I am a full time Reiki Teacher and Practitioner living in middle Tennessee. Reiki has been a part of my life since the summer of 1994. In November of 1993, I became seriously ill. For the next seven months I went through a variety of medical tests with no diagnosis, yet I continued to be depressed, fatigued and have impaired vision. June of 1994, I went to my chiropractor’s office and found a book on Reiki in the waiting room. After reading the book, I made an appointment with the author for a Reiki session. June 16th, 1994, my health and life changed dramatically. In a period of 24 hours after my first Reiki session I had gone from total illness to total health. All the people who see me on a daily basis could not believe the difference in me. I felt as if I was one of God's miracles. After having such a miracle in my life I wanted to know all I could about this Reiki that healed me.

I began taking Reiki Classes in August of 1994, receiving Mastership training in September of 1996. At the point that I was ready to become a Reiki Master, I began a search for the person I wanted to take the training from. I was very fortunate to be placed in contact with Laura Ellen Gifford (Laurelle Gaia). As I met other teachers with the Center for Reiki Training, I was very impressed at how they lived Reiki in their everyday life, how they presented Reiki with love, in a caring and non-judgmental way, knowing that each of us is on our very own path of growing and learning. I realized I wanted to become a part of the professional program of licensed teachers sponsored by the Center. In November of 1997, I became a Licensed Reiki Teacher with the International Center for Reiki Training.

I really love Reiki, for what it has given me and for what I see it doing in the lives of those I work with as a Teacher or Practitioner. I have seen the benefits of Reiki helping people with depression, emotional problems, physical aches and pains, helping with the side effects of radiation and chemotherapy. I have been blessed as a Center Licensed Teacher to travel nationally and internationally teaching Reiki. I am committed to daily Reiki self-treatments and feel that this has given me the strength to accomplish things I never thought I could do as well as helping me to stay physically healthy.

I am a Psychologist, National Certified Counselor, and a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Tennessee. I have held a variety of jobs during my travel through life including Art Teacher, Pre-school Teacher, Alcohol and Drug Rehab Counselor, Professional Counselor at a regional university, and mother to great children, Christopher and Wayles (who became a Reiki Master in 1998).

In my private work I use my counseling training to help clients when stored thoughts, feelings, events or memories are brought out in a session. I also use Reiki energy to do healing in the etheric bodies. Etheric bodies, invisible to the eye, are layers of electromagnetic energy surrounding the physical body. They are multi-layered and relate to energy vortexes on the physical body called Chakras. I have developed and teach a workshop on Etheric Body Healing. The workshop provides for hands-on training in how to heal issues in the etheric bodies for self and others. I love talking about Reiki and welcome you to write to me. Blessings, Love, and Peace...