Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Karin Wolfe. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Karin, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear about the best advice you’ve ever given to a client? (Please note this response is for education/entertainment purposes only and shouldn’t be construed as advice for the reader)

The best advice that I give to nearly all of my clients is to stop looking outside of themself for happiness, validation, or change. It might sound simple enough, but when you really stop and consider how much of your mind and how much of your time is spent on trying to please others and/or trying to get pleasure from situations, things, or people, you will realize that it is, in fact, only causing stress.

It goes back to the airline reference that you must put on your oxygen mask first before assisting others. It is also the tag line of Firefly Within, happiness is an inside job. Joy, true joy, and not fleeting happiness comes from a place within yourself. When your focus shifts from what is happening around you to what is happening within you, you find the power to change.

The clients who have embraced this concept and turned it into a way of life and a way of being experience profound changes in their overall health. They begin to handle everyday situations better and turn their once stress-filled thoughts into feelings of peace and calmness. Their physical and mental health begins to improve greatly, and their life starts to change.

Karin, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

Quantum biofeedback is an amazing modality and I’m especially proud to be a part of the holistic health profession. My previous experience was in the corporate world, first as a CPA and then as a Senior Interior Designer. As such, I experienced the daily grind and the striving for more by climbing the corporate ladder. I pulled the plug on that world in February of 2008 and haven’t looked back. It wasn’t until 2013, after years of searching for my own personal path to well-being, that I discovered energy medicine in the form of quantum biofeedback.

After learning the basic ins and outs of quantum biofeedback, and particularly the LIFE System, I went deeper into the world of energy medicine. Several years of training, an internship, and case studies led to the certification of Biofeedback Specialist from the Natural Therapies Certification Board. In 2018, I graduated from International Quantum University for Integrative Medicine with a Bachelor in Holistic Health Science. This led to certification from The American Association of Drugless Practitioners. To advance my knowledge and skills, I continue to take courses in holistic health and attend energy medicine summits to learn from the leading experts in the industry.

One thing that I’ve learned from all of the training and course of study is that the energy body is not isolated. It is not in a vacuum and every part of your life and environment must be taken into account to obtain true healing and, ultimately, good health in every level of your being. This is the edge I offer to my clients. I take the time to really get to know my clients and listen to what they are saying. Some initial sessions have lasted 5 hours only because the client had never been heard before and allowed to share their complete story. Every client is treated as an individual with the utmost respect and care.

With that being said, even quantum biofeedback is not the end-all of holistic health. It truly does take a village to provide direction and support for complete healing to take place. Through consultation and recommendations, I guide and direct my clients to tools and actions they can take on a daily basis to heal themselves. After being in the business for nearly 10 years, I have built relationships with some of the top holistic healers in the area. With this trusted group of professionals, I am able to offer my clients a wide range of modalities that will support their overall health goals.
In addition to quantum biofeedback, I am also trained in Reiki, sound healing, HeartMath coherence, essential oils, stem cell photobiomodulation, and offer Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis. Anyone who wants to get a jump start on holistic health or to supplement their current health journey will find these tools to be invaluable.

Training and knowledge matter of course, but beyond that what do you think matters most in terms of succeeding in your field?

You can have all of the training and be the most knowledgeable in your field, but unless people know about you, your business isn’t going anywhere. That can be the toughest challenge for many small businesses. If you are a big business with an unlimited budget or name brand recognition, it is easy to attract customers or clients. If you are a small business that is starting out, then you must get your name and business information out to your target market as quickly as possible with a limited or non-existent budget.

With the emergence of energy medicine, and particularly quantum biofeedback, the population is beginning to catch a glimpse of what is now possible in terms of health and wellness care. However, they are still very uncertain about this type of modality, the benefits of it, and how it works. Plus, they have been indoctrinated into the allopathic system of medicine and are very leery to try anything outside that scope of practice.

As a small business, it is imperative that I reach the target market (which is anyone living and breathing) with clear and concise information about biofeedback and how it can help them. Marketing is key.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

After having two successful careers in the corporate world, first as a CPA and then as an Interior Designer, starting over at the age of 46 as a single mother and two young children at home, you build resilience. First it was learning how to run a business on my own with no formal training in entrepreneurship. My career as a CPA certainly gave me the financial understanding of a business but the day-to-day ins and outs were typically beyond my duties.

When I first started out, I was taking other part-time and temporary jobs to keep the cash flowing going while I was building my clientele. The cost of running my newly formed business out of professional building was cost prohibitive so I darted around to several yoga studios and wellness centers as places to see my clients. This took a toll on my time due to the travel and my profits due to the cost of the shared spaces. There were days when the costs outweighed the benefits, but I didn’t give up. Every move got me closer and closer to my goals and the business was slowly growing.

Finally, I landed a space in a yoga studio very near my home in Bonita Springs. It was elegant and pricey but at least I could cut back on the travel, and they offered booking services. This was now 4 years into the business, and I was still taking part time jobs to supplement my income.

In the summer of 2018, I decided to pull all of my resources and build my own home office. It would cut my travel time down to zero and 100% of the profits would go back into my own pocket. Plus, I could spend more time with my children. This all paid off as the spring of 2020 hit and the yoga studio that I had been working out of closed. I was able to maintain my clientele through in-office and remote sessions while other businesses were forced to shut down.

Giving up was not an option. Becoming stagnant was not an option. Being complacent was not an option. When you have a family relying on you, you keep going and don’t stop. I’m so glad I keep going no matter what was thrown at me because now I have a growing business in a setting that suits my needs as well as the clients.

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