We're Expanding!
The pandemic forced us to make difficult concessions to survive and keep our community safe. We shrunk our community room and reduced the number of appointments we offered in a day. We know it has been a challenge to make timely appointments lately, but thanks to your continued support, we have exciting news about a plan to expand.
A few weeks ago, Five Point signed a lease at 2864-2866 N Milwaukee with the intention of relocating our clinic in late summer or early fall of 2022. Our new space is almost five times the size of our current space which will allow us to provide more of the services you love as well as new services and offerings like classes, educational workshops, individual and group therapy, and much more. Our buildout starts in May, and we’ll keep you updated on the progress.
This new space is for YOU! So we want to hear about your wildest dreams for your ideal holistic community healthcare clinic!
Please fill out this survey to let us know what’s most important to you in a new space and what kinds of services/offerings you’d like to see.
Thanks for your continued support which made this possible!
Price Increases in 2022
Our mission is to provide high-quality, accessible holistic healthcare and education in an effort to cultivate long-standing relationships between highly trained practitioners and the community that are socially and economically just.
We pride ourselves both in the high quality of care and attentiveness our practitioners and staff provide. Ensuring this high level of care along with our mission to provide accessible and affordable services for the community has always been a difficult task, but has become increasingly difficult as we grow in the current market.
To keep our services as accessible as possible, we have not raised our prices in three years; however, during that time period, we have continued to make substantial investment in our staff including guaranteed pay during covid, pay increases across the board, additions to PTO, sick time, and covered medical and dental health benefits for all full time staff. Raising prices is necessary for us to continue to be a supportive workplace.
In order to bridge the gap between our financial needs and our mission, as of January 1, 2022 we will be implementing a new tiered pricing approach for all of our services, similar to our community acupuncture pricing.
After a market analysis it was clear that our prices were below averages across the city. Our new Standard prices sit just below the median range for this service in Chicago. In addition, we will be extending flexible / tiered pricing to include a Reduced and Supportive price rate for all of our services to further foster our mission of accessible and affordable services.
What do the different tiers mean and who are they designed for?
Reduced - for patients who have limited means, are on a budget, or are coming in frequently (2+/week)
Standard - for most patients coming semi-frequently (1/week) - this pricing is set below the average price for similar services across the city to ensure our mission of accessible and affordable services.
Supportive - for patients who can afford to pay the market rate for services in Chicago, those coming in for maintenance or low frequency (1-2/month), or can be encouraged in lieu of tipping. Patients able to pay supportive prices are helping us foster our mission and help subsidize those who may be on a budget.
What our new pricing looks like:
What you choose to pay is entirely up to you and your comfort level. We understand that circumstances change and what you pay can change month to month or even appointment to appointment. As always, for those who may have more extreme needs or circumstances, please don't hesitate to talk with us, and we can do our best to make accommodations.
We will also be raising the prices of other services that will remain at a flat, non-tiered rate:
Cupping - $65
Ear Acupuncture - $20
90-minute bodywork - $165
We will continue to offer packages, and these will be set at a percentage discount from our standard pricing. We encourage you to purchase a package before the end of the year to ensure a few more treatments at our current prices.
Thank you for continuing to support our business, and happy holidays!
Welcome Derek Becker, L.Ac
We're thrilled to introduce the newest member of our team: Derek Becker, Licensed Acupuncturist. Appointments with Derek can be booked on Monday and Thursday evenings starting June 7.
Derek is a compassionate collaborator who partners with people to creatively overcome physical and emotional challenges. Derek’s patients often find themselves moving, breathing into and releasing pain. This practice, along with brief guided meditations, Qi Gong instruction, and prescribing herbal formulas, reinforces the collaborative nature of healing and allows a patient to experience the benefits and importance of actively participating in their own healing.
Celebrating AAPI Month
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and our Acupuncturists and bodyworkers have had the tremendous privilege of learning valuable medicines and practices indigenous to East Asia.
Racism against Asian Americans is still rampant in this country, made evident by the mass murder of people of Asian descent in Atlanta and the racist rhetoric and rise in violent acts against Asian Americans due to the coronavirus. It is especially important that those of us who profit from Asian culture and traditions speak out against such atrocities and serve as advocates of and give back to the AAPI community.
Today is Five Point's 7th birthday, so we're donating $700 to the Chinese Mutual Aid Association. CMAA serves Chicago's low income immigrant and refugee community through social services, advocacy, educational programming and assistance for youth, adults, the elderly and small businesses. We encourage you to check them out and consider donating.
We thank our beautifully diverse and generous community for supporting our clinic and East Asian Medicine for the last seven years.
Herbal Support for Vulnerable Communities Affected by Covid-19
Structural violence and systemic racism manifest as inequalities in both the burden of disease and level of suffering experienced by disenfranchised communities.
In response, herbalist Liz Appel has organized a team of colleagues, including Five Point's Celeste Levitz-Jones, to offer low to no cost herbal telemedicine care prioritizing working class and low income folks of color disproportionately affected by the current pandemic in and around Chicago.
Your donation would support our capacity to impact marginalized communities, mitigate symptoms of illness, and promote and uplift healing and well-being. Thank you for being part of the work of restorative ecology and holistic community healing!
Phase Three Reopening Safety Plan
After much care, consideration, and preparation, Five Point reopened on Monday, May 18 with a limited schedule. As of July 8, we’ll be entering our third phase of reopening, expanding our available treatment hours and services.
The health and safety of our patients, practitioners, and front desk staff is paramount to us, and we have created a set of policies and procedures based on state, CDC, and other professional guidelines to ensure best practice. Below is a detailed but not exhaustive list of policies we have in place:
Shift Policies
Two practitioners working per shift, (two acupuncturists or one acupuncturist and one bodyworker)
Each acupuncturist can see up to two people per hour, one in the community room and one in a private room
Services & Scheduling
Community Acupuncture - Limited to 2 at a time, staggered start time by 30 min, chairs more than 6 feet apart
Private Acupuncture - Limited to 3 at a time
Bodywork - Sessions now available at 25% capacity with 15 minutes between appointments for cleaning
Cupping - Call to book
Visit our online scheduling site for our full schedule and services
Patient Screening and Requirements
All patients will be required to fill out an online screening form within 24 hours of their appointment
Patients must notify the clinic if symptoms or circumstances have changed since they filled out their form, including:
Experiencing fever, cough, shortness of breath, muscle pain, or any other symptoms on the CDC symptom list for COVID-19
Living with or been in close proximity with someone who has had cold/flu-like symptoms in the last 2 weeks
Traveled in the last 2 weeks or hosted friends/family from outside their household
Working outside of the home
Ability to practicing social distancing
Immunocompromised status
Patients are required to wear a mask for the entire duration of their visit to Five Point
Patients are required to wash their hands and forearms upon arrival and after treatment
Practitioners will take patients’ temperature via a no-touch thermometer upon arrival
Patients may not bring additional people to their appointment unless they require aid or translation services. Anyone accompanying a patient must wait outside or in the car
Patients must keep at least 6 feet distance from front desk staff, other patients, and practitioners except during their treatment
Practitioner Protocols
Wear a KN95 mask at all times
Take temperature and symptom checklist upon arrival
Wear clean clothes to the clinic and launder clothes after wearing them to the clinic
Disinfect computer or tablet between treatments
Wash hands before and after each treatment
Use hand sanitizer frequently during treatment
Follow Clean Needle Technique Protocols
Reception protocols
Wipe down all surfaces in the treatment room after appointment: treatment surfaces, face cradle, alcohol/cotton ball container lids, light switch/dimmer, door knobs, TDP lamp, chair, moxa bowls, lighters etc.
Remove sheets after every patient in community and private rooms and immediately take to laundry room
Wipe down chair arms and side tables after community treatment
Wipe down reception/seating area and herb station as needed
Wash laundry in hot water, and wear gloves while handling laundry
Wear mask at all times and wash hands frequently
Avoid handling credit cards and cash if possible: ask patients to read card numbers to you or call in advance if a valid card number is not on file.
Please contact us if you have questions or would like more detail. We hope to see you soon.
*Edited Monday, November 23
Adding Bodywork and Expanding Hours on June 15
Phase Three of Chicago's reopening plan allows for us to start offering bodywork in a limited capacity. Beginning on Monday, June 15, we'll be offering 30 minute bodywork sessions. These appointments will be limited, as we can only offer one per hour to allow ample time for cleaning. Massage clients will be expected to wear a mask for the duration of their appointment.
We'll begin by offering bodywork by Nathan on Monday and Wednesday mornings and by Kate on Monday evenings. These 30-minute sessions are $55 and perfect for a quick nervous system shut down or to alleviate aches and pains.
We'll also be expanding our hours starting June 15 to allow for more acupuncture appointments and making community acupuncture bookable online again. Our new hours will be:
Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 6:30pm
Friday 8:30 - 2
Saturday 10 - 4
Please visit our booking site for our full schedule and offerings.
Supporting Community Wellness Through Advocating for Racial Justice
Stress, strain, upheaval, and uncertainty is palpable for everyone right now. We wish for your safety and security and ask for you to consider those who cannot enjoy those privileges.
One of the seven co-op principles is Concern for Community, which means speaking up and lending help when our community is hurting. We’re heartbroken by the death of George Floyd and countless other Black and Brown lives at the hands of police violence. We’re angry at the systematic oppression and racism in our community. We’re listening and committed to finding ways in which we can do better as individuals and a business in unpacking our own biases.
We encourage everyone to do what they can with their bodies, minds, voices, and wallets to
Protest against racism
Read about White supremacy
Listen to Black voices
Discuss these issues with friends and relatives
Share on social media
Support Black-owned businesses
Donate to causes that work to dismantle racism and improve Black lives
For our part, Five Point Holistic Health has set up a recurring donation to Imagine Englewood, whose mission is to "strengthen and empower the Greater Englewood community through teaching local youth and their families healthy living, environmental awareness, and positive communication skills."
Please consider contributing your resources to Imagine Englewood or any of the causes below:
Accountability, justice, and reform are necessary to begin healing this longstanding systemic illness. We are all community and it is in all our best interests to support one another. Please take care of yourselves and each other.
Reopening Safety Plan
After much care, consideration, and preparation, Five Point will be reopening as of Monday, May 18. We will be operating with a limited schedule that we hope to expand in the coming weeks or months as we deem safe to do so.
The health and safety of our patients, practitioners, and front desk staff is paramount to us, and we have created a set of policies and procedures based on state, CDC, and other professional guidelines to ensure best practice. Below is a detailed but not exhaustive list of policies we have in place:
Shift Policies
One practitioner per shift, and one shift per day for the first few weeks we are open
Teams that are consistent: practitioners work with the same team of people to limit exposure among staff
Services & Scheduling
Community Acupuncture - Limited to 1 per hour, book by phone or email
Private Acupuncture - Limited to 1 per hour, rotating through 3 rooms, bookable online
Bodywork - Not available until Illinois stay-at-home order lifted
Patient Screening and Requirements
All patients will be required to fill out an online screening form upon booking their appointment, which will be emailed to them through JaneApp.
Patients will be phoned the day before their appointment to check for symptoms and other risk factors such as
Experiencing fever, cough, shortness of breath, muscle pain, or any other symptoms on the CDC symptom list for COVID-19
Living with or been in close proximity with someone who has had cold/flu-like symptoms in the last 2 weeks
Traveled in the last 2 weeks
Working outside of the home
Practicing social distancing
Immunocompromised
Patients are required to wear a mask for the entire duration of their visit to Five Point
Patients are required to wash their hands and forearms upon arrival and after treatment
Practitioners will take patients’ temperature via a no-touch thermometer upon arrival
Patients may not bring additional people to their appointment unless they require aid or translation services. Anyone accompanying a patient must wait outside or in the car
Patients must keep at least 6 feet distance from front desk staff, other patients, and practitioners except during their treatment
Practitioner Protocols
Wear a mask at all times
Wear clean clothes to the clinic and launder clothes after wearing them to the clinic
Do not touch face or patients’ faces
Do not bring computer, phone or tablet into treatment room; do charting only at practitioner table after washing hands
Wash hands before and after each treatment
Use gloves hand sanitizer frequently during treatment
Follow Clean Needle Technique Protocols
Keep nails short, hair up, and no jewelry or clothing that drapes like scarves
Reception protocols
Wipe down all surfaces in the treatment room after appointment: treatment surfaces, face cradle, alcohol/cotton ball container lids, light switch/dimmer, door knobs, TDP lamp, chair, moxa bowls, lighters etc.
Remove sheets after every patient in community and private rooms and immediately take to laundry room
Wipe down chair arms and side tables after community treatment
Wipe down reception/seating area and herb station as needed
Wash laundry in hot water, and wear gloves while handling laundry
Wear mask at all times and wash hands frequently
Avoid handling credit cards and cash if possible: ask patients to read card numbers to you or call in advance if a valid card number is not on file.
Please contact us if you have questions or would like more detail. We hope to see you soon.
Five Point's Response to COVID-19
EDIT: Five Point will be closed until March 14 amid growing risk of COVID-19. Thank you for your understanding.
As concerns rise around the global coronavirus pandemic, Five Point is doing our part to keep our staff and community safe. We’re here to support your health and wellness, and for the time being we are staying open while we closely monitor the situation. Your safety is always a priority, and we already adhere to rigorous cleaning standards as a medical clinic. We’re taking additional steps to mitigate risk to our community based on recommendations from the CDC, WHO, and state and local officials.
What We’re Doing
Using universal precautions such as frequent hand washing and hand sanitizer use.
Wiping down community chairs, treatment surfaces, laptops, and other frequently touched surfaces with alcohol or chlorine-based disinfectants.
Instructing employees to stay home if they are experiencing any symptoms of illness.
Having masks and gloves available for staff and practitioners to wear at their discretion. This is not because they are sick but to prevent the spread of illness.
Removing a chair in the community room so patients are more than 6 feet apart.
Washing washcloths after every use by patients.
Washing cloth blankets and spraying space blankets with disinfectant once per day.
What We Ask of You
Wash your hands upon entering the clinic either at the practitioner sink in the community space or the restroom. Hand sanitizer is available for your use throughout the clinic.
Please stay home if you’re experiencing any cold or flu-like symptoms, even if they’re mild, unless you’ve tested negative for COVID-19 and haven’t had a fever for 24 hours.
Please stay home if you’ve been in direct contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 or if you’ve recently traveled from a country that has reported COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days.
We never charge a fee for cancellation due to illness.
Take Your Herbs!
We have stocked up on raw, granule, and encapsulated herbs. Raw herbs are the most potent and best at combating active sick symptoms. Granules and capsules can be used preventatively. Schedule a phone consultation if you’re sick, and we can make a custom formula based on your symptoms. We can also refill current formulas if you chose not to come in for treatments at this time.
We understand this is an unprecedented time for our city, country, and world. Please take care of yourselves and your community. We’ll continue to communicate with you if anything changes.
Well Wishes,
Celeste, Ryan, Nathan, and the Five Point team
Resources
COVID-19 testing at Innovative Express Care
Coping with Stress During the 2019 n-COV Outbreak
Block Club Chicago’s list of closed businesses and organizations and other city-wide updates
Patient Satisfaction Survey
Five Point is dedicated to providing the best experience we can, and we're looking for your feedback to help us improve. Please take a moment to provide us with some anonymous information about your treatments and visits to our clinic. It takes about 10 minutes to complete. We appreciate your feedback!
April 2019 Schedule
This spring we’re updating our schedule, opening Monday mornings and evenings, and moving our Sunday shift earlier in the day. We’re also expanding weekdays to start at 8:30am and end at 7:15pm.
Sunday
10:30-4:15—Ryan, Genna, & Kate
Monday
8:30-2:00—Christian & Nathan
2:00-7:15—Ryan
Tuesday
8:30-2—Celeste & Julia
2-7:15—Christian & Ryan
Wednesday
8:30-2:00—Nathan
2:00-7:15—Celeste, Christian, & Kate
Thursday
8:30-2:00—Julia
2:00-7:15—Julia, Genna, & Nathan
Friday
8:30-2:00—Christian & Kate
Saturday
9:30-3:00—Celeste, Genna, & Nathan
What's New in 2019
As the current year winds down, we want to take a moment to let you know of some of the changes happening at our clinic in 2019. First, know that we are endlessly grateful to you, our loyal and supportive customer base. You enable our thriving clinic and its talented practitioners, and support a positive, nurturing presence in the community. The culmination of these foci is embodied in our mission and values, which we continuously strive to improve upon. Thankfully, each year we make steps toward meeting our mission and putting cooperative principles into action.
Two of those big changes in 2019 will be switching all of our contractors to employees and adding an economic hardship program. In order to sustain these changes, there will be a slight increase in our prices, as previously announced in May.
Sustainable Employment
Our single biggest shift is that all of our contractors will become employees in 2019. This change in our structure has enabled us to offer our acupuncturists and bodyworkers health insurance benefits and paid time off as well as mitigate their tax burden. Sustainability and accessibility are both a big part of our mission, so we are beyond happy to provide the opportunity for our practitioners and staff to have a stable job with access to healthcare in what can be a volatile job market.
Needs-Based Discount Program
Having an affordable and accessible space is of great importance to us, and our modest price increase will help us to enact an economic hardship program with our services. Our needs-based program will officially be in effect as of January 1, and we will be giving a discount to people who are having hardship or external difficulties in their lives. There is no barrier to entry or official application; interested parties only need to inquire via email, with their practitioner, or with reception in the front.
We also plan on launching monthly discount community acupuncture nights, the first being Monday, January 14th. From 4-7pm, community acupuncture will be available for $25. Anyone can book!
Price Changes
As of January 1st, our prices will be changing across all services in order to support these new initiatives. Below are the new prices:
Community Acupuncture and Herbal Consults: $40
Private Acupuncture: $85
Cupping: $55
Bodywork and massage:
$55 (30 minutes)
$80 (45 minutes)
$105 (60 minutes)
$155 (90 minutes)
As always, purchasing at least 5 sessions of any service gets you 10% off. Also, we want to remind you to buy your gift certificates and packages before the close of this year, as we are donating 10% of our profits from Nov 23- Dec 22 to Christopher House.
What Else Can You Look Forward to in 2019?
Expanded hours and hiring more acupuncturists
Discontinuing our psychotherapy program to make room for more private acupuncture and bodywork. Contact us for some excellent referrals!
Raw herbal dispensary offering a limited number of common formulas
Insurance billing for private acupuncture through BCBS (not available right now, but we’re working on it!)
Thank you all again for your support. You're the reason we do what we do. Happy holidays and new year!
Raising Our Prices to Meet Our Mission
This year, as our business turns four, we have been reflecting on how to meet our mission, values, and goals for the foreseeable future so that we may continue to serve and grow with our wonderful community. In addition to continuing to offer high-quality, accessible holistic healthcare, it is our goal to prioritize living wages and benefits for our workers as well as making Five Point a model of how small cooperative businesses can be run successfully.
As of June 1st, Five Point will be raising the price of community acupuncture and herbal consultations to $35 for repeat visits, and in January 2019 this price will go up to $40. The prices of our other services will not be affected in 2018.
These changes will help us achieve a new level of stability and sanctuary, as Five Point becomes a better home for its workers. Later this spring, Five Point will be able to offer health insurance coverage to its employees and owners, which is a big landmark for us.
Beyond improving our internal structure, this price increase will allow us to create a low-income program for community acupuncture, something that will help us continue to meet our mission of accessibility. We expect to launch this program in 2019.
As a thank you and to help with the transition to our new pricing, for the entire month of June our packages for community acupuncture will remain at their current pricing. We highly suggest taking advantage of these prices, and getting a package if you are a regular consumer of community acupuncture.
As always, we can’t thank you all enough for supporting our business and making our clinic such a lovely, healing environment. We are very excited about this coming year as we enter into our fifth year of service, and we couldn’t have done it without you!
With gratitude,
The Five Point Team
Spring Schedule Changes
This spring we're expanding our hours to add more bodywork, acupuncture and psychotherapy. Kate has expanded her hours on Friday from 9am to 6pm for those of you looking to destress after a long work week. She is also available on Wednesday evenings and Sundays.
Dan, our psychotherapist, is now available Tuesday mornings and Friday evenings in addition to Monday and Tuesday evenings. Tuesday morning and afternoon are now open for community and private acupuncture with Christian and Dinah. Ryan will be moving to Thursday mornings as Genna joins Thursday evenings and Sundays.
See our Full schedule below:
Mondays
Acupuncture (Christian) 12-6pm
Bodywork (Nathan) 12-6pm
Psychotherapy (Dan) 2-8pm
Tuesdays
Acupuncture morning (Christian and Dinah) 9am-2pm
Acupuncture evening (Ryan and Joslynn) 2-8pm
Psychotherapy (Dan) 7-11am; 2-8pm
Wednesday
Acupuncture (Celeste and Christian) 2-8pm
Bodywork (Kate) 2-8pm
Thursday
Acupuncture morning (Joslynn and Ryan*) 9am-2pm
Acupuncture evening (Genna* and Celeste) 2-8pm
Bodywork (Nathan) 2-8pm
Friday
Acupuncture (Dinah and Christian*) 9am-3pm
Bodywork (Kate) 9am-6pm
Psychotherapy (Dan) 4-7pm
Saturday
Acupuncture (Celeste and Dinah) 9am-4pm
Bodywork (Nathan) 10am-4pm
Sunday
Acupuncture (Genna* and Joslynn) 12-6pm
Bodywork (Kate) 12-6pm
*Beginning the week of 4/2/18
Hiring a Psychotherapist
On August 17th we will be saying goodbye to Kim Vachon, our psychotherapist since August of 2014. Kim is relocating to California to pursue a PhD in Educational Psychology at UC Santa Barbara. We are sad to see her go but excited to see where her education takes her.
With Kim's departure on the horizon, Five Point is seeking another amazing psychotherapist to join our collaborative team. We are looking for a practitioner with a minimum of five years of clinical experience and a desire to work in a integrative holistic healthcare environment to provide individual, couples, family, and/or group therapy for a minimum of 20 hours/week over 3-4 days.
For a full list of qualifications, responsibilities, and benefits, please see our full job posting below. Applications are due no later than August 14th.
Upcoming Changes in July
At Five Point, one of our core mission goals is to provide high quality, effective and affordable healthcare services. With this in mind, we recently have conducted an internal audit of our services to make improvements and refinements for your experience at our clinic. We are excited to share some small changes we have made to maximize personal time spent with patients.
Changes in Current Services
We will be reconfiguring all of our current services so that they run on 15 minute intervals instead of 20. With these changes there will be a modest increase in some of our prices. Below is a list of our current services with their price and/or time changes.
Private Acupuncture: First visit $95, Follow up $75, 1-hour session, 45 min with practitioner
Community Acupuncture: First visit $45, follow up $30, 1-hour session, 15 min with practitioner
Herbal Consultations: First visit $45, follow up $30, 15 min with practitioner
Cupping and Moxibustion only: 30 min, $50
Bodywork: 30 min $50, 45 min $70, 60 min $95, 90 min $145
New Service
We are adding a new 30-minute service that combines acupuncture and herbal consultations in order to allow for more time when an in-depth consultation is necessary. This service will be called Reassessment: Community Acupuncture+Herbal Consultation. It costs $45, and it is designed for the following situations:
It is your first time receiving herbal medicine in addition to community acupuncture
Your practitioner has requested this extra time due to the complicated nature of your case
There is any need for a reassessment such as a change in your case
We haven’t seen you for several months
If you currently do both acupuncture and herbal medicine, your practitioner will be discussing with you in the next few weeks whether or not it is necessary to book this new service or if an herbal consult can be conducted in the timeframe of a community acupuncture treatment. Please contact your practitioner with any questions.
Timetable
Over the July 1st weekend, you will see changes to the online booking which reflect our new service times; however, new pricing will not go into effect until Tuesday, August 1st. We will honor old packages until they run out, so we encourage you to buy one in the next couple weeks!
As a community-focused clinic that values affordable, accessible care, we do not take price increases lightly. We appreciate your trust and support and are making these changes in order to provide our best care. Thank you for your business, and please contact us with any questions.
Birthday Promotion
On May 24th, Five Point turned 3-years-old! We wouldn't be here today without the support of our community including friends, patients, and neighbors. To recognize this achievement, we want to celebrate with YOU for the entire month of June.
In order to say thanks and show our appreciation for supporting us over the last 3 years, we are offering 30% off any one individual treatment during the month of June for returning patients. Just mention our birthday when checking out, and we will apply the discount. We are looking forward to celebrating together.
New Schedule
With the departure of owner and acupuncturist Alex Watkins, there will be some schedule rearranging beginning the week of May 22nd. Tuesday and Wednesday mornings will consolidate to Thursday mornings, and Dinah will be moving from Thursday evenings to Fridays. The full schedule can be read below.
Monday: Psychotherapy with Kim and Bodywork with Nathan by appointment
Tuesday: 2-8pm - Celeste, Ryan, Joslynn, and Nathan
Wednesday: 2-8pm - Celeste, Christian, and Emmy*
Thursday: 9am-2pm - Dinah and Joslynn; 2:20-8pm - Celeste, Ryan, and Nathan
Friday: 9am-2pm - Dinah, Collin, and Kate
Saturday: 9am-3pm - Dinah, Celeste, and Nathan
Sunday: 12-6pm - Joslynn, Ryan, and Kate
*Emmy's last day is 5/31, Kim Vachon will resume these hours beginning 6/7
Good bye Windy City; Hello Blue Ridge Mountains!
I have some big news to share! This summer, I am moving out of Chicago to head back to the South; specifically, Roanoke, VA. My husband and I have been discussing this move for a long time, and this spring it all came together. It has been an exciting 12 years in Chicago, and the last 3 years at Five Point have been some of the most rewarding, challenging, and fulfilling to date. My husband is excited to get back to teaching, and I am excited about backyard chickens, being closer to nature, and a slower pace of life. I will continue to practice Chinese Medicine, hopefully at one of the community acupuncture clinics in the area, and am hoping to work with one of the local hospice organizations for end of life care.
Before I leave, I am headed to France for a month-long meditation retreat under the guidance of a wonderful teacher. I am hoping this time will give me a chance to reflect and transition to a new phase of my life. My last day working at Five Point is May 20th, but you might see me around now and then for my own treatments while I recover from retreat and get ready for the big move to VA.
I will sincerely miss my partners, friends, and patients here. You have all shaped me as a person and clinician, and I look forward to coming back for visits as the years go on. Good bye Windy City; Hello Blue Ridge Mountains!
