Our next First Degree Reiki Course begins this March at The Healing Loft.
This three-evening training offers a grounded introduction to Reiki — a hands-on energy healing practice rooted in awareness, intention, and care.
Whether you’re drawn to Reiki for personal healing or to support others, this course is designed to be spacious, supportive, and practical.
Registration details are in the poster 🤍
Learn the practice. Trust your hands. Let the energy guide you.
02/15/2026
Did you know stillness is a learned skill?
From a nervous-system perspective, rest doesn’t automatically happen when we stop moving.
If your system has spent a long time in “go mode,” it needs time and repetition to learn how to down-shift.
When people begin yin or restorative yoga, they often notice:
• difficulty staying still at first
• a racing mind when movement stops
• shallow or irregular breathing
• subtle tension or restlessness
These are signs of a nervous system that’s alert — not broken.
With consistent practice, the experience often changes:
• the breath naturally slows
• muscles release without forcing
• the mind becomes quieter over time
• the body begins to recognize stillness as safe
This is how the skill of stillness is built — through repetition, support, and time.
So how long does it take?
There isn’t a single timeline. Nervous systems learn gradually.
For many people:
• after 1–2 sessions, small shifts may appear
• after a few weeks, stillness feels less uncomfortable
• with regular practice over months, rest becomes more accessible both on and off the mat
Stillness is one of the most valuable things we can learn, because it supports how we recover, regulate, and respond to stress. 🙏🏼✨
02/14/2026
Today is a celebration of love in all its forms.
The love you give.
The love you receive.
And the love you are learning to offer yourself.
Let today be a reminder to speak kindly to yourself.
To honor your energy.
To choose what nourishes you.
To trust that even small acts of care create meaningful change.
Happy Valentine’s Day 🤍
We’re so glad you’re part of this community.
02/12/2026
Peace doesn’t arrive once everything settles. It doesn’t wait for your inbox to clear, your schedule to slow, or life to feel easier.
Peace begins when the nervous system feels safe enough to soften.
When the breath slows. When the body is allowed to land, even while the world keeps moving.
This is the work we come back to again and again. Learning how to meet yourself exactly where you are, with support, patience, and care.
The world can stay loud.
You’re allowed to find your quiet anyway 🤍
02/11/2026
This is community in motion.
Different people, different seasons of life, sharing an hour to breathe, move, and come back into their bodies.
When you are here, you’re never asked to be more flexible, stronger, or calmer than you are.
You’re already enough. 🫶🏼
02/09/2026
✨Tonight we begin Class 2 of 4 in our Second Degree Reiki training at The Healing Loft.
This class is all about receiving.
✨A group distance healing, reflective guidance, and space to integrate what shifts beneath the surface.
Next week, we move into ancestral healing.
✨Exploring inherited patterns, family energies, intergenerational trauma, and epigenetics through Reiki. Healing what has been carried so it does not have to be passed on.
✨First Degree Reiki required
✨In person and online options
Learn more at thereikischoolofenergyhealing.com 🤍
02/09/2026
💫Tonight we begin Class 2 of 4 in our Second Degree Reiki course at The Healing Loft 🙌
Students will receive a group distance healing, plus thoughtful notes and guidance to help them understand and integrate the healing they receive.
Next week’s focus: ancestral healing - using Reiki to bring balance and healing to inherited patterns and family energies. There will also be teachings about intergenerational trauma, connecting to our family trees and epigenetics. ✨✨✨
First Degree Reiki is the prerequisite.
Learn more about in-person and online courses at thereikischoolofenergyhealing.com
✨🙏🏻✨
02/08/2026
☀️Sunday reminder
Calm is not the starting point. It is the result.
When the body has been stressed, busy, or overstimulated, slowing down can feel unfamiliar or even uncomfortable. That is not failure. That is regulation happening gradually.
Stillness is most important when it feels hardest.
02/04/2026
Your newest ritual 🤍
We’re excited to welcome a beautiful new wellness offering to The Healing Loft: Ganesha’s Garden bulk incense.
Choose intuitively from a thoughtfully curated collection of hand-crafted scents — from soft florals and bright citrus to grounding woods, resins, and spice.
✨ Mix & match
5 sticks for $3
10 sticks for $5
Sustainably made from start to finish, each incense stick is crafted with sustainably grown bamboo cores, reclaimed wood powder, and natural botanical binders — using ethically sourced ingredients and compostable paper packaging.
Come explore the scents in-studio 🤍
Take one. Take a few.
Let scent become part of your practice.
🌿 Sustainably made
🌿 Ethically sourced
🌿 Small-batch, Canadian-made
02/03/2026
Every time you arrive on the mat, you choose yourself. 🫶🏼
Whether you’re just beginning or deepening your practice —
✨ Welcome Pass
✨ 10-Class Pass
✨ 30-Day Unlimited
Your practice, your pace.
We’re so glad you’re here.
🤍🙏🏼
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Anne-Marie Caicco, Sarah Fratesi, and Sheila Paluzzi co-founded The Healing Loft in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada in 2018. The Healing Loft is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary wellness center, designed to meet varying wellness needs of individuals, couples, families, and groups in our community.
The Healing Loft is located at 719 Queen Street East in downtown Sault Ste. Marie, a few steps away from the beautiful St. Mary’s River and the boardwalk. This second floor loft houses our three separate client rooms, as well as a spacious studio space for classes, workshops, courses, corporate wellness events, and our Change Process Retreats.
Our vision is to create a space where everyone feels welcome, safe and accepted and to enhance the overall wellness of our clients and community.
Our Mission is to provide enriching and authentic experiences to support the health and wellness of our clients and our students. We support them to align with their highest potential and connect to their sense of self-empowerment. We offer a variety of services which focus on overall wellness in all aspects of self: physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual. This page will keep you informed as to what we are teaching, when we are teaching, and where! Also, visit this page for inspirational quotes, and information and insights about living your healing journey.
Services Offered:
individual therapy
marital/couples therapy
family therapy
clinician consultation and training
Reiki certification (all levels)
Reiki Master Teacher Training Programs
various wellness workshops
yoga classes (various styles)
wellness coaching
fitness classes (various types)
individual healing sessions (Healing Touch and Reiki)
private/semi-private yoga sessions
corporate wellness workshops
Change Process Retreats
Please see our separate biographies below for more information on our services, as well as our personal websites and The Healing Loft’s website: www.thehealingloftssm.com.
Anne-Marie Caicco B.Ed, HTCP, CRMT
Anne-Marie is a trained Master Practitioner and Teacher of the Usui and Karuna® methods of Japanese Reiki. She is also a Healing Touch Certified Practitioner and an Access Bars® Practitioner. In addition, she has studied Applied Physiology, the Complete Agape Quest, the Seven Chi Keys and the Dyslexia Hologram with the Institute of Bioenergetic Arts and Sciences. She is trained in Therapeutic Touch, Touch for Health, Axiatonal Alignment, EFFT, and as a Life Coach with the Women Together Agency in London, Ontario. Anne-Marie is also a Crystal Reiki Master and she continues to study and teach Advanced Level Reiki Degrees. She is also certified in the doTERRA AromaTouch® Technique. Anne-Marie currently offers private healing sessions, distance healing sessions, group workshops, Reiki Courses, and she teaches both The Reiki Master Teacher Program and The Grand Master Reiki Teacher Program. Anne-Marie is enrolled in The Healing Touch Program™ Instructor Training Course, and is excited to begin teaching Healing Touch courses in the near future. Anne-Marie is available to travel with her courses, and offers her courses both online as well as in person. Reiki Courses may be taken in a group, or one-on-one. In addition to her hands-on healing sessions, Anne-Marie provides distance healing sessions internationally, either over the phone or on Zoom. Please contact Anne-Marie directly for more details at amcaicco@hotmail.com or at 705.992.3139 or see her websites: annemariecaicco.com and thehealingloftssm.com.
Sarah Fratesi B.S.Ed, E-RYT200, YACEP, PTS, CRMP
Sarah is a Registered Yoga Teacher, Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider, Canfit Personal Training Specialist, Esthetician, and a Certified Reiki Master Practitioner. She is also a member of the Ontario College of Teachers. Sarah offers a variety of yoga and fitness classes, including Yin Yoga, Vinayasa Flow, Power Yoga, Yoga with Essential Oils, Yoga for Beginners, TRX, and Restorative Yoga. As an Esthetician, she provides facial treatments using microdermabrasion and ultrasonic technology, as well as manicures, pedicures and waxing services. In addition, she offers private, corporate and small group yoga classes by appointment. A teacher by trade, Sarah has always been passionate about education and is a firm believer in the importance of life-long learning as a means to grow, become inspired and better serve others. Yoga has taught her to live each moment more mindfully and to always be grateful. Her classes combine creative sequencing, breath awareness and a connection to both mind and body. For more information, contact Sarah at sarahcaicco@hotmail.com or call/text 705.542.3371.
Sheila Paluzzi MSW, RSW, CRMP
Sheila has worked with individuals, couples and families in Sault Ste. Marie for over twelve years providing treatment for a variety of issues and mental health concerns. She has an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Social Work. Sheila is trained in many evidenced based interventions such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Trauma Informed Therapy, and Family Based Therapy. She specializes in Emotion Focused Family Therapy and Emotion Focused Therapy. In addition, she is a certified clinical trainer and consultant for Emotion Focused Family Therapy and Co-director of Mental Health Foundations www.mentalhealthfoundations.ca. Sheila has worked as an adjunct professor at Grand Valley State University as well as facilitated clinical training and various workshops and webinars throughout her career. She has a great passion for and dedication to working with people and supporting them in their process to self empowerment and wellness. For more information about Sheila visit her website at: www.sheilapaluzzi.com or call 705.941.0647
