Felicia Desrosiers, L.Ac
Acupuncturist. Teacher. Community advocate
Felicia (she, her) first discovered acupuncture in 2000, and has used and witnessed it work in her life and in those close to her ever since.
She moved to Portland from Mexico to attend POCA Tech, and holds the belief that community acupuncture clinics should be as commonplace as a neighborhood family restaurant.
North Portland Community Acupuncture was opened with this in heart, and is dedicated to cultivating well-being both in the community and the Individual.
Before acupuncture, Felicia’s focus was as a teacher and facilitator (language, art, health, birth, and yoga).
She is co founder of Butter Beans Inc, a food service business making healthy school lunch for kids in NYC and City Acupuncture Circle in DC.
Felicia honors her Ecuadorian roots and is committed to centering and uplifting the needs and gifts of POC and co-creating a world where everyone flourishes. Beinvenid@s tod@s!
She is raising her four children in the community.
Lara Pacheco, L.Ac
lara pacheco (they/them/she/her/naturaleza) is a Taíno, Latinx mamita that believes part of our collective liberation is accessed through decolonizing ourselves and weaving into the web of ancestral medicine. lara directly works through this realm with plants, fungi, puppets, music and dance.
lara was the co founder of Brown Girl Rise, and founder of Atabey Medicine of Seed and Thistle Apothecary, an educational resource that centered Queer, Trans and Gender fluid Black and Indigenous voices within herbalism that transitioned to what is now called Moon and Mirror.
In connection with their Taino roots, lara is a Tekina and also a Qi gong student with the Ling Gui International Healing Qigong School. lara is a licensed acupuncturist working with Working Class Acupuncture, North Portland Community Acupuncture and with Zocalo Wellness continuing the tradition of care and access to our communities and the legacy of our Liberatory ancestors.
lara spends some time in Boriken (Puerto Rico) helping the work of Caminando La Utopía.
our board
North Portland Community Acupuncture is a non-profit organization wisely and lovingly guided by a volunteer board.