Josephine Shen (沈一美) graduated from the New England School of Acupuncture in 2006 with a Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree after receiving a BS in Biology from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She is licensed by the Board of Registration in Medicine to practice in Massachusetts, and has been awarded certification by the Auriculotherapy Certification Institute.
In addition to her education in Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, Jo has completed extensive studies in Japanese Acupuncture Styles, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Oriental Bodywork, and nutrition. She continues to expand and improve upon her skills through post-graduate studies including advanced training in Shakuju Therapy, a very gentle form of non-insertive Japanese acupuncture. In 2008, Jo completed the 187-hour Animal Acupuncture Certification Program at Tai Sophia Institute in Maryland.
Jo is also an ordained minister and a Reiki Master/Teacher, and has completed training in various gentle manual therapies including CranioSacral Therapy, Lymph Drainage Therapy, as well as Mechanical Link. She has trained in a number of external and internal martial arts systems since 1989, and currently practices Kung Fu and teaches Tai Chi Chuan classes in Worcester and several surrounding towns. Jo has been working with both people and animals as a holistic healer since 2001 when she embarked upon her spiritual path.
Jo has served internships at Pathways to Wellness (formerly the AIDS Care Project) and The Wellness Center in Boston, and at Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center and Dimock Community Health Center in Roxbury prior to establishing Harmony Holistic Health in 2006. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.