Three years ago, I came across the concept of community acupuncture. An acupuncture physician in Portland, Oregon had begun her own community clinic and found it to be a sustainable model of business that was of tremendous benefit to her patients. Having been an acupuncture physician for 10 years already, I was inspired! I have always felt very strongly that acupuncture should be affordable and available to everyone who needs it and this was the way to do it! I immediately had my husband tear down the wall between two of my private treatment rooms and I created one large room so that I could see patients in a group setting. My patients were overjoyed that treatment cost was scaled to their income,and also were able to come more often. There is also the tremendous benefit of being able to come with friends and family! I am so grateful to the visionary acupuncture physicians who made this model of practice possible-it has been an amazing journey!