“Jo is driven by a conviction that intuitive, intergenerational, spiritual and energetic healing is a key component to human and planetary liberation. And this is a gift to our movements for justice, our individual lives, our relationships, our vocations, our communities, and our futures.” — M.G.
"Jo has supported my work in social movements by helping me remain true to my inner political compass, supporting me to set boundaries and stay in relationship when conflict arises, and encouraging me to put my emotional well-being first so that I can remain in this work for the long haul and not get burnt out." —R.G.
“Jo is an extraordinary educator. She uses her deep perception as a therapist and healer to ground people in learning space together and stay attuned to the emotional needs of individuals and the group as a whole. At the same time, she leads with sharp analysis, advancing the critical thinking of her participants and holding them accountable for their learning. Participants walk away feeling held and connected, challenged and purposeful. Not only do people gain the political analysis they need, the group is closer at the end than when they started, feeling strong about themselves, each other, and the work ahead.”
-Dove Kent, former Director of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice
“Jo has profound gravity and stays grounded through the irony and humor that are so often present in healing. I was left with so many valuable takeaways: new insights that reframe how I process my own experiences. Critically useful phrases or mantras that extend the impact of Jo's talents far beyond the session itself. ” —J.S.
“Jo’s Anti-Oppression Trainings and Internalized Anti-Semitism Trainings have been an integral part of our Jewish Organizing Fellowship’s anti-oppression curriculum for several years. Her anti-oppression workshops at our opening Fellowship retreats create a powerful entry point for our Fellows to approach the work of collective liberation from a foundation of love and healing, rather than shame and guilt. Her presence and storytelling grab the Fellows’ attention. She approaches each training with fresh curiosity and readiness to work with me to adapt her work to the particular group, their needs, and our shifting curriculum.
She has also provided powerful coaching on group dynamics and trauma-informed practice to support my work with the Fellows; she is able to quickly get to the root of a challenge and offer or help me come up with creative, specific ways to move forward. Jo’s approach combines love, healing, and compassion with a deep commitment to accountability and rigor in the pursuit of social justice.”
—Allegra Heath-Stout, Fellowship Director and Trainer, JOIN for Justice
“Jo taps in to something very profound, sacred, and deep. Best of all, Jo is humble and generous with her practice–– open to surprise, flexible to change, and not driven by ego in her work. “ -M.G.
“Jo has extraordinary presence, even by phone -- this created enormous trust for me. I felt held and choiceful as we sifted through information she was getting from ancestors and guides. Her ability to hone in on critical details and energetics meant that real, life-altering healing took place as the session unfolded.” - J.S.
“Jo weaves together a beautiful web of traditions and healing modalities to create a trusting, sacred, and transformative space. I left most every session feeling more present to my experience, more compassionate with myself, and with new insights to guide me ahead. Over our time working together, we built a container where I felt safe to dig deep in to my patterns, triggers, and traumas and accountable to making different choices and taking new actions. I consistently felt fully seen and validated and also lovingly challenged……As a Jewish, white, wealthy, queer person who has been taught to believe that I have no struggle AND at the same time held under-accountable to my immense privilege, this felt like a huge contradiction and deeply liberatory. I've noticed a big shift in how I'm showing up for myself, in relationships, and to movement work and can see myself on a path towards being my most whole and powerful self as a result of our work together. " - M.S.
“We're beginning to think about the next camp season and as I hope you deeply know - your training last summer was possibly the single most important, and oft-cited, training of our whole 10-day experience. We had an incredible season last year, and you laid crucial groundwork for that.”
—Viv and Yoni Stadlin, Founders of Eden Village Camp
“Jo showed up ready and willing to offer us a masterful array of presence, connection, creativity, patience, groundedness, sacredness and humor as we prepared for, and stepped through, our ritual portal.
Her deep intuitive guidance and leadership throughout the process let us really find the truth of what we felt called to create for ourselves and what was being asked of us.
Jo’s ability to listen for that wider guidance and walk in the mystery with us brought together a fullness and depth that nourished and fed all the human and non-human allies who showed up that day. I am deeply grateful that we had Jo by our side for that powerful adventure.” -SK
photos of me taken by Jess Benjamin
