The Heart Behind Peace & Balance
Some spaces aren't built — they're remembered.
This is one of them. From the moment you arrive, something in you recognizes it. The pace slows. The noise quiets. The part of you that has been holding everything begins, finally, to rest.
This is what Peace & Balance was built to be, a sanctuary where the experience of being cared for and the science of true healing are one and the same.
Ancient medicine.
Modern lives.
Real results.
Why We Exist
There is a moment when a person wakes up inside a life they no longer recognize — and realizes they don't know where to begin.
Sometimes they can name what's wrong. More often they can't. The body feels off. Sleep, energy, focus, the ability to truly rest — something has slipped, and the usual answers don't reach it. Their doctor treats what can be measured. Their therapist tends the mind. Both do real and necessary work. But healing the whole person — body, mind, and spirit together — is its own work. That's the work we do.
You don't have to arrive ready for all of it. Most people come simply wanting to feel better — to sleep, to breathe, to feel like themselves again. That's enough. That's where it begins.
The care we offer is time-tested — rooted in the sister sciences of Ayurveda and yoga, and extending to the many proven practices that serve the whole person. This is real medicine: traditions refined over thousands of years, now confirmed by modern research. The people in our network don't just practice their craft; they live it. We're not here to convert you to one way of doing things — only to help you find what was already inside you.
You don't come here to go back to who you were. You come to meet who you're becoming.
What We Believe
We believe the rhythm of nature is the rhythm of healing. True transformation follows timing, not pressure.
We believe you don't need to be fixed. You need to be seen, supported, and met with care.
We believe healing isn't one size fits all. Your path is your own — and it's worth honoring.
Meet the Founders
Denise – Co-Founder | Ayurvedic Practitioner | Balance Guide
Denise didn't search for Ayurveda. Looking back, every step she took had already laid the path. Twenty-five years in banking and IT leadership — building enterprise systems, leading technology teams, developing channel partnerships, the art of connecting the right people toward a shared purpose — turned out to be the perfect training ground. The same mind that built corporate ecosystems was always moving toward its deeper work: the human being.
When her own body began asking questions that conventional care couldn't answer, she turned inward. That search led her to Ayurveda — a 5,000-year-old system that already mapped everything she had been discovering on her own. She studied under Dr. Vijaya Stallings at Dhanvantari Ayurveda Center and deepened her training with Dr. David Frawley. A yoga and meditation teacher trained through Yoga Alliance and the Kundalini Research Institute, she brings the same precision and depth to the inner life that she once brought to the boardroom.
Today her practice sits at the intersection of Ayurveda, yoga, and the complete human experience — not as separate disciplines, but as one map. Her journey led her to co-found Sattvic Space, a nonprofit wellness center in Hampton Roads, and eventually to Peace & Balance.
She teaches the way she lives — through story, through experience, through presence. Peace & Balance exists because she believes people aren't broken and waiting to be fixed; they're whole, and waiting to be met. Her passion is helping them find their way back to themselves, and forward into who they're becoming.
Sarah – Co-Founder | Yoga Educator | Peace Guide
Since 2008, Sarah Jane has been a healer and guide, helping people find their inner architect and design a life aligned with health and purpose.
Her studies moved across Christian sacraments, Jewish Sefirot, and the lifestyle wisdom of yoga, not out of restlessness but out of recognition that the deepest truths speak the same language. That inquiry became MAP, her Transformational Life Coaching System of Wholeness, developed during her Religious Studies degree and rooted in the Transformational Model of Pastoral Care. Every session with Sarah addresses all dimensions of being, body, mind, heart, and spirit.
A licensed massage therapist and ERYT 500 yoga teacher, Sarah has trained with some of the most respected voices in the field, Dr. David Frawley in Ayurveda and Gary Kraftsow in Viniyoga, alongside thousands of hours in yoga therapy, Thai yoga massage, and anatomy. She established a registered 200 and 300-hour yoga school, co-created AdapAble Yoga, a personalized movement approach featured on 13newsnow.com, and pioneered transformative programs including Managing Authentic Power and The PEACE Paradigm.
Her published work, The PEACE Plan: A Strategic Guide to Surviving Stress, reflects two decades of translating ancient wisdom into tools people can actually use.
At Peace & Balance, Sarah guides people home to peace.
Alfred– Co-Founder | Artist | Warrior Guide
Alfred Alejandro is a Marine veteran, martial artist, Kundalini yoga and meditation teacher, and artist. He brings something to the healing space that is rare, the credibility of someone who has lived what he teaches.
His path has not been without struggle. As a veteran navigating the real and ongoing challenges of combat's aftermath, Alfred doesn't offer a story of arrival. He offers something more honest and more useful, the tools he uses every day, to stay grounded, to keep moving, to remain present in a life that asks a great deal of him.
Through movement, breath, meditation, and the energetic technology of Kundalini yoga, Alfred works with veterans, first responders, and anyone who has carried something heavy and is ready to put some of it down, without pretending the weight was never real.
His art is not separate from his healing work. Murals, painting, and illustration that carry the same intention, evidence that strength and beauty are not opposites. His exhibition series From Within Darkness Comes Light ran for four years, and his environmental work reflects something he understands intuitively: spaces hold energy, and that energy shapes the people who inhabit them.
Alfred leads workshops and community gatherings at Peace & Balance and brings his work into the communities that need it most.
Our Holistic Health Network
Healing the whole person draws on more than one tradition. Around our founders we've gathered a trusted network of practitioners and partners — each vetted, each masterful in their craft, each chosen for the same reason: they live their work, and they meet people with real care.
RESIDENT PRACTITIONER
Ashia Jones
Massage Therapist - 15 years, former LPN, Reiki III, NAMA member
Ashia brings fifteen years of therapeutic massage experience to the Peace & Balance Holistic community, along with a 500-hour yoga teacher training and a bachelor's degree in Ayurvedic integrative health and wellness from Maharishi International University, and Reiki Level 3 certification. A NAMA member and former LPN whose clinical career spanned pediatrics, oncology, ICU, hospice, and beyond, she understands the body not just as tissue and muscle but as a nervous system, a mind, and a whole human being.
Her work is built on partnership. Every session is a conversation between practitioner and client, one that deepens over time and moves toward something more than relief. She is here for your healing journey, not just a single session.
At Peace & Balance Holistic, Ashia offers therapeutic bodywork that moves well beyond the physical — from restorative massage to specialized work in lymphatic drainage, craniosacral therapy, and targeted soft tissue treatment, tailored to each client's healing needs.
OUR EXTENDED NETWORK
Tammy Keefer
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Tammy found Kundalini yoga in 2016 and her life shifted. That shift became a calling. Her first Kundalini class was with Crystal Oliver, known as Sohan Raj — one session and she knew. Everything that followed grew from that moment. She completed her RYT 220 Kundalini yoga teacher training in 2019 under Jai Gopal Khalsa and has been guiding others through the same technology ever since. She holds additional certification in Gong Yoga Nidra.
A U.S. Army veteran, certified personal trainer through NASM, and intuitive gong practitioner, Tammy brings discipline and embodied strength to everything she teaches. Her work sits at the intersection of movement, breath, and deep inner stillness.
At Peace & Balance Holistic she offers private sessions in personal training, breathwork, movement, and Kundalini yoga, along with gong immersions and Gong Yoga Nidra, guiding participants into states of restoration through the healing resonance of sound.
Ann Geraci
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Ann brings three decades of experience as a master physical trainer, mind-body practitioner, and wellness educator. Her training spans Pilates rehabilitation, yoga, group exercise, personal training, and nutritional certifications, alongside a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health. Her Pilates certifications through BASI Body Arts Science International and APPI Australian Physiotherapy Institute ground her work in both rehabilitative and performance-based practice.
Ann became a fitness instructor while living in Germany in the 1990s, long before integrative wellness had a name. Her commitment to this work has never been about trend — it has always been about truth.
Pilates found her twice, first after the birth of her twins, then again at 45 following a back and hip injury. Both times it brought her back to herself. That lived experience shapes how she meets every client.
At Peace & Balance Holistic, Ann offers Pilates-based private and small group sessions, mindful movement immersions, and collaborative wellness offerings.
Lisa Miller
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Lisa has spent her life paying close attention to people. Seventeen years as a documentary producer and photographer took her across the world, telling stories about human experience in some of its most raw and meaningful forms. She co-created an NGO supporting sustainable development and education in rural Southeast Asia. That same quality of attention now shapes her healing work.
A certified Kundalini yoga and meditation instructor through the Yoga Alliance and Kundalini Research Institute, Lisa completed advanced training with Yogi Amandeep in India and brings extensive sound healing training with gong specialists and pioneers in the field.
At Peace & Balance Holistic, Lisa offers sound healing sessions and immersions, appearing for seasonal events and retreats.
Marilyn MacClellan
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Marilyn has spent more than 25 years helping women understand what their bodies are already communicating. As founder of the Mobile BreastLab, an Advanced Certified Clinical Thermographer and Certified Thermography Instructor, she has brought thermal imaging to communities up and down the East Coast for over two decades.
Her background is uncommon — Nuclear Engineering, Applied Health, and a Master's in Traditional Chinese Medicine — a combination that gives her both technical precision and holistic depth.
Image of Health's clinical work is supported by Dr. Jeanne Stryker, a Board Certified Interventional Vascular Radiologist with over 30 years in breast health and 18 years exclusively with Image of Health.
Several times a year, Marilyn brings her Mobile BreastLab and educational presentations to Peace & Balance Holistic, offering pain-free, touch-free, radiation-free thermal imaging alongside the knowledge women need to become proactive participants in their own health.
Judy Ko
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Judy discovered her gift for healing in an unlikely moment, a friend exhausted after a long day, and an instinct to help. That single exchange set the course of her life. For over three years she offered bodywork to anyone willing, simply because she loved how it made people feel. What followed was decades of training, refinement, and the development of Ko Therapy, her signature integrative approach combining deep tissue, Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy, Shiatsu, Tui-Na fascia unwinding, craniosacral, and Vortex Healing into one deeply layered session.
A California Massage Therapy Council certified therapist and master level Ashiatsu practitioner, Judy is also a certified VortexHealing® practitioner and Reiki Master. Her energetic work extends beyond the body, offering remote space and land clearings for homes and businesses.
At Peace & Balance Holistic, Judy offers remote VortexHealing® sessions by video or phone, and occasional in-person intensives and retreat appearances.
The Veteran Wellness Fund
Healing should never be out of reach for those who have served. The Veteran Wellness Fund helps veterans access care at Peace & Balance, regardless of circumstance. It's sustained by our community, our practitioners, and the practice itself — a shared commitment to those who have served.
Gratuities offered in our practice are given to this fund, so that the care you receive helps make care possible for a veteran in need.
Every contribution, large or small, makes that care possible.
Are you a veteran seeking care? We'd be honored to talk with you. Reach out privately at Wellness@PeaceBalanceHolistic.com to learn how the Fund can help.