Joe has made the commitment to healing through energy in private practice for the last 9 years as a coach, energy healer, mentor and group facilitator.

His credentials include:

Accredited Coach through the Association for Coaching

Certified Neuro-Linguistic Practitioner

Master Professional Reflexology Practitioner

Reiki Master

Certified to perform Soul Retrieval by the Lightsong School of Shamanic Studies where he has studied for the last 6 years

Rich is a certified yoga instructor having spent 1200 hours in training including:

500 Hour Teacher Training, Babaji’s Kriya Yoga

500 Hour Teacher Training, Sivananda Yoga School

200 Hour Teacher Training, Kundalini Yoga

He has spent 11 years as a student of Sri Shymaji Bhatnagar, founder of The Chakra Institute.

He is owner of Carioca Bowls, a Portland-based açai bowl cafe and hub for community wellbeing.

Rich holds a BA from Dartmouth College, an MA from Johns Hopikins SAIS and an MBA from Columbia University.

From my earliest childhood memories I have always been curious about the unknown. As a child I was drawn to foreign languages and world cultures. I knew that my conditioned way of being was just one of millions and I wanted to learn languages and travel everywhere possible to experience other ways of life and divergent points of view. At age 16 my world was turned upside down when my father died of cancer. At that age I didn’t have the emotional intelligence or communication skills to deal with the grief. So I sought refuge inside and became curious about spirituality and subtle energy.

My drive to do well in school in my formative years opened up opportunities to expand my horizons and travel the world. In my 20s I studied and worked in 5 different European countries. In my 30s I led sales and business development for a rapid growth business and lived in Brazil. In my 40s I revisited my existential curiosities and immersed myself in spiritual practices, trainings, austerities, and pilgrimages in India and Asia.

What I learned from all of these global experiences is that everywhere in the world people face similar challenges and that my mindset determines my reality. I've been unhappy with a high paying salary and luxurious living accomodations. Conversely I've felt blissful spending months as a volunteer living in a tent with no amenities.

The lesson that I've learned over and over again in life and business is simple yet profound. Outside circumstances, accomplishments, and privileges are not directly correlated to lasting or sustainable happiness. They definitely can help; however, in many instances they paradoxically lead to uncontrollable and insatiable desires. On the other hand, I've witnessed in others and experienced myself that internal practices that promote spaciousness and stillness are directly correlated with increased self awareness and sustainable happiness.

For me yoga, meditation, ancient wisdom teachings, and vedic sounds have enabled me to directly experience my inner vibrance and to identify more with my desires for connection, love, compassion, growth, service, and creativity. These experiences have enabled me to feel more joy and freedom with less ties to roles, identities, and outcomes.

Now my goal is to synthesize the practices and learnings from all of my experiences to help others find value, enjoyment, and equanimity in all situations.

The beauty of an out-of-body experience is the never-ending curiosity that permeates my life. I’ll never forget being a consciousness hovering in the top corner of Mrs. Johnson’s first grade classroom looking down at myself doing schoolwork. As natural as it felt to bi-locating, I was intensely intrigued to know more. Perhaps this is why I’m fascinated with and practice energy work even inside of my coaching conversations.

But before I can talk about energy work I want to tell you a bit about a pulsating red and purple bullseye rash I once found on my leg. The moment was a pivotal turning point in my life as my reaction to the bite was so severe that not even several months of antibiotics were enough to return me to health.

I would then spend the next 22 years seeking remedies, treatments, consultations and energy work to rebuild my body. In that span I saw 82 different practitioners from bodyworkers to shamans to homeopaths to doctors of every variety.

As this journey unfolded I eventually crossed a new threshold upon receiving and learning Reiki. My life changed in a moment when I realized how dishonest I had been by continuing to work in a job that didn’t serve me. When I resigned my 12 year career in communications I had no plan other than to recover, rest and rejuvenate. I took 10 months to deeply nourish myself when I realized I was preparing myself to become a healer. I had known the heartbreak of a lonely healing path and felt perfectly suited to hold space for others grinding through the fire.

I’ve now been in private practice for nearly a decade helping people to restore their energy. Whether through spirit journeys or deep coaching conversations, I am so incredibly humbled to be in heart-centered service to humanity.