It’s been a crazy couple of years, and a lot of people are in need of healing.

Enter Colleen Tola Dopkin.

About 10 years ago she had a transformative experience with reiki, a Japanese form of energy healing, to which she now devotes herself to practicing as a reiki master and teacher. Newly open with Dopkin at the helm, The Reiki and Wellness Center of Manahawkin offers the community various pathways to an improved quality of life.

“People are more open to different methods” of feeling better, she said. Currently the center offers meditation and yoga, Qigong, reiki classes and…