Why community acupuncture?
Because acupuncture helps us get through the mundane and the profound, and because when we come together to heal together, we are all uplifted and what’s possible grows beyond measure.
Our gracious hosts
Turn! Turn! Turn! is the gracious host of our pop-up clinic. Fabulous venue hosting artists to uplift and inspire your soul by night, and offering family friendly community gatherings by day (community art classes, craft market, community acupuncture…) Learn more: www.turnturnturnpdx.com
POCA Tech
Interested in becoming a community acupuncturist? Learn more: pocatech.org
POCA Tech alumni and later part time faculty, Felicia taught classes on the history of acupuncture in the US, trauma informed care in the clinic setting and acupuncture theory.
Those who paved the path
Community acupuncture in this country exists thanks to the many who came before. The likes to include the Lincoln Detox clinic started by the Black Panthers and Young Lords in the S Bronx in 1970, Miriam Lee, pioneering acupuncturist and part responsible for legalizing of acupuncture in CA in 1976, Working Class Acupuncture founded here in Portland, OR, in 2002, and many in between.