Reiki is a form of energy healing that accesses universal life energy to restore inner balance and harmony, reduce stress, and to promote your innate ability to heal. It works on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels. Experiencing Reiki often feels like gentle, pleasant, soothing waves that leave you feeling more relaxed, calm, and at peace. During Reiki sessions people often fall asleep and experience deep rest. Reiki can also create cathartic emotional releases, and bring about intuitive clarity and understanding.
Reiki can be given in person or at a distance. In person you receive Reiki lying fully clothed on a massage table while the Reiki practitioner uses a series of hand placements or positions on your body that focus on your organs and subtle energy centers called chakras. Depending upon your comfort needs you have the option of receiving Reiki with or without touch. Also, because all is one, Reiki transcends time and space and can be given at a distance. Reiki actually does not require you being in the physical presence of the Reiki practitioner. As a Reiki master and teacher I offer full, traditional Reiki sessions independent from counseling sessions. I also teach Reiki to those who are interested and feel the calling.
As a counselor I integrate Reiki directly into the therapeutic process by letting you know that you can ask to receive it at any point during your counseling session. If I sense that you would benefit from Reiki during your session given what is arising in the present moment, I will share this with you, and you can choose whether or not to receive it. For example, if you are in crisis, having a more difficult session emotionally, or going through a stressful phase I would offer Reiki. Or, you can ask to receive Reiki if you sense at any point during your counseling session that you would benefit from it.
Reiki can be a helpful and supportive adjunct to your journey of healing and growth through therapy. Reiki is a way to enhance the work you’re already doing in therapy and make it holistic by addressing your issues directly on the energetic level. Professionally and personally I find that the deepest level of transformation and release occurs when it includes working on the human energy body and systems. Reiki can also become a part of your journey of healing and growth whether or not you are in therapy. In whatever capacity you wish to include Reiki on your path towards well-being and in your life feel free to reach out to me.