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Heather
McCutcheon
teaches
reiki in
Chicagoland.
Her next
big project
may be
establishing
a nonprofi t
to help
raise awareness of, and accessibility
to, reiki for those in need. Heather
hopes you'll consider incorporating
this incredible energy healing
modality into your practice—for your
clients' well-being and your own.
Karrie
Osborn has
a long list
of military
relatives,
dating back to
the American
Revolution.
Grateful for
veterans'
service and
sacrifi ce, she is honored to tell the
story of bodywork's power in helping
our wounded warriors. She lives with
her family in the foothills of Colorado.
contributors
A lifelong
New
Englander,
Allissa
Haines
survives the
cold dark
winters
in the
company
of her
ukulele, Delilah. She's taken to crafting
old-school mixed drinks and hopes to
perfect the Sidecar by Christmas and
the French 75 by New Year's Eve.