"I was unaware that I was setting out on a deep inner voyage that would lead to a more fulfilling life."
-Anne D. LeClaire,
Listening Below the Noise: The Transformative Power of Silence
I’m Emma Freeman, a heart-led Artist, Soul Writer, Reiki Master, Intuitive Medium and Healing Arts Teacher.
I love creating sacred spaces for myself and others for deep exploration, self-discovery, soul connection, contemplation and play. It’s what truly lights me up.
My own difficult healing journey through addiction, trauma, an eating disorder, physical pain, grief and loss led me into the world of healing and spiritual exploration.
What I continue to learn is that healing is not quick fixing, even though so often I have wanted that fast cure for various things I have struggled through in my life. Healing is a very challenging and rich journey inward to connect and feel, to listen to parts of myself that are desperate for my love and attention that I have only been able to hear by slowing down and learning how to be in silence and stillness after years of running, numbing and avoiding. When I have been brave enough to do that tender and vulnerable inner work, again and again, parts of me begin to speak and feel heard that were silenced or buried and I feel a sense of relief and spaciousness, I feel a depth of being and wisdom express itself, I feel free from what had been hurting me and I feel more present, more fully alive. That is what healing means to me. I continue to learn and grow through this ongoing journey and it all helps me feel more deeply connected to myself and to this world, to this life. What a profound gift that is.
But it is not easy or fast work. It is slow, mindful work. It takes commitment, determination, courage, strength and curiosity and can feel incredibly lonely, confusing and isolating at times.
It has been through this healing journey that I have felt deeply called to share my experiences and dive into learning various healing modalities to support myself and others on healing journeys as we work collectively to recover our light, our true and powerful nature, which is love. That’s how Deep Rooted Healing was born.
I have trained in and studied Reiki, Quantum Touch and other energy healing practices, Massage Therapy, meditation and mindfulness, art therapy, poetry therapy, philosophy, Buddhism, psychology, quantum physics, deep ecology, human anatomy, physiology, biology and pathology, epigenetics, and various spiritual practices including my current studies in shamanism.
I’m a deep feeler and thinker, sober, playful, endlessly curious, a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) and part of the LGBTQIA+ community.
I live in Wisconsin with my wonderful family including two rescued beagles.
Here’s a glimpse into my world…
Education, Training & A Few Fun Things About Me…
I am a Licensed Massage Therapist in the State of Wisconsin.
I completed a 650+ hour massage therapy program through Everyday Bliss School of Massage in Waukesha, Wisconsin in July 2023. I’ve been trained in many massage modalities as well as anatomy, physiology, pathology and kinesiology.
I am certified in Reiki Levels 1, 2, 3 and Master/Teacher Level 4 in the Usui lineage. I was trained by Kristine Joy in Hales Corners, Wisconsin and Christine Eartheart of Joy Potential in Bloomington, Indiana.
I am a certified member of The International Center for Reiki Training.
I am a certified member of the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals national organization.
I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Studio Art from Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
I have over 20 years of experience in the arts and arts education. I have taught art classes in a wide variety of mediums to thousands of students from ages 3-85 in schools, community education centers, libraries, art centers, non-profits, museums and online.
I created a photography business for 15 years. I fell in love with photography when I was in high school in the 1990’s and spent hours in the darkroom processing film and learning how to see in new ways. In my 20’s and 30’s, I photographed weddings, events, portraits, worked in a photography school in New York City, organized and led a women’s photography collective and got to work with wonderful, big hearted humans who taught me so much.
I have explored many different creative mediums including drawing, collage, jewelry making, greeting card design, product design, web and graphic design, painting, printmaking, mixed media, bookmaking, stitching, weaving, cyanotypes and poetry. I’ve shared my art in art exhibits, books, small shops around the country, farmers markets and craft fairs.
I created a brick and mortar shop called Polka Dot in Saint Paul, Minnesota that was a combination of secondhand clothing and home goods that I gathered, local art and art classes taught by me and other artists for people in my community. I closed it at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
I love to read, watch documentaries and movies, have deep one-on-one conversations, be silly and playful, be outside connecting with nature, dance, laugh, cook with people I love, listen to music, meditate, write, talk to animals and trees and be with my family and friends.
I grew up in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin and moved away for many years. I have lived in the Twin Cities in Minnesota, Brooklyn, New York, Massachusetts and China.
A few other fun things to share: I have always loved animals (my grandparents operated the first animal refuge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), I’m a twin and an Aquarius.
License, Diploma & Certificates
