Hello, I'm Samantha...

Owner of Kamala Bodhi Wellness. Yoga Teacher. Reiki Practitioner. Intuitive. Spiritual Creative. 

I am an RYT 200 Yoga Teacher (member of Yoga Alliance) and a certified Reiki Practitioner who has been practicing Reiki since 2016. I have been trained in the Western Usui Shiki Ryoho lineage, as well as the Japanese Usui Reiki Ryoho and the Reiki Jin-Kei-Do lineage. 

My own journey into Yoga, Reiki, and Meditation started back in 2010 as a way to support my own personal healing process and alleviate emotional blocks, fatigue, stress, and depression – ALL an accumulation of personal curve balls that life tends to throw our way (including the loss of my mother back in 2008 to cancer). My first exposure to Reiki was during the time my mother was terminally ill, and so, I am passionate about sharing the gift of both Yoga and Reiki for the good of others to help them nurture their well-being, and support their own individual healing journey – especially those who have medical conditions or have experienced emotional pain in their lives. Prior to my relocation to Illinois from Boston via the UK (Yes, I’m a Brit!), I was accepted to participate in the Reiki Volunteer Program at Brigham & Women Hospital in Boston which specializes in making Reiki accessible to patients and their families.

By day, I am an HR Professional within the Corporate world, and I am therefore all too familiar with the associated challenges and stress that the daily grind can have on us all. From my own personal experience of being a past sufferer of work-related stress - I am now a big advocate for the importance of self-care, and the benefits of leading a positive, balanced, healthy lifestyle. This has certainly helped to transform my own outlook in life, as well as my own emotional and physical well-being, and I truly feel like my purpose in life is to help others do the same in some way.

As an intuitive and empathic person, my style of teaching Yoga and as a Reiki Practitioner is very much influenced by this to connect deeper to my practice and the energy of my clients.  I also enjoy incorporating elements of my Yoga teaching practice into my Reiki sessions, so, meditation and breath work are often infused into my energy healing sessions to facilitate a deeper sense of relaxation and well-being for my clients.

I look forward to working with you on your own journey.

Namaste and Blessings,

Samantha