Friday clinic hours during the summer will be from 12-3 (last appointment) instead of from 11-3 as posted.
Clinic hours will revert to 11-3 on September 10th 2010.

Hope you are enjoying the summer!

RCAC

We also wanted to let you know that there are some minor changes to online booking passwords coming in early August. You will receive an email if this affects you (most probably if Naomi was the one to create your account back in May, you will have to upgrade the password to a ’strong’ one.) If there are any problems, don’t hesitate to let us know.

Happy summer!

August
Monday 2: Brenna
Tuesday 3: Brenna (instead of Naomi)
Thursday 5: Brenna (instead of Chris)
Friday 6: Brenna
Monday 9: Brenna
Tuesday 10: Naomi
Thursday 12: Naomi
Friday 13: Naomi
Monday 16: Brenna
Tuesday 17th: Brenna (instead of Naomi)
Thursday 19th: Chris
Friday 20th: Brenna (instead of Naomi)
Monday 23: Brenna
Tuesday 24: Naomi
Thursday 26: Naomi
Friday 27: Naomi
Monday 30: Brenna
Tuesday 31: Naomi

July
Friday 2: Naomi
Monday 5: Brenna
Tuesday 6: Naomi
Thursday 7: Chris
Friday 8: Naomi
Monday 12: Brenna
Tuesday 13: Brenna (instead of Naomi)
Thursday 15: Chris (instead of Naomi)
Friday 14: Naomi
Monday 19: Brenna
Tuesday 20: Naomi
Thursday 22: Chris
Friday 23: Naomi
Monday 26: Brenna
Tuesday 27: Naomi
Thursday 28: Naomi
Friday 29: Naomi

August
Monday 2: Brenna
Tuesday 3: Brenna (instead of Naomi)
Thursday 5: Brenna (instead of Chris)
Friday 6: to be determined
Monday 9: Brenna
Tuesday 10: Naomi
Thursday 12: Naomi
Friday 13: Naomi
Monday 16: Brenna
Tuesday 17th: Brenna (instead of Naomi)
Thursday 19th Brenna (instead of Chris)
Friday 20th: Brenna (instead of Naomi)
Monday 23: Brenna
Tuesday 24: Naomi
Thursday 26: Naomi
Friday 27: Naomi
Monday 30: Brenna
Tuesday 31: Naomi

We will do our best to keep all of these shifts open. Any changes will be posted here – so check back (or call) if you want to be sure. The online schedule will reflect any changes.

Have a great summer

Naomi, Chris, & Brenna

You might be interested in an article (or in the response from readers) published in the New York Times on May 7th.

The article – about how most insurance providers in the US do not cover acupuncture – made a passing reference to community acupuncture, suggesting that it is a good option for ’simple’ health problems. Well, many community acupuncturists – and patients who visit community acupuncture clinics – took issue with that statement. There are almost 250 comments!

Here is the link to the NYT blog
To see the comments, you may need to sign in as a user first.

best wishes
Naomi

Although the new hours are not yet reflected on our website, Mondays are already open, and to celebrate, you are welcome to bring in a friend or family member for free on Mondays for the rest of May. (One of you must be a returning patient.)

We are glad to be able to offer you more flexibility and make it easier for you to get your treatments as often as you need them.

best wishes,
the RCAC

Just click on the red “Book Now” button that appears on the right-hand panel on our website. That’s all: you don’t really need to read all the instructions below, but I did promise to send them so, here they are.

To register as a user
If you were booked in to come to the clinic this week or in the coming weeks, you are already registered. Your login is your email address, and your password is 123. Feel free to change these if you like.

If you have not visited the clinic recently and want to book appointments, you will need to register. Just follow the prompts.

To make appointments
Once you have logged in, simply follow the instructions. Where it says “select service” you will want to choose follow-up from the drop-down menu, unless you are a first-time patient. Once you have done that, a calendar appears with the dates available for appointments. Open times appear in white: click on the one you want. Click on “finalize appointment” to complete your booking. The system will send you a reminder email a day or two before the appointment.

Please note that you will not be able to make (or cancel) appointments on the same day. This is because we have no way of seeing same-day updates once we are in the clinic. If you would like to be seen on the same day, please call the Dispensary at 416-537-5303 or come by to ask. We do our best to see walk-ins whenever possible.

We are glad to offer you the flexibility of making your appointments online.

If you have any questions at all, please feel free to leave a message for me on 416-889-8263 and I’ll give you a call as soon as I can.

We look forward to seeing you soon
Naomi

We welcome both existing and new patients. Bring a friend or family member if you like!

Treatments will be 20-30 minutes with the aim of reducing stress and promoting relaxation.

You can sign up for your treatment online (details of how to do this will be coming in the next week or so.)

We look forward to seeing you. Please pass the news along to anyone you think might benefit.

Please consider making a donation to support the current work of Acupuncturists Without Borders in Haiti.

Please have a look at their website where there is an account of their initial visit to Haiti and plans to set up clinics to help with post-traumatic stress. They hope to be in Haiti for up to 6 months to support ongoing recovery, both in providing treatments, and in training local medical personnel to carry this healing work forward into the future.

It is amazing what can be done with a few needles.

We welcome both existing and new patients. Bring a friend or family member if you like!

Treatments will be 20-30 minutes with the aim of reducing stress and promoting relaxation.

Please stop by the Herbal Clinic and Dispensary to sign up for your appointment time, or feel free to walk in.

We look forward to seeing you!

Please consider making a donation to support the current work of Acupuncturists Without Borders in Haiti. You can read about their work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on their website. They are currently assessing how they can best help the people of Haiti in trauma recovery.