Kate August was born and raised in the Bay Area and finds inspiration by our diverse communities and landscape. She is a graduate of ACCHS in Oakland, where she received a Masters in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. She comes to the field with ten years experience as an educator and clinical western herbalist and is staff faculty at the California School of Herbal Studies. As an herbal medicine practitioner and acupuncturist, she believes in the body’s innate ability to heal when provided the correct support and environment.   The ebb and flow of the seasons is a guiding force for our well being - our emotional and physical bodies are deeply connected.  With this knowledge, Kate engages with the spiritual aspect of harmonizing the energy of the body with acupuncture, qigong, herbal medicine and nutritional support. With a particular interest in pain management and elderly support, Kate is honored to treat people during all stages of life. She believes that all people have the right to live comfortably in their minds & bodies. When not in the clinic you can find her playing in nature, preferably by the water’s edge. 

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Hablo español.

In the late 80s, curiosity led me to my first acupuncture treatment for hip pain due to a climbing injury. I didn’t want to take pain killers so I went to someone a friend recommended. It worked! I returned to Chinese Medicine for severe migraines. Through acupuncture, herbal formulas and lifestyle-change guidance from my acupuncturist, I found the treatment highly effective and it quickly became my preferred form of medicine.

Born and raised in the Bay Area, I returned to Oakland for Chinese Medicine school after living in London and Spain for five years, then Boston for twelve. In the 90s I jumped into the excitement of the developing tech industry, helping build out the internet for a school district and facilitating the integration of technology in the classroom for teachers and students. But after network and computer problem solving for years, it became clear I wanted a big change, one that included working with people.

Acupuncture had been a big interest for years, so when I casually blurted to a stranger that I was quitting my career to become an acupuncturist, I listened to that calling. And I’ve never looked back. In addition to my clinic work, I am also an acupuncturist on the streets of Oakland, treating our financially underprivileged, unhoused population as part of a non-profit harm reduction team that has been serving the community for over 30 years.

Education: Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist, California, 2014 Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley BA in Anthropology, UC Berkeley (with a focus on medical anthropology)

Internships and additional study: Teaching Hospital, Tiangin, China (gynecology, neurology, and dermatology) Sports Acupuncture for student athletes, Stadium Fitness center at U.C. Berkeley Internship with Robert Levine LAc. (four years) BayVAc (free clinic for military veterans, unhoused) Master Tung acupuncture lineage with Susan Johnson Daoist Medical Qigong certification with Dr. Suzanne Friedman

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我會講粵語和普通話。

I am an acupuncturist and herbalist who was trained at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences in Oakland. My exposure to Chinese Medicine came from my family. As the daughter of Cantonese immigrants, I was fed a steady diet of herbs in my family’s cooking and I first received acupuncture at aged 8 that instantaneously cured me of the stomach flu. It is my desire to help patients improve their well-being and to connect with my heritage that compelled me to study and practice Chinese Medicine.

Prior to becoming an acupuncturist, I conducted research at Stanford School Medicine to study the clinical and social risk factors that could impact the health of mothers and babies as well as ways to improve the quality of care for these patients. Because of my background in research, I feel quite comfortable with considering biomedical concepts in my practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine. My training and experience in conducting population-level studies also taught me the importance of considering the patient’s social circumstances as a major determinant of their current health.

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After completing one year of training at the Institute of Medical Careers in Pittsburg, PA, I have been a certified myofascial trigger point therapist since January 2013. This specialized type of bodywork is based on the works of Dr. Janet Travell and Dr. David Simons, whose careers focused on the treatment of pain and dysfunction caused by muscular and fascial imbalances. I have spent the last decade trying to ease the pain and suffering of people with chronic and acute pain.

Early in my practice I realized that suffering from pain was a multi-faceted dynamic and in 2018 I began a four-year journey in the study of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences in Oakland. The program included 950 hours of clinical patient care, in addition to the rigorous study of TCM philosophy, diagnosis, and treatment through acupuncture, herbal medicine, movement, massage, and nutrition. I successfully passed my state board examination and became a California licensed acupuncturist in July 2020. I practice both acupuncture and myofascial trigger point therapy, depending on individual needs. I have come to understand that overcoming pain and dysfunction requires guidance and treatment by the practitioner and investment by the patient. It is my privilege to teach self-care and movement as part of the recovery process. I look forward to continuing my studies in orthopedic acupuncture techniques and herbal medicine as part of the treatment for people suffering from pain and dysfunction.

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Margaret Zhou is a practitioner of traditional East Asian Medicine, with a background of study and personal experience with menstrual health, and the connection between physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual wellbeing. She earned a Master’s in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences in Oakland, California, and a BA from UC Berkeley in 2013. She is passionate about working with diverse populations to address the root cause of imbalance, using ancestral and earth-based medicinal practices including acupuncture, herbal medicine, medical massage, cupping, and nutritional and lifestyle consultation. She is a certified trainer in the Fertility Awareness Method, teaching women and womb-bodied people how to track their menstural cycle for body literacy, natural contraception, and conception. She lived in China from 1998 to 2003, and is an intermediate level Mandarin speaker.

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