My Reiki Journey
Hello! I wanted to use this space to share some of my journey with reiki and keep people up to date on some events, thoughts, and ideas. Shoot, who knows, maybe this will build a community of people who are interested in similar things and inspire others to just put themselves out there.
When I found reiki, I was in a low period of my life. Not the lowest for sure so I was struggling with "you literally have nothing to be so down about" compared to where I had come from, but I was again feeling in this rut of generally being so unfulfilled. I was feeling dead inside, hopeless, exhausted, frustrated, sad, and missing the playful, peaceful, loving person that life had just worn down and drained right out of me. Funny enough, I watched a Netflix show covering alternative healing modalities. I have always been pretty sensitive energetically so when I saw the episode on reiki and spinal energetic work, I knew that was for me and I needed to find something local stat!
That is how I happened upon Alix, my practitioner, my mentor/teacher, turned friend. I was not sure what to expect and was just willing to let go, try something new, and find out. I laugh every time I tell this story because it wasn't long after she started our session that I felt this overwhelming urge to just cry. I was worried and remember just saying whoa and starting to bawl and asking her if I was supposed to cry! As quickly as the urge to cry came over me it had passed, and I felt this intense sense of relaxation. Of course, within a 90-minute session there were many other visions, feelings, and thoughts but I will try to keep this focused on the point of this entry.
Since then, I was hooked! I tried to book regular sessions and before I knew it, I signed up to learn for myself. At first, I thought I would just use it for me and my family as a tool to have in our home. The more passionate I became about it the more I started to share with others. I feel like reiki had been such an eye opener and has been such a large part of my healing journey and I can easily say has brought me into contact with some sweet people who have been such a positive influence and a pleasure to have as companions along this journey. I went from reiki I, to reiki II, then reiki master/master teacher in one year. I was pumped, inspired, and felt like I had finally found my circle.
Then in turned into me humoring the thought of offering this healing modality and safe space for others. I realized I had a passion for nature, natural ways of dealing with ailments (both physical and mental), and the capacity to hold space for others with heavy and huge emotional struggles. Since I was a child, I have always read others and find myself offering help in any way I can. I always had such a strong pull to stick up for the underdog, find beauty in the darker side of things, and love hard. So here I am, offering to hold space for others to hopefully experience the gentleness, support, relaxation, and healing that reiki can provide. Not just with the artful act itself but also by the people it can and will bring into your circle. :)<3
