Our Mantra
WELCOME to Blue Lotus Healing Arts where we offer you the rich wisdom of Taoism and the Shamanic traditions of the Americas, to heal, guide and support you to reclaim a heart-centered connection to your self, others and the earth.
Our services include 5 Element Acupuncture, Energy Healing, Shamanic Healing, Plant Spirit Healing, Munay-Ki Rites Training, Meditation classes and various workshops. Our healing services are all based on the laws of nature. And take into account the marvelous complexity of each person in body, mind and spirit. We thus treat holistically, balancing all aspects of the individual.
PRACTIONERS
Kathleen Krivak - M.Ac. Lic. Ac.
Kathleen Krivak is a licensed acupuncturist, energy healer and shamanic practitioner with over 16 years of experience. Kathleen earned her Master’s degree with honors at the Traditional Acupuncture Institute (now Tai Sophia Institute) in Maryland in 1994. Thereafter, Kathleen worked as a teacher and clinical supervisor at the Tai Sophia Institute as well as treating patients with HIV and AIDS at the Sign of Jonah Clinic in Washington, DC.
Continuing to deepen her healing techniques, Kathleen studied shamanism with Eliot Cowan and Tom Cowan as well as Jonathan Goldman’s three year Healer’s Path program and a three year mentoring course in energy healing with the Reverend Sue Greer. Kathleen has also practiced Buddhist meditation for 22 years and is a gifted healer of great compassion who is highly respected by both her colleagues and clients.
Kirsten Allen - M.Ac. Lic. Ac.
Kirsten Allen graduated with honors from Wellesley College and received her Master’s degree in Acupuncture from the Traditional Acupuncture Institute in MD in 2001. She carries National Board Certification in Acupuncture from the NCCAOM and is licensed by the Board of Medicine in MA.
Kirsten has been in private practice for the last ten years, studying with some of the most respected teachers in the field of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, including Jeffrey Yuen, Dr. Richard Tan, Lonny Jarrett and most recently participating in a Japanese Acupuncture Certification Program with the highly esteemed Kiiiko Matsumoto.
Kirsten is also a 15 year practitioner of Qi Gong and Tai Qi Quan, a Tibetan Buddhist meditation practitioner and holds a deep love and appreciation for music and literature from her past teaching and performance background. Kirsten weaves together these strands of experience and training to bring inspiration and enthusiasm to the process of healing and personal evolution.