My Path to Reiki

My Path to Reiki:

After I retired as a school counselor, I knew there was a new path I was destined to take and that it would include a deep connection to our role as spiritual beings in a physical world. Recognizing how so many of us are stressed, worried, overwhelmed and experiencing physical or emotional pain, I was interested in learning how to help myself and others in a new and different way. I am aware that words alone can be ineffective and although they certainly hold an important purpose in our lives serving to teach, communicate and enlighten, they often fall short of creating lasting change on their own.

Our issues begin at a point of energy, where we experience an event that creates trauma in our mind, body or spirit. Using practices of energy healing to facilitate wellness, relaxation and positive change is the gateway to what we truly seek. It is beautiful to experience the transformation that occurs when we are open to exploring the beauty, connection and power of Reiki energy.

Read about how Reiki creates lasting change in your life!

Is It Time To Invite In Positive Change?

One of the many reasons I am drawn to Reiki is because it goes to the core of a problem. For example, if you suffer from headaches, the immediate end goal is to reduce or eliminate the headaches. However if the source of the headache is stress linked to your career, Reiki will lead us to reduce the physical problem while simultaneously helping you consider a new position, explore the reason for stress in your current one or discover ways to handle the stress without causing tension that leads to headaches. I have found that it is important to access the point of origin of an issue so it resolves completely and does not reappear in another form.

Reiki can improve so many areas of your life including your thoughts, emotional and physical well-being, home, career path, business, and relationships. The facets of our lives are interconnected and we are a whole being, not just individual parts hanging out together! One issue affects all areas and working with energy at a multitude of levels brings greater results.

Connecting with Spirit

I am drawn to many modalities of energy healing yet when I became attuned to Reiki, I initially did not use this gift. It was not until I broke my ankle that I was advised to use self-healing Reiki on a daily basis to aid recovery after surgery. I began to do this and saw immediate benefits of reduced pain as well as a heightened sense of well-being, which was sorely needed at the time; I felt like I had an ally I could call on in this time of physical and emotional distress. Of course, Spirit will always wait for the invitation!

This was a turning point for me and I realized that there was a beautiful gift in the difficult process I just went through, if I could change my perspective. As shared in A Course in Miracles, " A miracle is just a change in perception." .

What Reiki Can Offer

The majority of people I work with experience significant positive results, such as a reduction or elimination of pain, stiffness and aches or illness. Some experience a loss of headaches and cold symptoms. Some have worked through difficult long-standing emotional issues that have taken up so much space in their everyday lives. Others share they have felt an increase in peace of mind and the ability to forgive as well as a reduction in general anxiety. Some experience an intense urge to de-clutter their lives and get their homes in order and their business matters sorted out while others are led to discover a new sense of purpose in their lives.

My Reiki journey continues to evolve and Reiki has become part of my life everyday. I have taken many courses and classes to increase my knowledge and have developed a "spiritual toolbox" of sorts yet at the core of every session, Reiki takes the lead and each session is tailored for the client's highest good.

How Do Remote Sessions Work?

I know it is harder for people to understand how a remote session works. As a friend said to me, “How do people know that you are not watching Netflix instead of conducting a Reiki session?" I laughed but it was a good question. In all my endeavors, as a School Counselor, College Advisor, and private College Consultant, I brought a high level of integrity to what I do, wanting to help the students to the best of my ability. I bring that same dedication to the practice of Reiki.

I know how it feels to be in pain, to be afraid, to desperately want to heal, to feel anxiety, frustration and deep sadness. I have had a number of surgeries and know the vulnerability that accompanies it. I do my best to serve as a gateway for this beautiful, healing energy and I love that Reiki has a consciousness of its own, working toward what is best for the client. The practice of Reiki is based on good intention plus solid focus and I have both.

In order to appreciate how a remote session works, we have to understand that everything is energy and that energy travels; it is not constrained by physical space or time. Just because it cannot be seen, does not mean it is not real. We cannot see electricity, yet can turn on lights at will. Reiki is like turning on the light of healing that exists in all of us.

Personally, I can share that while I perform self-Reiki or provide sessions for others, I experience waves of blissful energy and a wonderful sense of well-being and peace. I feel a connection to energy beyond physical experience and it gives me peace, hope and trust in something greater.