Just before COVID-19 hit the Americas, the Barefoot Acupuncture Movement joined farmers and community healers in Nicaragua to explore solidarity and self-reliance in healthcare across Central America.

The story of how Crossroads was founded through solidarity with women in Cd. Juárez, bringing acupuncture and hope to some of the darkest corners of the “murder capital of the world.”

In a valley emptied by war and displacement, Barefoot Acupuncture helps the remaining few heal, rebuild, and rediscover community amid the silence left behind.

Acupuncture is becoming more accessible—one ear at a time.

Ear acupuncture, also known as auricular acupuncture, is the most widely used form of acupuncture within Western health settings in the United States and Europe.