About Me

"It all began late one evening, with tears in my eyes, writing, "I am on a journey to a better me, the real me" in the notes of my phone. Little did I know what this journey would entail. Yet, I was open... I was ready... I had nothing left to lose or so I thought :) In searching for a cure, I finally realized, there was no cure to be found, only a deep healing. I needed to heal what ailed me...and that is when I lost mind and began to find myself. "

"In my early twenties I had high blood pressure, anxiety, depression, extreme irritable bowel and chronic urinary tract infections, a questionable relationship with alcohol, and a non-sustaining relationship with myself.  Most days I felt awful, and it took everything in me to get out of bed and head to work. I spent many hours in doctors’ offices, still being left without any answers - one pill after the next. I was not fulfilled in my career, nor had I been in  healthy romantic relationships in the past, I had lost hope. Life did not seem like what it "should" at 24.

It was at that time, I remembered a course in nursing school, "Holistic medicine" and how much it's teachings had resonated with me. So,  I began studying the energy body, practicing mindfulness, and practicing several self healing tools on my own. It was here life made sense, energy was my language. It spoke louder than any words ever could. It was a deep resonance.  By understanding this, I listened to my heart and made some radical changes, excited to go on this inward adventure, I quiet literally prepared for a physical one. Needing to feel what it would be like to "let go of control and trust". My partner, Justin and I, completely unprepared, decided to vagabond, around the United States for a little over a year. It was here, I went even deeper. 

Here, I learned shedding and growth happen simultaneously, I learned to truly be honest and vulnerable with myself, what it meant to allow myself to lean on an other, and to understand we are all hurt beings. I learned to adapt and shift, finding stability in the unknown, learning to trust, and how abundant, I truly was. Here I learned to let go, and to receive. I learned that all things come in due time, and some of the deepest connections can transpire in a short passing. Most importantly, I realized, that when I lived with only what I needed, cutting out any excess, I was able to sustain my energy, focusing it towards exactly what my soul needed and yearned for. 

It was during this time, I found Reiki,  I booked my first session to assist this shift. Irritable bowel became almost nonexistent; I have not experienced one urinary tract infection since that first Reiki treatment and implementing an herbal remedy.  It was then, I decided to study Reiki so I could study myself. The biggest shift was with my mindset of self - somehow, I loved myself more.  Working with energy, empowered me, it allowed me to to understand my sensitivity, it assisted me in working through ancestral wounds and wounds of sexual abuse that had gone unrecognized. It allowed me to develop a deep relationship with the world around me. Seeing the connection that I've always felt there between us, and earth, and source. 

Now, years later,  I have clients that come for physical ailments, yet, those that choose to work with Reiki routinely notice this shift as well. They begin to see the world and themselves in a completely different light. As if for the first time, they realize that they are part of something bigger than themselves. This is what I love most. This deep inner shift  is what I choose to focus my offerings on these days.

Prior to becoming involved in Healing Arts, Dani earned her RN degree and worked in that field for 4 years serving Mercer and McDowell Counties, in West Virginia.  She became a Usui Reiki Master Teacher in 2019 after completing the Reiki Level II the prior year. Currently, Dani offers Reiki or "infused" Reiki services to her Community through "Heal What Ails You"- her private practice, and partners with practitioners at The Gaia Den, a local yoga studio in Princeton, WV,. and has volunteered with Wind Horse Healing Arts Center Inc. of Wytheville, VA. A large portion of her practice is centered around providing education  and services combining her knowledge of the nervous and energy systems creating a focus on developing deep self trust as we move out of burnout.