Please browse our list of local practitioners and community partners. Click on their names below to view their background information.
| Wellness Practitioners | Community Partners | Extended Practitioners |
Wellness Practitioners
Dedie King is Co-founder and clinical director of Listening. She received her BA in Philosophy from Mount Holyoke College and a M. Ed. From Goucher College. She studied with Dr. J. R. Worsley in England and has her bachelor degree in acupuncture from his College of Classical Acupuncture in Leamington Spa. Her Masters of Acupuncture is from the Traditional Acupuncture Institute in Columbia, Maryland. She also completed a two-year Chinese Herb course with Ted Kaptchuk in Boston. Dedie is on the faculty of the Academy of Five Element Acupuncture, a three-year acupuncture college in Hallandale, Florida. She has been practicing acupuncture for more than twenty-five years with private offices in Barre and Amherst. Dedie is a longtime meditator and likes to integrate this practice with her understanding of Chinese medicine. Click here for more information on acupuncture treatments. Chiropractic – Jaime photo
Jaime Lubelczyk has been in the health care field since 1998; first as an EMT and Paramedic, now as a board certified chiropractor licensed in the State of Massachusetts. After receiving a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, she enrolled in the distinguished New York Chiropractic College where she completed a Doctorate in Chiropractic as well as a Master’s of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. In addition to these degrees, Dr. Lubelczyk is certified in Applied Kinesiology and is a member of the International College of Applied Kinesiology. Dedicated to providing the best possible care to her patients, Dr. Lubelczyk is constantly integrating all her studies so she can better help each individual optimize their health and well being. Dr. Lubelczyk is excited to join the Listening Center in developing whole person medicine as a preventative as well as a corrective option. Click here for more information on Acupuncture, Chiropractic, or Applied Kinesiology. 
Sophie King Santoro obtained her license in massage therapy from The Swedish Institute in New York City in 2001, with well over 1200 hours of training. She started a successful private practice in Berkeley, CA as well as providing medical massage for a prominent chiropractor. She has developed strong skills in both Eastern and Western styles of massage. Drawing upon the strengths of each, Sophie emphasizes the integration of the two styles. She has in-depth training in anatomy, physiology, myology, kinesiology, neurology, pathology and Chinese Five Element theory. She has worked in a holistic therapy center, a yoga studio, with the elderly, at sporting events, in wellness centers, and with chair massage companies. Sophie has always been interested in health, and received a B.A. in anthropology from Oberlin College, concentrating on the interaction of religious beliefs and health practices. Sophie brings her presence, with her knowledge, experience, and sensitivity to each session. Click here for more information on Massage. Paula Grandpre Wood, PT, has been a Physical Therapist for over 20 years. She has worked for Quality Physical Therapy/ BioSynchronistics since 1997, and is a Senior Therapist there. Paula specializes in Manual Therapy. Paula has trained through the Upledger Institute, taking advanced level courses in Craniosacral Therapy, Visceral and Myofascial Release. She has also trained and studied under Sharon Tayolr of Equine Manual Therapy in Brookfield, MA. Her love for horses and riding has inspired her to bring her expertise in Manual Therapy to horses. Paula is the Owner of Wellness For Life, LLC. Click here for more information on Physical Therapy. 
Michael Jaro has been a psychotherapist, trainer and supervisor for 20 years. He has been trained in psychosynthesis, bioenergetics, psychodrama, Shamanic healing, energy healing, improvisation, existential psychodynamic psychotherapy, group process work and meditation. He leads holistic psychotherapy groups and a counseling training for helping professionals. Michael integrates approaches from Western and transpersonal psychology with Eastern traditions to offer a therapy that allows you to follow and express your unique soul’s path. He is committed to his own healing process and to the growth and transformation of the individual and the world around us. He is married and has two young sons. Michael accepts most insurance; call Listening to speak with Michael for more information. Click here for more information on psychotherapy. 
Laura L. Fasano has been a psychotherapist in private practice for 15 years and teaches meditation, movement and stress reduction at Worcester State College. She has been trained in mindfulness based stress reduction, existential psychoanalytic psychotherapy, relational therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, gestalt therapy, movement meditation, yoga and vipassana meditation. Beyond her work at Worcester State College, Laura currently has an independent practice of psychotherapy at Listening specializing in greater self-connection, understanding, and acceptance through mindfulness. Laura can be reached at 978-808-6012 for any questions or to schedule an appointment. Some insurances accepted. Click here for more information on psychotherapy. 
Donna O’Brien has been practicing psychotherapy since 1981. Her experience includes working with adults, adolescents, couples and groups around issues of depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, addictions, grief and adjustment. She holds a masters degree in expressive therapy and a PhD in Clinical Psychology. In addition she is trained in DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). Her work draws from psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral herapy and mindfulness perspectives. You may contact Donna at the Listening Center or 508-287-3415. Click here for more information on psychotherapy.
Debbie Ennis has been a therapist for over 19 years. During this time, she has developed a style that is holistic in nature and very relaxed. She especially enjoys working with people who are motivated to make changes in their lives. Sometimes the exact change is not always apparent, but motivation towards a more conscientious and peaceful life is always a good start. Debbie utilizes both time tested techniques and newer unique methods, whatever her client will benefit most from. She always includes a bit of humor, as she believes laughter is an essential piece in the healing process. While Debbie works with every age group, she specializes in working with teens. This population tends to respond well to her relaxed and coach-like approach. Since teens tend to shy away from talking directly about their issues, Debbie utilizes unique methods to help them get to the heart of what’s going on. Teens especially enjoy the unique breathing technique that she uses; a gentle yet powerful method of getting to the heart of the problem at hand. Click here for more information on therapy. 
Beverly Duda studied and trained with Patty Townsend at Yoga Center Amherst in her Teacher Training and In-Depth Yoga Study Program 2001 and again in her 500 hour “EMBODYOGA” teacher training program in 2004. Beverly continues to train with Patty and her guest teachers as time allows. Beverly likes to “keep it real” in class and teach to the level of the students who come. There is emphasis on alignment, organ support, breath and movement, pranayama, and guided mediation. You will be challenged in her classes. Requests are always considered and often met. Beverly teaches from the heart and can only hope to inspire others in their bodies and well being. Click here for more information on yoga. 
Roberta Lewis offers a weekly yoga class that emphasizes slowing down, relaxing and bringing mindfulness to the present moment. We will practice simple yoga postures, lending themselves to all kinds of bodies, and will end the class with a body scan. The hope is that this class will help to counter the push and rush of daily life and offer another, more gentle and accepting way, of being with ourselves and our reality. Roberta was trained in the Integral Yoga tradition of Swami Satchidananda beginning in 1978. She has also trained in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, a program of the UMass Center for Mindfulness founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn, and worked at the Center as clinical staff for four years. Her meditation practice began in 1976, she has lived in contemplative community, both at a yoga ashram and currently lives and works at Insight Meditation Society, a Buddhist retreat center. Roberta’s intention is in teaching skills that remind us of our inherent well-being, encouraging greater awareness, and greater loving kindness towards ourselves and towards all beings.Click here for more information on yoga. 
Brad Warren has owned and operated his own Karate Studio, Brad Warren’s Karate, for over 30 years. In addition, he taught self-defense for women as part of Worcester’s adult education program for more than ten years, and a children’s program for the Shrewsbury Parks and Recreation Department also for more than ten years. He taught Goju-Ryu Karate at Worcester State College as part of their regular physical education program for three years, and has also taught at numerous other schools and facilities including, Quinnebaug Valley Community College. He formed Karate Clubs at Clark University, Blackstone Valley Regional High School, and State Mutual Insurance Company. In 1981, Mr. Warren was asked by the American Institute of Buddhist Studies to act as a bodyguard for the Dalai Lama of Tibet during his ten-day stay at Harvard University. Click here for more information on karate.
Éowyn Ahlstrom brings significant experience and knowledge of the art of healing to her work. As a yoga teacher and massage therapist, her main goals are to facilitate your development of body awareness and help you create greater wellbeing. Over the past decade, Éowyn has trained extensively in yoga, bodywork, and meditation, and will continue to study and practice indefinitely. Éowyn learned therapeutic massage at the Stillpoint Program with Patricia Wachter, and received her certification in 2002. Her yoga training comes from many sources, including regular practice and teacher training (RYT200 certification, 2006) with Eileen Muir (Karuna Center for Yoga and Healing Arts), workshops Rodney Yee, John Friend, and other nationally recognized teachers, and dedication to home practice. Eowyn is currently enrolled in an advanced yoga teacher training that will conclude with Yoga Alliance RYT500 certification in May, 2008. Regular meditation retreats at the Insight Meditation Society also play an important role in Éowyn’s study of the human condition and methods for cultivating wellness. Click here for more information on yoga or massage.
Emily Anderson has been practicing yoga for 15 years, and has studied with Patty Townsend at Yoga Center Amherst for her yoga teacher certification. Emily shares her yoga and meditation practice with her own two children, and is delighted to have the opportunity to work with the greater community. Click here for more information on yoga.
Tesha Ward, CYT
Tesha Ward is a certified yoga teacher and has been teaching at Listening since 2011. Tesha’s class focuses on pranayama (breath work), sun salutations, standing postures, twists, and gentle back bending. The slow moving postures will bring deeper connectedness to muscle tissue while challenging our mindfulness to keep the breath even and smooth. Classes are customized for the needs and levels of those who attend each week.
Community Partners
Organizations that share Listenings space or practitioners that offer services and workshops as needed at Listening. 
Jim is a Life Coach who has been interested in Human Development for over 20 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics from Clark University in Worcester, MA. He resigned from his High Tech career in 2008 to follow his true path as a Life Coach. He is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), has completed Coaching training from the Gestalt International Study Center at Cape Cod, and is working as an Integral Life Coach Apprentice through Integral Coaching Canada. Jim’s purpose is to help other realize their full potential. Walk with him on a journey of self-discovery which supports your own growth. website: http://www.integral-life-coaching.com
Josef DellaGrotte Ph.D. LMHC, CFP, LMT
Josef is recognized for his work with rehabilitation of physical and psychophysical dysfunctional problems-from back pain, shoulder-arm pain, neurological disorders, frozen shoulder and immobility syndromes, scoliosis, and just about everything else, whose problems are not resolved by conventional therapies, but require a neuro-muscular motor learning-improvement approach. He also conducts seminars, personal and practitioner/ professional training programs in Worcester at the Bancroft School of Massage. Josef conducts his primary private at The BodyMind Integration Center in Watertown, MA, and sees clients in Barre on Fridays. He is the author of a book: Instructions From Within – Pathways to Lifelong Fitness & Wellness (CI press, 2007). Clinical Research Study, 2007 DVD and CD programs. See website for information on book, clinical Study, at home learning programs, articles and video clips. www.dellagrotte-somatic.com email: info@dellagrotte-somatic.com EQUAL, East Quabbin Alliance is a community-based and led coalition that was founded by local residents in the fall of 2000. Located at Listening, our goals were to meet the needs of citizens in the towns of Barre, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, Oakham and Petersham, Massachusetts. Our mission statement is; The East Quabbin Alliance is a community-wide coalition committed to nurturing the quality of life of all those living in the East Quabbin Region. 
Patricia Roix, Licensed Corporate Wellcoach, ACSM Health & Fitness Specialist, Contact: (978) 249-6182, Email: proix@wellcoaches.com, www.wellnessrising.com Wellness Rising – Personal coaching, group coaching, personal training, yoga for health & relaxation: Bridging the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it on a regular basis. Have you been struggling with weight management, low energy or an existing health issue? Imagine the difference it might make having a personal coach helping you bridge the gap between knowing what to do and doing it on a regular basis. Pat has worked as a wellness professional for over 25 years, assisting, encouraging and motivating people on their journey to improved health and well-being. She brings to he coaching a passion for wellness and a deep belief that we all have untapped potential that with the right tools and support will bring us to a level of well being we might not have otherwise achieved.
Sari is a homeopathic consultant, practicing homeopathy in north central Massachusetts. Sari is a registered nurse who received her B.S.N. (Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing) from Rush University in Chicago. She lived in England for ten years, where she worked with Chandra Sharma and Dr. Issac Mathai in a thriving alternative practice in London. Sari Schaffer has studied over four years at the College of Homeopathy in London, and received her LCH (Licentiate, College of Homeopathy) upon graduation from that institution. Additionally, Sari received her DTM (Diploma in Therapeutic Massage) from the College of Holistic Medicine in London. She is a member of the Society of Homeopaths (U.K.) and the New England Homeopathic Academy.
Sari Schaffer, L.C.H., R.N., B.S.N. Homeopathic Consultant, 90 Willis Road, Phillipston, MA (978) 249-2557, Email: sarischaffer@comcast.net
Extended Practitioners
Those who have offered services at Listening and are currently off campus. 
Loren is a certified yoga teacher with over 9 years of in-depth training and fervent practice. Combining the precision and alignment of Iyengar yoga and the meditative awareness of Ananda yoga, her classes challenge both beginner and advanced yoga practitioners. She is a committed yoga student and hopes you will enjoy her creative, dynamic and energetic teaching style. She has completed two 200hr teacher trainings and a rigorous 300hr Iyengar-based training. Call Loren for more information: (978)724-3337. Loren is currently on family leave. Click here for more information on yoga. 
Yoga with Megan is a relaxed, open, and welcoming class for students of all abilities. Class starts with Megan asking about any particular needs (sore shoulders, stress relief, back pain, etc). Postures are chosen based on these needs, so each class is different. Instructions are given for gentle, moderate, or vigorous options-you choose what your body needs. The focus is on listening to your own body/mind, rather than getting a pose “right”. Along with teaching yoga, Megan is the award-winning author of Infinity in a Box, Using Yoga to Live With Ease and A Minute for Me. She is a consultant to wellness organizations and a corporate trainer specializing in work/life balance. Her clients include the Kripalu Center (the largest site for yoga and holistic health in the United States) and the American Cancer Society. Megan is on the teaching faculty of the Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Advanced Training. Megan is currently on sabbatical. Click here for more information on yoga. 
Jen Baum is a registered yoga teacher and also a certified Color Me Yoga Teacher enabling her to teach not only adults but children as well. She has studied yoga for several years and has accumulated over 250 hours of training and in excess of 450 hours of instruction. She works with men, women, teens and children. She has taught yoga in the Hubbardston Center School and at various studio locations in Worcester County. Although trained in Hatha Yoga, Jen enjoys teaching many styles of yoga and integrates these styles together in many of her classes to create a wonderful mix of movement and meditation. Jen has written and self published a booklet on Yoga of IBS, a stress-induced gastrointestinal syndrome that is easily managed by the benefits of yoga. She continues the study of yoga and the countless health benefits and the subtle spirituality it can bring to ones life. She resides in Hubbardston with her husband Andrew and her two sons Gabriel and Christopher. Click here for more information on yoga. 
Renee Carleen has been dancing since age 4. She is a graduate of the Dance Teachers’ Club of Boston’s Teacher training program in the styles of ballet, jazz and tap and has earned a Certificate in Arts Management from UMASS Amherst. Renée’s has been teaching dance to students of all ages for 20 years. Her choreography and teaching experience ranges from solo and duo to small and large group dance. She has directed and choreographed dance performances for annual dance recitals and national dance competitions. Competition awards include Silver and Gold medals. To register for classes, please contact Renée at (781) 710-4492 or by email at: dancerenee20@gmail.com. Click here for more information on dance. 
Linda Kabo is a yoga teacher. She is not offering classes at this time. Click here for more information on yoga.
