Julie Leavitt has taken her love of dance, creativity, and deep respect for people into a variety of directions. She has been a birth doula, helping deliver babies since 1989. She works as body-centered psychotherapist and body-centered spiritual director for individuals and groups. She has taught dance/movement therapy in the Lesley University Graduate School since 1988.

Julie is especially honored by the power of life cycle events. She has facilitated and created rituals such as weddings, baby namings, funerals, and led Jewish religious services with an emphasis on meaningful, personal, and embodied spirituality.

In Spring 2003, Julie was honored with the title, Eshet Hazon, Women of Vision, by her community, B'nai Or of Boston.

Julie is the Artist-in-Residence for Lev Shomea. This is a training program for Jewish Spiritual Directors at Elat Chayyim Jewish Retreat Center.

Contact me to find out about an upcoming class at Ealt Chayyim from August 4-10, 2008.