
South Austin Wellness Center (SAWC), founded by Dr. Tenesha Wards, is a holistic and functional medicine based healing facility. She has brought together the best and brightest healers Austin has to offer to all accomplish one mission – “To Reveal Healing.”
The goal of the practitioners at SAWC is to find and correct the core root cause of illnesses such as fatigue, headaches, pain, anxiety, and low immunity.
Functional Medicine and Chiropractic Care
Devoted wellness care to facilitate the body’s own healing ability through Clinical Nutrition, Acupuncture, and Chiropractic care. Dr Tenesha Wards and Dr Danny VanNoy focus on an all-encompassing approach to treatment. They work to diagnosis the core causes for health conditions such as chronic pain, fatigue, and other imbalances.
The functional approach looks to resolve the underlying cause and not just treat the surface symptoms.
Dr. Tenesha Wards
Dr. Danny VanNoy
Dr. VanNoy’s true passion is for the medical mysteries who have been written off as hopeless by other doctors and who have lost hope themselves. He is deeply devoted to serving his community from a holistic perspective with a goal for his patients of getting them back to being as healthy as they can as fast as possible and maximizing their expression of life to the highest potential so they can fully enjoy this life experience.
Cupping Therapy
Specialized medical massage and cupping therapy for pain management, athletic performance, facial tension, and cellulite reduction. Painless treatment using the power of suction to improve blood flow and reduce deep muscle tension.
Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Massage and Aromatherapy
Personalized massage therapy to promote less stress, less pain, and more joy. Treatment for specific aches, body pains, general fatigue, and muscle tension.
Relax. Recharge. Rejuvenate. Fill your cup.
Conscious Conception and Female Empowerment


The Story of Our Farmhouse
From Tenesha Wards
“In graduate school, I would visit a spa/wellness center in an old farmhouse converted into a spa – massage, facials, etc. in Pasadena, TX. From the moment I walked in, I fell in love and said, ‘Someday’. Someday I will own a 2 story farmhouse as my clinic/medical spa. I held that vision for 17 years or so.
When I started looking to purchase a commercial office last year, I originally said no to this location because I was concerned about the distant location. Yet after driving past the house several times, the beautiful house stuck in the front of my mind. Eventually, I set a date to view the property, and I knew the moment I stepped out of my car I had found our new home. I could feel this was where we needed to be.
I later found out there was another offer on this house that was slightly higher than mine, but the owners aligned with what we do and also knew we had to have it. The previous owners raised foster children here and after much prayer, they said there was more healing that needed to happen here! We took possession of the house in November of 2019, and after 6 months of remodeling, we turned it into a zen-like healing oasis.
From the moment our patients step in the door, they can feel the healing energy this house has, and that is what I set out to accomplish.” Big thank you to Flintrock Commercial and Urbane Design for bringing this dream to life

1201 West Slaughter Lane
512-291-7702 – fax
info@austinholisticdr.com
Monday – Saturday
By Appointment Only