Inner harmony for health

and well-being

Release Stress – Restore Balance – Create Wellness 

Shihankaku Anne Bentzen Jikiden Reiki Institute - Balancing 4 Life provides energetic healing solutions in Westchester NY

Restore balance, naturally.
Welcome to Balancing 4 Life – Experience gentle, non-invasive energy healing that nurtures every level of your being—physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Step into wholeness and discover how natural wellness solutions can help you live in harmony from the inside out. – Anne Bentzen

The health of your body is a reflection of your energetic health.

Emotional, Mental, Physical Stress
Emotional stress is often the root of imbalance. Over time, unresolved emotions can disrupt the natural flow of life-force energy, creating cellular stress that lingers in the body for years. These energetic imbalances may first appear as subtle discomforts, but when left unaddressed, they may develop into chronic conditions or more serious health challenges.

Be Mindful of Your Energy


Be Authentic
Your energy shapes your life—and caring for it is your responsibility. With every healing session, receive complementary energetic consulting to help you recognize what’s truly yours versus what you’ve absorbed from others. Gain clear insights and practical tools to release imbalances and align with the future you desire.

BEMER Therapy - Better Circulation. Better Health. Better Life.

Balancing 4 Life is an independent BEMER distributor center offering BEMER treatment sessions for physical vascular care to improve your health and wellness.  As an FDA registered medical device, BEMER provides a cascade of health benefits for all ages. Contact me at 914-588-4079 to reserve your free BEMER Trial.

Experience BEMER as a 5 day experience, rent BEMER for a week, or add BEMER to your Reiki session. Discover why life is better with BEMER!  

Anne Bentzen, Owner

   Your Independent BEMER distributor

A  RESTORATIVE WELLNESS CENTER AND COMMUNITY 
Balancing 4 Life brings together expert practitioners who provide alternative healing and education to support your personal health and wellness needs.  From indigenous practices and sacred circles to Reiki, BEMER Therapy,  shamanic healing, sound healing, drumming circles, spiritual guidance, mediumship and understanding how to manage your energy in flow with cosmic shifts shared through astrology, you will grow in consciousness and meet others who share your passion to evolve.

Transform your Health & Well-Being with Reiki

Reiki is a powerful yet simple Japanese intuitive healing art of hands-on healing to relieve stress. This method rebalances your health, supports your well-being primarily through physical treatment as it promotes your spiritual growth to take responsibility for directing your thoughts and emotions.

SHODEN SEMINAR:  Physical Hands-On Treatment

OKUDEN SEMINAR:  Advanced Jikiden Reiki Skills

 Anne Bentzen, Shihan. EMAIL: balancing4lifeusa@gmail.com

Jikiden Reiki

Jikiden Reiki  follows the original teachings of Reiki prior to WWII. The curriculum is based on the original seminars given by Dr. Chujiro Hayashi sensei in 1938 to Chiyoko Yamaguchi, then 17, who learned Reiki and continued to practice Reiki for 65 years

Shoden and Okuden

Today Jikiden Reiki is taught worldwide. Shoden and Okuden taught by Anne Bentzen, an authorized Shihan teacher with the Jikiden Reiki Institute of Kyoto, Japan.   As an intuitive healing art, students will develop in Shoden the ability to follow and channel Reiki with their hands for self-care and/or to help friends and family. During the advanced Reiki Okuden seminar, students will learn both the mental/emotional treatment and the distance healing treatment. These treatments are best learned after studetns have devleoped their ability to feel energy in their hands.

 

SHODEN SEMINAR:  June 28-29

OKUDEN SEMINAR:  July 3rd

WELLNESS EVALUATIONS WITH DR. BEAR WALKER

OCTOBER 6TH   9AM – 6PM

(Last appt. is at 5 pm.)

Specialist in Cellular Health Monthly Appointments

  • 35 years in practice  – naturopathic medicine
  • 1 hour appointments evaluation

 Limited availability

FOUR ENERGY GATES FULL MOON EXPERIENCE

MON., OCT. 6TH

FOUR GATES. ONE FULL MOON. ENDLESS BENEFITS.

The four Energy Gates consists of four major acupressure points on your own body that, when gently stimulated, releases stress, improves energy flow and restores balance. Participate in a powerful standing meditation to build your energy foundation.

QIGONG FOR BREAST HEALTH

3 WEDNESDAYS: OCT. 15th, 22nd ,29th

NURTURE BREAST HEALTH. RESTORE BALANCE.

Energy Healing Designed for Women

LEARN Qigong movements designed to stimulate energy flow in the breast area and improve digestion. This practice can be especially supportive for women undergoing treatment for breast-related health concerns.  By reducing stress and restoring balance, the movemetns help create the conditions for greater resilience, vitality, and peace in eaveryday life.

  • Class includes 6 gentle movemetns for breast health
  • A standing meditation to build energy foundation
  • Lifestyle tips for enjoying a balance everyday.

JIKIDEN REIKI SHODEN WEEKEND SEMINAR

A NATURAL PATHWAY FOR HEALTH

OCT. 4TH & 5TH 9:30AM – 5 PM

HANDS-ON PHYSICAL TREATMENT

Learn to feel energy with this #1 first aid remedy used in Japan for over 100 years to heal body, mind and spirit.  Daily activations and supervised practice enhance your ability to feel energy and give Reiki with confidence. Reiki is compassion in action.

VOICES OF THE OUTER PLANETS

Nancy Volante, Astrologer

OCT. 19th 2 – 4 PM

The first of a four part series, Nancy begins with the Voice of Saturn followed by Uranus, Neptune and Pluto is subsequent months. Discover the archetypal forces shaping our inner world and humanity’s collective destiny.  Includes ritual, journaling, embodiment and deep reflection. Include your Birth Chart information with registration for added benefits on these outer planet influences for you!

RETURN TO WHOLENESS ONE DAY RETREAT

JUST FOR WOMEN

SAT. OCT. 25th 9:30am – 3 pm

Return to Wholeness is a one-day retreat just for women. Designed by six experts, this retreat offers a multi-faceted path for rebalancing, deep healing, and soul-nourishing experiences to enhance your quality of life. Experience six practices that nurture the head, heart, and spirit.

Engage all your senses and explore what you need to live more authentically, in a safe, supportive community of just 20 female participants. A healthy, delicious lunch and beverages are included.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Anne H. Bentzen

SOUND BATH WITH REIKI

Oct. 3rd

7pm – 8:30pm

Sound healer, Alejandro Fuentes, soothes your cells with mixture of percussion instruments to release stagnated energy and open to receive the Reiki healing provided by Shihan Anne Bentzen.

 FOUR ENERGY GATES

WITH FULL MOON 

Oct. 6th 7 – 8:30pm

Beth Anesi, certified Dragon’s Way Qigong instructor leads evening to release the Four Gates major accuparessure ponts on your body with gentle stimulation, releasing stress. Drumming and powerful standing meditation concludes the evening of self-care. $40

Anne H. Bentzen

QIGONG FOR BREAST HEALTH

3 Wed., Oct. 15, 22, 29

7pm – 8:30pm

Join a series of 3 Wednesdays in October with Beth Anesi. LEARN Qigong movements designed to stimulate energy flow in the breast area and improve digestion. This practice can be especially supportive for women undergoing treatment for breast-related health concerns.  These movements help create the conditions for greater resilience, vitality, and peace in everyday life.

VOICES OF THE OUTER PLANETS

Oct. 19  2-4PM

Astrologer, Nancy Volante shares the archetypal forces of Saturn in Part 1 of 4 part series and how each outer planet from Saturn to Pluto shapes our inner world and collective destiny. Includes guided meditation, journaling, ritual & movement. $45 Enjoy the entire series for $135 and receive bonus of 1 free.

MEDICINE WHEEL TEACHINGS

Oct. 7th and 21st  7-9PM

Indigenous philosophy for living in harmony with Nature.  Discover the power of the 28 stone medicine wheel as a guiding path for living in the  truth of your being with power and integrity.

 MAGIC OF THE CIRCLE

Oct. 24th 7-9pm

Join an intimate gathering for soul seekers as we strive to live a more authentic expression of our true selves. Begin with short meditation followed by gaining wisdom for living from tarot or oracle cards in a safe space where you are honored.

RETURN TO WHOLENESS

A Retreat Just for Women

Oct. 25th 9:30AM – 3PM

Return to Wholeness is a one day retreat just for women. Designed by 6 experts, it offers you a multi-faceted path for rebalancing, deep healing, and soul-nourishing experiences that will enhance your quality of life. 

The day is carefully curated to guide you from stress and strain to release and restoration through six practices that nurture the head, heart, and spirit. 

AN EVENING WITH SPIRIT

 Oct. 30th   7-8:30PM     

Psychic and medium Jessica Lawrence hosts a group reading for participants to receive messages from the other side of the veil from loved ones, ancestors, guides or angelic beings. Clarity, confirmation and love are here for you.

Private services and group programs for healing, personal energy mastery and empowerment

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