What Is A Session Like?

Of course all sessions vary a bit, but in general here is what to expect:

I will greet you at the door and we will go into the Reiki room. Once there, we will sit and talk about why you came in. This will include how you are feeling both physically and mentally. You can share as much or as little as you would like. This usually takes 10-15 minutes. I will also ask if you have any experience with energy healing and if you have any questions and concerns. This is also when I will ask you what your intention is for the session. Don’t worry if you don’t have one, we can come up with one together.

I then ask you to lay face up, fully clothed on the heated massage table. The only thing I ask you to take off are any crystals you may have on you, electronics, socks and glasses. There will be blankets to cover yourself and different sized bolsters for below your knees. I will turn on some relaxing music and often a diffuser with essential oils. I then scan your body by running my hands a few inches over you. During this process I feel how your energy is flowing and I get what I call your baseline vibration. This helps me to find where negative energy is being stored. I usually tell you what I am feeling and/or ask you questions like, “do you get migraines or have you hurt your right ankle?” During this process, it is difficult for me to tell the difference between physical and emotional negative energy, so these questions help to determine the cause of your energy blockages. Lastly, I will check to make sure you are comfortable and again ask if you have any questions.

At this point the Reiki starts. I pray/meditate and ask to set aside my personality and my ego to help you reach your goals (based on the intentions you set). I will usually start at your head and work my way down the left side of your body and then go up the right side to end up back at your head. During this time, I rarely talk. I have put my personality and ego aside to be a channel for the healing Reiki energy. I may take notes during the session about things I would like to talk to you about afterwards. As long as you are comfortable with it, I will lightly touch your head, shoulders, hands, stomach, knees and feet during the session as I am channeling the Reiki. My work, during this first session, is focused on the healing and aligning the chakras.

During this part of the session different people have different experiences. Almost everyone says that it is deeply relaxing. You may feel the energy moving around. It is not uncommon for people to cry, yawn, burb, etc. as the negative energy is working its way out of the body. Occasionally people will even fall asleep. Most describe it as a deeply meditative state. Everyone says that they feel lighter when they leave. One client said, “Wow! That was like ten years of therapy done in a short meditation!” I thought that summed my personal experiences with energy healing perfectly.

Afterward, I will play a chime or a sound bowl to alert you that the session is over and say something like, “The session is over now. Please take your time getting up. I will wait in the other room. Please open the door when you are ready for me to come back in.” After you open the door, I will return to the room and we will again sit in our chairs. We will discuss how the session was for you and I will let you know what I felt. The combination often gives valuable insight. If time allows, I will ask you if you would like to pull an oracle card and we will discuss it. I will talk to you about strategies you can use to keep your energy balanced and flowing. I often send clients with an essential oil to try, or a small stone that aligns with a specific chakra at no additional charge. I then walk you to the door and our session is over.