A thoughtful first step, your first visit

A welcoming introduction to personalized, whole-person holistic healthcare.

New to Saffron & Sage? Choose how you’d like to begin: a first appointment to experience our care, or a two-hour introduction that pairs a consultation with an experience. Our Concierge can help you match the best starting point.

Two ways to begin

Choose your first appointment on its own, or pair it with a full consultation for half the usual price. Both book through our booking app. Not sure yet? Start with a free 15-minute discovery call.

Best value · 50% off

First visit and consultation

$300 $600

Your first appointment plus a full consultation, a $300 value, included.

Book your first visit

New patients. Purchase by November 26, 2026.

$50 off

Your first appointment

$250 $300

Start with a single first appointment, then decide what comes next.

Book my first appointment

New patients. Purchase by November 26, 2026.

Free

15-minute discovery call

$0

Not sure where to start? A free phone call with our team to talk through your goals and find the right first step.

Book a free discovery call

Holiday bonus

Book one of these and take home a gift

Book acupuncture, a facial or a massage this holiday season and we add a free extra to your visit. Purchase by November 26, 2026.

Acupuncture needles along the upper back during a session at Saffron & Sage

Acupuncture · 60 min · 1 medical credit

Book acupuncture

Fine needles at points chosen for your pulse, tongue and symptoms, to support comfort, stress, sleep, digestion and hormone health.

Custom Chinese herbal formula granules being measured into a Saffron & Sage jar

Free gift · $50 value

Custom herbal formula

A Chinese herbal formula blended for you by our Clinical Herbalists, as fine granules you stir into warm water. It carries the work of your acupuncture into the days between visits.

About acupuncture
Holistic facial treatment at Saffron & Sage in San Diego

Facial · 60 min · from 1 non-medical credit

Book a facial

A holistic facial with our Esthetician: cleansing, massage and gua sha tailored to your skin and the season.

Client resting under a LightStim red light panel

Free gift · $75 value

LightStim red light therapy

Twenty minutes under warm, professional LED light added to your facial. It feels like soft sun on the skin, has no downtime, and is a calming finish while your skin is freshly prepped.

About facials
Massage therapist working on a client’s shoulders at Saffron & Sage

Massage · 60 min · 1 non-medical credit

Book a massage

Deep tissue, Swedish, lymphatic or a custom massage, matched to where you hold tension and how you want to feel afterward.

Massage therapist working through tight leg muscles

Free gift · $50 value

CBD lotion

A soothing topical lotion to massage into tight shoulders, neck or legs at home, so the relaxation from your session lasts a little longer.

About massage

Gratuity-free, by design

Every Saffron & Sage experience is gratuity-free. Your care is settled when you book, so when you arrive there is nothing to calculate and nothing left to decide. Be fully present for your treatment, savor every minute of your session, and return to your day restored, with no checkout, no tip line and no pressure to spend more.

New here? Your first appointment plus a full consultation, a $600 value, is $300 for new clients. Or start with a free 15-minute discovery call.

Where most people start

Our three most popular first appointments

Each is about an hour and uses one medical credit. Pair any of them with a consultation, or book it on its own.

Acupuncturist placing a fine needle during a first acupuncture appointment at Saffron & Sage

60 min · 1 medical credit

Acupuncture

A Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine reads your pulse and tongue, asks about sleep, stress, digestion and pain, then places fine, sterile needles at points chosen for you. Most people find it deeply relaxing.

About acupuncture
Client relaxing on the lounge sofa during an IV therapy appointment at Saffron & Sage

60 min · 1 medical credit

IV therapy

Vitamins, minerals and fluids delivered directly into your bloodstream by our licensed medical team, after a short health review. You relax in our lounge while the drip runs, and choose a formula with your provider.

About IV therapy
Practitioner reviewing results with a client during a Holistic Health Check-in at Saffron & Sage

60 min · 1 medical credit

Holistic Health Check-in

An unhurried hour with a Doctor to talk through your symptoms, history, labs and daily rhythms. You leave with clear next steps and, if helpful, a recommendation for testing or treatment.

About the Check-in

Your care team

Meet the Doctors behind your first visit.

Each brings a different lens, from Chinese medicine and acupuncture to naturopathic medicine and nutrition, and they work together on your plan.

Dr. Kolin Durrant, Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine at Saffron & Sage in San Diego

Dr. Kolin Durrant, DACM, L.Ac

Integrative Care Director
Doctor of Acupuncture & Chinese MedicineHerbalistFunctional Medicine

Dr. Kolin earned his Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and a Master of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Health and Science, graduating with honors. His focus includes thyroid health, autoimmunity, chronic illness and digestive health, combining acupuncture, functional medicine, herbal formulas, nutraceuticals and lifestyle care to treat root causes.

Meet Dr. Kolin
Dr. Scott McFarlane, Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine at Saffron & Sage in San Diego

Dr. Scott McFarlane, DACM, L.Ac, CMT

Director of Clinical Excellence
Doctor of Acupuncture & Chinese MedicineHerbalistMassage TherapistReiki Master

Dr. Scott earned his Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and a Master of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Health and Science in San Diego. A board-certified, California-licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist, he takes a results-based approach to pain and recovery, drawing on acupuncture, Asian bodywork, Qigong and herbal medicine.

Meet Dr. Scott
Dr. Nazanin Ghetmiri, Naturopathic Doctor at Saffron & Sage in San Diego

Dr. Nazanin Ghetmiri, ND

Naturopathic Doctor & Nutritionist
Bastyr University NDBS Psychobiology, UCLAEnglish & Farsi

Dr. Nazanin looks for the underlying causes of her patients’ health concerns and builds personalized plans using nutraceuticals, botanical medicine, lifestyle and dietary changes, IV and peptide therapy. Her special interests include gut health, endocrine disorders, women’s health, metabolic disorders and environmental medicine.

Meet Dr. Nazanin