Elemental Healing Arts

Joe is a psychotherapist with 32 years experience in the mental health field. He received his MSW in clinical psychotherapy at Smith College and was trained at McLean Hospital, a Harvard University teaching hospital.

He specializes in "Self in Connection" theory which emphasizes the connection to self and others as the primary way of forming a healthy self-identity. It is through an individual's resonance with their 'core self' that they are then able to enhance their relationships with others. Joe has participated in, and presented at, advanced trainings in Self in Connection Theory through the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute at Wellesley College.

Joe (JaguarWolf) is an Ordained Shamanic Miniater in the Healing Arts Traditions bringing a deeper spiritual path to his body/mind/spirit work both for himself and in his ongoing work with clients.

Joe is an Ordained Venus Rising Minister. He uses energy work, breathwork, shamanic rituals and divination tools (including the Crowley Tarot Deck, The Medicine Cards and the Scared Path Cards).

Joe is a Buddhist practitioner of over 30 years in both the mindfulness and lovingkindness (Metta) traditions. In 1995, after studying hatha yoga off and on since the age of 21, Joe began concentrating his study and practice in the Iyengar Tradition. In 2000, Joe was encouraged to begin teaching yoga at Northeast Yoga Center by his mentor Barbara Fergusson. In 2003, Joe began teaching on his own, combining hatha yoga / tantra / Buddhism and mindfulness psychology. He opened Revolved Heart Yoga Studio in 2003.

Many native eastern and western healing traditions believe that connecting to the power of the core elements of the physical plane are essential in any energetic healing ritual.

The elements that speak the clearest to me are: earth / air / fire / water / wood / metal

Like life, death, and rebirth, the 6 elements are interwoven into a never-ending spiral of life. The spiral represents the processes which transform us.

Earth gives birth to Wood which is cut by Metal that melts in the Fire that is fueled by the Air and extinguished by the Water which is absorbed by the Earth.

Each element provides an essential ingredient in the healing ritual and corresponds to specific chakras (body / mind / spirit / energy centers) of the body.

Additionally, the 6 directions of the earth are invoked to draw the energy of the planet on which we are born, live and die.