We are a wellness studio that believes in the power of continuous care. Our unique sessions include acupuncture, massage, aromatherapy and other modalities. We will help you celebrate in mind, body and soul, the daily ceremony of health, beauty and balance. Benefits from acupuncture treatments are cumulative!
By bringing the ancient rituals and practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine to everyday life at Golden Hour, she is able to share the tenets of beauty and wellness passed on to her by her family. Her hope is that ideas of health in modern society will be altered. No longer will wellness be a reaction, but a daily act of self-love.
Janet Jay lives in Portland, Oregon, and is the founder of Pearl+ Soaps.
Though not an acupuncturist herself, Jay grew up in a family that utilized traditional Chinese medicine all the time—not just to cure sickness, but to maintain wellness. “When I came back from Japan [after six years], I wanted to create something beneficial for the community,” she says. “Portland is a place where people are in tune with what they eat and their exercise programs, so this is just an added thing I think will help people maintain their well-being. All of the modalities we do feel good, not just physically, but mentally. It’s not forced mediation; this [practice] does it naturally.”
Jay claims the benefits can be reaped tenfold if you treat your wellness practice like your regular yoga classes or gym membership,
Personally, Golden Hour is definitely a place I’d want to come home to—comforting, caring, and not too cliche, the space is ideal for treating yourself well on a regular basis.
The studio was founded by Janet Jay, who has previously worked as a manager of product development for Diane Von Furstenberg and Estee Lauder. Jay also founded Pearl+, a cruelty-free luxury soap brand featured in Ace Hotels across America.
Golden Hour offers an intriguing menu of traditional Chinese practices including cupping, Amma therapy (a type of deep tissue massage), herbal compresses, moxibustion (burning dried mugwort over the body), and, of course, acupuncture.