My Reiki Journey
Hello! I wanted to use this space to share some of my journey with reiki, life, 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" when I compared current state to where I had come from years prior, 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. Again, I found myself feeling dull and lost. I found myself questioning life and the routines of things and just feeling like there had to be more to life than all of this basic, lifeless, junk. 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. She of course tried to leave space for any question I might have had but I really wasn’t sure what to expect or what questions to even ask. When she started my session it wasn't long before I felt this overwhelming urge to just cry. I was shocked and confused and just remember saying whoa or something like that and started to bawl. I asked her if I was supposed to cry by saying something like “is this supposed to happen?”. It’s always funny looking back at that. Little baby Alie finally breaking through something but still trying to hold some sense of logic and control. As quickly as the urge to cry came, 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 this was the most memorable of this particular session.
I was hooked! I was excited, felt lighter and free, like a new door or possibility was offered to me. The visions, the energy shift, the gentleness I crave, and the vast depth of opportunity for something different was just so refreshing. I tried to book regular sessions and before I knew it, I signed up to get learn reiki 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 went to almost all the events she hosted with others, continued my learning on my own, and found a community I didn’t realize existed but felt so “home” to me. I feel like reiki has been such an eye opener and has been such a large part of my healing journey. I can easily say it 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 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. My history and experience set me up to be a safe space for others to reconnect with themselves and thrive through difficult periods in their life. 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
