Healing changed my life.
Now it’s my work.

Years before I became a yoga teacher or Reiki practitioner, I served as a paramedic in New York City in the early 2000s, including as a first responder on 9/11 — work that asked everything of me. I wasn't equipped to handle the toll it took, or the impact of repeated exposure to trauma. For a long time, I carried more than I knew how to name — the way so many of us do, carrying a lifetime of experiences, grief, unprocessed emotion, and holding patterns that are hard to let go of on our own. At the time, I didn’t yet know that healing could be gentle. I only knew I needed another way.

I found my way onto a yoga mat, and slowly, that practice became something to hold onto — a sanctuary, a refuge, a quiet place to return to. It became a calling. I went on to complete my yoga teacher training.

Around that time, I began working with an energy healing practitioner. What began as monthly sessions became one of the most transformative experiences of my life. I discovered that healing wasn’t about fixing myself— it was about creating enough safety to soften, reconnect, and remember who I was beneath years of stress and survival.

As I healed, I felt more grounded, safe, and at peace, with a growing capacity to process and release what had been keeping me from feeling fully alive, self-expressed, and free.

I share this because I've lived what it means for this work to be a powerful support alongside everything else it takes to heal.

That experience quietly changed the direction of my life. I began immersing myself in Reiki and energy healing in 2020, and the pull toward this work only continued to deepen. I am currently enrolled in a four-year training at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing — one of the most respected programs in integrated energy healing — to keep expanding what's possible in this work. I am filled with gratitude for the teachers and healers I've had the privilege to work with and learn from throughout this journey, who have had such a profound impact on my life.

Today, I offer Reiki, yoga, somatic practices, and guided meditation — each one a thread in the same fabric, gently guiding us home to the body, the breath, and the sacred. I created this space because I know, firsthand, what it means to feel unburdened — to find your way back to yourself. I'd be honored to walk that path alongside you. I also bring almost two decades of experience as an American Sign Language interpreter, and it's been a privilege to recently offer yoga and Reiki within the Deaf and interpreting community — work I hope to continue growing.

If my story resonates with you, I’d be honored to walk alongside you on your healing journey.

Outside of my work, you’ll usually find me in nature, practicing yoga, spending time with my family, or continuing to learn. I believe that healing isn’t something we do only in a session — it’s something we cultivate in the quiet moments of everyday life.

“Julie is an exceptionally gifted practitioner in her Reiki work, somatic healing, and teaching of therapeutic yoga. She offers deep, compassionate care and creates a space that feels profoundly safe and supportive. Her intuitive attunement to healing energy is remarkable, and each session feels intentional, grounded and transformative. I am continually touched by her presence, skill and integrity. Working with Julie is truly a gift!"
— Shanti K.

Wherever you are on your journey, I’d be honored to meet you there.