Arlene is a graduate of the Bancroft School of Massage Therapy and former owner of Amethyst Point Holistic Center. She is a former Registered Nurse having worked at several area hospitals, and a Counselor working 10 years in the field of Domestic Violence. She has a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Assumption College and has studied Spiritual Principles with Unity obtaining her Teaching Certificate from Unity World Wide Ministries in 2001.Arlene received her Reiki Master Teaching Certificate after a year of study with Grace Walsh, her mentor and Master Reiki Teacher in the Usui Traditional Method of Natural Healing, Arlene is the mother of two sons, grandmother of eight and has one great-grandchild. She enjoys gardening and her cat, Sunshine. She is a life-long learner and most weekends when she isn’t teaching, she can be found at a workshop or an on-line class.