Meet your therapist
Beverly Bates
Beverly is a Lansing native who has been in the health and wellness industry since 1997. She is currently a practicing Licensed Massage Therapist, Reiki Master and Intuitive Healer. Her healing practice also includes Mediumship, Reading the Human Energy Field, Sound Therapy, Chakra Balancing, Angel Healing, the use of Essential Oils and Crystal Healing. She uses these trainings and gifts to facilitate healing on the physical, emotional and spiritual level resulting in holistic healing.
Beverly is also a published author of several self-help articles and has published a few blogs. Beverly has always had a passion for studying and learning about the human mind, why we act the way we do, why things happen to us and the purpose of life. This passion and questioning of human behaviors are the catalyst for her own personal and spiritual growth and well as her healing work, whether hands-on, energetic, verbal or written. Her goal with Holistic Butterfly Studio is to create a safe place for you to JUST BE, to feel safe while being completely connected to your body, mind and soul.
Beverly Bates was/has been:
• a certified Nia/dance instructor from 1997 to 2007
• a certified Yoga instructor from 2006 to 2008
• a nutritional specialist since 2002
• a massage therapist since 2003, licensed since 2014
• a certified Reiki I practitioner since 2006
• a certified Reiki II practitioner since November 2007
• a certified Reiki Master/Teacher since September 2008
• an independent distributor for Xoçai Healthy Chocolate from 2009 to 2012
• an independent distributor for Young Living Essential Oils from 2011 to 2013 then again from 2020 to 2022
• the producer "Daily Gentle Stretches with Beverly Bates" DVD in 2012
• a published author since July 2013.
• a Certified Holistic Life Coach since September 2014.
Bev's Articles
Beginning in July 2013, CoSozo Living Magazine started publishing Beverly's articles on Reiki and emotional healing.
**The Cosozo website has been removed. All articles have been edited and uploaded as a blog entry.**
• July 2013: Reiki: the Path to Inner Peace
• Sept 2013: When Emotions Get Physical: The Effect of Our Thoughts on Our Bodies
• Feb 2014: Lighten Your Load! Releasing Emotional Baggage
• March 2014--Beverly was the feature author this month: The Layers of Self: Techniques in Mind-Body Healing
• Aug 2014: Find a Penny, Pick It Up
• Sept 2014: Slay Your Dragons, Face Your Fears
• Click here to read Beverly's blogs from Jan 2016 to date
Bev's Story--the beginning
I started taking massage classes in 1994. After not being able to complete the mandatory 100 hours of practice massages, I decided to try something new. That's when I found Nia. It was January 1996 when I walked into my first class. Little did I know that my life was about to change forever! I spent the entire 16 weeks of class crying and healing. I began to deal with issues that I had suppressed for many years. I dealt with issues I didn’t even know I had! I finally began to feel like a worthwhile lovable person capable of REAL self-love.
I continued to take the class for a year. In 1997, the instructor, Winalee Zeeb, announced that she was now certified to train others to become Nia teachers. The thought of teaching Nia intrigued me, but the timing wasn't right. Her first group completed the training in February 1997. When they came back to class and expressed their joy and shared their stories, I knew I had to take this training! The next intensive was April 1997. I made payment arrangements with Winalee and took the next step on my journey. After graduation, I immediately began to look for a place to rent so I could teach. After hitting some dead ends and taking a few "wrong" turns, I was led to the Holt Community Ed. office. To make a long story short, I taught a successful Nia class there for ten years starting in January 1998!
Many changes took place after I started teaching Nia. I grew with each class session. I continually gained strength and courage to do things I had once only dreamed of. In July 2000, I took the Blue Belt Nia Intensive. I had the courage to hop on a plane, for the first time ever, by myself, and head to place I’ve never been before (Portland OR), to stay with people I had never met before. This too, was a life-changing event! Upon my return to Michigan, I started looking for a new job. In October 2000, I left my comfort-zone and dead-end job of 11 years!
During the summer of 2003, I found myself getting restless with this new job. I needed another change! I wanted to do something that complemented Nia. I decided to go back to school for Massage Therapy. Now that I have self-confidence and know a lot more people, I knew I could make this a successful career. The nice folks at LCC allowed me to continue where I left off in 1994. I only had to retake the classes that I wanted to retake. I graduated in December 2004.
Although the Holistic Butterfly Studio didn't get her name until May 2004, she was technically “born” in 1998. HBS represents my passions in life. I truly enjoy sharing the gift of massage and energy work. I receive joy as I help others reconnect to their mind, body and spirit. I feel joy as I help others feel joy, some for the first time in many years. My goal is to create a safe place for you to JUST BE. I encourage you to be completely in your body and feel all the cells. I will continuously strive to make the Holistic Butterfly Studio YOUR...center for mind, body and spirit expression!
Schedule an appointment
Universal Reiki Healing
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The 90 minute Universal Reiki Healing consists of approximately 15 minutes to discuss your intentions, your needs, and any assessments. There will be approximately 60 minutes of in-depth Reiki and intuitive healing using multiple modalities. The service will conclude with approximately 15 minutes of conversation about the intuitive messages Beverly received during the Reiki session and anything you wish to share about your experience.
This healing session may include a soul retrieval*, a Chakra healing, an Angel healing, an emotional cleansing, a Divine Feminine energy healing** or a full spectrum soul cleanse. Crystals, aromatherapy, and sound therapy may also be used to assist in the process. Together, these healing techniques remove harmful energetic attachments, entities, psychic attacks, curses and cord attachments that drain your energy, your motivation & your confidence, causing disease & depression. The techniques also remove emotional blockages and heal subconscious emotional wounds.
It is important to set an intention for your healing session to enhance your experience.
*REIKI WITH A SOUL CLEANSE AND SOUL RETRIEVAL
Every person is subject to energetic attachments which include, but are not limited to, entity attachments, psychic attacks, curses and unhealthy cord attachments. These energetic attachments drain your energy, motivation and confidence, causing dis-ease and depression. They can limit you from fully experiencing your highest potential, joy, love, health and wealth. A soul cleanse removes these energetic attachments as well as unnecessary and harmful beliefs, guilty feelings, obsessions and emotional blockages from your aura, energy field, mind and body leaving you feeling rejuvenated with a brighter, more loving and joyful outlook on life. Soul loss usually occurs as a result of trauma, shock or emotional pain. Pieces of yourself leave so that you “never have to experience that level of pain ever again.” You have also given a piece of yourself to every person you have ever had a relationship (family, friend, lover, co-worker) with. When the trauma occurs or a relationship ends, the missing pieces of the soul leaves you looking like a piece of Swiss cheese. Soul retrieval is a Shamanic technique used to heal these lost parts of yourself then reintegrate them with your body. The primary result is a sense of wholeness. Other results may include an increased sense of self-confidence, self love, peace and joy. This healing technique is for you if can answer yes to any of these questions: Have you ever experienced unexplained, temporary or sudden, changes in your physical health, energy level or sleep patterns? Have you ever experienced sudden mental confusion, unusual behavioral changes or not feeling like yourself? Have you experienced a string of bad luck when you thought everything was going so well? Have you recently experienced a traumatic experience? Have you ever ended an unhealthy relationship? Benefits of this service are the ability to make better life decisions based on your own thoughts, beliefs and desires instead of unknown forces, feeling whole and happy, loving life, inner peace, mental clarity and an overall sense of well-being. The service is now a standard part of the Universal Reiki.
**DIVINE FEMININE ENERGY HEALING
Yoni is a Sanskrit word that represents and encompasses the ENTIRE life-giving reproductive system. That spiritual and sacred place within a woman where nurturing, healing, growth, power and peace originates. Divine Feminine Energy Healing is designed to reconnect you to your Yoni energy, your passions, your personal power and your self-described and unique expression of femininity. It strengthens the connection between the human self and the spiritual self. This sacred and powerful experience creates the space which allows you to embrace your sexuality in a spiritual way, to (re)connect to your body, tap into the joy of femininity AND feel your female power. This body-soul union can increase self confidence, reignite joy and passion in multiple facets of your life, provide a sense of pride and confidence in your sexuality and help you to fully embrace your womanhood. It is important to set an intention for your Divine Feminine Energy Healing session to maximize your healing experience. *This is a safe, non-sexual experience. Reiki is a hands-on service, however, your practitioner will never touch your private body parts. Crystals may be placed just below the belly button. Although they may roll off, they will never intentionally be placed on your private parts. The service is now included as a standard part of the Universal Reiki.