Why I'm Finally Teaching Reiki
How I Found Reiki
I didn't come to Reiki the way some people do.
I didn't stumble across it at a wellness fair or read about it in a magazine. I came to it tired. I came to it after a year of chemotherapy and radiation, after my body had been through something significant, after I had learned more than I ever wanted to know about what it feels like to not be well.
I was looking for something that could meet me where I actually was. Not where I was supposed to be. Not where I'd be eventually. Right there, in the middle of it.
A friend suggested Reiki. I didn't have strong feelings about it one way or the other. I just went.
I remember lying on the table that first time not knowing what to expect. What I noticed, somewhere in the middle of the session, was that something in me had gone quiet. Not numb. Quiet. There's a difference. Numb is absence. What I felt was more like arriving somewhere I hadn't realized I'd been trying to get to.
I went back. I kept going back.
Over time I started to understand what was actually happening. How energy moves, where it gets stuck, what it feels like when it starts to move again. I got curious in the way you get curious about something that has genuinely helped you. I studied it. I got certified. I started offering sessions to others.
That was years ago now.
What I've Witnessed
Since then, I've sat with a lot of people on that table. People moving through illness, through grief, through transitions they didn't choose. People who came in skeptical and left quieter than they expected. People who cried without knowing exactly why, which is sometimes exactly what the body needs.
What I've noticed, more than anything, is that the people who benefit most aren't always the ones who were certain it would work. They're the ones who were simply willing. Who came in carrying something heavy and let themselves receive something they didn't know they needed.
For a long time, people have asked me if I teach Reiki.
I always said not yet. I wanted to wait until I could do it right. Small enough to give people real attention, intentional enough to build something that actually sticks. I didn't want to hand someone a certificate and send them home. I wanted them to leave with a real foundation.
This Fall, I'm Ready
I'm forming a waitlist for a Usui Reiki Level 1 and Level 2 Certification Program, a small, intentional training for people who feel called to understand energy more deeply. For themselves first. And then, if they choose, for others.
The program also includes a bonus introduction to Reiki with animals. That one tends to surprise people at first. Then they think about it for a moment and it doesn't surprise them at all.
If any part of this is calling to you, whether you've been curious about Reiki for years or this is the first time you're hearing about it, I'd love for you to be among the first to know when registration opens.
And if you're not ready for the training but could use some support right now, Reiki sessions are currently available at 50% off. They'll stay that way until we have a new presidential administration.
I'm grateful this work found me when it did. I'm glad I get to pass it on.
With care,
Amy
