I know what it feels like to be ill and function poorly in the world. It’s awful to be unable to thrive. Having regained my well-being, I want to help others thrive by sharing the things that worked for me.
I was introduced to energy work in 1998 when I received Reiki for the first time from a massage therapist. At that time, I was an undiagnosed empath, unable to tell the difference between what I was feeling, what others were feeling, and what “feelings”were caused by imbalances in my body due to illness. I suffered from a long list of food intolerances and environmental sensitivities, as well as unpleasant physical and emotional symptoms including depression, anxiety, insomnia, chronic fatigue, dry, itchy and irritated eyes, acne, bad breath, osteoporosis, hot-flashes, painful intestinal issues, blood sugar imbalances, rosacea, hormonal imbalances, low thyroid function, headaches, and sinus infections.
My health issues sent me on a journey to get well. I studied and tried out a wide range of medical and alternative medicine treatments. After learning how to manage and fix many of my own issues, I realized that I could help others. So, I opened my own small business as a Reiki practitioner. Over the years I’ve gained knowledge and skills for which I was most grateful when I came down with COVID early in 2020 and had lingering Long COVID symptoms. My skills helped me to recover and to be able to help others.
So, I don’t just believe in alternative medicine; I know that methods like Muscle Testing, Herbalism, Meditation, Acupressure, and Reiki help because I have been able to use these practices to help myself and others regain wellbeing. I no longer have many of the uncomfortable, life-limiting symptoms that I used to have, and those that do remain I’m able to manage using the practices that I teach.
Here’s a little more about me as a person. I live in a cottage in the woods in Fairbanks, Alaska. I like to cook, garden, dance, sing, play guitar, hike, go to the theatre and museums, learn languages on DuoLingo, listen to the radio and audiobooks, and watch G or PG rated movies. (It’s an empath thing:)
Training:
Muscle Testing with Steven Fenwick, Olympia WA, 2012
IARP Reiki Master Certification with IARP Reiki Master Sharon Evans, 2012
Pendulum Dowsing for Health with Gisela Kroeger (daughter of Hanna Kroeger) at the West Coast Dowsing Conference in Santa Cruz CA, 2010
Deeksha Blessing Giver, Berkeley CA, 2009
Shamanic Journeying Group Practice, Four Winds Foundation, Fairbanks AK, 1998-2007
Basic Shamanic Journeying with Debra Chestnut, Anchorage AK, 2003
Celtic Shamanism with Tom Cowan, Anchorage AK, 2004
Reiki I, II & III Attunements and Training with IARP Reiki Master Sharon Evans, Anchorage AK, 2003
Basic Massage Training at The School of Integrating Shiatsu in Fairbanks AK, 2002 – 2003
Familiarity (through years of getting treatments and practicing on myself and others) with the NAET Gate Point Acupressure Technique and The Emotion Code
