Thank you to our guests who answered our call to share their experience with The Beauty of Imperfection, our Kintsugi-inspired wellness experience. Their reflections remind us that community is built through joy, as well as shared vulnerability, resilience, and the courage to mend.

I really didn’t want to destroy this beautiful bowl, so it took four times with a hammer to break it. It broke into four large pieces and several small ones. I put it back together leaving out the smaller pieces, and the space was a heart.

My heart had been ripped out when my husband died and I felt that this ‘new bowl’ represented that. 

Once I painted all the cracks and the edges of the heart, my ‘new bowl’ was a unique piece of art I will always treasure. The experience of creating this artwork was profoundly inspiring and very emotional. – Geri, Miraval Guest

I participated in The Beauty of Imperfection during my first visit to Miraval Arizona — the experience was profound and impactful. I kept the bowl I made on my nightstand, where I could see and be reminded of its meaning every day.

My husband and I sadly lost our home during the LA fires of January 2025, and while sifting through rubble a few weeks later, we came across a few large pieces of the bowl.

The pieces were among very few identifiable items and immediately took on a completely new meaning — while not in the form I had created during my time at Miraval Arizona, they reminded me of my own strength and resilience and that, like them, I am worthy and beautiful regardless of the state I am in.

The beauty of imperfection was personified in that moment, and the pieces of the bowl will forever be treasured memories that represent not only the lasting growth I experienced at Miraval but of the home I loved so dearly. – Alexa, Miraval