What is the sound of an oyster forming protective layers around a grain of sand? Is it the same sound as sap beads forming around a breach in bark? What about skin rejoining over a wound?

These are the types of questions that circle this work.

And the iridescent nature of pearls, with their mythic levels of symbolism, made them a perfect namesake for the practice. Just as the oyster transforms grit into iridescence, so can our bodies and spirits transform challenge into vitality.

At Pearl, we value East Asian medicine’s holistic, nonjudgmental approach to life. We use its methods to listen to the body (and mind, and spirit). Careful noticing and intentional shifts support profound healing and growth. Along the way, this medicine reconnects you with your true nature and with the pulsing web of life—-your birthright.

Mission

Our vision is a world where people choose to answer “yes” to the call of self-nourishment. A world where people honor their deepest impulses towards growth

values

  • Potentiated qi flow, quality, refinement, peace

  • Inspiration, expression, play, effective resource allocation

  • Holism, wu wei, genus loci as a two-way street, community

  • Spiritual sovereignty, aging gracefully, seeing clearly & responding effectively, balance