Q: What inspired you or led you to your current career?

A: I taught 5th grade in New York, then quit to take some time off. I moved to Florida and, afterward, Sedona. I founded Stillpoint Living in Balance, the massage practice. I began using essential oils in different sessions combined with energy work. We were buying oils from someone we didn’t trust, so we started to look for oils to create for our massage clients. I wanted to purchase oils so that if my clients liked what I used, they would want to buy it. I realized that people didn’t know what they’re doing with the oils and education is necessary. So I started to teach clinical classes and certification classes with the oils. On an emotional level, oils are magic because they can change the state and the person’s psyche almost instantly.

Q: Is there one thing that you wished you learned earlier in life?

A: Yes, I wished that I had learned earlier that you need to trust that little voice inside.

Q: What is one piece of advice that most changed your life?

A: I think to trust myself and go with the flow.

Q: What age would you be again, and why?

A: If I could go back in time, I would be 19 because my mother was still alive then, and life was good.

Q: How would your closest friends describe you?

A: Probably, loyal, stubborn, unselfish, and passionate.

Q: What would you consider your greatest accomplishment?

A: Helping people and never giving up. If it’s business, my most outstanding achievement is being an excellent teacher. I was a great teacher to my kids.

Q: Why do you love poodles so much?

A: After my mom died, I got a little Shih Tzu, and I named the dog after my mom, which horrified most people, but to me, it was the most significant honor. “Stella” lived to be 17, and I had to put her to sleep. I was so heartbroken. Three months later, a little red poodle ran in front of my car on a deserted highway in Florida. I opened the door, and she came in. We named her “Apricot.” I loved this little dog. After she died, I got Jasmine and Rosie, and now I have six dogs.

Q: When someone comes to visit you in Sedona, where do you take them?

A: Usually, the Chapel of the Holy Cross or we’ll go on a Canyon hike depending on what they want to do.

Q: How do you end up in Sedona?

A: I was in Clairvoyant training for a couple of years, and one of the students said that they were going to Sedona to her cousin’s wedding. It was in the 90s, and at first, I said No, I didn’t want to go – but everybody was going, so I decided to go too. I complained a lot, but when I saw Bell Rock, I said, “I need to move here.” Everybody in the car said, “You tortured us for 15 hours about not wanting to come to Sedona, and now you’re moving here?” I moved to Sedona four years later. I felt a strong connection.

From the interview with Jonelle Klein.