About Us

Waking Iris is a space created by founder, Patrice Heimlich, to share her journey, knowledge, and transformative offerings. Patrice has 18 years of professionally trained experience in chakra balancing and intuitive energy work; 13 years of experience in massage. Her professional titles include Holistic Health Practitioner, Certified Massage Therapist, Reiki Master Teacher, Intuitive Energy Healer, and Breath Work Facilitator.

Patrice is an extraordinary healer, guide, mentor, and artist who uses her intuitive and empathetic abilities to support others. Her calling came at a young age as she became aware of her natural gifts and set out to live on purpose. The path was not smoothly paved as it may have seemed, but through those trials and tribulations she gained greater awareness. She humbly understands that there is an ever flowing call to learn, experience, and expand, and for this reason, she was inspired to dive deeper within herself and create Waking Iris. Her formal training dates back to 2004, at 19 years of age, she attended her first course in aura clearing, chakra balancing, and energy work in Fort Wayne, IN. After moving to California in 2007, she continued her education by studying EFT, psychic development, mediumship, and becoming a certified Reiki Master and Teacher in 2009. The following year she graduated from the 1000 hour Holistic Health Practitioner and certified massage therapist program at Healing Hands School of Holistic Health. In 2012, she took a leap of faith and moved to Ecuador where she was immersed in a new cultural and living experience. Through her four years spent in the beautiful Andes mountains, she learned the ins and outs of gardening and intentional/community living, deepened her connection to plant teachers, and participated in group kirtan and breath work sessions. Arriving back in the states in 2016 gave her a new sense of gratitude as expansion bloomed on. Never halting her ambition for learning, she traveled to North Carolina in 2018 and became a certified breath work facilitator. She respectively passed the MBLEX national massage exam and is continually expanding her education to better serve her clients and community. Her current ongoing training are in neuro-linguistic programming and the Wim Hoff breathwork method as well as continuing education in massage, specifically focused on teaching. She is excited to bring these offerings to the public in the near future. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.