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Welcome to the yin phase of the year, dear folks. From November 21st to January 21st we are cresting through the darkest two months of the year. Find ways to intentionally bring the symbolic sunshine into your days with things you love; the activities, however small, that spark you up. After January 21st, we cruise upward towards Spring Equinox, so the time is now to bring your dark season game-face!

  • Weighted Blanket & Ear Acupuncture Circle: Tuesday, December 16th (FULL email for waitlist). Next one: Tuesday, January 20th, 2026. $25-$35 sliding-scale.
  • Moxibustion + Acupuncture Circle: Saturday, December 20th at 1PM (FULL-email for waitlist). Saturday, January 17th at 2:30PM. $40-$45.
  • HOLIDAY HOURS: OCA will be closed December 23-27 BUT will be open the week of December 28 to January 3!

MELT METHOD WORKSHOPS Learn more & sign up on the Pranashanti Yoga website

  • Upper Back & Shoulders : Saturday, December 13th from 2-3 PM
  • Full Body Hydrate : Saturday, January 10th from 2:30-3:30PM
  • Knees, Legs & Hips : Saturday, February 7th from 2:30-3:30PM
  • Neck & Jaw Release : Saturday March 7th from 2:30 - 3:30PM

OCA’s fees increased May 1, 2025. A credit card must now be kept on file to book appointments (but if you don’t have a credit card, please talk to Rachel)! Cash & debit payments are still available.

  • If you are a returning patient having acute symptoms (physical or emotional), but the calendar indicates the day is ‘booked’, please text Rachel to see if she can squeeze you in at (613) 413-3804.

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Community Acupuncture

Community acupuncture sessions offer individualized acupuncture care in a peaceful, shared room treatment setting. Treatments are based on Traditional Chinese Medicine theory and diagnosis and are provided by a licensed practitioner. Cost per session is based on the individual's household income.

Rachel Lipton
(She/Her/Hers) Registered Acupuncturist

A community acupuncture enthusiast through and through, Rachel studied acupuncture in Victoria, B.C at Pacific Rim College.

Earning her license in 2016, Rachel began her practice in Toronto working at two community clinics - Toronto Community Acupuncture and Toronto Acupuncture Studio.

Her dream to open a clinic in a new city and help spread the community acupuncture movement more widely across Canada was sown early in her vision of practice. Rachel moved to Ottawa and opened OCA’s doors in May 2019. A community acupuncture room, with folks resting and healing peacefully together, is still one of her favourite places to be - even 12, 000 treatments later.

A community acupuncture enthusiast through and through, Rachel studied acupuncture in Victoria, B... Read More

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Located at: 170 Booth Street, Unit #3, Ottawa
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Need Help? 613-413-3804 info@ottawacommunityacupuncture.ca