Susan Dykes

Healing Gifts, LLC is one person's journey to help others see the good in themselves. As one often misunderstood, and someone wanting to know the why of it all, Susan chose to look outside of the box and become responsible for her own health. Her studies in different modalities of bodywork (massage, cranial sacral, kinesioligy, reflexology, medical, spiritual), as well as studies of Chinese, Indian and American theories of healing set her apart from many in the health counseling field. Through self-examination, physical ailments, emotional stigmas, herbs and nutrition, Susan has taken the road less traveled in her effort to promote whole body wellness. Once diagnosed with seizures and bi-polar disorder, Susan is a living testimony to the idea that "Food can be your Medicine". Natural supplements, everyday food choices and lifestyle changes have helped Susan become secure in the life she now enjoys. Prescription drug free since 2007, Susan's faith in God, in others and in herself has helped her in her own walk of life; now it is time to give back to others as it was given to me. With a strong desire to help our military veterans and those diagnosed with mental disorders, Susan understands the need to learn from others who share her idea of the road less traveled in order to continue in her own walk of life. To read further on Susan's biography, see below.

Illness has become a way of life for many people. Stress, poor economic conditions, aging, lack of awareness and/or proper nutrition, contribute to the life we are currently living. Survival has become a way of life for many mainstream societies. While society dictates speed, the body struggles to keep up. We become reactive, rather than active, with nature.

Susan often says that she was under the right umbrella but in the wrong rainstorm. Working for the U.S. Government (both military and civilian) for 26 years as a Research Analyst in Radio Communications, Susan has used these skills to leverage her understanding of the body and it's unique characteristics at the physical, emotional and spiritual levels. Being aware of our own make-up, with its unique characteristics, helps us to connect with oursevles thereby lending credence to the universe as a whole and what is truly going on inside of us.

Susan has been encouraged by many in her studies of massage, emotional unwinding, myofascial release, cranial-sacral therapy, kinesiology, reflexology, herbology, nutrition and spirtual connections. It has been these alte ative views that has helped her in her struggle to understand who she truly is and her calling in life. But it is her desire to dive deep into the regions of the mind where the emotions are stored and formed that will ultimately help others achieve their goals. Our aches and pains hold the key to what is really going on within our soul. They can be a first step in healing the pain that causes you hurt.

Speaking truth with compassion and becoming part of a network of people who have joined together to bring life and unity back to that which God has given us -- life, love, and the pursuit of happiness, are the objectives for Susan's success.