Services

Reiki

I began practicing Reiki in 2020 and I am an Usui Reiki Master.  This is the traditional Japanese Reiki that Mikao Usui created in the late 1800s/early 1900s.  However, many believe that he simply rediscovered a very ancient healing technique that had been forgotten over thousands of years.  Reiki is an energy healing technique where hands are placed on or slightly above the person’s body in certain places.  Clients lie down fully clothed on a massage table and then I channel “life force energy” which flows through me into the client.  During a session most clients feel a deep sense of relaxation, pain is reduced, they sleep well, and most report feeling lighter or “more themselves” afterward.  Some clients will feel twitching as nerves release, throbbing where blood flow is restored, and those that are sensitive to energy may feel tingles/surges of wonderful energy.  I listen to any physical, mental, or emotional issues you would like to work on and make those a priority in the healing session.  Although it should be mentioned that the energy “goes” to where it is needed most for that particular day, and sometimes there are other issues that the universe sees as a higher priority.  Many people wonder if Reiki has a religious nature/component.  There is no dogma, and you don’t need to “believe” in anything for it to work.  Reiki is spiritual in nature and I see it as the flow of positive energy, light, and love.  I consider myself to be an Omnist/Universalist and I believe in all religions and paths to the light and I welcome all religions, agnostics, and atheists.  Reiki is gaining popularity with top hospitals like the Cleveland Clinic and more top universities are conducting studies and are including Reiki in their services.  It is an exciting time in alternative medicine and perhaps soon it won’t be called “alternative”. 

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/ccf/media/files/Wellness/reiki-factsheet.pdf

Sound Healing

Sound therapy is one of the original forms of healing that dates back thousands of years when shamans would use drums and their voice to promote healing in their patient.  Then our great ancient cultures, like Egypt, took it to the next level by creating sound chambers to optimize healing and many instruments were invented.  Modern sound therapy was rediscovered in the 1930s when ultrasound was discovered and used medicinally.  Ultrasound is regularly used to break up kidney stones and it can also shrink tumors.  In the 1960s Sir Peter Guy Manners began developing tuning fork therapy.  Finally in the 1970s and 1980s singing bowls began being used for sound healing.  You may remember from middle school science (a unit I loved to teach) that all atoms are in motion. The atoms of solids vibrate, liquids slide past each other, and gases move freely.  Different chakras in our body vibrate at different frequencies like notes in a scale.  When there is trauma, disease, or an injury, that body part often begins to vibrate at the wrong frequency.  This is like someone playing the wrong note or being out of tune (this takes me back to my marching band days).  Sound therapists locate areas that need tuned and use various items to bring those areas back to the correct frequency.  Once the cells are vibrating at the correct frequency, the body can heal itself.  Sound healers have a variety of tools, but the most common tools are drums, rattles, crystal singing bowls, metal singing bowls, crystal pyramids, their voice, music, and tuning forks.  Forks and singing bowls are held above or on the body.  These tools are also used to cleanse and heal the bioenergy field that surrounds us.  Research in sound and music therapy has taken off in recent years and it’s an exciting time to be a sound healer.  They are making more and more discoveries.  There are even studies showing tumors shrinking in mice after undergoing sound therapy.  Take a look at the link below to see a compilation of articles from my teacher’s teacher, Eileen Day McKusick.

https://electrichealth.com/

Mindfulness Coaching

Mindfulness and breathing is where it all started for me. Mindfulness is the act of paying attention and being present in whatever you are doing.  It is very similar to meditation and there are a lot of areas where it overlaps with meditation, but they are different.  Meditation has many definitions, but it is the practice of either focusing one’s attention on something or it is making the mind think of nothing.  There are many forms of both mindfulness and meditation which I teach to my clients.  Some people have the misconception that religion must be tied to either practice, but it is not the case.  They can be very religious and spiritual or have nothing related to that.  It is up to you!  I was first introduced to meditation in college when I had to live like a Buddhist monk for a month.  I was surprised at how much I enjoyed trying out the different types, but when the month was over, I gave it up.  Then, when getting my Master of Education degree, I began practicing again after doing research on the many benefits of meditation/mindfulness.  However, once I had my first baby, I once again stopped.  I saw the benefits from it, but it was hard to put it into practice and I would get frustrated when I couldn’t quiet my mind.  Fast forward to 2019 when my life was turned upside down by yet another health crisis and one of my healers persuaded me to give it another try.  Around this same time, I had begun learning about chakras and the body’s energy system and how certain mindfulness practices could help me open my chakras and heal my energy system and body. This time, everything clicked and I’ve been meditating every day since then from 20 minutes to 2.5 hours.  As I was able to go deeper and deeper into my meditation sessions, I began to have amazing experiences which I thought could only happen if you were a monk living in a monastery.  I also learned how to open my chakras and began healing myself.  Each session made progress with my physical and mental health.  Meditation is my time to heal, recalibrate, release unwanted energy, and charge up my battery. I went from getting triggered and having negativity many times a day, to getting triggered maybe once a week.  I used to be more of a pessimist and negative person (always focusing on negative things like my health) and now I am more of an optimist.  Whether you are completely new to mindfulness/meditation or you have tried in the past with little success or if you’re a seasoned pro and want to learn the healing techniques I’ve developed, I am here for you!  I meet with each client to determine your personal goals and then I create a custom plan to help you reach them.