Coffee & Contacts- The Many Faces of Diversity

Join us as we hear from Teri Calandra, Dipl. Acu, L.Ac, MSTOM, LMT, RMT as she will discuss the following:

1. ​A better understanding of Reiki’s history.
2. Reiki is more than just a powerful healing modality. It is a way of being and can be incorporated into your daily personal practice for overall health and peace of mind. Reiki is a way to help rediscover true self. Making it possible to let go of anger, fear, and worry. This allows you to become the “Calm in the Storm”. 
3. Learn how to utilize the Reiki precepts in your everyday life.
4. Practice one of the Reiki meditations and experience a state of peace and calm.

About Our Speaker:
Teri graduated from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Chicago, IL with her Masters of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, and herbology in 2009. She earned a degree in massage therapy from American Institute of Alternative Medicine – Columbus, Ohio in 2005, with a specialty  in Tui Na (Chinese Medical Massage that uses acupressure).

Teri is licensed by the state of Illinois in acupuncture (L.Ac.) and massage therapy (LMT). She is board certified through the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) as a Diplomate in Acupuncture, and through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) for massage therapy.

Teri has been practicing energy medicine since 2011 in an effort to better understand her gifts and for self-healing. Her journey started with studying the Akashic Records with Christina Cross. Teri has subsequently trained in Access Consciousness Bars and other energy healing modalities, including Reiki. She became certified as Reiki Master with the Usui Shiki Ryoho lineage in 2013, and with the Usui Reiki Ryoho lineage in 2017 (as taught by Frans Stiene.) She currently teaches only the Usui Reiki Ryoho lineage, and is a member of the Shibumi International Reiki Association. In August 2018, she authored an article for Acupuncture Today, “It’s All About That Ki,” detailing her experience combining Reiki with acupuncture treatments.