REIKI + HEALING TOUCH

Reiki and Healing Touch are gentle, non-invasive energy therapies that influence the biofield and human energy system, facilitating the body’s relaxation and self-healing response. When we enter a state of deep relaxation and take a pause from the dominance of the thinking mind, our bodies are able to self-heal from acute and chronic challenges that may be showing up in the body, mind, or spirit.

 
 

I currently offer the following healing touch services:

01 75-minute in-office sessions

02 75–minute virtual sessions using Zoom

WHY REIKI + HEALING TOUCH?

These sessions are designed to help the body enter a self-healing state by accessing the parasympathetic nervous system and the brainwaves associated with meditation and deep relaxation. During and after sessions, my clients report deep relaxation, less pain, a deeper connection with themselves and loved ones, and a grounded and expanded experience of being in their bodies. Many clients fall asleep, while others feel energy and subtle sensations moving through their bodies.

In my experience, Reiki/Healing Touch is especially restorative and supportive during chronic illness and pain; significant life changes (pandemic, moving, loss, change of job, change of family structure); and for those struggling with the all-too-common New Yorker constellation of stress / anxiety / depression / insomnia.

Reiki/Healing Touch is also a great option for those who are rebuilding their health or are highly sensitive to physical treatments, when even something like a gentle acupuncture session is a bit too active. It is also a wonderful modality for people who are pregnant or postpartum and are minimizing the use of drugs, supplements, and medical interventions.

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WHAT HAPPENS IN A SESSION?

I believe that a healing session begins the moment the appointment is made.

We will open your session by checking in about you, your health, and whatever inspired you to decide to seek out support. This may include a brief guided meditation. Then, you will lie down and get comfortable. 

If we are working over Zoom, I suggest having an eye pillow or scarf to help turn your mental attention inward, and an extra blanket nearby as temperature fluctuations are common during these sessions. Depending on your preferences, we may keep Zoom on during the session, or turn it off, and we may also play music that supports the process, if you enjoy it; some people prefer silence or the ambient sounds of their home.

I will assess your energy field using Reiki and Healing Touch techniques, and decide on the techniques to use that will best support your needs. The healing portion is usually about 45-50 minutes. Many people find this deeply relaxing and may fall into a meditative state or asleep, although there is no single right experience. 

We then close by checking in about how it went, and if there is any additional information to share, I will share that. We may also discuss tools and practices that you can use at home to support yourself.

ABOUT HEALING TOUCH TRAINING

In addition to being a Reiki practitioner, I am also a Healing Touch Certified Practitioner; these two modalities are very similar to give and receive, like different branches of the same tree. I spent 3 years completing the Healing Touch Program course, including an intensive year-long apprenticeship with an experienced mentor. Being able to work with the subtle energies of the human body through Reiki and Healing Touch has also deepened and informed my Breathwork and Acupuncture sessions.

While Reiki is practiced in a variety of ways, Healing Touch was designed to be consistently practiced so that it could be thoroughly studied via traditional quantitative research. The extensive quantitative research shows that Healing Touch techniques can:

  • Reduce anxiety, tension, and stress; fatigue; and pain

  • Reduce hospital length of stay

  • Improve immune function in cancer patients

  • Ease effects of trauma and PTSD

Other suggested benefits include improved sleep quality; illness prevention; enhanced sense of spiritual connection; and support throughout chronic illness, medical interventions, and the end of life process and transition.