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Meet Our Team

Our collective of healers, teachers, and practitioners

Kathy Hardies

-Certified Master Practitioner of Energy Medicine

-Certified and Licensed Educator

-Reiki Level 3 Practitioner and Teacher

Kathy's passion is to help others find healing and balance, naturally reduce anxiety, and return to wholeness through practices that clear and energize the spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical body, by using complementary and alternative medicine practices. Kathy incorporates meditation, breath-work, and energy medicine techniques to clear and balance the luminous energy field and guides her clients to find a deeper sense of clarity and overall wellbeing.

~Cacao Ceremonies

~Breath-work

~Crystal Bowls

~Energy Meridian Tapping

~Drum Circles

Janice Skeen

-Tai Chi Instructor

-Essential Oil Educator

Janice is an essential oil educator and Tai Chi instructor who thoughtfully tailors her classes to meet the unique needs of each student. As the owner of a peaceful horse farm, she draws daily inspiration from the rhythms of nature and the healing power of the earth. Janice’s passion for natural wellness shines through in everything she does—from teaching gentle movement practices to sharing the therapeutic benefits of essential oils. Her work creates space for others to reconnect with themselves and find balance, clarity, and calm in a fast-paced world.

~Tai Chi

Barbara Cotterall

-Life Coach

Barbara draws deeply from her own personal experiences to help others navigate their most meaningful transformations. She specializes in supporting individuals who have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer or are in survivorship, offering compassion and understanding through every stage of their healing journey. She also works with those affected by childhood trauma and PTSD, helping them rebuild a sense of safety, confidence, and self-worth. With over 20 years of experience as an HR executive, she provides career coaching that empowers professionals to find clarity, balance, and fulfillment in their work. Her practice also supports women experiencing perimenopause and menopause, guiding them through the physical, emotional, and mental shifts that accompany this phase of life.

She is truly honored to be on this journey and looks forward to supporting each person who is ready to step into their own transformation.

~Reclaiming Calm: Managing Stress & Anxiety in Everyday Life

~Boundaries that Build Confidence

~Navigating Change with Grace: From Career Transitions to Life Shifts

~Menopause Mindset: Thriving Through the Transition

~From Surviving to Thriving: Healing After Trauma

~Rebuilding Self-Esteem and Inner Strength

~Work-Life Balance Reset: Creating Space for What Matters Most

Priscilla Bravo

-IV Active

-RN

Priscilla is a Registered Nurse with over a decade of experience and a genuine love for wellness. She offers IV hydration therapy with IV Active, providing personalized vitamin-infused drips that support energy, immunity, hydration, recovery, beauty, and overall wellness.

She focuses on making each session feel relaxing, supportive, and tailored to what your body needs so you can reset, recharge, and leave feeling your absolute best.

~IV Therapy

Erin Orekar

-Medical Intuition

-Nutritionist

Erin specializes in stress management, metabolic health, and hormonal balance. She combines evidence-based nutrition with integrative and functional approaches to support lasting improvements in health, improve energy, and help clients manage stress more effectively.

Before becoming a nutritionist, Erin worked in corporate healthcare, where she saw firsthand how long-term stress can disrupt sleep, energy, and hormones—and how nutrition and stress management practices can provide practical ways to feel better and get back on track. She trained under a pharmaceutical scientist turned nutritionist and a faculty member of the Institute for Functional Medicine.

Erin worked in nutrition, integrative medicine, and therapy practices. She offers expert guidance with personalized support.

~Stress Management ~Metabolic Health

~Hormonal Health

~Integrative & Functional Nutrition

Hannah DeSantis

-MOTR/L

-CEIM

-Owner, Wonder Baby Therapy, LLC

Hannah DeSantis is a pediatric occupational therapist (OT) who has been practicing for over 16 years in a variety of settings, including children's hospitals, outpatient clinics, and early intervention. Hannah provides private OT services and developmental wellness consults for children (birth-3 years old) in their home environment, and she is licensed in NJ and PA.  Hannah is also a Certified Educator of Infant Massage (CEIM) and teaches private and group classes. In these classes, she teaches caregivers the head-to-toe massage strokes and all the benefits of massage for babies and their families.

~Infant Massage

Amy Benedetto

-Sound Bath Facilitator

-Reiki II

-200 RYT

-SEL/F Certified

Amy Benedetto is a a high school English teacher, retreat host/workshop leader for Enjoy the Journey, and a sound bowl and Reiki facilitator. She blends mindfulness with education, bringing practices like breath-work, grounding, and reflective awareness into both her classrooms. Her dedication to whole-person learning led her to become SEL/F certified and complete her Reiki II attunement, strengthening her ability to support emotional intelligence and well-being in both academic and community spaces.

Amy is fulfilling a lifelong dream of offering healing in many forms—from sound and energy work to the reflective, heart-centered experiences she designs for her community. Her work includes creating and leading retreats, but also extends to sharing practices that help people reconnect with themselves in everyday life. Through Rising Flame Mindfulness and Meditation, she is building a supportive, conscious community rooted in compassion, connection, and accessible pathways to inner growth.

~Nervous System Regulation

~Wellness Circles

~Mindful Community Circles

Laura Finger

-Certified Trauma Aware Breath Coach,

-Reiki Practitioner

-200 hr RYT

Laura enjoys living the slow life - Embracing the subtle moments in between the big ones. Her daily life is rooted in mindfulness, meditation, breath-work and yoga. 

She believes nature is the biggest healer and does her best to spend a lot of time observing and honoring its many gifts and lessons. 

Laura was introduced to breath-work by a friend who was a facilitator. It was a heavy year of her life and she created a daily meditation practice that was helping her find ease in the tough times. Yet, she was feeling as though she was ready for more of a transformation. Her friend led her through her first breath-work experience and it was powerful. Something big had shifted in Laura and she became fascinated with the power of using our breath to shift energy and emotion. Laura is immensely passionate about sharing breath-work and has enjoyed witnessing the healing it can bring to people.

~Breath-work

Karla Clark

-Owner/Founder of Clean Bean Soap Co.

Karla Clark has lived in Medford since 2000, where she and her husband raised their two sons. Her journey into soap making began at home, creating soaps for her family out of a desire for simple, natural skincare. What started as a personal project soon grew into a passion for crafting high-quality products designed to nourish and care for all skin types.

In 2012, Karla founded The Clean Bean Soap Company. Since then, she has been dedicated to meeting the skincare needs of her customers through handmade, original formulas made with carefully chosen, quality ingredients. Her work reflects a commitment to craftsmanship, integrity, and thoughtful care in every product she creates.

~DIY Bath Salts

Donna Favilla

-LMT

-NCBTMB Provider

-ARCB Reflexologist/Educator

-NCRE

-CLD (BWI)

-CCE (PCE)

Donna has dedicated her career helping women and their families for over 35 years.

She started her career in labor/delivery and mother-baby units in the hospital, assisting women through their birth journey as a doula (BW1), licensed perinatal massage therapist (18KT00156800) and ARCB reflexologist. Donna has a passion for supporting families. She is currently servicing two board positions; National Council of Reflexology Educators (NCRE) and

Reflexology Association of California (RAC).

~Partner Reflexology

Julie Taylor

-Usui & Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher and Practitioner

-Certified Gong Meditation

-13 HR Certified Trauma Informed Teacher

-CYT

-L2A Healing Touch Practitioner

31 years ago, living on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, Julie was introduced to energy work through her mom who had become a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner. Having personally experienced the results of vanishing severe migraines, Julie began her journey into the mystical world of energy. Life turned into world-wide adventures and in 2010, Julie and her family landed in New Jersey. In 2023, she became a certified yoga teacher, offering yoga to people of all abilities. Soon, she continued her energy work journey and received her Usui & Reiki Master Teacher & Practitioner Certification. Her teachings root from her experience of seeking peace and calm within when life around her was traumatic. Her classes are a deep healing sound journey  that with regular practice will bring inner peace and balance.

~Reiki and Sound Meditation

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