About Tobi
Tobi is an ordained minister in the Universal Brotherhood Movement, an Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Master, a member of the Reiki Alliance, and a life long meditator who finds fulfillment sharing these practices with her students. She is currently living in Gainesville, Florida and is available for classes or treatment evenings and weekends.
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My History
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In 1994, I was living in Gainesville, Florida in the Real Estate Finance Ph.D. program at University of Florida. I had returned to further my education in 1990 after five years as an institutional mortgage lender and asset manager for a major insurance company. Although my undergraduate degree was in Finance, I had attended an engineering college right out of high school as a Chemistry major. So, I had a science and finance background when I attended my first introductory lecture on Reiki.
I took Level I Reiki in January of 1995 from Barbi Lazonby. Barbi was an Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Master trained by Virginia Samdahl, one of the first three Reiki Masters trained in this country by Hawayo Takata. I was instantly amazed at the sense of the energy that was now coming from my hands! After giving myself a complete Reiki treatment every day for three months, I took the Level II Reiki class from Barbi. In this class, I learned how to use the power symbol, the mental/emotional symbol, and the absent/distance symbol. I continued to be amazed at the wonderful healing on all levels that Reiki provides. After another few months, I decided that I would like to become a Reiki Master and teach others how to use Reiki. Barbi said that becoming a Reiki Master was only for those who wanted to devote their lives to Reiki, and I realized that this is just what I wanted to do. I began my extensive Master training with Barbi that summer. Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Master training lasts over one year and requires a significant financial commitment. After developing my own lineage of Reiki and teaching Reiki for over ten years, in 2007 I decided that I would go to any length to complete my training as an Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Master. Bill Smith, an Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Master also trained by Barbi, accepted me as his student. I completed my training with him, culminating with my receiving my Master initiation from him atop a waterfall in Ocoee, Tennessee on the Summer Solstice of 2008. I am now a member of the Reiki Alliance, an international organization of Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Masters. Members must have been trained by an authentic Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Master and have completed over one year of training. I currently live in the Gainesville, Florida area. I teach classes in the Northeast Florida area and am happy to travel to other areas to teach a Reiki class. Please contact me if you are interested in learning Reiki or Meditation!!! |