energy work faqs

How did I get into Energy Work?
After the birth of my third child in 2011, I experienced severe burnout. By 2012, I made the difficult decision to leave my 17-year career in graphic design. I turned my full-time focus toward healing, but sadly, my physical problems seemed to get worse, not better. I was eventually diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency.

By the Spring of 2018, I added multiple recurring lesions of basal cell carcinoma to my list of maladies. I was in a hell spiral with no clue how to stop it.

I tried traditional routes to healing these intensely stressful physical problems: allopathic medicine, psychotherapy, breathwork, and inner child work, all to no avail. I took some painful detours through antidepressants and developed a dependence on a benzodiazepine. It was a very, very dark 10-year period.

In 2021, I found Reiki and Access Bars. These systems created an expansion of energy in my body that helped me feel alive again. I learned mental processing tools to expand my consciousness and the consciousness of others. In 2026, I added the extraordinary healing power of Ear Acupuncture and Ear Seeds to my toolbox.

In my journey, I dug deep, kept going, and detonated the generational trauma I’d been carrying. I learned that my current, most intimate relationships were killing my body and being. In navigating the ends of these relationships, my body experienced spontaneous remissions. By 2023, gone were the years of juggling multiple diseases, C-PTSD, PTSD, depression, and anxiety. 

Now, every cell in my body sings. I feel carbonated. I am precious and free. Having experienced these miracles, it’s my honor and privilege to share these amazing tools with my clients.

What is Access Bars Energy Work?
Access Bars® is a hands-on process where 32 points on your head are lightly touched. Clients say it feels like hitting the delete button on your mental computer’s cluttered hard drive. Negative thought loops and mental chatter are released, and a spaciousness is experienced. Many clients have experienced relief from stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, negative body image, sleep disruptions, PTSD, chronic illness, and more.

What is Reiki?
Reiki promotes the body's natural ability to heal itself, using chi, life force energy, which flows around the bodies of all living things. Stress and trauma impede this flow of energy. This leads to energy blocks in the body, which lead to emotional, mental & physical ailments. My intuitively guided approach to Reiki helps restore energy flow, which supports overall healing. 

What are Ear Acupuncture and Ear Seeds?
Ear acupuncture (or Auricular acupuncture) and Ear Seeds (acupressure) can be extremely effective in treating chronic pain, addiction & withdrawal symptoms, trauma, anxiety, and insomnia. This system acknowledges that the ear is a microsystem that reflects the organs of the body. This application of acupuncture activates neuroendocrine and autonomic pathways and has a positive effect on blood pressure, heart rate, and the digestive system. Additionally, these acupuncture points activate nerve pathways that trigger the release of endorphins and serotonin, which help to reduce pain, inflammation, and stress. 
History: Fifty years ago, the five-point/NADA protocol was designed by healers and community activists in the South Bronx. This treatment targets specific sites, which work to reduce trauma and detoxify organs. To learn more about this groundbreaking treatment, watch Dope is Death.
Accredited and Insured: Emily Grote received training and accreditation through NADA, the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association, as an Acupuncture Detox Specialist. She is supervised by Debora Silverman, LAc. Liability insurance through the American Acupuncture Council.
Studies:
Battlefield Acupuncture in the Veterans Health Administration;
Ear Acupuncture for Immediate Pain Relief;
Ear acupuncture reduces pain and anxiety for nurses

I’m in crisis. Can energy work help?
Absolutely. I can travel to your home or visit you in the hospital. While I can’t make guarantees, please know that within consciousness, anything is possible. Please email to arrange: emily@emilygrote.com.