New Schedule Starting May 1st By the end of May we will have expanded our hours by 45%! We’re so happy to finally have the staff to be able to [...]]]> Happy Spring! We have some very important schedule changes and exciting specials coming up in May, so please read on for the juicy details!

New Schedule Starting May 1st
By the end of May we will have expanded our hours by 45%! We’re so happy to finally have the staff to be able to do it, and to offer you more flexibility.
Step one of the expansion is that we’re going lengthen Wednesday and Saturday to 4 hours. Also, due to popular demand, we will be sliding Saturday’s hours earlier, and we’re going to bump up the afternoon shifts by 1/2 hour, to have more slots after 5:00.
Here’s what the schedule will look like starting May 1st (changes are bold):

Monday 2:30 – 6:30 Donald
Tuesday 9:30 – 1:30 Nora*
Wednesday 2:30 – 6:30 Jalyn
Thursday 2:30 – 6:30 Donald
Friday 9:30 – 1:30 Nora* & Dianne
Saturday 12:00 – 4:00 Jalyn

*Nora’s Parental Leave schedule
As most of you know by now, Nora’s partner is due to have a baby in early May. Of course, the nature of things means we don’t know exactly when this will happen(!), but when it does Nora will take two weeks off to get to know the baby (i.e. it will probably early May to mid-May, but could be anytime). During those two weeks, Jalyn will work Nora’s Tuesday morning shifts, and Donald will work Nora’s Friday morning shift (he’ll also continue working Monday and Thursday afternoons–just by himself, instead of alongside Nora). We have changed the online scheduling system to reflect with 95% certainty when we will be open, but we can’t easily change it to reflect short-notice staff changes. Please accept our thanks in advance for being flexible. If you do have a strong preference for who needles you, feel free to call the front desk for updates.

When Nora returns (around mid-May) we will be adding two morning shifts!
The schedule will be as follows (changes from May 1st are bold):

Monday 9:30 – 1:30 Nora / 2:30 – 6:30 Donald
Tuesday 9:30 – 1:30 Nora & Dianne
Wednesday 2:30 – 6:30 Jalyn
Thursday 9:30 – 1:30 Nora / 2:30 – 6:30 Donald
Friday 9:30 – 1:30 Nora & Dianne
Saturday 12:00 – 4:00 Jalyn

Dianne will still be training with Nora on most Tuesday & Friday mornings. When Jalyn goes on her maternity leave (in June), her shifts will be filled by Donald; but otherwise the schedule should remain the same as above.
We expect things will be a little confusing for awhile, but we’re hoping the increased flexibility will make it worth it. Nora will miss her afternoon/evening people a LOT, but the new schedule will make childcare smoother. Of course we will keep trying to expand our hours as we can (we hope to bring back Friday evenings by the Fall). And keep your eyes peeled for a Living Social special coming soon! We’ll definitely post on the website and Facebook page when we know the date. Thanks!

New acupunk: Donald Kirkland is a Detroit native who studied acupuncture in Chicago, where [...]]]> Hey, folks: you probably don’t know how much it stresses us out to make changes to the schedule…but we’re going to have to do it again. This time, it’s for three happy reasons: two new babies, and one new acupuncturist!

New acupunk:
Donald Kirkland is a Detroit native who studied acupuncture in Chicago, where he practiced before moving back and hanging up his shingle in the Cass Corridor. After a recent sojourn on the western side of the state, he’s moved back to Detroit and is excited by the Community Acupuncture model. For the time being you can meet Donald on Thursday afternoons, when he’ll be working alongside Nora. We’re running a $10 introductory special with him, for the whole month of March!

New humans:
Nora’s wife is pregnant and due in early May, and Nora’s going to take a couple weeks off after the birth to support her (and to hang out with the new person!) Jalyn will be filling in some of Nora’s shifts during that time, and Donald will be working the other shifts.

Also, many of you already know this, but Jalyn is expecting a baby too! She’s due in late June, but will probably need to stop work before then; at which point Donald will be picking up some of her shifts for the duration of her maternity leave.

Please note: We’re going to try to give everyone as much notice as we can about changes to shifts, but (given the not-totally-predictable nature of childbirth) we can’t guarantee that the online schedule – or printed schedules – will always reflect who is working, etc. Thank you in advance for your flexibility and understanding!

Finally: for those of you who are also looking forward to getting treatments from Dianne, our receptionist/apprentice extraordinaire, never fear! We’re going to bring her “online” as soon as possible too! She’s had to back off on hours due to family obligations, but will still be training with Nora on Friday mornings for the time being.