Margaret Cheasebro is a Reiki Master. She has a bachelor's degree in humanities with an English emphasis, a master's degree in psychology, counseling and guidance, and a Ph.D. in metaphysics. She has provided Reiki treatments at an alternative health clinic and at a local college, and she has taught Reiki I, Reiki II and Reiki Master workshops.

A retired elementary school counselor, she is a national award winning author, who writes articles on a variety of subjects, among them people, places and cultures of the Four Corners area where the states of New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Utah meet. She also has written several books. The following are her most recent ones.

The Healing Tree, a young adult fantasy softcover novel, was a finalist in the 2015 New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards. When three children meet on their way to summer camp in northwest New Mexico, they don't think they know each other. But they discover that through time they have been chased by an evil woman who wants their blood so she can stay young and their powerful connection to nature so she can control the world. To their horror, the children find the evil woman is waiting for them at camp. With help from a cottonwood, they time travel to an ancient Pueblo village, where a traveling medicine man assists them. Mysterious Baba, the camp's caretaker, also helps them as they and star warriors try to thwart the evil woman's plans to rule the world. Can the young people believe in themselves and their skills enough to stop the evil woman before she ruins the world? Purchase at amazon.com.

Her non-fiction softcover book, Healing with Trees: Finding a Path to Wholeness, was a finalist in the 2017 New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards. It explores the benefits of being around trees. The book includes exercises for such things as grounding and dealing with difficult emotions, and it has a section on tools for dealing with everyday challenges. Purchase at amazon.com.

Her children's fiction picture book, If I Were a Tree, What Would I Be?, tells about two children who love trees. They can hear them with their hearts. They become friends with a cottonwood. The tree teaches them how to deal with bullies and how to stay focused in school. They help the cottonwood in several ways. Purchase at https://www.balboapress.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/803706-if-i-were-a-tree-what-would-i-be or at https://www.ifiwereatreewhatwouldibe.com

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