Hannah Lee Love Pierce

1947 - 2023

Joy Love Om left her body on February 20, 2023. She was 75. Joy was born in Washington, DC, as Hannah Lee Pierce on June 7, 1947. She was raised in Falls Church, VA. In 1969, she graduated from Duke University with a BA in Psychology.


Joy received her Masters degree in Special Education, MSEd, from the University of Oregon in 1974. She moved to Boulder in 1974 in order to attend Boulder School of Massage Therapy from which she graduated in 1978. She was certified by the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration in 1983 and received her Advanced Training in Rolfing in 1987. In 1989, she received Transpersonal Psychology training at Beacon College in Florida, a university dedicated exclusively to the needs of students with learning disabilities.


Joy began studies with the Center for Esoteric Studies in 1997 and graduated with a masters degree in Esoteric Psychology followed by a three-year program in advanced Esoteric Sciences, Clarification of Consciousness. As with other fields of healing and wholeness of consciousness, she remained a vibrant contributor to this field and group of people until her passing. In 2001, Joy graduated from the Karuna Institute, Colorado School of Energy Studies, completing her professional training in Craniosacral Biodynamics.


For 40 years plus, Joy was a facilitator, helping people strip away that which may be obstructing their physical, mental or spiritual well-being and opening doors to creative awareness. She was wholly devoted to her mission to help others. ""I enjoy helping people incorporate their new ways of being into their daily lives,"" she said in 1978. ""This is how we extend our love into the world.""


In furtherance of her mission, she honed and crafted her disciplines of Rolfing, Craniosacral therapy, daily meditation, ancient wisdom, esoteric psychology, esoteric Christianity, esoteric astrology, brain training through neurofeedback and HRV, and studied, monitored and adjusted neurotransmitters, hormones, and probiotics for clients.


As told by one of her patients, ""Our Sessions together… went so far beyond skillful touch, and your gift of reaching in beyond the flesh to spirit was always healing and nurturing."" She is remembered by her siblings for her spiritual awareness, her indomitable and courageous personality, her positive outlook on life and sharing her love through her hands.


Joy was preceded in death by her parents, Mary Claxton Pierce and Henry Maurice Pierce and by her beloved partner Michael Om (1943-1997). She is survived by four siblings and her partner, Michael 'Sandesh' Gervasi of Boulder, CO.


A Celebration of Life will be held at The Unity Church on Saturday, April 22nd at 2:00 p.m. MT, 2855 Folsom St, Boulder, CO, followed by a reception.


In lieu of flowers donations are being accepted by The Birds of Prey Foundation.