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Sleep, Dreams and Reiki: An Exploration of Health Benefits with Heather McCutcheon

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Sleep, Dreams and Reiki: An Exploration of Health Benefits

With Heather McCutcheon

Hosted by Andrea Kennedy

One hour of Reiki equals four hours of sleep. Could this affirmation be true? If you ever experienced that meditative state during Reiki sessions, almost asleep and fully aware at the same time, watch this interview and explore the correlation between Reiki and sleep, the available research on this topic, the benefits of getting enough sleep and if that extrapolates out into the benefits of Reiki, the importance of dreams, and many more!

Take advantage on the free shipping offer (within the US) on Heather McCutcheon’s book: Connecting the Dots: From Ad Exec to Energy Practitioner. Here’s the link to the order page: www.heather-mccutcheon.com/ctd-purchase
Available also in Kindle format and audiobook.
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Heather McCutcheon

Heather McCutcheon

Reiki Practitioner and Teacher, Licensed Massage Therapist, Author, and Founder of the Reiki Brigade

Heather McCutcheon is a Reiki practitioner and instructor, licensed massage therapist, and author. She’s also the president and founder of the Reiki Brigade, a group of volunteers who conduct outreach events to introduce the benefits of Reiki via presentations and one-on-one demonstrations. Since 2011 they have offered more than 5,000, ten-minute Reiki demos to Chicago police officers, veterans, medical students and faculty, incarcerated individuals, survivors of domestic violence, and attendees of medical conferences and corporate wellness events.

Heather is approved to offer continuing education to massage therapists and psychotherapists for her classes and workshops. She has written a book about her path from Reiki skeptic to Reiki activist, and had articles featured in numerous trade publications. She has also received Distinguished Service and Humanitarian awards from the Illinois Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association for her work with veterans and raising awareness of sex trafficking under the guise of massage therapy within the massage industry.

You can also reach Heather via e-mail at: heather@ReikiBrigade.org

Website: www.heather-mccutcheon.com
Instagram: reikibrigade
Twitter: ReikiBrigade
YouTube: Heather McCutcheon
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