How should I begin to describe myself; & should I do that through my professional qualifications or through the person I am… Thankfully, on this occasion, both those facets are a complimenting extension of each other.
My name is Shuchi. Interestingly, it was not the first choice. I was briefly called by another name! Well, babies have no choice, do they, over the idiosyncrasies of the adults or ‘the Indian joint families’ naming them? Perhaps the true name of my destiny was determined to fight the error, & to make its way to me! I’m glad it did, because it quite resonates with who I believe I am in my spirit 🙂 Shuchi, in Sanskrit, stands for sacredness, purity, & virtue; & finds a place in many ancient Indian scriptures; is sometimes used for Lord Shiva.
I am an Usui/Holy Fire Reiki III Master, & a Professional Holistic Aromatherapist & Essential Oils Expert, currently based in Los Angeles area.
Reiki has been a light in my personal life since the part 8 years, much before I even knew I would feel guided to offer it professionally. I ‘chose’ it for the grounding & inner work I deeply needed, & have felt immense gratitude for this gift.
Similarly, I first became curious about Aromatherapy when I was seeking management of a personal concern. I ended up delving way deeper than I had intended to, getting certified by Aromahead, one of U.S.A’s top globally recognized schools for highest level of Aromatherapy education.
I am a member of NAHA; & the Reiki Membership Association; both widely respected organizations in their respective fields, that set high standards to be followed by their members. I also owe much inner grounding to Vipassana meditation.
I have a deep resonance with all things genuinely spiritual & mystical (I see through most facades though!). I love being in nature & I love dogs & have had the fulfilling, & sometimes challenging experience of fostering over 10 dogs of different ages & breeds, during the past 4 years, with my family, for a local Los Angeles based rescue group.
I am generally as nonjudgemental & accepting of people as mortally possible, even if they are very different from me.
However, being an empath, I enjoy deeper personal interactions only with those who I can sense coming from a place of authenticity, sincerity, openness, kindness, dependable goodwill. I am someone who expects the investment of genuine love, care, time, & energy into relationships instead of mere superficialities of pleasing conduct. I am very able to cherish & enjoy silence & solitude. I believe beyond doubt that we are born to learn specific life lessons, & that everything in our lives is being guided by forces way more stronger than our ego ridden minds could ever comprehend. I have always instinctively felt that all healing flows from the divine of which we are a part, & that nature has all the answers that we need to know & learn about being whole. It loves for us to seek those answers. It’s been a deep interest, & curiosity about this & the mysteries of our existence that has lead me to learn & discover whatever I have in my spiritual journey till now. I feel that every bit of this journey guided me till here..to creating Antahsaara & being able to do what I love so much- healing, & being healed…