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"Kelly Soup"

a reserved soul with passion in health and wellness

INFJ - Mother - Empath

Registered Acupuncturist, Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Certified Hypnotherapist, Reiki Practitioner, Yoga Instructor

Welcome, I am Kelly

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Certified Hypnotherapist

Reiki Practitioner

Yoga Instructor

Registered Acupuncturist

Registered Chinese Med Herbalist

I practice yoga, aerial yoga, meditation, reiki, chakra self-healing, and vibrational frequency work.

I do reiki, hypnosis, acupuncture, mindfulness, and holistic practices with an understanding of both holistic traditions and modern anatomy. I offer a calm, welcoming space where you can slow down, reflect, and move forward with greater clarity and balance, nurturing the mind, body, and spirit.

Practicing acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine is not simply my profession—it is my passion and the lifestyle I live.
I truly believe in practicing what I preach.

True wellness begins within. Caring for your inner world creates the foundation for a healthier, happier, and more sustainable balanced life.

My Journey

My life has been my greatest teacher. I am a mother of two wonderful children, and I consider myself a truly blessed soul.

My life has been filled with sickness, hardships, unexpected challenges, and meaningful lessons. Rather than resisting them, I have learned to embrace them. Every experience has shaped the way I see life and has become part of the way I practice today.

I was born with biliary atresia, which resulted in lifelong liver cirrhosis and chronic cholangitis. In many ways, I have lived with a ticking time bomb inside me.

Throughout high school and university, I struggled with brain fog, itchiness, extreme fatigue, depression, constipation, insomnia, digestive problems, eczema, sudden weight changes, dry skin, and many other symptoms. Yet over the years, through exploring holistic health, mindfulness, and unconventional knowledge, I gradually learned how to live in harmony with my own body.

Despite significant liver disease, I now live largely free of symptoms. I have been under the care of the UHN Liver Clinic since 2003 and have never required medication. Living with chronic inflammation has taught me something medicine alone could never teach me—how to live with my body instead of constantly fighting against it.

Life Lessons

My own health journey was only the beginning.

Both of my children were born prematurely at 29 and 30 weeks. My daughter inherited a condition related to my own medical history. Following surgery during infancy, she also lives without a gallbladder, just like I do. Today she is a beautiful young lady with permanent brain atrophy, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, seizures, dormant lupus, and ongoing specialized medical needs.

My son was born with an intestinal perforation, which fortunately resolved. He also has mild ADHD and ASD. Later, he was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident.

Through these experiences, my family's medical journey has continually expanded my understanding of both Western medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. They have taught me far more than textbooks ever could.

The failure of my marriage also became an important turning point in my life. With the help of psychotherapy, I began exploring my inner child, childhood wounds, loneliness, fear, and self-worth. My marriage ultimately taught me to stop abandoning myself—to love myself, recognize my own worth, honor it, and protect it.

Letting Go

Since the onset of my daughter's seizures, I began meditating more regularly. Over time, I became more mentally steady—calmer, more grounded, and better able to remain centered and neutral.

Whether it was miraculous or simply a coincidence, I noticed that as I learned to calm myself—internally, mentally, and emotionally—the frequency of my daughter's seizures also came under control. That experience profoundly shaped my perspective and deepened my appreciation for the quiet connection between our inner state and the world around us.

I have come to trust that life unfolds as it is meant to.

Some of my greatest lessons have come through personal experiences. Walking alongside my daughter's seizures and my son's serious car accident taught me to let go of blame, anger, and overwhelming emotions, and instead focus on what was within my control.

Those experiences transformed the way I see life, love, and the subtle influence of our thoughts, emotions, and presence. They continue to shape the calm, thoughtful, and grounded approach I bring to every treatment session.

I have learned to go with the flow, believing that whatever happens ultimately serves the highest good of our souls. Every experience has made me more knowledgeable, more insightful, and more mindful.

Journey to TCM & Acupuncture

People often ask how I found Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture.

I honestly don't know where to begin.

My grandfather practiced some WuShu and traumatic injury recovery techniques, so my mother was already somewhat familiar with these concepts. I remember following her to acupuncture appointments when I was about four to five years old.

Because of my liver condition, my mother also brought me to Chinese herbal doctors. Those strong herbal drinks became part of my childhood. Years later, when I wasn't feeling well in high school, and then again after having my daughter, I returned to Traditional Chinese Medicine. At first, I simply wanted to understand my own body better and learn how to care for my family. Little did I know, I had stepped into a rabbit hole that would become my life's passion.

Reiki Journey

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During my pregnancy in 2012, the Toronto Longevity Group generously came to my home and introduced me to Reiki.

That experience broadened my understanding of energy work and opened a completely different perspective. Since then, Reiki meditation and chakra meditation have become part of my own personal practice. Over the years, these quiet daily practices have gradually deepened my awareness, mindfulness, and perception.

As I deepened my understanding of hypnosis, I found myself returning to reiki with renewed curiosity. Together, they opened my mind to a broader perspective on consciousness...

Astrology & Tarot

As a child, I often wondered, "Why me?". Every other child around me appeared healthy. I live with liver cirrhosis. Growing up, I considered myself a science-minded person. I rejected intuition and anything remotely superstitious. I believed only in things that could be measured. Yet I was facing something medicine alone could not solve.

Years later, after illness, difficult pregnancies, raising children with complex medical needs, and experiencing separation, I began asking different questions. Why do some people experience certain lessons? Why do certain life patterns repeat? What can we learn from them? Why did my children have to endure so many illnesses and surgeries too? I began exploring life patterns, destiny, fate, soul lessons, and more. Astrology has helped me understand how to navigate life without falling into pitiness, sadness, shame, self-blaming or other negative emotions. Astrology became another framework that helped me understand life—not to predict it or escape responsibility—but to navigate it with greater acceptance, perspective, and peace.

Tarot was a hobby I picked up all the way back in high school. At first, it was simply something I enjoyed for fun. I didn't actually believe in it. Years later, I began to appreciate it as an intuitive tool for reflection and self-awareness.

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Hypnosis Journey

Hypnosis found me by accident.

I was navigating family difficulties while caring for my daughter's seizures. Meditation became my refuge. As my meditation practice deepened, I naturally began guiding my acupuncture patients through similar relaxation techniques. Something unexpected happened. Many patients entered an unusually deep state of relaxation. They often described feeling as though they had travelled somewhere... floating... feeling weightless...

Occasionally, I became aware of thoughts, emotions, or messages arising from their subconscious. It wasn't something I intentionally pursued. It simply happened. That experience made me realize I had unintentionally been working within hypnotic states.

I knew I needed proper education, training, and understanding, which ultimately led me to become a certified hypnotherapist.

Interestingly, hypnosis brought me back to reiki and the exploration of consciousness once again.

Connecting the dots

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Looking back, everything in my life seems to make sense, as though each chapter naturally led to the next. Had I not gone through the experiences I did, I don't believe I would have gained the knowledge, perspective, and wisdom needed to understand the deeper lessons that followed.

Being born with a serious liver condition led me to explore health and wellbeing from a young age. The challenges I faced throughout high school and university deepened that curiosity. My difficult pregnancies and my children's medical journeys strengthened my desire to formally study health and wellness. Every experience became another lesson, and another piece of the puzzle of a bigger picture.

Each chapter gradually led me back to what I believe is one of our most innate and fundamental human abilities—the subtle nature of energy, our connection with ourselves, awareness, consciousness, and the quiet influence it has on the way we experience life.

My life - the philosophy

I learn to go with the flow, believing that whatever happens ultimately serves the highest good of our souls. Each little thing makes my journey more knowledgeable, more insightful, and more mindful.

I just go with the flow.

I am not a fighter.

I don't fight life.

My Resume