Krystal Pearson L.Ac., Licensed Acupuncturist & Herbalist, graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara as a Regent Scholar with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Biopsychology.

After graduating she worked for a few years as a Research Associate in the Instrumentation Chemistry Department of a Biotechnology firm in Carpinteria. During this time she worked on developing a diagnostic instrument to speed up the diagnosis of cancer and other illnesses.

She then attended the Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine and graduated with a Master’s Degree in Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture. She is also currently a member of the Givers Gain Chapter of BNI, Business Networking International that meets every Wednesday morning in downtown Ventura at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. She went to China in March and April of 2009 and worked and went through training at the prestigious China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center, WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine, Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. She completed specialty trainings in Gynecology, Neurology, Internal Medicine, Orthopedics and Dermatology while in China. The seminar lecturers are famous Chinese specialists who generally have lectured about and practiced their fields of study for over 30-40 years. The hospitals she worked at were Chinese government operated hospitals that integrate the latest advanced conventional machine technology and traditional Chinese medicine modalities. The organizer of Advanced China Seminar/Training, Dr. Zheng, had been a Vice Director of the Beijing International Training Center for many years prior to relocating in California.

Krystal Pearson L.Ac. was in Bali for the first two weeks of August 2010 treating local Balinese women and children. She received advanced training on specific OB/GYN and Pediatric treatments according to Traditional Chinese Medicine such as Shon-Ni-Shin. Shon-Ni-Shin is a Japanese technique using various tools to stimulate the acupuncture points and energetic meridians. It is a great treatment for children because it is a form of acupressure; thus, the skin is not punctured with a needle.The OB/GYN treatments focused on menstrual and pregnancy related issues such as morning sickness, edema and hypertension. The pediatric treatments focused on fevers, respiratory infections, digestive problems, hyperactivity and autism. She also studied acupuncture, herbal and homeopathic treatments for postpartum ailments such as lactation problems, pain and depression.

Krystal Pearson is now participating in a nine month Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Program in Los Angeles at Yoga West. She will finish this in June of 2011. At that time she will begin teaching both group and private Kundalini yoga classes in Ventura. She will also be incorporating the knowledge from the Kundalini yoga training such as breath work (pranayama), yoga asanas (postures), and yogic diet into her Traditional Chinese Medicine practice.

Her spiritual name is Japmeet Kaur. She will also be traveling to Rishikesh, India for a couple of weeks this November for a Kundalini yoga festival celebrating 11.11.11.