What is Reiki?
Reiki is a Japanese energy healing practice that promotes relaxation, as well as emotional balance, and supports the body’s natural ability to heal itself. Reiki treats the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—and is considered safe, non-invasive, and suitable for people of all ages. Sessions can vary in length depending on your needs and schedule and can be done in person or at a distance!
You Choose the Method
In-Person
Before we begin we will have a brief conversation about what you may be experiencing currently and what you hope to gain from the session – it is absolutely okay to say that you don’t know what you want to gain! Sometimes intuitive messages come through for me during a session and I may share those in the moment or after the session. When the session ends, we will have some time for conversation regarding what you may have felt or experienced.
Distance
This method is just as effective as in-person Reiki, but can be done while you go about your day locally or a continent away - it is especially useful when you know you will be experiencing something stressful or would like energetic support (an interview, big event, a tricky conversation, your first day back to work post-partum – I’ve sent Distance Reiki to a client working a tent at Blue Ox Festival and she experienced positive results). We will connect via email ahead of the session to discuss your goals and what you will be doing while the session is taking place. Within 30 minutes of the end of the session I will email you with a recap and any messages that I feel drawn to share. You can also provide feedback via email regarding your experience.
Mobile
This option is perfect for people who have mobility, sensory or transportation concerns and live within a 20 mile radius of my studio. Booking a mobile session means that I will come to you, saving you a trip to my studio. In this case Reiki can be performed with or without the need for my Reiki table and we can determine that via email prior to the date of service. Examples include the following: 1. Book a session for your elderly loved one who is wheelchair bound or in a care facility and I can perform seated Reiki without the need to transfer to a table. 2. Schedule a time for your child with special needs and I can be present in the room with them, without the constraints of staying in one place or lying on a table. This technique is called “beaming”. 3. Lack a vehicle or the ability to get to my studio, but prefer in-person Reiki, I can bring my table and come to you.
The word Reiki comes from the Japanese root words “Rei” & “Ki”.
Those terms translate to “Universal” and “Life force energy” — essentially the energy that flows through all living beings. Across most cultures that work with energy mapping and healing, it is agreed that the stronger the energy and the better it flows, the more vitality the person enjoys.
Reiki is energy work.
It can sit alongside medical and mental-health care, and many people find it does — but it doesn't replace either. A Reiki session isn't a diagnosis, a treatment, or a substitute for the care of a doctor or a licensed therapist.
If you're working with a health condition, keep your medical and mental-health team in the picture. Reiki belongs next to that care, not in place of it.
Reiki can Help
Reiki can be useful for any situation, circumstance, age and stage of life.
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Spend your days in service to others? Healthcare workers, teachers, therapists, salon and spa professionals, etc. Anyone in a career that provides a service to others can benefit from Reiki’s energetic healing.
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Taking care of anyone with a special need, health issue or aging parent can exhaust you mentally, emotionally and physically. Reiki can help replenish your energy stores so that you can continue to care for your loved one without burning out.
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Aging loved one living in a care facility or senior community? Reiki can help provide mental, emotional and physical rest and healing by encouraging the body’s own natural healing processes to engage fully. A fun side benefit is the human connection that it provides our elderly community.
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First year student living away from home? Reiki can help ease the transition mentally and emotionally as well as physically. I have worked with college students for years and those first weeks are a massive adjustment on all levels. A distance session or series of sessions can help support you or your loved one attending college. Studying for or taking finals? Reiki can help you feel less stressed before and during your exams.
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If you or a loved one become emotionally dysregulated by new environments or people, Reiki can be soothing and can take place in your own home or safe space as well as at a distance.
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I use Reiki all the time on my own infant and started just after she was born. Reiki can help babies with anything from physical discomforts to trouble sleeping to regular crying episodes and can be done in short microbursts (5-10 min sessions). If you are a postpartum mom, bring your baby with you to your session and receive the benefits of Reiki together.
You May Be Wondering
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You will lie fully clothed on a massage table with options for blankets to cover you and pillows under your knees to ensure your comfort.
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Reiki can be done fully hands-off or with light hand touches in various areas on the head and body depending on your comfort level with touch.
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This depends on your choice of in-person at my studio or mobile in-person where I come to you. If you come to my studio, quiet, meditative music will play in the background and the lighting will be low to help you feel relaxed and calm.
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In my experience no two Reiki sessions are exactly the same. You may feel emotional during the session or simply feel deep relaxation (you may even fall asleep). The benefits of Reiki continue days and even weeks after a healing session.
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Anyone! At any age! I use it regularly to help my elementary aged children and infant. Reiki can be done seated, standing or at a distance so it can be accessible to those who are elderly or wheelchair bound.
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Sessions can be booked in my studio, or at a distance, or I can come to you depending on your accessibility issues and needs. Learn more at the Services tab or Connect with Me using the online contact form.
Where to Find Me!
By appointment only:
Located in Banbury Place, Building 02, Suite 405k,
800 Wisconsin St, Eau Claire, WI 54703
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