Offerings

Eastern Medicine, Somatic Ritual and Coaching for personal transformation

welcome to the people's practice

Hi, I'm Jessica

Committed, compassionate, and highly skilled in multiple disciplines, Jessica Sowards is the founder of The People's Practice, an integrative healing approach dedicated to the comprehensive fusion of Eastern Medicine and Ancient mind-body techniques. In practice since 2012, Jessica seeks to empower both women and men to achieve their optimal life and health goals through natural medicine practices, functional nutrition, health coaching, and bespoke somatic practice. She is a licensed Practitioner of Chinese Medicine with NCCAOM Board certification and completed Postgraduate Studies in Classical Acupuncture. Jessica has advanced certifications in Acupuncture, herbs, nutrition, health coaching, breath work, yin yoga therapy and sound healing.

let's work together

Pathways

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Alchemic Acupuncture

Private & Group Sessions

Acupuncture approached as a spiritual practice, working with the Spirit (Shen) to support physical and emotional healing and psychological transition through a trauma-informed lens.

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Apothecary

Chinese Herbal Medicine

Custom herbal formulas tailored to your constitution, extending the work of each treatment into your daily life.

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Fertility & Women's Health

Supportive care through every season of life, from menstrual health and fertility to pregnancy, postpartum and menopause.

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Breathwork & Yin Yoga

Slow, meditative floor poses and guided breathing that calm the nervous system, release held tension and support the flow of Qi through the Meridians.

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Sound Healing

Resonant tones and vibration to settle the nervous system and guide you into deep, restorative rest.

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Functional Medicine Health Coaching

One-on-one coaching that looks at the root causes of your symptoms and builds sustainable changes in diet, sleep and lifestyle.

the medicine

Treating the whole person

Traditional Chinese Medicine brings together Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Dietary Therapy, Cupping, Moxibustion and other healing modalities. Evolved over thousands of years, it restores health by bringing the body's energies back into balance.

There's no single point for a single disease. Two people with the same symptom may have entirely different imbalances, so every treatment is custom-tailored to you.