My journey began at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where I received degrees in Kinesiology, Athletic Training and my Doctorate in Physical Therapy. I moved to Nashville and worked for 9 years for a fast-paced outpatient orthopedic clinic. The high-volume structure limited my time with each patient and my treatments were being dictated by insurance companies.  During those years I had spent so much of my professional career trying to be everything to everyone that I had lost my true self. I was also chronically fatigued and my anxiety was at an all-time high.

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I began professional therapy for my mental health but also wanted to work on my spiritual health. That is how I found Reiki - or how Reiki found me. I began seeing a Usui and Karuna Reiki Master Jan Stansel, who helped me calm my anxiety and discover my true self. As I learned more about Reiki and its many benefits I realized how these techniques could help my patients in pain.