Reiki Healing

Many people discover Reiki as they journey along a path of healing and spiritual discovery, seeking a way to connect deeper with themselves and the natural world.

During a Reiki session, while laying or sitting down, you are gently supported to relax and allow the spiritual energy flowing from the practitioner to you.

The practitioner does not manipulate or direct energy, but rather allows Reiki to flow through their hands and go where it is naturally guided to go within your body and energy field.

This meeting of the Reiki energy coming from the practitioner’s hands with the Reiki that is already within your own body activates you to draw upon this spiritual energy yourself, build it within yourself, and allow it to flow more freely within yourself.

As Reiki flows, it clears blockages as well as nourishes and balances the organs and energy centers (chakras).

Essentially, a Reiki session supports you to activate your body’s own natural healing ability.

Note: Sessions are always conducted with the receiver fully clothed. Depending on the preference of the client, the practitioner places their hands either with or without physically contacting the body. Hands are never placed directly on the breasts or genital area.

What exactly is Reiki?

Reiki refers to the modern system of spiritual practice and hands-on healing that was developed in Japan by Mikao Usui (1865-1926). 

Reiki is also the word used to refer to the spiritual energy that flows during a hands-on Reiki session.

This energy is entirely natural, and already animates all living things.

Depending on how our own physical, mental, and emotional systems are functioning, this spiritual energy flows more or less smoothly.

The practice of hands-on healing that is part of Usui’s system of Reiki helps support the flow of Reiki in a person’s body and energy field.

Reiki sessions are offered by practitioners who have been trained in the Reiki lineage of spiritual practice, and have been attuned to spiritual energy (Reiki) by a Reiki Master teacher.

Often, people who come to experience the many benefits of Reiki are later inspired to learn, practice, and share Reiki themselves. (I offer Reiki training in addition to healing sessions.)

Who may benefit from a Reiki session?

  • People experiencing stress or anxiety

  • People experiencing physical pain and tension in the body

  • People seeking spiritual growth and intuition development

  • People recovering from acute or chronic illness

What are the results of a Reiki session?

The outcome of a Reiki session is different for each unique person, and depends largely on your current situation and life experience.

Benefits may include feeling peaceful and rejuvenated, mentally clear, and more spiritually connected. Those dealing with various physical conditions may experience relief from pain and discomfort.

Since the body and mind are inter-connected, as Reiki supports your busy mind to settle down, physical tension in the body usually dissipates and a more relaxed and open state is achieved.

Moreover, as the your parasympathetic nervous system is activated by means of this relaxed state, cellular resources are able to go where the body needs them the most. In this way, Reiki helps naturally boost your immune system.

“The Reiki method is not only to cure diseases. Its true purpose is to correct the heart-mind, keep the body fit, and lead a happy life using the spiritual abilities with which human beings were endowed from birth.”

~ From the memorial stone of Mikao Usui (1865-1926), founder of the Usui Reiki Ryoho Healing System

FAQs

  • No, Reiki is not a religion. No belief or adherence to any rules or practices are required to either receive or practice Reiki.

  • Yes, Reiki is safe. It is a non-manipulative, non-invasive, and non-diagnostic practice. There are no contraindications to Reiki.

  • I recommend those new to Reiki have 3 sessions over the course of 3-6 weeks. This frequency maximizes the healing benefits of Reiki and also supports the implementation of healthy changes in one’s life.

  • I practice Usui Reiki, as distinguished from other strands of Reiki such as Shamanic Reiki, Holy Fire Reiki, and Sekhem Reiki.

  • Yes. I love teaching Reiki and attuning people to Reiki, because I have found this system and healing practice to be so beneficial to my life and others. Contact me for information about my next Reiki training (typically in-person in NYC) or check my Events page for updates.

  • My teachers are Pamela Miles and Darren Marc.

Book a Reiki Session

Contact me to schedule an in-person session at Balance Arts Center in Manhattan.

Virtual distance Reiki sessions also available.