Julia is an Acupuncturist, Herbalist, and Chinese Medicine practitioner based on the island of O‘ahu. 

 

Though born and raised on O'ahu, Julia has spent a decade abroad, fascinated by natural healing in indigenous cultures as well as sustainable ways for humans to exist on Earth. Whether it be completing an herbal medicine apprenticeship in Israel, studying ceremonial plant medicine in the Peruvian Amazon, working in a permaculture school and spiritual retreat center in New Zealand, or living off the mushrooms and edible plants in the forests of Romania, plant medicine has played an integral role in her own healing journey as well as her studies.

 

Julia's insatiable curiosity also led her to trek through sustainable mountain communities in Mexican mountains, study Chakra Yoga in the jungles of Thailand, participate in Shugendo fire ceremonies in the mountains of Japan, and shadow doctors at integrative medicine hospitals and clinics in China.  Traveling has encoded within Julia a map of natural healing modalities that have great potential to be applied in our modern society.

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Julia also works with minerals and crystals as part of her healing practice, specializing in stone medicine of Taoist lineage. She strongly believes in the body's inherent ability to heal itself, with the help of tools given to us by nature and by ancient medical practices that have remained effective for thousands of years.