People often ask me how long I have been doing what I do, and how I become a Reiki Master
I have a scientific background – my father was a research chemist at a major pharmaceutical company for 43 years, and we were raised with discussions of science around the dinner table. I went to work for that same pharmaceutical company when I graduated from college, and I always believed that energy healing was a bunch of bulls**t. I maintained that Western Medicine and modern pharmaceuticals were the answer to every ailment. Had a symptom? Pop a pill. Problem solved. Or so I thought.
Then I got married, and to my great surprise, there was not one but two Reiki Practitioners in my husband’s family. I thought that was kind of weird and “out there”, but I loved my new family and accepted what I saw as their eccentricities.
I will never forget our first Christmas as husband and wife. I was suffering immense discomfort from a huge fibroid tumor that was pressing on various organs and my back. I could not get comfortable no matter what. My brother-in-law saw that I was suffering and offered to do Reiki on me. I said, “I don’t know what that is, and I don’t know if I believe it, but sure – it can’t hurt, and it might help”. Much to my great surprise, after a short Reiki session the discomfort completely resolved.
Several months later, I was taking high doses of oral steroids for a severe case of Poison Ivy. I had a bad reaction to the medication and was dizzy for weeks. So dizzy, that I had trouble driving and walking without bumping into things. I was miserable. I mentioned this to my sister-in-law, who offered me a Reiki session. I said yes, and my dizziness resolved almost immediately after she started the session. I was a convert. I still didn’t know what Reiki was, or how it worked, but I knew that I needed to learn how to do this myself. I pursued my Reiki I and II certifications and started to do Reiki on myself and my family members.
In 2011 I decided that I wanted to become a Reiki Master and become a clearer energy channel. Even though I was practicing Reiki regularly, and having good results with minor aches and pains, I realized my gifts weren’t honed in a way that would enable me to heal myself on the level that I needed. I craved the same release of pain that I experienced in sessions with my sister-in-law and intuitively knew that she should be my guide. I was able to do an apprenticeship with her in 2016 and received my Reiki Master certification. After that, I pursued more advanced Reiki training and certifications, including Holy Fire Reiki and Karuna Reiki.
The Reiki Master certification helped open up my intuitive abilities, so when I came across an Ancestral Clearing training workshop offered by John Newton, I immediately decided to pursue this certification. Ancestral Clearing affects well-being by helping resolve the negative imprints from people’s lives and family lineages, restoring physical, emotional, financial and spiritual well-being. It enables the client to resolve the past in order to become more available in the present.
I love helping people heal themselves and would be honored to be part of your healing journey.