The Journey of The Healing Studio
and how it has become what it is today.
The creation of The Healing Studio has been a journey to say the least. I didn’t just wake up one day and know that I wanted to create this sacred space to allow others to come together, find community and to help heal, so How did I get to where I am now?
After working different customer services jobs from being a waitress to mail delivery, fast food places to a couple jewelry stores — I have tried many different jobs over the years and realize I really enjoy helping people while I am working. But the older I get the more I realize; that can look different for everyone. For myself, I LOVE to help people. It brings me such joy to be able to help someone out and bring them joy as well as teach other the insight I have gained but as someone who is really empathetic.. I really don’t want to see hundreds of different people a day.
After 3 years working at a Jewelry store, feeling completely wore out and not recognizing the woman in the mirror, one day while I was searching around Indeed for jobs, ANYTHING to get me out of SALES! I came across this listing that really stuck out to me.
The listing was for a Chiropractic Assistant, which is not something I ever had done before. I had never even worked in anything related to health, but I had all the skills and qualifications they were looking for so I decided to give it a shot. What really stood out to me was the way it was worded..
“We are looking to welcome someone to our work Family.. We are looking for someone with high energy and willing to go the extra step..” I was a little surprised because I had never seen a job like that but have always wanted to be apart of a team like that. When I reached out and inquired about the job I got a response pretty quick, and was pleasantly surprised by all of the personal questions I was being asked. What were my hobbies and interests, what was my lifestyle like, what was my chiropractic care experience, ect.
After talking back and forth with the employer I went in for an interview and was shocked with how much I LOVED the energy of the office. I enjoyed the size of the office, how it was and family oriented, I loved that they were a Holistic based office here in town and offered more than just Chiropractic care. As I was somewhat new to my health and wellness journey after doing a Keto diet for a couple of years with my at the time fiance to help with some chronic symptoms that were going on at the time. I was very intrigued to work at a place that felt like it was more aligned with what I wanted as a lifestyle and to see what opportunities that would bring me.
RAK Chiropractic offered more than just Chiropractic care and that is something that really drew me to the office. They offer adjustments, Massages, Bio-resonance testing, Natural supplements, and Essential Oils, which was so up my alley!
Fast forward about a year into working and I had really opened up to being more natural in my beauty routine, cleaning products, medicine cabinet, and around the homestead in general. After working at the office finding balance between Mind, Body, and Soul became very important to me. I came across Reiki from a friend of mine who was working with the idea of Spiritual Mentorship and I decided to give it a try! I was working in therapy and wanted to find more of a community or way to stay in tune with my Spiritual side as well. I had one session and was hooked! I couldn’t believe I had felt so relaxed and had a similar feeling as I would after one of my deeper therapy sessions, and I came to realize that what I was feeling was emotional release!
I really enjoyed Reiki for myself and decided that I was excited to be attuned in Reiki 1 as it was apart of my spiritual mentorship, even if I had never planned to use it for anyone else but myself. After being attuned I would self practice here and there. I would do Reiki on my coffee in the morning and whisper intentions into my coffee before stirring it 3x. I practiced Reiki on my Husband here and there, as well as our dogs! I loved to practice Reiki on our houseplants and to see them flourish. After a little while I fell out of practice utilizing it but the practice would ebb and flow.
Last Year the opportunity came to me to be able to get my Reiki II attunement in Usui Holy Fire III with someone I was eager to learn from. The attunement was much different than my first and really focused on intuition, rather than by the book. Of course I was taught the typical series of hand placements, but I was also taught how to listen to my intuition and to pay attention to what different energies feel like, and it was life changing!
I felt very drawn to being able to share that with others and because of the place I worked I felt that it fit right into my work life as well as my personal life! After getting my second attunement I decided to talk to my bosses to see if adding Reiki to our office would be something they would be interested in! They were both open to the idea so today after 3 years working at the office I am able to book sessions with people and share with them the deeply beautiful and beneficial parts that Reiki that continue to shine into my life.
I have been on my spiritual journey for almost a decade now and being able to incorporate aromatherapy, crystals, guided meditation, intuitive guidance, holistic insight/recommendations, natural remedies and more in my work life feels so aligned. I always used to admire others when they would tell me they offer spiritual things and get to do that as a job! How can I do something that I feel passionate about and make that my profession? Slowly but surely, overtime I have begun to curate that.
The journey of The Healing Studio is an ongoing one as I continue to grow. Today THS - Intuitive Healing and Natural Remedies - is a combination of the services I offer as well as products I have begun to create. It is also the start of a wellness community driven to grow, in all aspects, Mind. Body. and Soul. It is a place to ask questions and learn about all things: Essential Oils, Green Craft, Healing, Homesteading, Modern Medicine Women, Natural Remedies, Reiki, Spirituality, Tarot — Welcome to The Healing Studio <3
xoxo,
Ashiely
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