Stefani Pearsall, co-owner of Chico Free Spirit Healing Center, sits in preparation to conduct a Sound Bowl Healing Ceremony at an international healing retreat on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 in Glastonbury, England. (Amanda Mehalick/contributed) Katy Wright, left, stands with her daughter Ashley Kerns, co-owner of Chico Free Spirit Healing Center, at the business’s grand opening on Friday, May 3, 2024 in Chico, California. (Cyndi Haapanen/contributed) Ashley Kerns and Stefani Pearsall speak their visions with two different voices — but, like the warp and weft on a loom, they’ve woven those visions together creating a tapestry of healing arts through their new business, Chico Free Spirit Healing Center.
“The vision for me was to create a sacred space where people feel safe to learn, grow and feel the vibration of love,” said Kerns. “I wanted a space where healers could collaborate as a community and create connections so we could come together and create a community for the community.” Pearsall also envisioned creating a safe space where “people can authentically be who they are, heal and grow and step into a higher vibrational energy.
A place where they can shift old programming and step into a new way to live where they can heal mind, body and soul and be happy.” Chico Healing Arts Center opened on May 3 in a renovated 2,600 square-foot space on Salem Street in downtown Chico. At the center, Kerns and Pearsall, along with six other practitioners, offer clients a.
