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That something was opening her own sf 5&3; ‘ fi/ 17 A, '”"‘_w M shop, one that offers reiki and reflexology ,' Y s :39 ‘ it " .s 3 ‘ ’ t- 7 the ' “fig: sersriees‘ iii addition to selling a variety of ‘ :1. , _ (31"). {1‘ 7“" ‘JJ '7 ' , 3 holistic products, _ f . o ‘7 ; ; e s - ‘ g: The reiki master has been practising the ."~ ‘ .7; 3 i ‘ v Q ‘ t 1 ‘51:? ' s r ,4. healing technique on the side for years. So L _»' ‘14? .3 _ . f 3*! E i after she was laid off in 2007, she applied ‘g " ,5 ‘ ' ; ’ ‘ f f" } and was accepted into a government selfâ€" ' 1 _: ' “ .- '1 ‘ ' : - a ' , t l. E ; employment business program that‘s £33311; “is? i ‘ . ‘i‘ . allowed her to live out her dream. r .7; f, 7%" 3’ » if?" . a g ‘ “l was really fortunate." she said “it was } .; if: .. k - 1 "5:; 4;! ‘ " like running the lottery to get into this pro- . ~s ,' ' ‘ ' gram-M i '55:? ' "* r r f" Hester opened her store, called Vt’hisper ‘ 3 If" ' ix ' . ,. . 7 ‘ ingWillows a few weeks ago. ’ f 5‘ % fil’ "_ 5:5 .~" ”I his is what I love to do," she said, “l ":5, .3“ . 1%,“: is" , .7 y ‘ always wanted to do something like this," j; t 3 he » A ' {it ' ‘ - i 3 P l l » l i. r s Irerilli'feel l iiijortiinate ' - . , q '1 . and this is MINI!!!" ‘ U .‘ i supposed to (10. l g; 1‘ , I. - Iran Hester : is: I iinnun!whisperingstil‘i‘iinw Us: ‘" ' o. . 3 Ca - i s ' 15‘ / “lllllI’ ‘ ‘ \ilt‘iltl‘llllslllt‘[tlltulillll liasiu' hrs-nous i 3395* ”5 ‘2 ' thoiieh ; -- ‘ \hi hail to ‘t‘sllll‘ ii liosiiii‘ss plan and do ‘ ; l i Illlsttlll'st‘dlill [haisiiiadditiontolioiliiiiz ‘-4 :- l v ’ a shop doing lt‘Hii‘nillHlls and pint liasiiii; ’ 8 if) I 1' lllt'l(llt1lltll\t‘ ”W“. ‘ m ”H“ h m le ”H H "I“ \ m] l Tracy Bester rerently opened a shop on Regina Street. called Whispering Willows Its shelves are lined With a range of professional therapy lld\t' it uholr llt"s\ ii-spt-i i tor [intone in WOGUUS and 9”“ And she OHWVEM and reflexology W: a“. l)ll\lllt‘ss hm arise l llt‘\l‘l ltiims it \\tittl(l he so i oiiiplii ail-ii onh Reiki is a pom'rliil enema healing in h hooks (‘I)s and l)\ l >s, t is stal lamps, can \hi- \t‘llll‘ll on a lot aiioii lll iiptms n name that works the litllltl‘ hurls and spirit tllt‘s and tarot tarils Whi o l \Mllt‘lliiti‘ ai in Regina \i ‘\ ‘ lit-i aiisi- of the she said, \\llllt' reflexology is a natural heal lhi- plihlit is lll\|lt'(l to tome and iherlt Spenng tits‘s litiistii'ttl's and the iii-arm ltillltliillt‘s in}; art that is stipposml to relii'ue li‘llsltill oiii the shop at its grand opening on \‘m‘ J: Will ‘1 pisi realm-(I this was the plain“ slii- and imprint-i ll't'llldlltill from ll] am to l p in «\n open house for OWS said oi the shop ushii h is a good lit lot her lll‘l treatment room leattiti's a Irreplaie. therapists Will he held on Nov Bl lrtini 3 "bile "In“ V 'ht‘t .iiisi- an t'\llll‘llt iaii and massage theia and she‘s \VIlllllR to rent it out to other thera p in lo‘t p iii 1"” ‘57 (47.7" inst \\llllk iipsiaiis and a liaiistxlist “Ill he pists Word about her business and its ('{llll whis'wrin villowstnsvrn Tm“) er toiniiii: to the linililiiii; sl|()l1.l\\\t‘ll \lie also st'lls a plethora ol pioiliii ts lor pi'titiw- prlt‘lllg is spreading iiiiii‘kly. said I R" V ‘ l lli‘slt‘l has alums lii‘t'll llllt'll'slt‘ll in lllt‘ li‘lltl“ prai llllitltt‘rst there are professional Hester. who admits she's hail a lot of zissis Hoursoloperation l liiuiliiie ails and tii‘\\ ape spiritual lilt‘lt han slipplii-s lroni talili' linens and (leaiisers to tam l’ getting her liiisiness oflthegroiind. . : , s l i . . liiesrlai's to lhiirsilass If) a in (llst’ massagi- oils and gels and hot stone kits ‘Ms friends and fainilv and neighbours r, m ) m7 l \ll‘»llltllll in do \Hlll holistii \\t'llllt‘\\ has l ”V “l is“ a WP“ “”"“""l m“ k h” “”l have ””le ”w". 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