Kari Buzewski
Reiki Practitioner
Kari Buzewski is a Certified Reiki Practitioner who integrates her studies in Native American healing techniques into her practice. After experiencing life-changing results as a client, Kari committed to 5 years of intensive training, developing a unique approach to discovering and treating the source of physical pain and emotional discomfort. Her sessions offer a comprehensive look at how the imbalances in our bodies are directly linked to the imbalances in our lives.
Certified in 2007, Kari continues to explore holistic therapies that focus on the mind-body connection. During Reiki sessions, she also incorporates herbal remedies, nutritional guidance and frequency based natural remedies. Kari is committed to teaching others how to assess their own lifestyle imbalances and energetic patterns, allowing them to ultimately heal themselves.
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Why did you become a Reiki Practitioner?
Throughout my 20′s, I struggled with a number of issues and ailments that were not solved by traditional medicine. I suffered from chronic pain after a severe car accident, anxiety and a general sense of physical imbalance. I spent a small fortune going to doctors that only offered me prescription drugs that had side effects and was misdiagnosed constantly. The process was costly, draining and terrifying until I entered the world of holistic medicine. The approaches made complete sense to me and I finally had assistance looking for the source of the problem (instead of just treating symptoms)—which can certainly also be related to our emotions, thought forms, childhood traumas and life experiences. The treatments were natural and non-invasive. They helped me not just physically, but emotionally and mentally as well. The holistic approach required me to take control of my health, which was empowering and liberating.
I was incredibly blessed to have ultimately found Linda Skiba, a Reiki Master and teacher, who worked with me for years on healing myself as a whole being…and healing the ‘mystery’ problems that other doctors could not figure out. It’s a fascinating process of self-discovery, committing to looking at ourselves to find the answers. The body speaks the mind; the body is telling us something needs to change. The relieving part is, we can control that! I began intensive training with Linda that lasted over 5 years and have been treating clients since 2007.
What’s your favorite thing about being a Reiki practitioner?
I love working with people, supporting whatever it is that they want to achieve. It’s an honor to be invited into people’s lives on that level.
What is your favorite quote?
“My master used to say that all we need to do is exchange our pain of living ignorantly for the pain of living in the truth, and that little by little, our pain would disappear.” Robert Lee Camp
What is your favorite book?
“Hands of Light” by Barbara Brennan, which is a guide to healing through the human energy field. I read this book when I was 18, in an attempt to try and find a context for the experiences I was having at the time…little did I know I would end up becoming a practitioner. Barbara Brennan is a former NASA physicist, and I wanted to know the science behind this form of healing. I think it’s important to demystify the concept of energy work!
Who has had the most influence on your life?
My parents, Linda Skiba and Dr. William Karl, my best teachers and supporters. All my love and many, many thanks.
What do you do when you’re not at SanaVita?
I have a BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design, so I love to paint and check out exhibitions…
Which supplements do you find indispensable in your own life?
DSF (de-stress formula) by Nutri-West for energy/repairing adrenals, and Ultra Flora Plus (probiotic) by Metagenics.
How do you like to cleanse when you’re cleansing?
One way that I cleanse is by sugar fasting. No sugar (or a limited amount of natural sugar) for 3 weeks….it’s very challenging but highly beneficial. Sugar lowers our immunity, creates inflammatory responses, feeds candida…the list goes on and on….
How do you like to indulge, when you do?
Sugar! Cake! Sugar!
If you had to give only one piece of health advice, what would it be?
Seek to find the true source of the problem, which requires looking at all aspects of ourselves—not just the physical body. We are using dangerous medications for symptoms, never really figuring out why we are sick to begin with. Nutrition response testing and Reiki were most valuable for me.