CommuniChi Acupuncture Clinic

04/13/2026

Spiritual Care

With the thought of attaining enlightenment for the welfare of all sentient beings who are more precious than a wish fulfilling jewel, I will constantly practice holding them dear. (from the Eight Verses of Mind Training, by Geshe Langri Tangpa, Tibetan saint and an incarnation of Amitabha Buddha according to lore) The Eight Verses text is part of the…...

With the thought of attaining enlightenment for the welfare of all sentient beings who are more precious than a wish fulfilling jewel, I will constantly practice holding them dear. (from the Eight Verses of Mind Training, by Geshe Langri Tangpa, Tibetan saint and an incarnation of Amitabha Buddha ac...

02/13/2026

Death on the Tracks, Processing Grief in a Hyper-individualistic Society

Our world is entering a period of darkness. The death of democracy, the natural world, and human extinction are all on the table right now. Multiple Indigenous and spiritual cultures speak of vast cosmological cycles that move from light to dark to light, ignorance to awakening, over and over again, planes of existence and transcendence outside the tightly constricted boundaries of 21st century urban-capitalist-colonialist consciousness....

Our world is entering a period of darkness. The death of democracy, the natural world, and human extinction are all on the table right now. Multiple Indigenous and spiritual cultures speak of vast cosmological cycles that move from light to dark to light, ignorance to awakening, over and over again,...

01/09/2026

New York Times, January 9, 2026. Protein is available in abundance from plant sources. Cow's milk is meant for calves, not humans. The dairy industry is cruel and inhumane. Did you ever wonder how cow's are kept pregnant? Inconvenient truths. Meat and dairy are carbon intensive. 2025 was one of the warmest years on record. Seems like we hear that every year.

11/20/2025

Winter and Indoor Air Quality

When the COVID epidemic forced everyone indoors almost 6 years ago, there was a sudden increased awareness of the importance of indoor air quality. The climate crisis has caused increased wildfire smoke blanketing U.S. cities at times. We are all exposed to increasing levels of chemical pollutants - from wood burning stoves, gas appliances, laundry fabric softeners (don't use them!). A…...

When the COVID epidemic forced everyone indoors almost 6 years ago, there was a sudden increased awareness of the importance of indoor air quality. The climate crisis has caused increased wildfire smoke blanketing U.S. cities at times. We are all exposed to increasing levels of chemical pollutants ....

08/29/2025

This moment is the first moment of the rest of your life. Communichi is open on Monday, September 1.

08/11/2025

Looking for a space to literally chill out today, come in for an acu-nap today. The AC is on.

07/13/2025

Clinic hours for the next few months will be slightly irregular. I leave tomorrow for a week at the Columbia River Gorge where I will be participating in the "Gorge Championships", racing with hundreds of surf ski yogis through one of the planet's grand temples of beauty and power, where winds from the Pacific Ocean funnel through the Cascade Mountains into the desert interior. ...

Clinic hours for the next few months will be slightly irregular. I leave tomorrow for a week at the Columbia River Gorge where I will be participating in the “Gorge Championships”, racing with hundreds of surf ski yogis through one of the planet’s grand temples of beauty and power, where winds...

05/28/2025

Today and Friday my last days in clinic until June 13.

05/25/2025

Communichi open Monday regular hours. Come in and let your body relax and your spirit soar.

02/06/2025

Now open until 7pm on Fridays (last patient at 6pm).

02/02/2025

Open this afternoon. Come in and get your toes warm and relax with some chi balancing.

01/20/2025

Communichi is open today (Martin Luther King Jr. Day).