Joe Nunziata is an American best-selling author, life coach, business consultant and speaker who has been teaching since 1992. His programmes blend spirituality, psychology, philosophy and the power of internal energy, with a simple core message: to make lasting change, clear the negative energy and break the patterns that hold you back. [1]
Who is Joe Nunziata?
Joe Nunziata grew up in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a New York police detective. He lost his father at the age of 12, and he started working in sales at a young age. [2]
He has been delivering his message at events and seminars since 1992 and works as an author, business consultant, professional speaker and life coach. His programmes are a blend of spirituality, psychology, philosophy and the power of internal energy. [1] He began sharing his emotional-clearing process publicly in 2004. [2]
Joe has appeared on television and radio programmes including Good Day New York and Street Talk on Fox TV, Gaiam TV, Cablevision News 12, Better TV and The Braveheart Network. [1]
His books include Chasing Your Life, Karma Buster, Spiritual Selling, Finding Your Purpose and No More 9 to 5. [1] He shares short teachings on his YouTube channel, A Shot of Joe, and a free weekly email, Wednesday Wisdom. [3]
His approach in brief
- Everything is energy. Your emotions and beliefs are energy that shapes what you attract.
- Clear the old. Identify and release the negative energy and unconscious blocks behind recurring problems.
- Break the wheel. Spot your repeating patterns so you stop creating your future from your past.
- Create new energy. Build new beliefs and a higher energy that support lasting growth.
At a glance
From: Brooklyn, New York
Work: author, life coach, speaker, consultant
Teaching since: 1992
Membership: Higher Ground, $19.95 a month
Website: joenunz.com
Good fit if
You are drawn to spiritual approaches to growth, you keep meeting the same patterns in work or relationships, or you run a business and want a calmer, energy-based approach to selling.
Our take
A warm, experienced teacher who joins spiritual ideas with practical steps. Start with his short videos on removing blocks, then try Karma Buster.
The teachings of Joe Nunziata
Joe’s work centres on clearing old energy and creating new patterns. Tap a card to read more.
Clearing negative energy
Joe teaches that to make permanent changes you must clear your negative energy and break destructive patterns of behaviour at the core level. This process, he says, creates new energy and beliefs that support sustained, positive growth in every area of life. [1]
His programme Elevate Your Energy, Elevate Your Life guides you through identifying and clearing the negative energy and beliefs that slow your progress, with energy-clearing meditation techniques and ways to identify your unconscious blocks. [4] If you enjoy this approach, see our guides to energy healing and meditation.
Karma Buster and the karmic wheel
In Karma Buster: Heal Yourself and Create the Life You Were Meant to Live (2011), Joe offers a new definition of karma as the blueprint for your life, and tools to identify and clear the negative energy that holds you back. [5]
A key idea is the karmic wheel: the patterns, beliefs and cycles of behaviour that keep repeating. Once you uncover your wheel, he says, you can break it and stop creating your future based on old feelings and beliefs. The book also covers the principle of allowance and why our parents are central to our journey. [1] Our shadow work and inner child guides explore similar ground.
Chakras and your energy field
Joe teaches that everything is energy, including karma, and that this energy is held in the chakra energy system. Understanding how it flows, he says, helps you increase your energy and power. [1]
He offers a free chakra morning meditation and a free Get Focused meditation, and his YouTube videos on mastering your energy field are a gentle way in. [3] Our chakra healing guide explains the chakra system in more detail.
Spiritual Selling
With his long background in sales, Joe created Spiritual Selling, which combines energy principles with proven sales and marketing strategies. The idea is to stop chasing clients and start attracting them, while keeping your energy high. [4]
The updated programme, Spiritual Selling 2.0, covers how your energy, beliefs and emotions affect your success, how to attract the right clients and opportunities, and how to build a smooth sales process, including his Attractor Sales System. [6] For the mindset side, see our law of attraction guide.
Finding your purpose
Joe believes each of us came here with something important to share. His Finding Your Purpose programme guides you through reconnecting with your purpose and then gives you steps to move forward. [4]
His book Chasing Your Life: A Spiritual Journey from Stress to Success and Peace follows a similar arc, and pairs well with our motivation and stress management guides.
Videos with Joe Nunziata
Hand-picked and checked one by one: his own short teachings plus longer talks and interviews.
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Short teachings
Workshops
Interviews
Articles about Joe Nunziata
Joe Nunziata’s books
Joe has written several books on spiritual growth, purpose and selling. [1]
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Programmes, membership and free resources
All programmes are online and priced in US dollars, so they work from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Europe and India. Prices were correct in October 2026; see his store for current offers. [4]
What the Research Shows
Joe’s teachings are spiritual, but several of the practices he uses, such as meditation, naming emotions and cultivating positive feelings, have been studied.
- Meditation. A review of 47 trials found that meditation programmes improved anxiety, depression and pain. [7] His energy-clearing work is built around guided meditations.
- Releasing emotions. Writing or speaking about emotional experiences has been linked to better health and wellbeing, [8] and simply naming a feeling calms the brain’s emotional response. [9]
- Positive energy and success. A large review found that frequent positive emotions tend to come before, and help bring about, success in work, relationships and health. [10] This fits his focus on raising your energy.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Joe Nunziata?
An American best-selling author, life coach, business consultant and speaker who has taught since 1992. His work blends spirituality, psychology, philosophy and internal energy.
What is Karma Buster?
A book (2011) and programme by Joe Nunziata that redefines karma as the blueprint for your life and gives tools to identify your karmic wheel and clear negative energy.
What is the karmic wheel?
Joe’s term for the patterns, beliefs and cycles of behaviour that keep repeating in your life. Breaking it helps you stop creating your future from your past.
What is Spiritual Selling?
Joe’s approach to sales that combines energy principles with proven sales and marketing strategies, so you attract clients instead of chasing them.
Does Joe Nunziata have a membership?
Yes. Higher Ground costs $19.95 a month, with a 15-day free trial, and includes weekly audio inspiration, a monthly live webinar and his training library.
What is A Shot of Joe?
His YouTube channel, with short teachings on energy, blocks and personal growth.
Where has Joe Nunziata appeared?
On programmes including Good Day New York and Street Talk on Fox TV, Gaiam TV, Cablevision News 12, Better TV and The Braveheart Network.
Sources
- Joe Nunziata: Karma Buster
- Joe Nunziata: About Joe
- JoeNunz.com (official site)
- Joe Nunziata: Store, programs, books and courses
- Karma Buster: book details (Top Notch Training, 2011)
- Joe Nunziata: Spiritual Selling
- Goyal et al., Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being, JAMA Internal Medicine 2014
- Pennebaker, Writing About Emotional Experiences as a Therapeutic Process, Psychological Science 1997
- Lieberman et al., Putting Feelings Into Words, Psychological Science 2007
- Lyubomirsky, King and Diener, The Benefits of Frequent Positive Affect, Psychological Bulletin 2005
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