About Vital Village
Vital Village is a holistic healing space in Winnipeg dedicated to supporting whole-person wellness — body, mind, emotions, and spirit. Our work is grounded, compassionate, and tailored to each individual, recognizing that true healing looks different for everyone.
Through therapeutic Reiki, energy work, workshops, classes, and carefully chosen wellness products, we offer supportive tools for navigating a world that often pulls us out of balance. Our approach is gentle yet powerful, focused on calming the nervous system, releasing old patterns, and helping clients reconnect with their inner resources.
Vital Village is a place to pause, reset, and realign — whether you are seeking deep rest, emotional clarity, spiritual growth, or practical support on your healing journey.
About Sue Crielaard
Sue Crielaard brings over 35 years of experience supporting individuals and families through both professional community work and holistic healing practices. Her background is in Community Development and Rehabilitation, with extensive experience working alongside people with disabilities, trauma histories, mental health challenges, addictions, and those navigating significant life transitions.
For many years, Sue worked within non-profit and community-based settings, helping vulnerable individuals access housing, rehabilitation services, and resources that support dignity, stability, and quality of life. This work deeply informs her trauma-aware, compassionate, and practical approach to healing today.
Alongside her community work, Sue has been immersed in spiritual and energetic healing since 1998. She is a Usui, Karuna, and Lightarian Reiki Master/Teacher, an Akashic Records Reader, and the creator of Akashic Reiki, a modality that blends Reiki with Akashic wisdom for soul-level healing and clarity.
Sue is also a certified Holistic Nutritional Coach. She incorporates supportive practices such as herbal wellness, meditation, and shamanic-informed energy work to help clients restore balance across body, mind, emotions, and spirit.
At the heart of Sue’s work is a deep respect for each person’s pace and process. She believes healing happens most effectively when people feel safe, supported, and empowered to move forward in their own time.
Through a variety of services, products, workshops, and classes, Sue is passionate about walking alongside others as they reconnect with themselves and build lives rooted in balance, resilience, and wellbeing.