Hibiscus Health and Healing Arts

How it all began...

How does one get involved in both fitness and energy work? They seem like two ends of the energy spectrum in my mind. One expending energy for health and fitness and the other generating energy for the purpose of stress reduction and relaxation which can lead to energy healing. One thing I can agree with...they both involve the use of energy.

In 2011, I found myself being a full-time SLP and an empty-nester with alot of extra time on my hands. I thought to myself that I had the extra time to do “something.” I had time to focus on me. Like many, I wanted to make a challenge for myself. A fitness challenge. I realized, based on past experience, that I didn’t want to say that I would lose ‘X’ amount of pounds. I’d already done that with limited success. I wanted to make the challenge bigger to ensure I would stick to my goal and show myself that I could do it. What did I do? I challenged myself to become a fitness instructor. If I could get to that point, I knew that I would have learned to replace old behaviors with new ones and make beneficial lifestyle changes. In 2012, I became an ACE-certified group fitness instructor. Between 2012 and 2019, I became certified to teach HOT HULA fitness, Zumba, World of Dance U-Jam Fitness, TurboKick, R.I.P.P.E.D., BodyWorks+Abs, Cardio Kickboxing and Barre Above. Exercising became a new passion of mine which I still love to teach today.

In 2017, I met a woman who has come to be a dear friend. Her name is Grace Sequoia. She planted the seed that started me on the path of reconnection and learning. Learning about my own family history which goes back to a line of Kahunas in Hawaii. Learning about utilizing energy for the purposes of stress reduction and relaxation to bring about healing. We often meet one person that leads to meeting another person and another and so on. That is what happened. In 3 years, I became certified as a Reiki Master Practitioner in Holy Fire 3 with Anna Sundari Knight. I learned Level 1 Sound Healing from Suren Shrestha who wrote the book about Sound Healing. I learned Angel Healing from Julia Treat which draws in the healing energy of the Archangels. I am a first year Shamanic student with Michelle McKinney. I also learned Tarot Card reading from Grace Sequoia. From 2017 to 2020, I have been learning all I can because of my desire to help others in their healing process.

I love both fitness and energy work. It brings me joy to be able to help people reach their fitness goals one one end of the spectrum and to be able to help people in their healing process on the other end of the spectrum. I would be happy to help you wherever you may be on your energy spectrum.