For many years, I had books about Reiki sitting on my bookshelf long before I actually started studying Reiki. I also believe that all things happen at the right time and when the student is ready, the teacher will arrive. I began my Reiki journey in 2014 while living in Pensacola, Florida studying under two beautiful teachers - Willow Connolly and Sudevi Kramer.

After moving to the mountains of Western North Carolina, in 2016, I continued my training exclusively under Odilia Forenza at the NC Reiki Training Center in Asheville. Odilia's selfless love of Reiki has deeply inspired me to want to share my own love of Reiki with others.  Under Odelia, I completed the course work and attunements to become a Reiki Practitioner/Master in the Usui/Tibetan Reiki Ryoho tradition.  I have also received my attunement as a Karuna Reiki® Master as outlined by the International Center for Reiki Training (ICRP).

For me, being a Reiki practitioner is an expression of my own journey in life and the way that I try to live. It is self- care and self healing of my mind, body and my soul. And while Reiki is not a religion, it does provide me with spiritual guidance and guideposts on how I want to live my life. It does this through the Reiki principles or precepts. While they appear simple in words, living them and applying them to real life is where the challenge to “walk the talk” lies.

I think that is why, when they are spoken, we begin with “just for today“ because each day brings a new opportunity for me as a Reiki practitioner to try to live and uphold the principles of Reiki in my interactions with myself and with others.

And this is my intention for you- to hold a space for you to find your own self healing and guidance within yourself.