I will invite you to soak your feet in a copper foot bath sprinkled with epsom salts and cedarwood essential oil to help ground you and bring you into the present moment.  We will have tea and discuss anything that is on your mind on this particular day. This might be current life stressors, physical pain, uncertainty about the future,  whatever seems most pertinent for each individual session. This conversation helps to set an intention for what is needed most out of the Reiki healing session.  

There is no one right way to receive Reiki. The experience is unique to every person. Some people cry during their session, others feel anger emerge at certain times. Some people laugh, while others fall asleep. Some people feel like they are in another world altogether or a deeply meditative place. No matter what your experience is, you are doing it the ‘right way.’ And no two sessions will be the same since we are constantly evolving and changing.  

I will cleanse you and myself with palo santo as well as use Agua de Florida on my third eye chakra as well as yours to open ourselves for any new knowledge that you might receive during your session. I will also spritz a washcloth with rose water and cover your eyes so you can sink further into the experience. 

It is important to note that I am not doing anything TO you. As a Reiki Practitioner I am a conduit of Reiki (lifeforce) energy that is channeled through me and into you. If you are o.k. with me resting my hands lightly on you, I will be placing my hands on your seven main chakras while you lay fully clothed under a sheet and blanket on the massage table. If you prefer not to be touched at all, I can also hover my hands above you. I will be resting my hands on your Crown Chakra (top of head), Third Eye Chakra (forehead and then behind your head cradled), Throat Chakra (hovering next to your throat), Heart Chakra (hands resting on your shoulders), Solar Plexus Chakra (under your breast bone), Sacral Chakra (right below your belly button) and Root Chakra (above the knees). My hands will be at these seven main chakras for about 5 minutes each. I will also ground you at the end by holding on your feet. As my hands are resting on you, it is common to feel heat, cool, energy sparks throughout your body, twitch, etc.  We know we are energetic beings.  Our medical field uses machines like MRIs and EKGs to tap into this energy.  Using Reiki is complementary to western medicine as it moves the energy that is already inside or around us. As a trauma-informed social emotional facilitator, and having been an educator for 23 years, I am always sensitive to the needs of others. It is always o.k. to tell me what you need in order to help make you feel most comfortable. 

Afterwards, you will slowly get up and drink some water and meet me back at my chairs to discuss anything that might have come up for you during the Reiki session. Sometimes this is incredibly relaxing and sometimes it involves more of a clarity or new understanding of the stress that we discussed at the beginning. The coaching aspect of these wellness sessions is infused in both the beginning and the ending of each session. Most people leave with a newfound understanding of something they were struggling with at the beginning of our session.  I then send you an email with a personal guide and recap of our time together as well as next steps for continuing to open a certain chakra that you are curious about exploring further based on your Reiki session.