Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in health and wellness but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Dawn Awakening, Founder of Embodied Energy Work, located in Summit, NJ, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
I’m Dawn Awakening, and I’m a certified L3 Reiki Master/Teacher and Polyvagal trauma-informed coach. Reiki addresses your whole being—mind, body, and spirit—not just the physical aspect. This means that the positive energy transfer through Reiki healing services helps to promote your overall wellness. Reiki works with your life force energy which is in us all and benefits everyone. Reiki is widely used in hospitals as a tool to promote deep relaxation, which helps promote the healing process of the body.
Tell us about yourself
As someone who has struggled with the physical and emotional responses from CPTSD, I realized talk therapy was extremely useful but not enough. In my search for managing symptoms and reducing stress, I found Reiki. I was very surprised by how deeply the healing benefits touched me from the very first session. Slowly, Reiki became a supportive tool I relied on to recover holistically and improve the quality of my life. I was inspired to get trained by Lune Innate, a Reiki master and teacher whose teachings I deeply admire. Over time, with her guidance and expertise, I too became a Reiki Master and teacher. Today, the core of everything I do comes from an embodied continuous practice of developing unconditional self-love and acceptance. I combine my knowledge of the Polyvagal theory into my Reiki practice and services. The commitment I made to my own wellness journey and the measurable improvements to my quality of life continue to inspire me to offer Reiki services, classes, and workshops to support people on their own unique wellness journey.
I’m grateful to be incorporating tools for balance, mindfulness, and wellness into my life. Through Embodied Energy Work, I hope to inspire you to check in with yourself and continuously move towards your authenticity, to your heart space — the base of human goodness that is in us all.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
I am most inspired by the feedback I continue to receive from clients and students regarding my sessions, workshops, and classes. I combine Reiki with an understanding of Polyvagal Theory to help people practice navigating their own energetic charge when they are feeling dysregulated and to move back towards their own calm ventral vagal energy.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
For me, as a single mother, the biggest challenge is finding the funds and time to promote myself and everything I have to offer. I still offer free classes and services from time to time to help introduce people during these financially challenging times. The pandemic made everyone reconsider how they function on so many levels.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
My top 3 tips are to really feel confident in what you have to offer, to find places or groups with who you can offer a trial or service to familiarize customers with what you are bringing, and to continue developing your skills and embracing customer feedback.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://www.embodiedenergywork.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawn_awakening/
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