History
Heather McCutcheon is Reiki practitioner, Reiki instructor, licensed massage therapist, author, and founder of the Reiki Brigade. She and more than 20 volunteers conduct outreach events to introduce the benefits of Reiki via presentations and one-on-one demonstrations. Since 2015 they have offered more than 3,500, ten-minute Reiki demos to Chicago police officers, homeless veterans, medical students and faculty, incarcerated individuals, survivors of domestic violence, and attendees of trade shows and corporate wellness events. Heather is approved to offer CEUs to massage therapists and LCSWs for her classes and workshops. She has written a book and had articles featured in numerous trade publications. She has also received Distinguished Service and Humanitarian awards from the Illinois Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association for her work with veterans and raising awareness of sex trafficking under the guise of massage therapy within the massage industry.