Our Practitioners

Practitioners at The Reiki Center are at Advanced or Master Level, with additional expertise in a wide variety of integrative healthcare modalities.

Management

Linda Haley, R.M.T., founder and director of the Center, serves as the primary teacher for all levels of Reiki classes (Beginner, Advanced, Internship, Apprenticeship and Master Level.) Linda also offers Guided Release, which accesses deep memories and answers through Reiki-enhanced visualization, and CranioSacral Therapy, a technique which assists the body to physically release tension and restrictions.

She is a member of the International Association of Reiki Professionals and currently serves as President of the Center’s nonprofit, Stone Soup Project. 

email: linda@thereikicenter.net
An article by Linda for The Imagination Project:
Why Vacations Leave Me Empty
Listen to a radio interview with Linda at
allbusinessmediafm.com
Every organization has one person who handles the details, makes sure that things are fixed, and generally helps to navigate the challenges of a 7-day-a-week operation. 

​Don Haley, Operations Coordinator, greets visitors, supervises facility maintenance and housekeeping, and coordinates many of the Center’s special projects. Don also serves as Agency Liaison for the Center’s nonprofit, Stone Soup Project, managing the details of the frequent SSP wellness fairs in partnership with area social service agencies.
email: don@thereikicenter.net
Tami Echemann organizes and coordinates The Reiki Center’s operations as office manager. She handles class registrations, scheduling appointments, visitor and telephone inquiries, and the countless details of business operations.
​email: office@thereikicenter.net
Michele Leach is the Marketing Director for The Reiki Center. She earned her BA degree in 1994 from The Ohio State University. She spent several years in various sales and marketing positions in corporate America and owned several small businesses over the past eleven years. Michele is also Usui Reiki trained through The Reiki Center. She volunteers at a local Food Pantry and at Grandview Heights High School. She loves taking her camera on field trips, writing from the heart, hiking and spending time with her family, friends and loved ones, including her three dogs, Buddy, Gracie and Lilo.
email: michele@thereikicenter.net
LJ Groom, Assistant Director, Reiki Master, is Usui Reiki trained through The Reiki Center. She is also certified in Emotional Freedom Techniques, (EFT) a group of techniques used to release stuck emotions that may hinder the ability to move towards life goals and true happiness. LJ earned her
B. A. in Elementary Education in 1994. She taught for several years, then started her own tutoring business. LJ loves cooking, studying new modalities to add to her skill-set, riding motorcycles, and spending time with her family. 
email: ​lindagroom@thereikicenter.net
Melody Lynn Jenkins, Reiki Master, is a licensed and ordained Minister with over 34 years experience studying world religions, metaphysical science, and the field of complementary medicine. As a Claircognizant, she is a gifted intuitive seer and healer, and is proficient in reading runes and runic tarot. Melody received her BA in Sociology from The Ohio State University and her MA in Metaphysical Sciences from the University of Sedona & Metaphysics where she is currently studying for a Doctorate Degree. Melody is an Intuitive Counselor, the  developer of the IlluminAura Restorative Experience and also offers past life regression. Her interests also include ley lines, energy vortexes, the paranormal, crop circles and astrology.
email: melody@thereikicenter.net
Kaye Smith has completed Reiki Master and Animal Reiki training at The Reiki Center and serves as director of the Animal Wellness Program. She has 15+ years of pet rescue and dog training experience along with many human and animal volunteers hours through Stone Soup Project, the Center's nonprofit. Kaye has valuable experience using Reiki to find good homes for homeless animals while assisting their people who love them to keep them happily together for life. She shares her life with her husband, their four dogs, and a cat, while fostering dogs until they find their forever home.
email: thereikicenterkaye@gmail.com

Staff

C. Bean, Usui Reiki Master, Intuitive Empath, Claircognizant, Clairsentient, and Spirit-guided Intuitive artist.  With a BFA from CCAD in Columbus, and Master of Expressive Therapies at Lesley University, Massachusetts, she is currently studying towards her Doctorate Degree at The University of Sedona & Metaphysics. After a career with the Ohio Departments of Mental Health, Youth Services and Adult Corrections, she turned her gifts to energy medicine.
email: c@thereikicenter.net
Kelly Bisson became a Reiki Center staff practitioner in 2008, and earned her Reiki Master level in 2011. She has been a practitioner of Vibrational Therapy with tuning forks since 2009, and has taken the Animal Reiki training. In 2015 she was certified as an Advanced Medical Intuitive after completing training under Tina M. Zion. A fourth generation empath, she utilizes her intuitive abilities to assist in her sessions. She has found an affinity to different spiritual ideas, especially Buddhism, Druidism and Native American wisdom. Her interests include writing, music, astrology, watching baseball, walking in the woods, and cuddling with her tiger-calico cat, Tabitha.
email: kelly@thereikicenter.net
Chris Chilton is a Reiki Master, Usui Reiki trained through The Reiki Center.
email: chilblade@msn.com
Jeanette Collins uses the ancient art of Ayurvedic Elemental Reflexology, and is a certified Elemental Reflexologist by The Institute of Holistic Health Careers. Jeanette is invested in all things feet and wellbeing. She is also certified as a Holistic Health Advisor and Corporate Wellness Coach.
email: jetcollins3@gmail.com
Using her strong, intuitive nurturing hands Lisa Feldman will help you reduce your stress and tension through the medium of hand massage. She has over 20 years of working with people using horticulture, art, music, writing, cognitive restructuring, stress management, and other therapies. A Oneness Deeksha Blessing Giver since 2011, a Yoga Laughter Leader and Reiki practitioner, she is an avid student of medicinal herbs, wild craft food gathering and shamanic practices.
email: lisalive108@gmail.com
Joseph Floyd is an Advanced Reiki practitioner and a graduate of the Reiki Internship Program through The Reiki Center. He has taken crystal class courses on healing and sacred geometry from the late Metaphysician Ken Harsh as well as studied with other crystal healers. Joseph is a Certified Cedar Medicine Carrier, and enjoyed learning about shamanism and nature based healing. He makes wire wrapped jewelry healing tools for the healing of humanity.
email: josephfloyd8844@yahoo.com
Richard Horton is a certified spiritual director (Haden Institute) in the Jungian Christian Mystical Tradition. He is grounded in creation, Celtic and Franciscan spirituality and believes that our life is a journey and, whether we are religious or not, it is a spiritual journey. Within each of us there is a desire to find meaning beyond the moment and we wish to discover the heart of our true selves and to grow closer to the Spirit and to one another. Spiritual direction is a process of satisfying this longing.
email: rahconsult@gmail.com
Janie MacMillan is a certified Akashic Records Practitioner. The Records help us better understand ourselves and our current situation, and can help us access a greater vision of our purpose, abilities, relationships and creativity. She is also Canine Massage Therapist and coordinates the Infinite Possibility class to help manifest dreams.
email: jpmacmillan@alumni.iu.edu
​Barbara Mason is a Certified Trager® Practitioner with an extensive background in movement and dance. She has certification in both the Trager® Approach and Laban Movement Analysis where old habits of “holding on” are replaced with new ways of “letting go”.
email: barb13danc@yahoo.com
Shmuel Merimi is a Reiki Master, Usui Reiki trained through The Reiki Center.  He is also Certified in Pranic Healing,  CranioSacral Therapy, Certified Energy Tuning Fork and Certified Body Tuning Fork practitioner.  He was born and raised in Israel where he was an attorney. Besides English, he also speaks Hebrew and has extensive knowledge of Kabbalah. Shmuel will work with you through sensitive, loving kindness to help you transform and unveil your true beautiful whole self.
email: merimi528EN@hotmail.com
Angel Moon is an LMT/NMT who has shaped her practice to promote the mental/emotional healing available through massage. Her focus is using neuroscience and anatomy to help clients achieve relaxation in order to assist with such issues as Anxiety and Fibromyalgia.
email: moon4massage@gmail.com
Denise Musser is a Reiki Master and Animal Reiki Practitioner through the Center, with many years of volunteer experience as a rescue and animal enrichment practitioner. She specializes in the use of essential oils for pets. Denise has spent many years and countless hours using her Animal Reiki skills at various rescues throughout Central Ohio. She transports homeless dogs from Missouri to rescues along the East Coast. She also enjoys helping her family, friends and co-workers find homes for dogs in need of a new home. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her boyfriend and their four dogs, Max, Layla, Rocky and Simon.
email: thereikicenterdenise@gmail.com
Cheri Roof is a Reiki Master trained in the Usui Reiki method through The Reiki Center.  She is also trained in Animal Reiki.  She offers Reiki sessions, Reiki with Singing Bowls, and Messages with Spirit.  Cheri is a highly sensitive empath and psychic medium.  She uses her gifts to bring peace and healing to others.

Cheri is a volunteer with the Stone soup Project. She is also the contact person for The Reiki Center’s children’s program, “Crystal Kids.”  She has a BS in Education, held a K-8 teaching license for over 20 years and served as both a classroom teacher and director of 3 preschool and latchkey programs.  She is using her experience with children and parents to find supportive and effective modalities to assist children in need.
email: cheri.roof@gmail.com
Seema Sahani is a healer in the practice of Ayurveda, a holistic preventative medicine originating from India.  She graduated with a BA in Maharishi Vedic Medicine in 2003, worked with Dr. Raju in New Delhi, India and then went on to receive her Masters in Ayurveda in 2006.

Seema specializes in reading the pulse of an individual. By taking the pulse, she can determine what your body type is according to Ayurveda and read any imbalances in the body and with that recommend any dietary changes and herbs that may help.
email: tmseema@aol.com
Anastasia Shevchenko, a Reiki Master, Life Coach and Compatibility Analyst, offers private sessions and consultations in Russian Numerology to people who are trying to balance and improve their lives, achieve their goals or simply develop more compassion for others.
email: anastassiafb@hotmail.com
Marie Shuttleworth, EEM-CP, is an Eden Energy Medicine Certified Practitioner trained by Donna Eden and her faculty in Phoenix, AZ and the Omega Institute. She is trained to move, shift and clear energy from eight different energy systems of the body. She maintains a meditation practice under the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh and studied acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine at the American Institute of Alternative Medicine. 
email: marie.shuttleworth@gmail.com
A graduate of the American Institute of Alternative Medicine, Nicholas Williams spent a majority of his time in a chiropractic environment, learning insight into injuries, pain and numbness, and muscle dysfunction. He also utilizes intuition, listening to your body.
email: nicholas.duaneLMT@gmail.com