For more than 30 years, Kellie Bodga built a successful career as a paralegal. But alongside that practical career was something she describes as "the whispers"—an intuition she couldn't ignore.
"I'd have this feeling that I needed to call someone," she recalls. "Or I'd sense something was wrong, and people would ask me, 'How did you know?'" She also found herself deeply affected by the struggles others shared with her. Rather than simply listening, she always wondered how she could help.
That desire eventually became Love in Whispers, a Warren-based Reiki and sound healing practice dedicated to helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and life's emotional challenges.
The turning point came during a difficult period of burnout in her legal career. While working with a chiropractor who incorporated breathwork and energy healing into treatments, Kellie experienced firsthand the power of holistic healing. Those sessions helped her lower her guard, process her emotions, and begin envisioning a new purpose. When her chiropractor unexpectedly passed away during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kellie says she felt called to continue that path herself.
Soon after, a Reiki training program appeared in her Facebook feed. "I'm very intuitive," she says. "When I feel pulled toward something, I know it's meant for me."
She completed four levels of Reiki training under mentors Amanda Lenzo of Lenz of Love in Toms River and Nikki Linarello, eventually earning her Reiki Master certification. She later expanded her education with sound healing and continues advanced spiritual and angelic training.
Kellie first practiced Reiki from her home for three to four years with friends and family before opening her studio in 2023. Today, Love in Whispers offers Reiki energy healing, chakra balancing, sound healing sessions, private appointments, couples’ sessions, group classes, distance Reiki via Zoom, and in-home visits. Her clients span the United States and even reach as far as India.
For those unfamiliar with Reiki, Kellie explains it as "universal life force energy." During a session, clients remain fully clothed while relaxing on a treatment table for 45 to 60 minutes. Using light touch—or no touch if preferred—she works to identify and clear energetic blockages in the body's seven main chakras.
"If someone has experienced loss or grief, they often hold those emotions without realizing it," she explains. "Those emotions can become stagnant. Reiki helps release that energy so people can move forward."
Every first session includes a chakra assessment using a pendulum before and after treatment, allowing clients to visualize changes in their energy flow. Many continue with sessions every two weeks or monthly, as emotional healing often unfolds gradually.
Beyond individual appointments, Kellie is expanding into corporate wellness, bringing sound-healing experiences directly into workplaces to help employees manage stress, anxiety, and burnout. She has also partnered with hospice centers and regularly leads sound baths through Union County's Trailside Nature & Science Center. Looking ahead, Kellie hopes to expand programs for teenagers, believing young people need healthier tools to process emotions in today's fast-paced world.
Her advice to the next generation of women entrepreneurs comes from personal experience. "I want women to realize their inner strength and power," she says. "Be careful how you speak to yourself. Don't focus on what you lack—focus on your strengths and what you have to offer the world."
Ready to experience Reiki or sound healing? To learn more or book an appointment, visit the Love in Whispers website and schedule online.
