Hima Dalal shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Hima, a huge thanks to you for investing the time to share your wisdom with those who are seeking it. We think it’s so important for us to share stories with our neighbors, friends and community because knowledge multiples when we share with each other. Let’s jump in: What do you think is misunderstood about your business?
Our Challenge — and Our Mission
At Hima Dalal Integrative Health, one of our biggest challenges is helping people understand and trust how integrative therapy and energy medicine, when used together, can make a profound difference in healing and rehabilitation.
Many people are familiar with traditional occupational therapy or with energy healing methods like Reiki. What we do is different — and deeper.
We combine evidence-based Occupational Therapy interventions with integrative approaches such as:
Energy Medicine (Reiki, ShivYog Healing)
Myofascial Release (MFR & CMFR)
Meditation and Yoga
Meridian and Acupressure Techniques
This unique blend allows us to address not only the physical aspects of recovery — such as mobility, strength, and function — but also the emotional, energetic, and psychological layers that influence overall health.
Our integrative model supports healing from:
Chronic pain and injury recovery
Post-traumatic stress (PTSD)
Anxiety and emotional trauma
Sports performance enhancement
Neurological and orthopedic rehabilitation
Because we integrate the science of anatomy and physiology with the wisdom of energy balance, our clients experience more complete, lasting, and holistic outcomes.
Importantly, our work has no religious affiliation or connection. The methods we use are rooted in scientific understanding of the human body, evidence-informed occupational therapy, and universally accessible mind-body techniques that support healing for people of all backgrounds and beliefs.
This is what makes Integrative Occupational Therapy distinct from standalone healing practices — it is grounded in clinical expertise, guided by anatomy and neuroscience, and enhanced by the restorative power of integrative healing
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Standard Overview
Hima Dalal
Owner @ Founder of
“Hima Dalal Integrative Health”
Integrative Occupational Therapist for pediatric & adult patients
Energy Medicine Practitioner
Reiki, CM, CST, MfR, LSVT, Sports rehab consultant, FM specialist, Yoga & Meditation teacher
Hima is extensively educated in the art of vibrational & cosmic energy and has now intertwined her knowledge with that of medicinal science. This combination has enabled her to heal the human body with a unique integrative approach through specialized occupational therapy interventions. Hima finds movement of the body without restriction fascinating and strives to attain that ability for all of her patients. Through her education & experience, Hima Dalal has been successfully helping patients exceed their goals for 44 years.
Hima Dalal earned her Occupational Therapy degree from Mumbai University in India, where she was born & raised. Hima is also a National Board Certified O.T. , a past board member, medical liaison, & wellness chairperson for the South Carolina Department of Labor & Licensing of Occupational Therapy, and is an active AOTA & NBCOT member. Hima deeply values the importance of advocating for occupational therapy to the community & does so by making many appearances on live T.V. news programs and lecturing at universities & other organizations nationally & Internationaly .She teaches Holistic Integrative & traditional Occupational Therapy intervention and treatment methodology to charitable& rural hospitals internationally.
Once Hima obtained her degree, her career began in India where she owned a private practice. After years of success and treating patients that would come and see her from all over the world, Hima decided to sell that practice to pursue other endeavors in the United States. Hima began her work in the U.S. at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. At CWRU, she worked within the breast cancer research department, developing new pre & post-mastectomy rehabilitation intervention plans. During this time is when Hima’s passion and skill in treating breast cancer patients began. Although this specialty is one Hima truly excelled at, she was determined to master many other areas of Occupational Therapy. To broaden her scope of practice, Hima began working at multiple Occupational Therapy clinics all over Cleveland. Once she found her niche, which is a combination of Integrative health & occupational therapy approaches, she felt it was time for a change and for her to take full control of her career. Hima Dalal and her family decided to move to Lexington, South Carolina where with the help of her husband, she was able to open up her first private practice in the states, Vital Energy Wellness & Rehab Center.
Vital Energy offered an array of therapeutic techniques that were not widely practiced in the midlands region which caught the attention of many patients in need of Occupational Therapy intervention from all over the state. After years of enabling patients to reach goals they never deemed were possible and expanding to two clinic locations, Hima decided she wanted to prioritize teaching others what all she has learned. In order to do this, Hima sold Vital Energy to Cora Physical Therapy impart & had served in past as Clinic Manager in both the Forest Acres & Lexington West locations to help them merge .
At present Hima Dalal Integrative Health practice at 1920, Bull Street Columbia SC allows Hima to integrate OT and Energy Medicine practice to help patients suffering from a wide range of health challenges . Over the course of her career, Hima has obtained multiple certifications in Energy Medicine,Myofascial Release ,Craniosacral Therapy ,Ayurveda,Yoga & Meditation and Eastern Complementary Medicine which enables her to specialize in a wide range of Occupational Therapy interventions & helps to teach holistic health ,lifestyle & wellness .
Hima has invented Crystal Myofascial Release Technique and used it effectively for longer than 10 plus years in her integrative health Standard Overview
Hima Dalal
Owner @ Founder of
“Hima Dalal Integrative Health”
Integrative Occupational Therapist for pediatric & adult patients
Energy Medicine Practitioner
Reiki, CM, CST, MfR, LSVT, Sports rehab consultant, FM specialist, Yoga & Meditation teacher
Hima is extensively educated in the art of vibrational & cosmic energy and has now intertwined her knowledge with that of medicinal science. This combination has enabled her to heal the human body with a unique integrative approach through specialized occupational therapy interventions. Hima finds movement of the body without restriction fascinating and strives to attain that ability for all of her patients. Through her education & experience, Hima Dalal has been successfully helping patients exceed their goals for 44 years.
Hima Dalal earned her Occupational Therapy degree from Mumbai University in India, where she was born & raised. Hima is also a National Board Certified O.T. , a past board member, medical liaison, & wellness chairperson for the South Carolina Department of Labor & Licensing of Occupational Therapy, and is an active AOTA & NBCOT member. Hima deeply values the importance of advocating for occupational therapy to the community & does so by making many appearances on live T.V. news programs and lecturing at universities & other organizations nationally & Internationaly .She teaches Holistic Integrative & traditional Occupational Therapy intervention and treatment methodology to charitable& rural hospitals internationally.
Once Hima obtained her degree, her career began in India where she owned a private practice. After years of success and treating patients that would come and see her from all over the world, Hima decided to sell that practice to pursue other endeavors in the United States. Hima began her work in the U.S. at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. At CWRU, she worked within the breast cancer research department, developing new pre & post-mastectomy rehabilitation intervention plans. During this time is when Hima’s passion and skill in treating breast cancer patients began. Although this specialty is one Hima truly excelled at, she was determined to master many other areas of Occupational Therapy. To broaden her scope of practice, Hima began working at multiple Occupational Therapy clinics all over Cleveland. Once she found her niche, which is a combination of Integrative health & occupational therapy approaches, she felt it was time for a change and for her to take full control of her career. Hima Dalal and her family decided to move to Lexington, South Carolina where with the help of her husband, she was able to open up her first private practice in the states, Vital Energy Wellness & Rehab Center.
Vital Energy offered an array of therapeutic techniques that were not widely practiced in the midlands region which caught the attention of many patients in need of Occupational Therapy intervention from all over the state. After years of enabling patients to reach goals they never deemed were possible and expanding to two clinic locations, Hima decided she wanted to prioritize teaching others what all she has learned. In order to do this, Hima sold Vital Energy to Cora Physical Therapy impart & had served in past as Clinic Manager in both the Forest Acres & Lexington West locations to help them merge .
At present Hima Dalal Integrative Health practice at 1920, Bull Street Columbia SC allows Hima to integrate OT and Energy Medicine practice to help patients suffering from a wide range of health challenges . Over the course of her career, Hima has obtained multiple certifications in Energy Medicine,Myofascial Release ,Craniosacral Therapy ,Ayurveda,Yoga & Meditation and Eastern Complementary Medicine which enables her to specialize in a wide range of Occupational Therapy interventions & helps to teach holistic health ,lifestyle & wellness .
Hima has invented Crystal Myofascial Release Technique and used it effectively for longer than 10 plus years in her integrative health Standard Overview
Hima Dalal
Owner @ Founder of
“Hima Dalal Integrative Health”
Integrative Occupational Therapist for pediatric & adult patients
Energy Medicine Practitioner
Reiki, CM, CST, MfR, LSVT, Sports rehab consultant, FM specialist, Yoga & Meditation teacher
Hima is extensively educated in the art of vibrational & cosmic energy and has now intertwined her knowledge with that of medicinal science. This combination has enabled her to heal the human body with a unique integrative approach through specialized occupational therapy interventions. Hima finds movement of the body without restriction fascinating and strives to attain that ability for all of her patients. Through her education & experience, Hima Dalal has been successfully helping patients exceed their goals for 44 years.
Hima Dalal earned her Occupational Therapy degree from Mumbai University in India, where she was born & raised. Hima is also a National Board Certified O.T. , a past board member, medical liaison, & wellness chairperson for the South Carolina Department of Labor & Licensing of Occupational Therapy, and is an active AOTA & NBCOT member. Hima deeply values the importance of advocating for occupational therapy to the community & does so by making many appearances on live T.V. news programs and lecturing at universities & other organizations nationally & Internationaly .She teaches Holistic Integrative & traditional Occupational Therapy intervention and treatment methodology to charitable& rural hospitals internationally.
Once Hima obtained her degree, her career began in India where she owned a private practice. After years of success and treating patients that would come and see her from all over the world, Hima decided to sell that practice to pursue other endeavors in the United States. Hima began her work in the U.S. at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. At CWRU, she worked within the breast cancer research department, developing new pre & post-mastectomy rehabilitation intervention plans. During this time is when Hima’s passion and skill in treating breast cancer patients began. Although this specialty is one Hima truly excelled at, she was determined to master many other areas of Occupational Therapy. To broaden her scope of practice, Hima began working at multiple Occupational Therapy clinics all over Cleveland. Once she found her niche, which is a combination of Integrative health & occupational therapy approaches, she felt it was time for a change and for her to take full control of her career. Hima Dalal and her family decided to move to Lexington, South Carolina where with the help of her husband, she was able to open up her first private practice in the states, Vital Energy Wellness & Rehab Center.
Vital Energy offered an array of therapeutic techniques that were not widely practiced in the midlands region which caught the attention of many patients in need of Occupational Therapy intervention from all over the state. After years of enabling patients to reach goals they never deemed were possible and expanding to two clinic locations, Hima decided she wanted to prioritize teaching others what all she has learned. In order to do this, Hima sold Vital Energy to Cora Physical Therapy impart & had served in past as Clinic Manager in both the Forest Acres & Lexington West locations to help them merge .
At present Hima Dalal Integrative Health practice at 1920, Bull Street Columbia SC allows Hima to integrate OT and Energy Medicine practice to help patients suffering from a wide range of health challenges . Over the course of her career, Hima has obtained multiple certifications in Energy Medicine,Myofascial Release ,Craniosacral Therapy ,Ayurveda,Yoga & Meditation and Eastern Complementary Medicine which enables her to specialize in a wide range of Occupational Therapy interventions & helps to teach holistic health ,lifestyle & wellness .
Hima has invented Crystal Myofascial Release Technique and used it effectively for longer than 10 plus years in her integrative health Practice .
Okay, so here’s a deep one: What was your earliest memory of feeling powerful?
My Earliest Memories of Feeling Powerful
My earliest memories of feeling powerful come from the moments when I realized I could make a real difference in someone’s life.
I became an Occupational Therapist in 1981, graduating from Mumbai University. Soon after, I migrated to the United States to join my family and begin a new chapter of life with my husband. Everything was new — the culture, the people, the systems — but what remained constant was my deep desire to help others heal and find meaning in their lives.
As I began working with people who were profoundly physically disabled, children with special needs, athletes in sports rehabilitation, and patients going through cancer recovery, I found myself growing in both skill and empathy. Every person I met taught me something about resilience and hope.
It was during these years that my connection to Eastern medicine began to blossom. I saw how the gentle wisdom of holistic healing could blend beautifully with traditional Occupational Therapy. The more I combined these approaches, the more I felt my confidence and purpose expand.
There was a quiet power in watching someone move a hand they thought they’d never move again, or smile after weeks of pain. That power didn’t come from me alone — it came from connection, compassion, and the belief that healing is a partnership of body, mind, and spirit.
Those moments — helping someone regain function, independence, and a sense of meaning — are when I truly felt powerful. Not because I was changing their lives, but because, together, we were rediscovering the light within them.
When did you last change your mind about something important?
The last time I really changed my mind was after COVID. For 17 years, I owned and ran an outpatient occupational and physical therapy center in Columbia, SC. It wasn’t just a business — it was something I built from the ground up and poured my heart into. We had earned such trust in the community that people would come to us after trying other places and not getting better. That always made me proud.
But after the pandemic, something shifted for me. I started to realize how much of my time and energy was going into managing staff, dealing with insurance companies, and handling the day-to-day running of a large facility. I loved helping people heal, but I didn’t love all the administrative weight that came with it anymore.
So I made a big decision — I sold the practice. It wasn’t easy after 17 years, but it felt right. Then I started over, this time as an integrative holistic therapy provider working solo. Hima Dalal Integrative Health is my new practice name .Now I have no walls, no boundaries — just me and my clients, focusing on healing in a much deeper, more natural way.
It’s been one of the best decisions I’ve made. I’m still doing what I love, just in a way that feels freer and more aligned with who I am now
Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. Is the public version of you the real you?
“Is the Public Version of Me the Real Me?”
Yes — absolutely. The public version of me is not a performance; it is an extension of my purpose.
When I speak, teach, or share my work in integrative health, what you see is the same spirit that shows up in my healing room. My professional identity and my spiritual essence are not separate — they are woven together. My science, my therapy, my energy work, my compassion — they flow from the same source.
As an Integrative Occupational Therapist, I do not wear a different face in public than I do in practice. The same hands that perform myofascial release also hold space for meditation, energy, and prayer. The same heart that guides my clients toward wholeness is the one that speaks to the world.
In truth, the public “me” is the mirror of my soul’s calling — to heal, to teach, and to inspire others to remember their own power to heal. What I share outwardly is not a curated image, but a reflection of the inner work I live every day: harmony of body, mind, and spirit
Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
Hima Dalal has spent over 45 years healing lives worldwide as an Integrative Occupational Therapist, blending traditional OT with energy medicine, wellness, and Eastern therapies. As the creator of Crystal Myofascial Release, she has helped countless people overcome pain, limitations, and emotional challenges to live life fully. A trendsetter, educator, and visionary healer, Hima’s work inspires others to embrace holistic wellness and reclaim their body, mind, and spirit.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.himadalalintegrativehealth.com
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- Youtube: Himadalalintegrativehealth@integrativehealth@sc
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Nikunj & Hima Dalal
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