An Ode to Ritual

When I began formally training in the energetic healing arts (mostly out of interest in helping the sensitive children I was working with as an occupational therapist, and a little bit of being urged by colleagues), my first teacher used quantum practices. No tools were necessary for the modalities I began with, outside of my own body and intuition. Occasionally, a tool was used here or there (a spray, a crystal, etc) if a person was interested in using them; tools were certainly not a must have. I learned how to tune into the energy of the sensitive children that I had been working with for over a decade. I loved the ease, fluidity, and flexibility in which I could support children in a loving and non invasive way that complimented my more traditional therapeutic skills.

I became curious and longed to continue learning, as I saw beautiful, extraordinary, and exquisite changes in the children…