Learn About Reiki
What is Reiki?
Reiki is a soothing treatment that transfers life force energy from the practitioner’s palms to the client, enhancing physical and emotional healing.
Life force energy is the flow of energy in and around our bodies, also known as “ki,” “chi,” or “prana,” meaning aliveness or life breath. Our life force energy can become blocked from time to time due to daily wear and tear, stress, injury, or loss, which creates blockages, imbalances, or may cause emotional pain and stress. Reiki can assist to clear these issues, all while relaxing the mind and body. Reiki also realigns and restores the body’s energy during each session, creating calmness, balance, and an overall sense of ease. People tend to feel more centered and grounded after a Reiki session.
What can I expect from a session?
The client lies on a massage table remaining fully clothed. The practitioner conducts healing through a series of hand positions on or around the body. Most clients feel a sense of peace, become very calmed and relaxed. Some occasionally fall asleep during a session, yet everyone’s experience is different. You could feel temperature change, see colors or images, but mostly you will experience extreme relaxation. After the session, clients experience a sense of feeling grounded, more relaxed, and re-energized. As long as you come in with an open mind, you will feel your own sensations and become more connected to your inner self. If you experience any negative side effects, that’s your body getting rid of unwanted energy, blockages, or tensions.
What can I expect from a long distance session?
After our 15-minute consultation (whether this be done over the phone or through email/text message correspondences), you will need to be in safe, quiet space and accepting of the Reiki energy you’re about to receive. Once you’re in a comfortable position lying down or seated, you will play the music clip I send, or play mediation music of your choice. The mediation portion of the session lasts 30 minutes. During the meditation, I will connect to your energy using a long distance Reiki symbol and will create a crystal grid. I will use a pendulum to read your chakras and will cleanse your aura and remove blockages as I would during an in-person session. You may experience sensations as noted above. As the session concludes, you may take your time getting up or continue on your mediation journey. Shortly thereafter, I will send you my impressions, along with your animal totems and one chakra card reading. The chakra card will give you guidance on what you can work for in your future.
How do sessions progress and what can I expect from continued sessions?
After your first session, we tend to go deeper into your healing journey with each session and cater specifically to your current needs. With a 90-minute session, I read your chakras using a pendulum to see how open/closed they are, and balance them during the session. As we progress, I can perform different guided healing mediations and can even use the following sound healing instruments depending on your needs: C&G tuning forks, OM tuning fork, hand drum, yoni bowl (sacral chakra), throat chakra signing bowl. I use your feedback and my intuitive guidance on which mediations and sound healing instruments to use. You will go deeper and become more in tuned with your inner self.
What does Simple Prism mean to me?
Prisms bring in light and project rainbows, so like a prism, Reiki brings positive light and energy to others, creating calmness, relaxation, and healing. My wish for everyone is to live an easy and relaxed life: a simple life.
What are Chakras?
Chakras are the seven spinning energy points in the body that create a column from the crown of the head to the base of the spine. It is said that negative energy can become blocked in the aura or in certain chakras, which can manifest as illness or disease. For example, you become stressed at work and catch a cold. The stress manifests in your body and blocks your energy flow, causing you to easily become ill. Reiki and crystal healing clear and balance the chakras while restoring the body's natural ability to heal itself so you can remain open and healthy.
Should I seek medical treatment if I am receiving Reiki?
Reiki is a form of alternative medicine and can work in conjunction with medical or psychological treatment. It is always recommended to see a licensed healthcare professional if you have a medical or psychological condition in addition to receiving Reiki treatments. Reiki works as a supplement to alternative methods of care such as medical drugs, surgery, psychological care, and chemotherapy.
During a session I tend to see colors, past life images, images of struggles you may have, or images of animals. I work with the book “Animal Spirit Guides” by Steven D. Farmer, Ph.D. This is just another easy way I can relay messages from Spirit to you. These animals may stay consistent throughout multiple sessions, or may change from session to session, depending on what you need to hear.
In what way do you use Animal Totems?
What should I do after a session?
You can go about your daily activities but please drink plenty of water and take it easy. Some sessions can leave you feeling a little dehydrated. Taking deep breaths the rest of the day will help bring more oxygen to your body, allowing your body to maintain the healing benefits from the session. Most importantly, listen to your body. You may want to take a nap or may have a burst of energy! Regardless, do what is best for you in the moment. Again, if you feel ill or any negative side effects like coughing, aching, etc., it could be your body dispelling of energy blockages/unwanted energies. Allow yourself time to heal.
I typically use crystals during sessions to boost/aid the healing process. Each crystal has specific healing properties that can raise your energetic vibration. I use my intuition to choose crystals that will be of best service and place them on or around the physical body. Certain crystals also help open chakras.
What is crystal healing?
How often should I book a session?
You can book as many sessions as you see fit. If you have never had a Reiki session and want to try it out, I encourage you to do so when you are ready. A series of four sessions a month is recommended to recalibrate the body and settle certain issues. Chronic diseases and high stress may require more attention. Typically, other issues resolve in its own time but your healing journey can continue throughout the course of your life. Reiki works on the entire body, soul, and aura, and healing can go even deeper than you expect. You can never get enough Reiki, so feel free to continue maintenance as needed. Most common is once a month, or once every other month.
How do I choose a practitioner?
Make sure to do your research! You should choose a practitioner that you are drawn to or gives you good vibes. Do they offer sessions that work with your schedule? Are sessions in your price range? Is the venue local? Perhaps ask around -- word of mouth is also a great resource, but definitely go with your gut!
The Akashic Records (aka "The Book of Life") are an account of everything that ever was and ever will be, including past lives. An Akashic Records reading is a form of spirit channeling accessed through meditative prayer which elevates the recipient to a higher form of consciousness. The reader opens the connection to your higher self and your spirit guides in order to gain insight on your soul's journey. Similar to a tarot card reading, an Akashic Records reading is another form of receiving higher guidance regarding a current life situation. A reading will assist to identify where the issue begins (past life or current life) and ways in which to handle the situation according to your highest good. A reading may help to see a different perspective of an issue and the benefits of any given situation. Having specific questions prepared will help to get the most out of an Akashic Records reading. In some cases, the healing comes through what is not said - sitting in the energy - and may lead you to your own epiphanies.
What are the Akashic Records?
What is Reiki yoga?
In Reiki yoga, a yoga instructor teaches a series of gentle yoga poses, holding a pose 3 to 5 minutes each, while a Reiki master performs Reiki by placing their hands on or near the client to help deepen the practice and assist the body’s natural ability to heal itself. Like Reiki, yoga can open the flow of energy in the body, can help align the chakras, and can remove energy blockages and imbalances. Reiki also provides a sense of balance, grounding, and calmness, and can increase awareness, clarity, and insight. Yoga and Reiki self-care ideals go hand-in-hand, and combining them together boosts the overall physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits. If you already feel great after a regular yoga class, just imagine how you could feel after a class that provides an extra energy boost!
If you are a yoga instructor and are interested in offering a Reiki Yoga class at your studio, please contact me for availability and more information.
