Following a lifelong interest in holistic healing arts, Sara decided to attend the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture (AFEA), then located in Hallandale, Florida. After graduation, she began her personal acupuncture practice there. She also became a clinical supervisor at the school. In this capacity, she was responsible for all the patients being seen in the school clinic, personally overseeing their diagnosis and treatment by the senior interns. Later on, she began to teach and finally became Dean of Students.
Sara
also worked in local Spanish-language clinics serving accident victims and
Medicare patients. There acquired the nickname of "la acupuncturista
suave", the gentle acupuncturist. She was also affectionately called
"abuelita", meaning grandmother, the traditional name of the old
woman in the neighborhood who knew the natural remedies.
When AFEA relocated to Gainesville, Florida, Sara decided the time had come to fulfill a long-held wish to live near her sister, who had moved to Moncure ten years prior. Sara made the move to North Carolina in March of 2007 and since then has established two offices, one in Pittsboro and one in Carrboro. Sara appreciates the beauty and the sense of community of this area and hopes to be an asset to the people here for many years to come.