Reiki is a Japanese healing art, and I practice in Usui Sensei’s tradition. The word Reiki comes from the Japanese word Rei, meaning ‘universal life’ and the work Ki meaning ‘energy’. It is a gentle energy technique. It promotes relaxation and healing in the body and can help reduce stress.

We will begin by talking about how life is going for you and what your goals are for this healing time. You may have goals of gaining insight, connecting with your body and energy, or healing. As with any session I offer, your Reiki session will be personalized based on what you are feeling, what emotions you’re working with, if you have a goal for your healing journey, and what you’d like to experience. If you’re working on releasing, we can talk more about what you’re feeling in the body and I’ll encourage you to explore the shape, texture, color, and feel of that which you’d like to release prior to beginning your session. If you resonate with Tarot, we can pull a card for additional inspiration for your session.

Reiki guided meditations are also available, which can be incorporated into your hour session and take approximately 20 minutes. Holy Fire® Reiki offers the Ocean of Holy Love Experience, Holy Fire Healing Experience, and Healing in the River of Life Experience. Each meditation begins with guidance to a peaceful, relaxed state and then allows you time to rest and heal. This can be done at any point in your session. During this time the practitioner will send Reiki to you from several feet away in the room but won’t touch you so as not to interfere with your meditation experience.

Once we’ve designed your session, we’ll move to the massage table. You will be clothed throughout the session and rest comfortably on the massage table with your shoes removed. A blanket is provided for warmth if needed. The therapist will rest their hands on various locations on your body (head, shoulders, abdomen, hips, knees, feet, etc) and offer the Reiki energy. (Breast tissue and genital areas are never touched during a session.) If you prefer not to be touched, you can let the therapist know and can receive Reiki energy from several inches above the body. You might feel warm in the area receiving Reiki or you may feel a deep sense of relaxation and peace.

After the session, we’ll sit together and check in. You’re welcome to share about your experience if you’d like, and I will offer to share any insights or information I received if you would like to receive that. You may also like to ask questions about your experience, which we can discuss. Some people may not wish to discuss anything and may like to return directly home to journal or rest, which is also acceptable. In that case, your session may be slightly shorter due to time being reserved for discussion after the hands-on portion of the session.