I'm Joel.

I help people feel less pain and recover faster through Qigong energy healing, whether we're in the same room or on Zoom. Here I share my story and offer whatever help I can, to the people I love and to anyone they love too.

Something hurts? Start here

what I've seen so far at my practice,

212sessions, each one a case record 70%average pain relief, one session 95%felt less pain, all clients 83%felt their pain drop by half or more

This page breathes. In for four, out for six. Join me if you like

A note to you

To the one who found this,

If you are experiencing pain, you're not alone.

I do this work because I don't want people to hurt longer than they have to, or to reach for fixes that can't be undone.

What keeps me going is a moment I never get tired of: watching clients who arrived in pain, often skeptical, realize their pain is gone, and look up in astonishment with a smile they can't hold back.

I've seen it with family, friends and people I'd only just met, and it moves me every single time.

I invite you to read a few of their stories, take a breath with me and, above all, reach out.

When you need me, I'm one text away, wherever you are.

With love,Joel.

P.S. If you only do one thing here, take a breath with me. It takes half a minute, and it's my favorite part of this page.

if something hurts,

let me help you heal.

Whenever you're ready, wherever you are.

Text me

Joel smiling at the bottom of a staircase framed by red velvet curtains — thank you for being here ♡

My path

How I found this work, or how it found me.

I didn't initially believe in energy healing. But I kept seeing it work, and I couldn't look away.

June 22, 2023

A teacher, and a lineage

It all began the day I started training under Master Albert Chen in Vitalium, a branch of Shaolin Nei Jin Yi Zhi Chan, a Chan Buddhist practice that traces back to the Fujian Shaolin Temple. I've trained with him ever since, and today I'm one of only two people actively teaching it.

Consistent practice, for a long time

The foundation is humble: horse stance, held day after day. It's where the energy is built. Most of the work happens long before I ever begin a session with someone.

August 2023

Performing treatments and recording results

Since my first energy healing treatment, I started keeping case records – including clients' pain before and after on a scale of 0–10. Now, you can see every one of them in our case records.

Same results, near or far

During a healing, I direct energy, with intention, to wherever it hurts. Sometimes I'm right there beside you. Often I'm across the country or world, and my records say those sessions help just as much. People often feel warmth, tingling, or simply relief.

June 9, 2026

Coherent Energy was born

Three years in, all of that grew into Coherent Energy, my practice in San Francisco. Its mission is to raise the standard of care, help practitioners earn a living wage, and bring this healing to more people.

Today · newest session Oct 6, 2026

Every session, one point of light

Put all of those sessions together and they tell the story of my journey better than I ever could. Here it is ↓

My journey

Every session matters.

Each point of light is one session — with a real person on the other side of it. The first sits at the center; the most recent is out at the edge. The bigger the light, the more pain relieved.

212 stories, one for every session

First session Aug 9, 2023 · most recent Oct 6, 2026

Explore the full spiral

212sessions

Moments of relief

The moments that keep me going.

Meet the people behind that feeling below. Each experienced a moment when their pain let go. Some tell it in their own words.

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Joel treating Olga's lower back at a workshop

83% less pain

Lower back pain

Olga

Mill Valley, CA · Nov 2025

Pain level

Before6

After6

She came in skeptical. That one session jumpstarted a longer recovery, and today she's pain-free.

Case № 121 · watch the session →

100% less pain

Migraine headache

Dawn

Todos Santos, Mexico · Jan 2026

Pain level

Before6.5

After6.5

Twenty years of migraines. From a 6.5 to a 0 on a retreat morning in Todos Santos. She thanked us in tears the next day, still pain-free.

Case № 134 · watch the testimonial →

Joel treating Peter's neck and shoulders

50% less pain

Neck & trap pain

Peter

Todos Santos, Mexico · Jan 2026

Pain level

Before9

After9

He hurt his neck right before a yoga retreat he was about to lead. Half the pain gone and his mobility back, he was teaching the next day.

Case № 133 · watch the session →

83% less pain

Pain from broken ribs

Okto

Black Rock City, NV · Sep 2024

Pain level

Before6

After6

Fourteen rib fractures from a motorcycle accident and years of back pain. One session brought him from a 6 to a 1.

Case № 35 · watch the testimonial →

100% less pain

Shoulder tendonitis

Aren

Mill Valley, CA · Feb 2026

Pain level

Before4

After4

Four to five months of shoulder pain from a lifting injury. By that night it was gone, or barely there.

Case № 136 · watch the session →

89% less pain

Lower back pain

Jennifer

Mill Valley, CA · Oct 2025

Pain level

Before4.5

After4.5

Twenty years of lower back pain. A workshop in Mill Valley, and a month later, still pain-free.

Case № 116 · watch the testimonial →

Joel treating Mark, who is seated wearing a walking boot

57% less pain

Fractured ankle & foot

Mark

Austin, TX · Nov 2025

Pain level

Before7

After7

Still in a walking boot from fractures in his ankle and foot. One session took away more than half of his pain.

Case № 124 · watch the session →

Joel treating Irina at a candlelit workshop

88% less pain

Chronic lower back pain

Irina

Mill Valley, CA · Dec 2025

Pain level

Before8

After8

Chronic back pain sitting at an 8 out of 10. After one session, a 1.

Case № 128 · watch the session →

86% less pain

Knee & leg injury

Jacinta

Todos Santos, Mexico · Jan 2026

Pain level

Before7

After7

An injured knee and leg at a 7 out of 10. One session later, a 1.

Case № 135 · watch the session →

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Where does it hurt?

From my own records: what one session has done for people with the same pain.

See how people with your pain felt after one session

Pick where it hurts

Text me about your pain See every session ↗

A small gift

Take three breaths with me.

Wherever you are reading this, let your shoulders drop. Press begin and follow the bloom: in for four, out for six. Three rounds is plenty.

Send this breath to someone

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If you're hurting, I want to know.

If you are experiencing pain – or if you're thinking now of someone close to you who has been hurting – just message me and we'll talk.

I work over Zoom with people anywhere in the world, and in person around the Bay Area.

Text me, starting with

I'm hurting Someone I love is hurting Just saying hi

and please, pass this along to anyone who needs it ♡

Joel sitting cross-legged on the floor, smiling, his palms open toward you — text me anytime

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I'd love to stay in touch.

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I'm Joel.

let me help you heal.

How I found this work, or how it found me.

A teacher, and a lineage

Consistent practice, for a long time

Performing treatments and recording results

Same results, near or far

Coherent Energy was born

Every session, one point of light

Every session matters.

The moments that keep me going.

Olga

Dawn

Peter

Okto

Aren

Jennifer

Mark

Irina

Jacinta

Where does it hurt?

See how people with your pain felt after one session

Take three breaths with me.

If you're hurting, I want to know.

I'd love to stay in touch.

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Someone drew you this.

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A little light, once a month.

Thank you for letting me in.

Send me a message so that I can help.

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