Laurie is an RN, Certified Healing Touch Practitioner and essential oils distributor who is dedicated to helping people obtain their highest level of wellness so they can live life to their fullest ability. As a practicing RN for over 30 years she has seen and experienced the adverse physical, mental and emotional effects that occur with unrelieved pain, stress and anxiety. She understands that pain medications and procedures alone do not address the whole person so healing is often impaired or incomplete. She discovered Healing Touch and essential oils in 2007 and found that combining western and complementary medicines produced very positive results because the whole person –body, mind and spirit – was addressed. Her years of nursing and energy medicine experience allow her to see each client’s unique needs and abilities. She provides a safe and nurturing environment so clients can release fear, pain and anxiety to take control of their life and feel empowered.
She opened her private practice as a Healing Touch Practitioner in 2009 and her clients say their pain is gone or greatly decreased and they feel deeply relaxed after a session. They also say she has a, compassionate heart, is gifted in sensing energy imbalances and uses her intellect & intuition to help them feel better. She makes people feel comfortable, nurtured and safe. She believes clients should take an active role in acquiring & maintaining wellness so she teaches them self care techniques as well.
Laurie’s experience as an RN is very diverse, from critical care unit, medical-surgical floor and emergency room to visiting home health nurse and asthma nurse specialist. Laurie first became interested in complementary therapies in the early 1980s but since it was not widely accepted she continued with western medicine. In 2007 she found Healing Touch, a form of energy medicine founded by an RN. She knew this was to be the next path in her life. Laurie’s Healing Touch experience includes an internship at a wellness center, home visits, volunteering at a complementary therapies clinic for low income women with cancer and her private practice in Alameda.
Laurie discovered the power of therapeutic grade essential oils in 2007 through a nursing colleague. After experiencing good results using the oils on herself, family & friends she started incorporating them into her Healing Touch sessions and sharing information with clients. Laurie is also trained in Raindrop Technique which uses the oils and specific stroking techniques to provide pain relief. She is currently taking classes to be certified in clinical aromatherapy.