Hello All!
My name is Krystal, and I'm going to start out by telling you a bit about how I got from point A to point B. I grew up in a small town in rural Vermont, lived on a dirt road, and listened to Toby Keith until I couldn't two-step any longer! I soaked up all of the life lessons nature had to offer yet I still longed for the glitz and glamour. My college career didn't take place too far from home. I moved from Northern Vermont to Southern Vermont, which was a little bit closer to the big cities! I started my educational journey as a psychology major at a small college in the mountains of Southern Vermont. I loved the personalization of a small classroom, and I loved learning about the human mind and behaviors. Most of all, I loved the fact that once I graduated and became a counselor, I could help heal so many people. Toward the end of my college career I felt a constant battle between becoming a counselor and becoming someone who would make others feel good on the outside. I felt like the two contradicted each other in so many ways. However, I finally realized that they actually go hand in hand. Balance is the key to a successful, healthy life and to have balance one must feel good on the inside and outside--hence inner and outer beauty.
After I graduated, I worked in an office as an administrative assistant while pursuing my interests in the natural world. I started my Masters in Wellness where I wrote countless essays about optimal health in all areas of life. I studied health, fitness, spirituality, and the environment. For one semester I focussed solely on the connection between the body, mind, soul and nature. I experienced sweat lodges, chanting, nature journaling, hypnotherapy, and most importantly a vision quest. The vision quest consisted of hiking up a mountain with only the necessities on my back. I brought a tent, sleeping bag, bug spray, a first aid kit, a yoga mat, a journal and water. I sat for 3 days on the mountaintop: meditating, writing, and finding myself and my meaning in this world. It was eye-opening to say the least! The conclusion I came to was that I am meant for inspiring and motivating people to lead healthier, happier, more fulfilled lives using multiple resources. Soon after the vision quest, I longed to learn more and more about natural healing remedies. I then decided to become a Reiki Master. Reiki is universal life energy used to promote healing and relaxation among many other benefits. It's administered by laying the hands on or over the body and channel energy to bring health and well-being to the recipient. It's amazing, and I continue to use Reiki daily to myself and others.
In the midst of finding myself and my quest for life, I met my fiance, Jason. Jason is in the Navy. About 8 months after dating we moved to Virginia. We started our lives together, yet I was still unsure of exactly what I wanted to do with my life professionally. I started working at an insurance company just to pay the bills, but my real passions lie with helping others in a personal way. After brainstorming about where I wanted to start; I decided to start night school to become an esthetician. I LOVE studying the skin and products to improve the skin! I have also become extremely interested in makeup application.
My goal is to bring what I have learned about psychology, health and fitness, reiki, skincare, beauty and wellness as a whole into your lives. I want to inspire you to become balanced in all of life's dimensions: physical, spiritual, intellectual, occupational, social, emotional and environmental. High-level wellness requires a balance and interconnectedness between all seven dimensions. My objective is to help you create a more meaningful and satisfying way of life under any circumstances.
I hope you follow me on this journey through life and stick around to find out about beauty tips and products, how to stay on track with good nutrition and exercise, how nature can be your best teacher and how feel GOOD about ourselves!
Love, Peace, Balance,
Krystal
