About Us
We are a collective of community members and Texas Medical Board licensed and NCCAOM-certified acupuncturists and herbalists who work to promote health equity by bringing no cost and low-cost acupuncture services to historically underserved and frontline communities in Austin. We strive to educate our communities about the benefits of East Asian medicine and to create opportunities where people can experience these benefits without the barriers of language or socioeconomic status.
Our Mission
To treat health inequity at its root by providing no cost and reduced cost acupuncture services to all communities. We do this through relationship building. The relationships that we develop with community members and organizations alike are what support our mission of bringing this medicine to the people. We collaborate with other missions and value aligned organizations.
Providing Equitable Acupuncture Care & Education
We work with local organizations to bring acupuncture to our communities.


Educating Our Communities
We strive to education communities about the benefits of East Asian medicine and create opportunities where people can experience these benefits without the barriers of language or socioeconomic status.
What Does a Pop-Up Clinic Look Like?
- Chat with team member to learn more and decide which modality is right for you.
- Read and sign informed consent form
- Enter the space and find a comfortable seat
- Receive acupuncture or acupressure seeds
- Sit for 20-30 minutes with needles or get up and go with seeds

Hey, Let’s Meet

Victoria Jara
Project Lead
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Victoria Jara is a graduate of AOMA School of Integrative Medicine and received her Masters in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. She works at the People’s Community Clinic as a licensed acupuncturist and AOBTA-CP bodyworker. Victoria blends her background and experience with Peruvian curanderismo, dance and mindful movement, biomedical sciences, and East Asian Medicine to provide medical care that is both culturally relevant and clinically sound with the aim of supporting people in getting further in touch with their own healing capacities. She believes that people truly heal in community and she is driven to create spaces of collective care with other like-minded people. You can also find her out in community dancing with Lannaya Drum and Dance Company and Las de Alla Collective!

Iona Tan
Communications Lead
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Iona Tan, L.Ac is a graduate of AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine and worked at AOMA’s herbal pharmacy throughout her clinical studies. She enjoys working together to support the ever-changing seasons within us and around us; Acupuncture has the ability to meet us wherever we find ourselves. With a background in Human Services advocacy and a B.S. in Media, Culture, & Communication from NYU, Iona approaches health and wellness from a systemic, community-driven perspective. You can book with her at South Austin Community Acupuncture which offers appointments on a sliding scale from $30-$50 for the first treatment.

Nicole Fillion-Robin
Clinic Co-lead
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Nicole Fillion-Robin is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist from Austin, TX. She graduated from AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine after working towards food secure communities in her twenties. As the daughter of a librarian and engineer, providing resources and collaborative problem solving are two of her love languages, both heavily reflected in her style of care for clients. Nicole believes that nothing including healing happens in isolation, and that acupuncture should not be a luxury. She still dreams of a revolutionary future where healing bodywork like acupuncture is available and accessible to all. These days, you can find her moseying around the barn, in the garden, doing some city wandering/birdwatching, or at her South Austin clinic.

Ainge
Clinic Co-lead
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Ainge (pronounced “Angel”) holds a Master’s Degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine from AOMA, located in Austin, Texas. His expertise lies in pain management, internal medicine, women’s health, mental health, facial paralysis, and stroke recovery. Ainge has extensive experience working in private clinics, community clinics, and in-house settings.
In his personal life, Ainge enjoys gardening, cultivating native plants, and attracting butterflies and pollinators to his yard. This passion stems from his training in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, which has instilled in him a deep appreciation for the natural world and its principles.
Beyond his clinical practice, Ainge actively contributes to the community like an angel. He supports veterans and their families through the Healing Warriors Program in Colorado, providing acupuncture and manual therapy to the medical staff of the local ICU and ER during the COVID pandemic. Additionally, he collaborates with the PEACE Collective to support immigrants and underserved communities.
