Hi, I’m Yoi. I’ve been wanting to share my healing journey with others for quite some time now. This incredibly long road included many stops along the way, experimenting with different modalities, healers, practices - both traditional and spiritual, eastern, western and everything in between. My philosophy is, when you’re in pain, no matter what kind of pain that is, you just want to feel relief.

In January of 2023, right after spiral fracturing my ankle after a freak dog walking accident, I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. This diagnosis was a long time coming after two years of visiting different specialists, healers and experimenting with various modalities of treatment to address my chronic pain, migraines, IBS, TMJ, anxiety and other symptoms. If you’ve suffered for a long time with with various symptoms with no relief like me, you’ve probably asked yourself is my anxiety what’s causing this or is my illness causing my anxiety? It had been so long since I felt symptom free, that I was starting to wonder what a healthy, anxiety and stress free life felt like. I was consumed by finding out what was wrong with me. Luckily, I found some people that really listened to everything I was experiencing, both mentally and physically, exploring beyond just my symptoms to dig down deep to what was really troubling me. The mind and body are truly linked and while I realized that prior to my diagnosis, it became much more clear when I recognized what was happening…that all of my unprocessed trauma, my ancestral trauma stored in my DNA and the general anxiety of the pandemic had come to a head.

“Your issues are stored in your tissues,” someone along the way told me. And it’s true. When we don’t allow ourselves to feel our emotions, we don’t process them. Years of sweeping my trauma under the rug - my parent’s divorce, the loss of my surrogate mothers, my dad’s suicide, ex-husband’s alcoholism and eventual death - had caught up with me. I had gone to therapy for years, but what my mind had processed, my body had not. My body was physically breaking down and making it almost impossible for me to get through a workday, but also too pained to sleep.

I was googling and searching for answers every night, which led me to less sleep and more stress. I sought out every type of healer that could possibly help me that was in my budget. A series of instagram rabbit holes led me to a healing group and the facilitator introduced me to Human Design for the first time. Discovering that I am a manifesting generator was life changing for me. It made me realize that I hadn’t felt passion for my work in a long time. I was actually feeling the effects of a very long period of burnout, which sacral beings can stay in for much longer than other types because of their energy. The more I learned, the more things clicked. I didn’t need to look at myself as a failure. Now I could see that as part of my profile as a 3/5, I am someone who is meant to learn by doing, experimenting and failing. I passed along my knowledge to anyone that would listen and finally felt a ping of excitement and joy that I hadn’t for a long time. What if I could do this as a part of my career?

The Japanese tradition of Reiki has long been something in my awareness. The first time I had reiki, I was 20 or so and it was performed on me by my mom, who I no longer have a connection to. It was perhaps this negative association that prevented me from being more curious about reiki until 20 years later. In the midst of feeling like regular massages and acupuncture just weren’t cutting it, I decided to add-on reiki at the suggestion of my healer. I wasn’t expecting much, to be honest, but I was so desperate to feel better. What happened next was eye opening and marked another significant turning point. I had profound visions; I felt incredible sensations and that was just the tip of the iceberg. The visions that my healer saw added to my awe of this powerful tool. I felt like I had an internal shower and that my body had been renewed. The effects of reiki were feelings that I wanted to feel more frequently than the once a month I could find time to book a session, so I looked into reiki training after learning that I could treat myself.

With the help of my excellent Rheumatologist, a great acupuncturist, chiropractor, physical therapists, reiki practioners, therapists, sound healers, a supportive partner, an emotional support dog, a personal coach and the kindness of friends and chosen family, I’m now on a healthier path to recovery and excited to share with others what I’ve learned.