INTUITIVE HEALER

Christie Jordan, a native of Seoul, South Korea, who has lived in the Chicago area for the last four decades, began meditating in the early ‘90s—a personal practice that would ultimately lead to a profession. “I started meditating to access a greater peace within myself when I was in inner turmoil. The process of going within to access my equilibrium set me up on a path of personal practice, and teaching others to do the same with their own stillness and intuition,” says Jordan, founding director of Source Healing, an acupuncture and integrative medicine clinic with offices in the Chicago area, including Winnetka and now Lake Forest. “Everyone has it. It’s a muscle one can choose to learn to flex because our unconscious default is to overthink and over worry. The healing then is really about teaching and guiding people to access their own intuition or inner guidance to continue to strengthen, transform, and heal themselves.” She moved to the North Shore with her husband and two children eight years ago after living in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. “I didn’t know how much my body needed a daily dose of trees and nature until I got here from the city,” adds Jordan, who has a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine degree and is National Board certified in acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. “It’s much more peaceful here. I love the vibe where people are connected and in community, and being a family is the norm.” This busy mother and business woman took time from her schedule to share some of her go-to spots on the North Shore and beyond.

Favorite activity to calm your body and soul? Staring at the lake on Gillson Beach— listening to the waves and feeling the wind. Favorite place on the North Shore for a picnic? Ravinia. Movies have you seen recently that you highly recommend? Wicked Little Letters is a psychologically interesting take on the toll of emotional repression and inauthenticity dramatized in a hysterical way. Favorite dish? Dolsot Bibimbop with tofu from JeonJu on Dempster Street in Morton Grove. Favorite restaurant in the Chicago area and why? Spirit Elephant. Great vibe and plant-based food. Favorite beverage? Sparkling water or straight Cava de Ora Tequila. Favorite summer activity or event? Watching my son play in baseball or rugby games. Favorite way to stay fit? Tennis. Dream vacation? Southeast Asia is an area I have not explored yet. Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam are on my list. Your perfect day in the city is? Taking the water taxi along the Chicago River from Ogilvie Station to Chinatown, eating at Veggie House, and walking around the shops. Favorite musician or band? Depends on my mood. Lately, it’s been Erykah Badu. What’s on your bucket list for 2024? To start writing books and creating online educational material. Favorite weekend getaway to recharge and reset? Wherever the tournament my son is playing that weekend! You don’t leave the house without? Peppermint essential oil spray—acts as disinfectant, breath spray, digestive spray, and anti-nausea spray. Favorite way to celebrate the 4th of July? At my sister’s lake house on Oconomowoc Lake, Wisconsin, with my entire extended family.