Reflections
Plain writing about Reiki: what it is, how a session works, and the questions people ask me most.
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What is distance Reiki? A plain explanation
What distance Reiki is, how a session works, what you might feel, and what the research does and doesn't say. Plain answers from a Level 2 practitioner.
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What to expect in a distance Reiki session
What happens before, during, and after a distance Reiki session, step by step. What you might notice, what I'll text you, and why feeling nothing is okay too.
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Can you send Reiki to someone without their permission?
Why I only send Reiki to people who ask for it, what that means in relationship and family sessions, and what you can do when someone you love hasn't asked.
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Reiki and other care: therapy, massage, acupuncture, and more
How Reiki can sit alongside therapy, medical care, massage, acupuncture, yoga, and aromatherapy, and why it never replaces any of them.
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Reiki in Durham and the Triangle
Looking for Reiki in Durham, Chapel Hill, or Raleigh? How distance Reiki works from Durham, where to find in-person Reiki nearby, and how to choose a practitioner.
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What is a Reiki lineage, and why does it matter?
What a Reiki lineage is, how Reiki traveled from Japan to the West, what my own lineage looks like, and what a lineage can and can't tell you about a practitioner.
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What Reiki levels mean: Level 1, Level 2, and Master
A plain guide to Reiki levels: what Level 1, Level 2, and Master training cover, what attunements are, and what a practitioner's level does and doesn't tell you.
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Preparing for, and resting after, a distance Reiki session
Simple, optional ways to settle in before a distance Reiki session, and gentle ways to rest and come back to your day afterward. Nothing is required.
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Reiki and the things we carry from family
How a distance Reiki session can hold what you carry from your family: what that means, what it doesn't, and an honest answer about Reiki and generational trauma.
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Distance Reiki for animals: consent, and what to look for
How distance Reiki for animals works, how your animal gets to say yes or no, and the signs to watch for during a session. From a Level 2 Reiki practitioner.
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Why I use a candle as my timer
Why I keep time in distance Reiki sessions with a twenty-minute candle instead of a phone timer, and why the candle is never the point. Reiki is.
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Can you send Reiki to objects and places?
How distance Reiki can be sent to objects, homes, and other spaces, what that can and can't mean, and how a session with me works.
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Can you send Reiki to a situation?
What it means to send Reiki to a situation, like a storm, a war, or a hard time in a community, or ahead to something coming up in your own life. Plus the lines I keep.