About Tess
Tess Palma-Martinez is a sound healing practitioner and founder of Completely Golden, based in Saratoga Springs, NY. Tess brings the spiritual “woo-woo” into practical reality, grounded in science. She utilizes a decade of trainings in anatomy/physiology, hypnotherapy, somatic therapy, nutrition (how the body digests and detoxes), sound healing, and sonography (the use of sound in medical science).
Tess has created a unique style of sound healing within her Medicinal Sound Healing, using Crystal Tones singing bowls, made from pure gemstones, minerals and precious metals. Enjoy a sound bath of pure harmonic frequencies for incredible effects on the body, mind and spirit. Tess is a top rated practitioner and has been leading workshops, trainings and retreats for over 10 years.
You can find Tess on Instagram at @completelygolden where she shares a deeper connection with nature, personal insights and promotes upcoming events.
She came to sound healing to heal her own body, after a ruptured ovarian cyst and being diagnosed with PCOS and Endometriosis. Over the course of four months, Tess was able to completely heal both diagnoses and regain optimal health and well being.
Tess has had a deep connection to the spiritual world and alternative health practices her entire life. She received her yoga anatomy and meditation certifications in 2012, Integrative Nutrition certification in 2020, and hypno-therapy and somatic movement trainings in 2024. Tess utilizes her personal experience and wisdom to help others on their path of healing and transformation.
The Full Story
As a spiritual child, Tess would often experience premonition dreams (dreaming an event, then experiencing it in life). This gift was buried throughout early education, in effort to fit in with her peers, but Tess was always singled out as different. Never feeling a sense of belonging in her community, Tess moved to NYC to explore new perspectives and beliefs.
After graduating with a BFA in Large-Scale Installation Art in 2009, Tess worked for Anthropologie as a Display Coordinator in NYC. To make ends meet, she worked at a renowned vegan restaurant, Peacefood Cafe, adopting a vegan lifestyle, herself. The connection between food and spirituality began to spark a hunger for more. Tess went on to complete a 6 month intensive Yoga Anatomy Teacher Training, and catered the program with vegan and gluten-free meals.
In 2015, Tess moved upstate to New York’s Hudson Valley, where she opened her own brick and mortar store, Forage + Sundry. A house plant store which featured a curated selection of kitchen, garden and homeware items. Weekly workshops filled the store and brought together the community. She began hosting and cooking for seasonal dinner parties, supplying her store’s homewares for the events. After 8 years, Tess began transitioning out of a vegan lifestyle. Following intuitive dreams and dealing with various health issues, she began investigating the relationship between food, body and health.
In 2019, Forage + Sundry closed its doors and Tess began her nutrition school studies at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Later graduating with a certification in Integrative Nutrition, Tess began catering retreats and working as a Culinary Director for restaurant investors. With the global shift in 2020, and a new connection with self-inquiry, Tess pivoted to focus on private clients and relocated to Los Angeles, CA. Here, she worked as a private chef for A-list celebrities, supporting their health and performance goals.
While the allure and creativity of this position was enchanting, Tess’ mysterious health issues continued to worsen. In January of 2022, she was rushed to the ER with a ruptured ovarian cyst. Here, she was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Endometriosis. As she was prepped for surgery she turned to her spiritual practices and incorporated sound healing, after following her intuition. She played her singing bowls daily, while awaiting the surgery date. The surgeon came to discover a miracle- there were no more cysts! Her ovaries had completely healed through the frequency of singing bowls. With this news, Tess knew she had to share these healing frequencies with the world and made a full career change to pursue her highest purpose.
The path of sound healing has brought deep connection with people around the world. She hosted a retreat in Nosara, Costa Rica in the summer of 2023, and fell in love with the land. Following her intuition, she moved to the jungle where she shared these frequencies in connection with Mother Nature for 2 beautiful years.
Now, in 2025, Tess has returned to her hometown in Upstate, New York, where she is learning about sound healing in a deeper way. Through a Medical Diagnostic Sonography program, she is exploring how sound waves are used in a medical setting, for diagnosis illness.
She offers in-person sound healing sessions for the community and retreats. Enjoy weekly updates on Substack, an online library where she shares her thoughts on the science of sound healing, recorded soundbaths, and more!
Core business values of Completely Golden
Connection- An intentional bond to cultivate a relationship with self, community and spirit
Beauty- Finding inspiration, joy and appreciation for life through play and creation
Truth- Full expression of self through education, intuition and alignment of one’s unique soul purpose
Nourishment- Ingredients that feed a core need or desire required for growth, evolution and vitality of body, mind and soul
Abundance- Awareness and gratitude for all that is available to us, while sharing in the bounty of life
Let’s make the world Completely Golden!
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