The Japanese name, Reiki (pronounced Ray-Kee), means 'Universal Life Force' the flow of energy that keeps us alive.

The practice of Reiki is a natural healing technique in which a practitioner (or healer) channels universal energies and provides them to another person. These energies are drawn through the healer for the good of the recipient energies needed to heal oneself, loosen internal energy blockages, reestablish spiritual equilibrium and mental well-being, and revitalize body and soul. Reiki can be used as a non-intrusive complementary or alternative therapy to treat almost any disease, the most common being stress-related disorders. Reiki is not a religious practice, as it encompasses all systems of thought, but the results can be spiritually uplifting.

What is a treatment session like?
Music specifically designed to encourage relaxation plays softly in the background. The treatment room is filled with a soothing aroma of essential oils that are custom blended for the healing.  Both aroma and music therapies are complimentary treatments that are provided to soothe the senses and enrich your experience.

In Reiki's simplest form, a healer places her hands on the recipient with the intent of bringing healing, thus willing the Reiki energy to flow. A standard Reiki treatment includes placing the hands on or above the head, shoulders, stomach, and feet. Other placements may be used to treat specific conditions a recipient may have. Each position is held 2 to 5 minutes, and the entire treatment can last up to an hour. A treatment creates a wonderful radiance that is deeply relaxing and encourages a return to wholeness and well-being.

Traditionally, Reiki healers are taught a series of hand positions that is thought to provide good body coverage. Please know that these are merely a starting position from which the healer can learn; the nature of Reiki energies provide for a healer to channel them in the proper doses to any area of the body and mind that is in need. 

How does Reiki work?
Without conscious intervention by the healer, intelligent healing energies flow through the healer to the recipient in exactly the right amounts to precisely the right places in the recipient. The healer's job is to "get out of the way" to keep the healing space open, and to watch and listen for signs of what to do next. The Reiki energies are multi-dimensional and can heal the root of a problem on whatever level it may exist... body, mind, or spirit. Because it is a channeled healing, the Reiki practitioner's energies are never depleted.

• Ask about our "Reiki Shares". We  welcome Reiki practitioners of all levels of training, as well as all lineages, in communal Reiki treatments. The sessions are an opportunity for the practitioner to receive a treatment from multiple healing hands, as well as to extend the benefits of a group session to others. Reiki Shares are offered on selected Sundays from 6-8 pm.