Willow Pearson was born in Toronto, Canada and raised on the east coast of the United States. Her abiding love of song and the therapeutic arts led her to undertake her Masters degree in music therapy and transpersonal counseling psychology at Naropa University. In tandem with her psychotherapy work, Willow has always pursued her songwriting and performing as a personal expression of dharma. While living in Boulder, Willow released two albums of her original music. It is her meaningful connection to dharma through song that led her to Khenpo Rinpoche.