What is Reiki? 

First off Reiki is everyone. Men, Women, Children and even your Pets and Plants and all of life! 

Simply, Reiki is a Japanese technique for reducing  stress and promoting relaxation, allowing your body to receive healing and balance through light  touch or distance work. Reiki reduces stress, insomnia, anxiety, and pain, and promotes and  encourages your body to naturally heal mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. 

Reiki—which means “spiritually guided life energy”—flows through your Ki, your Chi, Your  Prana—your life force energy. Everyone has this energy. When the flow of your Ki is blocked,  stagnant, or disrupted, your body exudes symptoms of functioning in a diminished capacity which  can reveal itself within your tissues and/or organs. 

As a Reiki Master, Coach and Intuitive Healing Arts Practitioner, I find that Reiki can compliment  my clients’ healing and increase harmony in their lives. Everything from weight loss, detoxifying,  releasing stress, fear and more, is stored in your body and by allowing them to release energy  blockages which in turn can assist them in moving forward and peeling back the layers they’ve  taken so long to build. This helps them on their journey to creating new belief systems that  encourage their goals, as they feel less stressed about the process and the path they are traveling. 

Is Reiki doctor-prescribed?
Reiki is not only being recognized in the healthcare field as of late, but doctors and some hospitals
are suggesting to their patients, no matter the ailment, to seek out alternatives for stress reduction
which could assist in their healing process. This is exciting news as healthcare practitioners are
seeking a place for and understanding about gentler modalities to assist with their patients’
healing. Reiki is complementary to the services you receive from your medical doctors, not a
replacement for them.

What happens during a Reiki session?
Reiki in Person
When you walk through the door, we will greet each other, I will ask you if you have any questions
and then I will get you on the table, clothes on of course. During your session, I will have Reiki
music and low lights. You will be snug with a blanket and an eye pillow for your comfort. This
environment gives you the opportunity to relax and settle into yourself and quiet your thoughts.
When your session is done, we will talk about the energetic conversation, about your well being,
stress levels, and anything else you feel you’d like me to know.
Generally, we do not speak during a session. Reiki will flow through my hands, which I will gently
lay on or above your body. During this time, I am tuning in and turning on intuitively to what and
where your body is asking for healing and this gives you a chance to be receptive by listening to
your body and getting into a sleep or meditative type state. I actually feel pretty meditative myself
which is a wonderful state to be in. I will let you know with a gentle tap/touch that your session is
complete and then when ready, you’ll meet me for your conversation. Also you may ask me any
questions you have, as well.

Reiki Phone Sessions
Distance sessions are equally as powerful as in person and have the same effects. I will give you a
music suggestion to help you relax on your end and a breathing exercise if needed. Sometimes
these sessions are easier for clients who are overwhelmed by time constraints, family, work and
general life. Your requirement is that you lay down or sit down, eye closed if possible, and relax
for the session and we will talk after just as we would in person. See above!

What will I feel during a Reiki session?
I often hear clients talk about physical sensations, phantom hands (which is where I move my
hands from one area to another, but you the client still believes my hands are on the original
location), visions, images and colors. Some experience emotional releases like crying (I cried
during my 1st session), sense of peace, relief, involuntary body flinching as well as sleeping. I
myself have slept and heard slight kitten snores that I was surprised to hear come out of me. Every
release is OK. Also, some people feel nothing and that is more than OK as well as you still received
Reiki and it did its job! There are no rules or restrictions to the experience you may encounter and
I love hearing what those moments were for my clients.

Is there anyone who should not receive Reiki?
NO. Reiki is healing to everyone regardless of medical condition, age, condition, beliefs and
lifestyles and causes no harm. I Reiki my dog when he has stomach issues and he LOVES it! Reiki
is spiritual in nature so it provides compassion and love to the client. I have several clients with
different religious backgrounds who receive Reiki and they have found that they embrace their
religious lives and religious experiences a little deeper. Everyone is welcome with Reiki!

What brought me to Reiki in my Consulting Practice?

Over 10 years ago I was in need of finding some serious\ recouping, relaxing and resetting to calm my nervous system. So, I made myself an appointment at Breitenbush Hot Springs, signed myself up for a weekend of self care pampering by treating myself to the hot springs of course, massage, journaling, walking the labyrinth, breathing nature and—you guessed it—a Reiki Session. This was my first ever and it was life changing and beyond powerful for me. I didn’t even realize  I had been keeping so much tension and emotion in my body until it was released. 

For my Reiki specific clients, this an integral part of self care and healing and I love hearing about clients  awareness increasing, emotional release, reduced stress (which is really key in managing your resources to achieve your goals like weight loss, adrenal repair, daily life) and a sense of complete  well being. 

Understanding how all blockages, mental, physical, emotional and spiritual are all interconnected  along with food, broadens one’s healing. Treating ourselves with loving care and implementing  Reiki and Health Coaching is true symbiosis!