the experts
Our highly trained practitioners have spent many years fine tuning their hands in a process called ‘entrainment’ to detect the subtle movement and flow of energy. Upon booking your appointment and after an initial consultation, the practitioner will cater the session to your individual needs. Each of our practitioners are incredibly skilled. Together, we have over 75 years of combined experience.
Sean Dunn
Hailing from Little Compton, RI, Sean’s interest in alternative health began with the desire to heal his own chronic pain. After sustaining severe injuries in a major car accident in 2008 and walking the allopathic medicine model for nearly 12 years, Sean found himself with more problems and more pain. He finally decided, in 2019, to explore other ways of healing.
Prior to being a Practitioner of Polarity Therapy and Cranio-Sacral Therapy, Sean worked in the Hospitality Industry for 15 years. He realized that his career in Management and Restaurant Consulting, although successful, was not entirely fulfilling and his health, both mental and physical, was being negatively impacted. Over the past two years, Sean has completed 600 combined hours in Polarity Therapy and Cranio-Sacral Therapy, both at the Zen Den with Julia and Centro de la Terapia de Polaridad, in Tepoztlan, Mexico. Through the application of his coursework Sean has experienced a massive improvement in his own health and vitality— such a testament to these beautiful systems.
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Polarity Therapy
Magic Combo
Cupping Therapy
Therapeutic + Restructuring
Lymphatic Flush
Total Body Integration
Craniosacral Therapy
Megs Bugden
With roots in the southwest of Arizona, Megs has been surrounded by alternative therapies for most of her life.
She moved to the Ocean State for college, where her focus of study was Marketing, Public Relations & Political Science. Upon completion of her bachelors degree, Megs moved to Australia where she completed her Masters in Public Relations & Sports Marketing. The culture and lifestyle down under matched her love for health, wellness and nutrition.
Through life experience and owning a small business in Rhode Island for nearly a decade, Megs has come to realize her passion is to nourish others. She continues to do this through good food, proper nutrition, movement practices, and self care. She has navigated past her own health issues, which stemmed from imbalances in her Nervous and Digestive systems, and is excited to share what she has learned.
Using the hands-on approach of Polarity & Cranio-Sacral Therapy, blended with nutritional counseling and movement, Megs aspires to help other achieve and maintain their health goals.
Megs is continuing her education in the systems of Biofield Tuning and Traditional Thai Medicine.
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Polarity Therapy
CranioSacral Therapy
Lymphatic Flush
Cupping
Total Body Integration
Prenatal Bodywork
Intraoral + CranioSacral Therapy
Magic Combo
Therapeutic + Restructuring
Yoga Therapy
Sheri Silva
Everything Sheri has studied thus far has carried her further along the path of Truth, Beauty, and Love. She calls this divinity, the ultimate dance of our life energies…understanding what it means to create a positive, balanced, vital beat in our everyday experience.
Sheri started with a career working in NYC in fashion and design. In 1998 her path into motherhood brought her back to Rhode Island where she began her holistic studies into yoga and Interior Design at RISD. She has been a student and instructor for 25 years and has had the blessings of many great teachers with her root teacher being Saul David Raye.
Sheri continues intense studies in sacred dance and is certified in Dance of Oneness, in addition to certification in Feng Shui, Reiki and Cranial Sacral. She is currently enrolled in second year with Her Mystery School. A school devoted to the teachings of the sacred feminine, which she is very passionate about sharing with other women.
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Magic Combo
Thai Yoga Massage
CranioSacral Therapy
Yoga Therapy
Transformational Breathwork + Pranayama
Caitie Kelly
OTR/L, Fascia Focused Therapy
Caitie earned her Masters of Occupational Therapy Degree at the University of Southern Maine in 2021. She is a Licensed and Registered Occupational Therapist in the state of Rhode Island. Her practice of fascia focused therapy for physical and emotional healing incorporates hands-on work with instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization. Caitie focuses on regeneration of the fascia to promote cell health and energetic flow in the body’s tissues.
Caitie pairs her extensive education and work with physical modalities to rejuvenate the body’s manjor soft tissue network, known as fascia. These methods have been shown to alleviate chronic pain, improve range of motion, reduce cellulite discomfort, enhance overall physical performance of the body, and support emotional healing.
Caitie wholeheartedly believes in the body’s innate ability to heal and has personally experienced the transformative benefits of the modalities she shares with her clients. She takes an in-depth, personalized approach to each client’s unique needs and goals to create sessions fostering long-lasting healing of both the body and spirit. When she isn’t practicing, she can be found enjoying nature, surfing, snowboarding, and spending quality time with the people she loves.
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Fascia Focused Work
Cupping Therapy
Emily Rafanan
Growing up on the south coast of Massachusetts, Emily has always felt called to the energy of the land and sea. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology here in Newport while integrating her training of Holy Fire Usui Reiki and Full Spectrum Energy Healing.
Now a certified Reiki Master and Registered Yoga Teacher, Emily blends a variety of energetic healing modalities to help others reconnect with their inner power and align mind, body, and spirit. Her work supports clients in releasing blockages, balancing the chakra system, and cultivating deeper self-awareness. With a grounded, intuitive, and trauma-informed approach, Emily guides individuals through their healing journeys with compassion and clarity.
In addition to her private healing practice, Emily is currently pursuing graduate studies in counseling. She is passionate about integrating Reiki into movement and mindfulness practices to support holistic well-being. She is especially devoted to bridging the gap between science and spirituality - honoring both evidence-based insight and ancient wisdom to promote holistic well-being.
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Full Spectrum Energy Healing
Holy Fire Usui Reiki
Julia Collins
Julia, the founder and co-owner of the Zen Den, has been studying and practicing body + energy work for 13 years, both locally and internationally. She is continually amazed at the results her clients’ achieve from this work and the growth of the incredibly gifted team at Zen Den. She loves to see her clients move away from physical and emotional pain and towards greater states of freedom and joy. It is her belief that through our own individual healing we can heal the world.
Upon graduating with honors from St. Lawrence University in 2010, she relocated to Honduras for a few years to work as a Scuba Dive Master. After that, she received her 200 hour YTT through the Swara Yoga Academy in Nicaragua. The practice of yoga opened the door to understand the more subtle bodies and how to adjust them through the intentional redirection of energy. She studied at Centro de Terapia de Polaridad, in Tepotzlan, Mexico from 2013-2016 with renowned ‘curanderos’, Eduardo Morales and Silvia Vega. She returned in 2021 with her family to complete a 100 hour course on the Vagus Nerve.
Recently appointed to serve on the Board of Directors at the American Polarity Therapy Association. Her goal is to help more people understand the benefits of Polarity Therapy as a comprehensive and fully integrated system of health, embracing the four pillars: hands-on energy work, energetic movement, self-awareness practices, and nutritional cleansing.
In a session, you can expect various techniques informed by Polarity, CranioSacral, Fascial Work, Emotion Code, the Bioenergetic Synchronization Technique, Applied Kinesiology, Holy Fire Usui Reiki, and Integrated Energy Therapy.
She now teaches 15 levels of professional training at the Zen Den in Polarity Therapy and CranioSacral Therapy. Please visit the ‘trainings’ page under the learn tab for more information on upcoming trainings + coursework or reach out directly via email: julia@zendennewport.com
*Not currently accepting new clients. To be added to a waitlist, please email: julia@zendennewport.com
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Professional Training in Polarity + CranioSacral Therapy
‘Work with Julia’
Intraoral Series + CranioSacral Therapy
Yoga Therapy
Prenatal Bodywork