I started Reiki after a Neurologist appointment that changed everything. My Doctor told me that life as I knew it was over, and I needed surgery. I had 7 herniated disks, and I was losing right arm function as well as mobility in my neck. This was making it impossible for me to do the work that I was doing at the time. I remember thinking that wasn't his decision to make. After my appointment, I went into the bathroom in his office and cried. I thought to myself, this is not how this is going to go.I started questioning everything that was happening to me. I was an intense athlete when I was younger and my ADHD definitely kept me on the go. I ate fairly healthy and was very confused with why my body was giving me this trouble. I found out that the damaged disks in my lower back were most likely due to an undiagnosed birth defect. I had spina bifida occulta from birth. I was not aware until the results until the MRI came back. I also found out much later that the disks in my neck were probably from an accident that happened when I was eight years old. I was running on the street and someone driving a bike cut me off and I flew over the wheel of the bike. I went face first into the curb of the sidewalk. The impact smashed out all my front teeth. I had to have all the pieces left of my teeth removed, then stitched up and I was given a false plate at the tender age of 8. It's not fun to have false teeth that young. I honestly never was a person to dwell on the past. My new reality was I had false teeth. 

I took my first level Reiki February 16th 2006 and it was like someone took my hand and put it on Mother earth, I was deeply effected by this. I had a vision the night before class. In the vision, I was a little aboriginal child sitting by the fire with an elder which seemed like a grandfather. The sky was full of stars and he told me stories about the connection with animals and their meaning. I felt so calm and at peace listening to him. I felt connected to him and the stories. After the vision ended, I took a shower and was led by spirit into ceremony. I cleansed myself and oiled my whole body. I never questioned this ever it just seemed normal. I went to class the next day and remember feeling so incredibly happy and full . Many incredible things happened to me since that day and I am and will always be so grateful for the gift of Reiki.

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I thank god for everyday for the gift of this amazing journey. I have completed all the levels of Usui Reiki and have become a Reiki Master Teacher. I enjoy sharing my love for connection to source, Universal love and God consciousness with the world. It has definitely changed me. Becoming a Teacher of connection has shown me what I love most about life. Reiki has brought meaning into my life. I believe we are carrying residual trauma from our past lives as well as this one. No one teaches us how to stand in our power. We are taught to obey, listen and not complain. Stuff down your feelings and don't talk about them. However, my journey has taught me that true happiness is when we can love ourselves through the dysfunction. We can then move to a place past the trauma and into a new awareness. The new awareness brings possibility and hope so we can then choose our happy and live life on our own terms. 

After about six months of using Reiki to treat myself everyday, I realized I was healing. My neck was getting better and my mobility was improving. I also felt more calm and compassionate. I wanted to share this with everyone, and believe me I did. My family and friends had to listen to me as I found the answer to my physical and emotional struggles. I found an new doctor who was very positive and helped me to move through this issue without surgery. I am happy to say that this has been a 20 year success story. I never had the surgery and still work hard every day dealing with my shit so I can stay healthy physically, mentally and spiritually. Something was happening to me. I was taking ownership of ME and my life. At a follow up appointment, I talked to my new doctor about how I was doing .He said, "I don't understand what it is your doing but its working, so keep it up". He went on to tell me that each doctor has between 5000-6000 patients and that the success rate for improving quality of life was about 15%. Most diseases are caused by stress and unresolved trauma. This one statement blew my mind! I had always believed this and he was basically agreeing with me. This was a very exciting day and I have been moving forward everyday since. I have had a successful business since then as the owner of The Chrysalis Wellness Centre and I love every client I have had the pleasure to work with. Most of them have become good friends. What I want you to know is healing is hard. But, if we trust that we have what we need in us to accomplish the life we came here to live, we can do anything. We can create the life we were born to live. One step at a time.