01/04/2026
What Is Energy Healing?
Energy healing is a gentle way of supporting the body and spirit to return to balance. It works by creating a calm, supportive space where the body’s natural healing wisdom can be accessed.
Energy healing is not new. It has existed across cultures for generations and has always been part of how people cared for their well-being—physically, emotionally, spiritually, and mentally.
Energy Healing as a Broad Term
Energy healing includes many different techniques, practices, and culture-specific ways of supporting healing. For example, Reiki is one well-known form of energy healing that comes from Japanese culture. Over time, Reiki has spread around the world and is now practiced in many places outside its culture of origin, especially where people may not have access to their own traditional ways of healing.
The Impacts of Colonization
Colonization disrupted many traditional healing practices. Ceremonies and teachings were suppressed or outlawed, and the spiritual aspects of healing were often removed. As a result, many people and cultures became disconnected from their ancestral ways of caring for the spirit. Today, many ancestral healing practices are labeled as “alternative” or “new age,” when in fact they are traditional and longstanding.
Why I Chose Energy Healing
After years of exploring different healing practices, including completing my Reiki Level One, I realized I wanted something that felt more authentic to my Mi’kmaq lineage. I spent years searching for a Mi’kmaq-specific equivalent, but had no luck.
Exploring My Intuitive, Ancestral Way
I chose to return to the basics—working with energy in a general, intuitive way. This allows me to be guided by my spirit and ancestors as I reconnect with and remember my own ancestral way of healing, in a way that is authentic to both my lineage and who I am in this lifetime.
What Energy Healing Can Do for You
Energy healing can help you feel calmer, more grounded, and balanced. It can release stress, tension, or emotional heaviness, restore energy, and support the body and spirit’s natural ability to heal.
When Might You Benefit?
You might benefit if you feel drained, stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from your body and spirit—or if you simply want to nurture your well-being and reconnect with your inner guidance.
Offering to Community
I am now offering Energy Healing to the Pabineau community. Sessions are available in person or online, are free to community members, and can be booked directly with me at (506) 549-9900 or Brittany.pabineau@gmail.com
