We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Anne Campbell a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Anne, thanks for joining us today. We love heartwarming stories – do you have a heartwarming story from your career to share?

A new client, Katrina, came in for a session. The moment she walked in, I felt her energy and the energy of all of the others she carried with her. This is a common thing for empaths. There was a heaviness in Katrina’s eyes as if tears would come at any moment and at the same time her eyes darted around like a caged animal. When we sat down, I could feel her apprehension. She explained that her friend had been telling her to come to me for years. Katrina went on to state that she didn’t believe in “this stuff” but she trusted her friend and things had gotten so bad that she needed to do something.

Katrina went on to explain that she had tried all of the traditional routes to get “better” but nothing was helping. She did not feel like herself anymore. She laughed anxiously as she said that she was crazy. I could tell that she did not trust me and did not think that this was going to work. I felt that she was doing it to appease her friend. The beautiful thing is that Reiki works anyway.

After I explained the process, Katrina got up on my Reiki table and I began doing a chakra check. One chakra at a time, I told her what I “saw” and how that relates to her life and what she is dealing with now. I saw her physically relax into the table and she began to trust me. After the chakra check, I did a spirit release and some cord healings as I filled her up with Reiki. When she got down from the table, Katrina was in awe. She explained that she felt so much lighter, more optimistic, and calm. Katrina could even feel the energy moving. She came back for a session every one to three weeks for the next couple of months.

A few months later, she decided to take one of my Reiki classes. By then, she said she felt like a different person. Her anxiety had greatly decreased, she had the energy to move into a new apartment and purge a lot of belongings she no longer needed, she had greatly improved her relationships with family members, she was leading new initiatives at work, and was setting up and keeping boundaries. Katrina has had numerous people notice the change and comment that she seems “very different.” She reports that her quality of life has improved greatly and her depression and anxiety are greatly decreased.

When I showed this to her to get her consent to share her story her response was, “I’m just so grateful for you Anne. All of this is accurate and I can’t even put my gratitude and life-changing experiences in words so I’m glad you could.” This is one of the many stories I have like this. I am so grateful and humbled to be able to share this gift with others.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I had my first Reiki session in 2003. I didn’t believe in energy healing at the time so I was shocked when it had such a profound impact on me. I had been struggling with post pardum depression and after my first session it felt like I could see the sun again. I didn’t how or why and I wanted to learn more.

When my children got a little older, I decided to take a Reiki class. At first, I wasn’t sure I was doing anything. The energy was so subtle; I couldn’t be sure. I began giving sessions for free. Soon those people started referring others and so on and so on. Since becoming attuned to Reiki, my intuition has increased exponentially and I learned how to work with it. I now am very aware of what the Reiki energy feels like and can feel it in myself and others. Because of my work with Reiki, learning other modalities like Past Life Readings, Akashic Records Readings and Spirit Rescues felt natural. The more I learn, the more I want to learn. My inquisitive nature has also drawn me to create. I make ritual candles that align with common intentions and other various crafts.

Reiki can help with all things. I know it sounds like I’m trying to sell you snake oil, and it is true. Reiki balances the energetic body so that the physical body can more easily heal itself. It is so effective that it is used in many hospitals. I strongly believe that the best results are found when we take the best from Eastren and Westren wisdom.

I was an educator for 20+ years and have a master’s in education. One of my greatest joys is teaching others and mentoring them. It is such a gift to be able to use my prior experience and education in my healing work and teaching of Reiki. I am also a trained professional coach and am able to use that to teach my clients what they can do to protect their energetic bodies to feel better and so that they are empowered to do some of this work themselves.

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

During my first year practicing Reiki, I received the message over and over again that I was a healer. Healing others was my life’s work. At first, I questioned this. Then, I decided that being a teacher, I was a healer. After all, the children who were struggling the most with behavioral challenges were often put in my class. I went to a Reiki session with my Reiki teacher and she told me at the end of the session that my guides were very insistent about a message she had to give to me. The message was that I was a healer. I brushed this off and she reiterated its importance.

I loved Reiki and dreamed about doing it full-time. Leaving my career in education was not something I thought of as a possibility. The universe got louder and louder. My position was cut not once but twice. I still didn’t leave, I found another position. Teaching conditions got worse and worse. I was coming home with nothing left to give to my family. I still held on. Things at school got even more difficult. The unpredictability and violence triggered my PTSD (which I had recovered from a decade earlier). I was going into fight, flight, freeze or fawn numerous times a day and was having nightmares every night. Reiki saved me. I always knew that I could turn on my Reiki and get some respite. Things couldn’t continue this way. My doctor told me that it was time to take a leave of absence.

I did and I got the help I needed. It was and still is a lot of work. I was planning on going back to teaching this fall but even the thought of going back brings back nightmares and panic attacks. Our bodies are not made to be in constant extreme stress like that. Too many people are working in those types of conditions right now and too many children are going to schools that feel unsafe every day. I always thought I would make the change from within the system and maybe I still will but, for now, the universe has made it very clear that giving healing sessions and teaching others to do so is exactly where they want me to be.

What’s been the most effective strategy for growing your clientele?

The most effective strategy for growing clientele for me has been word of mouth. About 95% of my business is referrals. After most new clients come to me because someone that they love and trust said that they should. After their session, they often ask me if they can refer someone they love to me. Reiki works on everyone. It can even be done over distance. I also get many referrals from healthcare professionals and mental health professionals most of whom are also clients. Other energy workers also refer many clients to me for things that I do that are outside of their scope. With work this miraculous, the business really grows itself.

Most new clients leave astounded. They felt the energy moving inside of them during the session. Many could feel exactly where I was working even though I was not touching them. They often report feeling lighter and happier, like a weight has been lifted off of their shoulders. Frequently they feel a little light-headed and tingly all over. They leave with strategies that help with protecting their energy, staying grounded, or whatever else came up. Most also leave with reassurance and guidance from their guides.

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