Reiki
A gentle Japanese tradition of hands-on energy, for calm, balance, and rest. Nothing to diagnose, nothing to fix. You lie back, and it stays quiet.
A gentle kind of energy healing.
Reiki is a soft, hands-on energy practice that began in Japan a century ago, with Mikao Usui, who opened his first school in Tokyo in 1922. The name joins two words, rei and ki, usually rendered as universal life energy.
That energy runs through the practitioner and settles where it is needed. There is no diagnosis and nothing to solve. The whole idea is simply to help the body's own energy move freely again.
Rest, and the calm that follows.
People come to Reiki to unwind, to take the edge off stress, to sleep when sleep has been hard to find. It is calming and grounding, a soft reset. Hundreds of hospitals across the country now offer it beside conventional care, most often for just that: comfort and quiet.
What a session is like.
A practitioner rests their hands lightly on you, or just above you, and moves slowly through a series of positions, resting a few minutes at each. There is nothing you need to do but be still.
Clients feel warmth, a slow softening, a drop into rest. Some fall asleep. A session runs about an hour, and tends to leave them calmer than they came in. Many sleep better that night.
What people ask.
Do I need to believe in it?
No. You do not have to believe anything for it to be a calm, restful hour. Come skeptical or curious, and simply notice how you feel afterward.
Is Reiki religious?
No. It grew out of a Japanese spiritual background, but Usui meant it to be open to anyone, of any faith or none. There is nothing to sign on to.
How is this different from Chinese Energetic Medicine?
They are two different traditions, not two versions of one thing. Chinese Energetic Medicine reads a specific pattern in the body and responds to it, and you often leave with a practice to carry home. Reiki does not read for anything in particular; the practitioner channels the energy and lets it settle where the body takes it. Come to Chinese Energetic Medicine with something specific in mind, and to Reiki to rest.
How many sessions will I need?
As many or as few as you like. Reiki is lovely as a one-off, and it is also something people return to, a regular hour of quiet in a full life. There is no course to commit to.
Classes and events.
A few things coming up. The full, live schedule is on the Events page.
Nothing on the calendar right now. New classes and events are added often, so check back soon.
Nothing on the calendar right now. New classes and events are added often, so check back soon.
Come in, lie back, and let it be quiet for a while.
Bookable on its own, or alongside any pass. Offered beside your own care, never instead of it.