Tara received a Bachelor's at UC Berkeley in Medical Anthropology and a Master's in Oriental Medicine at the Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College in Berkeley.  She studied community herbalism since the 1990s and worked as a massage therapist for 20 years before transitioning to acupuncture and herbal medicine full time.  

 

Tara is committed to reproductive justice and currently has a program for free acupuncture in her office. Black pregnant women can enroll in the Black women's safe labor and birth project. Tara is dedicated to transforming Black maternal mortality and preterm labor for the better.