It also happens to literally be the very beginnings of spring as we speak and even though it is still cold as &*$# out there, the sap is actually beginning to rise deep in the earth. The light is returning (in so many ways) if we continue to meet it and do the work.
In the spirit of the Liver, like roots busting though concrete, I want to celebrate the literal roots of acupuncture in our great city and the dedicated folks who fought the good fight to make the healing possible.
The Young Lords & Black Panther were the first to bring Acupuncture to the South Bronx with their grassroots movement. From it, came the NADA practice of placing five small needles into the ear. In the 1970s, the Lincoln Project was in dire need for alternate methods of detox then prescribing methadone. The Black Panthers & Young Lords brought acupuncture to the clinic resulting in the current 5-point NADA protocol.
Long-time staffer at NADA said,, “It was the clients that wanted something else besides methadone. We had old methadone users—I’m talking 30, 35, 40 years, which is old in addiction – and they wanted another method of detox, because they didn’t like the methadone. They were really dead set on us finding another method for them to detox and stay clean. That’s how we really got into acupuncture.”
Video is the trailer for the documentary film "Dope Is Death."
We use the NADA treatment every day for helping people get free from addictions of all kinds.
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I will also remind you of a wonderful offering through BAP the happens tomorrow, and every New Moon.
Aquarius New Moon Reiki Manifest
with Lupe Torres
A powerful workshop where the energies and astrology surrounding the new moon in Aquarius, on both personal and collective levels will be discussed. No astrology knowledge is required. Learn what area of life this new moon activates according to your astrology. Receive astrology inspired journal prompts. Embody affirmations through movement.
Once individual intentions are embodied, the Reiki healing portion of the workshop will begin. Receive a breath focused guided meditation to prepare the mind, body, and soul to receive healing. Lupe will connect to each participant and transmit the Reiki (universal life force energy) to the group for about one hour. Discussion time will be set aside to allow participants to share anything that came up during Reiki.
Create a comfortable laying space where you will be uninterrupted for the Reiki portion. Make your space as serene as you wish using candles, incense, or crystals.
In addition to being an astrologer and reiki practitioner, Lupe is a yoga teacher, pilates certified instructor, and personal trainer.
Tickets are $25 - Sign Up Now
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Thank you for all the ways you are busting with verdant new growth through the concrete in your own lives. For the ways that you are choosing, step by step, to align with the healthiest way. Thank you and Onward!
Happy New Year to each and every one of you!
Sarah Natan
founder/owner at BAP