CRA MEMBER BIO

MELINDA SKWAROK

What brought you to Reiki?
After a few years of experiencing questionable health, asking questions and not receiving answers, I made my first Reiki appointment with a sense trepidation and a feeling that I had nothing to lose by trying an unconventional method of healing. I was not thinking that my first Reiki appointment was going to be the answer to all my problems or that there was even going to be a second appointment. Fast forward to now and I realize that after many soul searching years my first Reiki appointment did provide the answers to my questions and was the catalyst for taking personal responsibility for the current and future state of my emotional, spiritual, physical and energetic health.

How many years have you been practicing Reiki?
Five years. I am a certified practitioner and proudly have a business license.

What are your qualifications?
I have studied with Glenna Quinn of Pearl Spiritual Centre and received certification in Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki as follows:

• Master Level - August 2007
• Level 2 – December 2006
• Level 1 – July 2006

I shouldn’t be shy to mention: 5 years of dedicated apprenticeship with mentors.

What made you decide to become a Reiki practitioner?
My personal experience has grown a very sincere desire to give forward. Many years of practice and dedicated study have lead to this point and I am loving that I am in a position to continue learning and to give to others.

What can you tell someone about Reiki who hasn’t experienced it before?
A deep sense of relaxation and well being. I don’t try to speak to everyone’s experience, but I can say from personal experience and from the feedback that I receive it is very common to feel a deep level of relaxation and well being during the session and in the days following a session. I find it is helpful to remain open to the Reiki healing experience and not place too many rigidly defined expectations on the outcome.

How has your travel informed your practice?
A innate sense of curiosity and need for adventure pushed me out of the nest to the world beyond - hiking through the Himalayas, living in the Middle East, France and working on a yacht floating across the Indian Ocean. There were a few other stops while on the road. As you can imagine there have been so many wonderful, bittersweet and funny stories along the way. I have gone out into the world to gain experience and now can weave those many mystical moments into my sessions. Embodying the alchemist, teacher and explorer archetypes, I draw upon timeless wisdom to inspire people to create and claim responsibility for their own emotional, spiritual, mental and physical health.

Thank you and may you learn and love in grace.

You can reach her at:

Tel: 604.626.6579
Email: intheenergy@yahoo.ca
Website: www.intheenergy.com