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 energizes the body meridians as well as nourishes and balances the organs and energy centers (chakras).

Essentially, a Reiki session supports your body’s own natural ability to move into equilibrium and harmony.

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 霊気 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. Many people refer to Reiki as “universal life force energy” or “Source/God energy.”

In terms of practice, Reiki is a system developed in Japan that teaches and empowers us to guide that energy intentionally, for healing and spiritual development.

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

Note: To understand more about attunement, consider researching the tradition of spiritual empowerment or dharma transmission in the Chan/Zen and Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Many Western people have difficulty understanding attunement, because such a concept doesn’t have a strong parallel in the Abrahamic religions.

Often, people who come to experience the power of Reiki are later inspired to receive attunement themselves, both for self-healing and in service to the healing of others.

Who may especially benefit from a Reiki session?

  • Those experiencing stress or anxiety, especially chronic

  • Those experiencing physical pain and tension in the body

  • Those seeking spiritual growth and intuition development

  • Those recovering from acute injuries or managing chronic pain

“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

What’s the outcome 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 temporary relief from pain and discomfort.

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

Moreover, as the 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’s functioning.

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.