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.
Tiered Pricing for Community Acupuncture
We have some exciting developments in the new year that we'd like to share regarding our community acupuncture pricing. This past year we experimented with monthly discount community acupuncture nights as a means to make our services more accessible. These evenings were a huge success, often booking up weeks in advance. The popularity of these evenings demonstrated the need for reduced-cost services more than once per month and lead us to find a solution.
As of February 1, we will officially be moving to a tiered pricing model for community acupuncture. Pricing will be:
Reduced rate: $30
Standard rate: $40
Supportive rate: $45
Reduced Rate
Having difficulty affording $40 or coming for multiple visits in one week? Consider our reduced rate.
Standard Rate
Don’t like too many options or comfortable with what you've already been paying? No problem! The standard rate is still $40.
Supportive Rate
Have extra resources? Every supportive rate paid helps us give a community member a treatment at the reduced rate.
These scenarios are merely suggestions, as only you know what works best for your situation. You’re welcome to change which tier you pay at any time. We will continue to offer our package rate for all services at 10% off five or more treatments purchased. For community acupuncture, the package price will be based on the standard rate.
Surely you’ll have questions, so don't hesitate to talk to our front desk staff or your practitioner. We look forward to seeing you in the clinic soon, and happy new year!
New Year Wellness Event
New Years resolutions are often accompanied by some commitment to taking better care of yourself, whether it be some nutrition goals, workout goals, or self-care goals. Often, these goals are only met for a brief period of time, but the the energy doesn’t seem to last and they fizzle out.
With that in mind, Five Point Holistic Health will be hosting a wellness event on January 18th from 5-7 pm. This event will feature brief talks from Kristin Ryan (Health Coach and Nutritional Services), Christian Villacres (acupuncture and simple home care), and Nathan Paulus (taichi and meditation).
Our aim is to keep up your inspiration and give you advance notice of upcoming events and ways to continue manifesting your best self.
Please come and join us for snacks, drinks, conversation and inspiration!
About Kristin Ryan
Kristin is a holistic health coach offering one-on-one nutritional consulting services for people who feel too busy & overwhelmed to prioritize their health. She believes in helping clients come home to themselves and recognize that in caring for themselves and their health, they can better serve others and show up more present & stronger in their lives. Too often, we allow our responsibilities to get in the way of showing up for ourselves. Maximizing the asset of your own health & wellness pays dividends in all other aspects of your life.
About Nathan Paulus
Besides being one of the owners / practitioners at Five Point Holistic Health, Nathan is an avid practitioner of Taichi and Meditation. Without a physical practice, real meditation is almost impossible. Without a good teacher/lineage, real self-development is likely to be limited to some small initial growth, but will quickly stagnate.
Tai Chi practice serves as a way to deepen and refine the quality of body energy and circulation; it helps to develop the emotional self and works to improve focus and concentration of the mind. Tai Chi is one of the true methods of self-development, and as with all the great arts, can work on multiple levels of a person simultaneously.
Nathan will be leading a Tai Chi beginners series in February at Alternative Health Group.
About Christian Villacres,
Christian is an soon-to-be-owner and acupuncturist at Five Point Holistic Health. Outside of Five Point, he is an avid practitioner of Wing-chung martial arts. Christian will be speaking on the benefits of receiving regular acupuncture and ways that Five Point makes getting regular acupuncture easy and affordable. He also has a host of simple home remedies that are basically universally helpful in self-care routines.
Logan Square Health + Wellness Fest
On March 16th, Five Point co-hosted the first Logan Square Wellness + Self Care Fest alongside our community partners, Logan Square Pilates, and Third Coast Birth. Additional participants included Dill Pickle Food Co-op, Chiya Chai, Mother Lover OT, Athletico Wicker Park, Dharma Delights, Dandelion Art Therapy, The Wax & Skin Lounge, Red Bird Reiki, Tula Yoga Studio, and Fluorescent City.
The free event incuded demos, workshops, samples, and special discounts from the best wellness and self care businesses in the neighborhood. Additional participants included Dill Pickle Food Co-op, Chiya Chai, Mother Lover OT, Athletico Wicker Park, Dharma Delights, Dandelion Art Therapy, The Wax & Skin Lounge, Red Bird Reiki, Tula Yoga Studio, and Fluorescent City.
The event had over 100 attendees and was a great success for year one. We would love to make this fest an annual event, perhaps taking it to a bigger space and adding more local businesses. Thank you to all who attended!
