image courtesy of Mishka Reiki Healing
Reiki changed my entire view on life...
Reiki is a Japanese healing technique that realigns life force energy for optimal health and wellness. Reiki.org (the official website of the school of Reiki through which I was trained) describes it as: "… a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.” The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power", and Ki which is "life force energy". So Reiki is actually "spiritually -guided life force energy." Read more about Reiki here.
I discovered Reiki during a painful divorce process; I explored a number of healing modalities and tools, but my first time trying Reiki was a powerful experience. I received treatments of the course of several months, and noticed that my entire perspective began to shift. While Reiki is not a religion, I do believe it is a tool for spiritual connection; it certainly deepened my connection to God and broadened my view of what it truly means to have a spiritual practice. I truly believed it helped me to weather the most traumatic and painful experience in my life, helping to navigate each step with tolerance, and emerge from the experience with gratitude, humility and grace.
After thriving as a client, I knew I wanted to give the gift of Reiki to others. I finished my Reiki Master certification in 2014 in Nashville under private tutelage. Since then, I’ve studied and participated in other healing modalities (including crystal healing and aromatherapy) and earned my doctorate in psychology, where I focus on how media affects our religious and spiritual development. Thanks to my years of study and practice in all things spiritual, I describe my current Reiki session as an “energetic spa day” - a session comprised of Reiki, spiritual coaching, aromatherapy and more. Come for your energetic rehab using a distance session or (if in certain Texas cities) in person!