Frequently Asked Questions

What is ENERGY THERAPY?

Energy Therapy is a combination of alternative therapies that focus on the invisible biofield or aura that exists around your physical body. Energy therapy methods and tools have been used for thousands of years, and are based on the belief that physical and emotional imbalances are caused by interferences in your biofield.

Energy therapy techniques such as Reiki, crystals, tuning forks, and nurturing movement help harmonize your energy field to promote health and wellbeing.

What is reiki?

Reiki is an 19th-century, Japanese technique that harnesses the power of life force energy to promote healing. Life force is the energy that sustains you and all living, conscious beings on Earth (and beyond).

Reiki helps you use this invisible force to release any energetic interferences, like non-helpful beliefs or habits, to bring your body, mind and soul into alignment. Once your own energy is moving more freely and vibrating at a higher frequency, you experience a stronger connection to who you truly are, your intuitive power, and a deeper spiritual awareness. You’ll feel a sense of calm and relief.

Specific hand positions are used on the body or slightly above the body. Hands are usually placed on or above the main energy centers (chakras), pathways (meridians), or Dontien/Tanden points to encourage a strong flow of energy (Ki). When Ki is weakened, symptoms of physical and emotional imbalance may occur.

Reiki is…

• A non-invasive practice that calms your nervous system helping to relieve stress, fear, and pain.

• A complementary approach to healing that can be practiced along with Western medicine.

• A spiritual practice that reconnects you to the healing power, intuition, and peace within yourself.

• Available to everyone. Anyone can learn to practice on themselves and others. Reiki also can be shared with animals, plants, and life situations.

• Being used in hospitals, hospice, and therapy around the world.

• Just as effective over a distance, as in person.

 Reiki is NOT…

• Massage or reflexology. Hands are lightly placed on or above the body without manipulation, and you are fully clothed.

• A religion. Reiki is non-denominational. Practitioners come from all faiths, beliefs, and religions. Reiki works with any religious path you have chosen for your life, and equally well if you do not follow any religious beliefs.

• A magic cure. Though many ailments disappear after one Reiki treatment, it is more common to see improvements after multiple treatments.

WHAT CAN I EXPECT DURING MY REIKI TREATMENT?

Before your treatment, I will ask you why you are seeking treatment, how you are feeling currently, and how you’d like to feel in the future. I will also ask you to think of an intention for the session. An intention is who you want to be in the moment versus a goal, which is what you want to do in the future. Your intention can be kept to yourself or shared. This intention creates a spark of energy that releases out into the Universe to help manifest in reality.

During your treatment, I will place my hands on or above the energy centers of the body. My intuition will guide me to energetic areas in the body or around it that may need attention. My goal is to raise the vibration in the energy field to stimulate energy around any interference. This gently allows it to release so Ki can flow freely to support the organs and cells in your body. You will remain clothed with shoes removed.

The experience is different for everyone. Some clients go into a meditative state where they see colors and images, or embark on an inner spiritual journey. Due to the fluctuations of Ki energy, some feel tingling, hot and cold flashes, throbbing or stomach growling. Involuntary movements are common as energy moves.

Once any limiting energy is released, suppressed emotions may surface. This is a sign that healing has taken place. Rest assured, I provide a safe, sacred space for these situations. More commonly, a treatment is a deeply relaxing experience that balances and harmonizes the body and mind, and provides comfort.

IS THERE ANY PROOF THAT REIKI WORKS?

Yes! There are hundreds of published research studies, articles, and analyses in scientific, peer-reviewed journals. Most studies show how subjects are positively affected by Reiki energy healing. Studies suggest that bioenergy (life force energy) exists and is produced by all living things. Research also suggests that bioenergy is connected to health, and that energy healing techniques affect the physical body.

Today, over 800 hospitals, including Mayo Clinic and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, offer Reiki to patients for healing. A Reiki station was setup to treat firefighters and first responders at Ground Zero in NYC. And, professional sports teams employ Reiki practitioners to help with injury, post-op recovery, and overall performance.

can reiki help me?

Reiki helps you feel better by balancing your nervous system and stimulating your body’s innate ability to self-heal. Feeling balanced may mean something different for each person during the treatment. If you are tired, you’ll feel refreshed. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, you’ll discover a sense of clarity and focus. When your heart rate and breathing slow down, pain and discomfort is reduced.

In addition to reducing symptoms, stress, and side effects from medications, Reiki increases your self-awareness providing opportunities for change.

Reiki can help all types of physical and emotional challenges including:

Chronic pain due to:

• Physical injury

• Emotional trauma

• Stress/adrenal fatigue

• Neuropathy (carpal tunnel, diabetic, and other nerve pain)

• Epilepsy

• Arthritis

• Migraines/headaches

• Sciatica

• Autoimmune disease

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Insomnia

• Pre- and post-surgical procedures

• Cancer

• Career changes

• Life transitions

This isn’t a complete list because the power of Reiki energy healing is unlimited. I’ve experienced deep healing with Reiki, and continue to practice on myself everyday with transformational results. I’ve also witnessed amazing improvements in health and wellbeing with my clients and students.

It’s my mission to show you that you have the power to heal yourself, feel less stress, anxiety and pain. I help people just like you reconnect to what’s important and gain the clarity to guide yourself forward in peace.

DO I HAVE TO BELIEVE IN REIKI FOR IT TO WORK?.

No. You don’t have to believe that Reiki works for it to have an effect on you. Reiki energy healing is not a religion, but a pathway to spiritual connection. And, you don’t have to accept that you can heal using life force energy. You do have to be open to trying an alternative method, and releasing old beliefs or emotions that may be interfering with your energy flow. 

WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT FROM OTHER REIKI PRACTITIONERS?

I understand what it’s like to feel abandoned in the world of Western medicine, yearning for relief. I suffered from several stress-related health issues and injuries, in addition to the devastating loss of my job. Reiki has helped me reshape my thoughts, beliefs and find meaning in my life. My physical pain is gone. And, I have a sense of peace, connection, clarity and well being that I’ve never experienced before. And this can be your experience too!

Once I completed Reiki 1 (the first of three levels) and noticed a shift in my emotional state and pain level, I knew I had to learn more about Reiki and the power of our invisible energy systems. I became certified in Energy Therapy, which encompasses a variety of alternative energy healing techniques. All of my clients, no matter how skeptical of the technique, have experienced a sense of calm and relief. And, I believe this relaxed state is the gateway to all healing.

There are a lot of variations of Reiki and energy healing practiced in the U.S. today. I’m trained in both Usui Shiki Ryoho, the traditional Western lineage brought to the West by Mrs. Hawayo Takata, and Usui Reiki Ryoho, a Japanese lineage started by Mikao Usui that stayed in secrecy in Japan until the 1980’s. I practice and teach a combination of traditional Western and Japanese Reiki energy healing. As a Reiki Master, my goal is to keep Reiki as authentic as possible, staying true to its origins.

It would be an honor to show you how you can practice Reiki on yourself for healing.