Crystal Bee Staff
Deborah Bookin

In her work through the Crystal Bee, Deborah Bookin combines her life-long appreciation for the mineral kingdom with her years of work and study in helping professions. As a third-generation member of a family of retail jewelers, she grew up surrounded by precious and semi-precious jewels and metals. Influenced by the legacy of her mother's healing gifts and her own personal health challenges, she began to explore the energetic healing arts for her own growth and healing. Convinced of the extraordinary benefits of integrating traditional and complementary healing arts in the attainment of higher levels of wellness, she founded the Crystal Bee in 1999 as part of her commitment to this approach and her desire to support others in their own self-empowerment, growth, and healing.

Deborah's commitment to service through her work began with her earlier career in social work. She has a master's degree in social work from Case Westem Reserve University, and spent over 15 years working with human service organizations in the areas of planning, administration, and direct service. Her work in the field of geriatric social work has been published in national journals of social work and gerontology, and has been presented before the Gerontological Society of America.

Since 1992, Deborah has studied a variety of healing arts that complement traditional health care and enable people to embrace a more active role in promoting their own health, personal growth, and well-being. Attuned as a Reiki II practitioner in 1993, she received her Reiki master's attunement in 2000 and completed an extended program of study for Reiki mastery in 2002. A graduate of the Graced Space School of Feng Shui in Cleveland, Deborah is a certified Feng Shui practitioner and has received master of crystology certification, signifying completion of levels I & II of the Melody training in the use of crystals.

Deborah continues advanced studies in energy healing that reflect her interest in helping people to come through the processes of healing, growth, and change in healthy, more satisfying ways. She has a special interest in assisting individuals with chronic and terminal illnesses, their families, and other caregivers to access greater comfort, support, and healing throughout their experience.