Community Acupuncture: What to Expect
Want to chill out and heal without breaking the bank this Winter? Beginning in January 2026, I will be offering Community Acupuncture at Prema Yoga Milwaukie. If this concept of Community Acupuncture is new for you, please read the FAQ below. If you are coming here to find the details and dates, scroll to the bottom. You will also see a booking button to schedule your next session.
What is Community Acupuncture and How Does it Work?
Here's how Community Acupuncture works at the Prema Yoga Milwaukie space:
Timing: I will treat between 3-6 patients an hour in a 2 hour time frame between yoga classes. Patients will have a staggered start, receive individualized care and have an opportunity to rest with the needles for 45-60 minutes. Treating a higher volume of patients per hour enables me to offer this at an accessible rate.
The set up for acupuncture: Because we are in a yoga studio and this is happening between classes, we will set up most folks on the floor, on yoga mats with props to support a comfortable position for treatment.
Accessibility: There will be several "zero gravity chairs" available for those who can't get on and off the floor easily. If you are wheelchair bound, this space is ADA accessible and we can treat you in a wheelchair.
How do I get a spot? Because we are treating in a 2 hour window, we prefer that you book your session online (see link below). Walk-ins are welcome if we have room. You will still be asked to complete an intake online.
Managing Privacy: In addition to completing an intake online, I will send you a pre treatment survey up to 24 hours ahead of the session which will enable us to keep our spoken conversations to a minimum and on the quieter side to maintain as much privacy as possible while in the company of others.
What to Wear and Needle Placement: With this format, patients will be clothed the entire session (loose fitting, comfortable clothing is encouraged). Needles will predominantly be inserted on heads/ears, forearms, hands, lower legs and feet.
Modalities: For now, the community acupuncture session modality options will be needles, aromatherapy and/or acupressure. As we evolve there may be incorporation of restorative yoga and potentially cupping and gua sha.
Benefits of Community Acupuncture: I have practiced, witnessed, and experienced community acupuncture in multiple settings and have found it deeply relaxing and often even more potent than one-on-one care. Acupuncturists attribute this to "group qi." In other words, healing is contagious and even more so in a community acupuncture setting.
Details and Dates
Each of these community acupuncture sessions are happening between Maria's Wednesday All Levels Hatha Yoga, 8:45am-9:45am and my Yoga for YOUR Body Class, 12:30 -1:30pm. You are welcome to book classes on either side of the Community Acupuncture session and cruise from savasana from Maria's class or wrap up your acupuncture session and get ready to take my class. The sign ups for Community Acupuncture and Prema Yoga Milwaukie classes are separate and I’ve included both links below.
Community Acupuncture Winter 2026
When: Two Wednesdays each month. Upcoming dates: 1/14, 1/28, 2/11, 2/25, 3/11, 3/18.
Time: Appointments available between 10:15am to 12:15pm
Where: Prema Yoga Milwaukie, 10560 SE Main St., Milwaukie, OR 97222
Cost: $40/45-60 minute session (a flat fee, no insurance billing though I'm happy to give you a super bill). If there's financial hardship, I will work with you to make it more affordable.
