Reiki

Dear friends, I recently had reason to rest and recuperate for a while after what I'm hoping is a final breast reconstruction surgery.  How blessed I have been with the medical care in this area, and the loving support of friends, family members and even total strangers.  I have been using the downtime to complete my Master level as a Reiki practitioner.  Reiki is an alternative wellness modality that is believed to have originated in Japan, but it may have roots in India, Tibet and/or China (being part-Chinese myself, I decided to use the Chinese characters above).  Reiki uses the practitioner's hands on or just above the recipient's fully-clothed body to channel energy.  If you are considering a Reiki session, I feel I should share my position on this beautiful practice:

I am a person of faith.  I believe in God, my faith is very important to me, I have witnessed miracles, and I believe life would be way too hard to endure without leaning on my higher power.  I respect all faiths, and I honor yours as well.  I am also someone who believes in and loves science.  I am in absolute awe of scientific progress, especially medical research and development, and I have seen it do incredible things in my own life and the lives of people I love.  As I used to joke during my cancer treatment, I believe in meditation AND radiation!

As such, I personally do not view Reiki as a healing modality, and I certainly do not have any special powers, healing or otherwise.  I do believe in qi (or chi), the vital force or energy that flows through and connects all living things.  And I believe in the body's wisdom . . . and its ability to calm and heal itself when it has the right support, medical and otherwise.   In my experience, when one quiets the mind and body, that self-healing ability is intensified.   Moreover, the love and power that comes from touch, or someone focusing positive energy on us, can do wonders for our overall well-being.   That is what I bring to my Reiki practice.

Reiki is useful for all sorts of conditions, for simple relaxation, for stress and anxiety, for people, pets (friendly ones only, please) and any living thing in your life.  If you book a session to help with a medical condition, please know YOU and YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS are the ones doing the healing ~ not me.  But I am absolutely here to bring loving touch and positive energy to you, so that you can be in the best mindset to do the hard and rewarding work of healing and taking care of yourself.

With so much love, Nicole