An energy healer is a person who uses various techniques, such as Reiki, chakra balancing, and crystal healing, to restore balance and harmony to the body's energy systems. The body's energy field, composed of subtle energy or prana, is believed to be the source of life force energy and the bridge between the physical and spiritual realms. 

Chakras are the seven energetic centers of the body, and balancing them can help create balance in a person's life by restoring harmony between their physical, mental, and spiritual selves. Conscious awareness is essential for an energy healer to be effective, including being aware of the patient's physical and emotional state, as well as their energetic field, and understanding the power of intention. 

Raising one's vibration is equally important to access higher-frequency energies for deeper healing. Energy healing can help reduce stress, improve mental clarity, promote physical and emotional healing, and increase overall wellbeing.

Esoteric Healing is a type of energy work that goes beyond the physical body and addresses the root cause of disease by removing blocks in the layers that we cannot see. These blocks can be caused by stress, trauma, loss, and other emotional and mental factors that create imbalances in the energy field. By learning to align and attune with the energy field through meditation and other techniques, we can bring balance to our chakra system and prevent illness from manifesting in our physical body.

Esoteric Healing practitioners use their hands and inner perception to examine the energy field and identify any blocks or imbalances. They work with hands off the body, using various balancing techniques to remove energy blocks and improve the flow of energy to create a more healthy state. The practitioner does not claim to heal, but rather to assist in the re-balancing of an individual’s energy field, allowing their own life energy to flow freely. This process can be integrated into other healing modalities and is done with the verbal permission of the person receiving treatment, as well as the permission of their Soul.

The existence of the energy field and its use in healing has been known for thousands of years in Egypt, India, and China, but it is only recently that Western science realized its significance. One substantial contributor to Esoteric Healing, Alice Bailey, Ms Bailey developed a large body of work on the subject, which has been influential in shaping the understanding of the human energy field and its relationship to health and disease.  Esoteric Healing is a powerful tool for anyone looking to take control of their health and well-being and create balance in their energy field. By learning to sense and bring about balance in their chakra system, individuals can not only improve their own health, but also help their family and friends, and even their pets.

Spiritual direction is a process of accompanying and supporting individuals as they explore and deepen their relationship with the Divine, however they may understand or experience it. As a spiritual director, Merry Jo provides a compassionate and non-judgmental space for individuals to reflect on their spiritual journey, ask questions, and explore their spiritual beliefs and practices.

Through active listening, gentle questioning, and reflective conversation, Merry Jo helps individuals to recognize the movements of the Divine in their lives, to discern their own inner wisdom, and to discern their own unique path of spiritual growth and development. Spiritual direction is not about providing answers or advice, but about fostering an individual's own inner wisdom and capacity to connect with the Divine.

Merry Jo's approach to spiritual direction is informed by her training in esoteric healing, reiki, and psychosynthesis, as well as her own spiritual practices and experiences. She welcomes individuals of all faith traditions or spiritual backgrounds, and honors each person's unique journey and experiences.

Psychosynthesis is a form of psychotherapy that helps us deepen our understanding of human nature and find ways to effectively use our new awareness in everyday life. It includes working to release unconscious patterns of conflict, trauma, shame, and restriction from the past, and then restoring balance to the various parts of the personality in the present. 

Working in the present is an important part of psychosynthesis, and understanding the serving and limiting aspects of your personality and behaviors is paramount in facilitating integration of the past and new decision-making that aligns authentically with who you are. 

Psychosynthesis involves methods of inquiry that allow us to connect with our own unique purpose, meaning, and values, and then explore ways in which these insights can be grounded and expressed in our everyday lives.