Reiki
Reiki is an energetic healing technique that fosters healing and wellness by improving how energy flows through the body. I have over ten years of experience helping people heal and grow using Reiki services.
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Reiki Principles – What is Reiki?
Reiki (pronounced “Ray-Key”) is a Japanese word that means “Universal Life Force” or “Chi”. This is the energy that flows through everything and causes us to be alive. “Rei” means spirit, soul, or higher power. “Ki” means energy or life force. Therefore Reiki together means spiritually guided energy of the body, soul, and spirit appropriate for healing. This healing technique is used for stress reduction, pain relief, depression, relaxation, and so, but also promotes overall healing. Reiki is unconditional love in its purest form!
It was re-discovered in the modern world by Dr. Mikao Usui in the mid 1800’s. Reiki does not conflict with any faith, nationality, creed, or religion. There are Catholic priests and nuns that practice Reiki, as well as Jews, Protestants, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists.
Reiki is powerful yet gentle, and is a complimentary to all other methods of healing. It will open you up and improve health, both physical and emotional, by unblocking an your energy centers. If, however, our life force energy is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel sick. If our life force energy is high, then we are more capable of being happy and healthy.
Anyone over the age of 14 can become a Reiki channel by being “attuned”, just think of it as “turning the lights on” by a Reiki Master. Reiki Attunements open a person up to the healing energy and once the channel is open that person will have access to the Reiki for the rest of their lives. Children and animals love receiving Reiki treatments!
What are the benefits of a Reiki healing?
This universal life energy can promote well being and bring greater awareness, which brings balance and harmony to ones body, mind, and spirit. Reiki treatments can help you with the following and much more:
- Decrease pain
- Stress reduction
- Depression
- Emotional well-being
- Clears old energies
- Deep relaxation
- Post-op recovery
- PMS relief
- Menopause
- Sinus headaches
- Increase energy levels
- Find inner peace
- Accelerates recovery from cuts and burns
- Accelerates recovery from injury, surgery, and disease
- Accelerates recovery from colds and fevers (treat right away)
- Increases clarity and or focus
Reiki FAQ
How much does a Reiki session cost?
A Usui Reiki treatment costs $120. An additional travel fee applies if you’re seeking in-home treatment.
Is there scientific proof that Reiki has benefits?
There have not been significant studies on how Reiki works, but some research has found that Reiki can help lower blood pressure, lessen pain and anxiety, and improve sleep. These studies have been done usually on specific groups of people, some that were completely healthy, and others that were recovering from surgery.
That said, Reiki is considered a complementary therapy, meaning it should be used alongside other forms of medicine, so please speak to your doctor if you’re having extreme health problems. If you’re unsure if Reiki is right for you, please feel free to reach out to me or contact your doctor.
How does someone learn Reiki?
Reiki is taught by a Reiki Teacher. In Usui Reiki, there are four levels: Reiki I, Reiki II, Reiki Master (also sometimes called Reiki III), and Teacher. Students must complete each level with a certified teacher, who was trained in turn by their own certified Reiki Master-Teacher, in a lineage stretching directly back to the founder of Usui Reiki, Mikao Usui. It typically takes 1-3 years to become an Usui Reiki Master, and each level of training requires that students receive new energetic attunements, memorize sacred symbols, and practice their associated healing techniques. If you wish to learn Reiki, you can learn more by looking at my classes here.
What does the client experience during a Reiki treatment?
Treatments are held on a Reiki table, the client is fully clothed, and soft music may be playing. It is helpful if the client removes all jewelry before the treatment begins. It is also recommended for the client to wear comfortable clothing.
As the Healing Practitioner, the life force energy will flow through my hands as I use a systematic hand placement on or just above the individual’s major energy centers (also called Chakras). Reiki energy is intelligent because it knows automatically where to go and what needs to be healed.
Everyone feels the Reiki energy in different ways. Some may feel my hands as being hot or cold, or they may feel a tingling sensation. Sometimes it is a combination of all three, or some may feel nothing except pure simple relaxation.
Who is Integrative Healing’s Reiki practitioner?
My name is Carolyn Sheehan, and I am the owner and founder of Integrative Healing. I am a professional master hypnotherapist, Professional Past Lives & In Between Lives Spiritual Regressionist, Angelic & Medical Reiki Master-Teacher, Angel intuitive healer/reader, Hypno-Reiki, Angelic Reiki© Master-Teacher. You can go here if you’d like to learn more about me and my background!
Is there anything I should do to prepare for a session?
No, you don’t need to prepare anything! If you’d like, you can think about what kind of relaxing music you would like to listen to during our session. If you’re shy about being touched, you can book a remote session or simply request that I keep my hands raised above your body, as Reiki is an energetic healing modality and works just as well without physical contact!
Meditation experience may also be helpful, as well as if you take a moment before your session to set your intention and contemplate what particular physical or emotional area you would like to heal today. For in person treatments, feel free to request an additional pillow or blanket to keep cozy during our session.
How long does the session last?
Sessions are usually about an hour and fifteen minutes, including one hour of treatment and 15 minutes of consultation and post-session information. Please allow 90 minutes for your full appointment, to ensure that you still receive your full treatment time in the event of any technical issues or delays.
How will I feel after?
You might feel physically and energetically refreshed after a Reiki session, though some can feel more tired or emotional than usual, particularly if you were working on releasing a deep mental or energetic blockage. It depends on how your body reacts to our session. People usually feel a sense of calm and sleep better.
How many sessions will I need?
This depends on what you want to accomplish with our sessions. Some people seek out Reiki to address a specific issue, but some people enjoy regular sessions throughout their lives as a form of relaxation, self-care, and spiritual cleansing. If you would like, I offer free consultations, so feel free to reach out so we can make a good plan for you!
What is Angelic Reiki?
Angelic Reiki is a safe, natural, high frequency, multidimensional system of Angelic Healing and consciousness expansion that allows connection through the Angelic Kingdom of Light to your Soul energy in order to bring through powerful healing. Angelic Reiki allows very high vibrational energies of Angels, Archangels, Ascended Masters and Galactic Healers to bring healing to the recipient to help release physical, ancestral, and emotional imbalances across all time and space. Available in person or zoom. This Reiki is powerful and lasts 21 days.
Reiki Testimonials
Finding Carolyn has been such an energetic blessing to me! I was completely new to Reiki and hypnotherapy but her personal warmth and openness is so reassuring. The reiki treatments themselves could not be better, I always leave feeling clear, refreshed, and realigned. I admit I was skeptical that the remote sessions could be as good as her in-person, but it was even more powerful! You just have to be ready to receive and Carolyn does the rest.
I would highly recommend the Past Life Regression. Hypnotherapy in real life is so not like the stage or TV! Carolyn is the perfect energetic guide to help walk you consciously through visualizations, activating deeper levels of your psyche and inner knowing. If you’re curious, let this be the sign you should try it! It’s an incredible experience.
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— Abby
I have had numerous Reiki sessions with Carolyn within the past six months, and I must say that I’ve had great experiences with her every time I visited her. First of all, she’s got a great personality and always welcomes you with a warm heart. She’s extremely professional and very well organized. She always takes notes and she’s very detail-oriented. She’s very intuitive and gets to the root cause of your problem right away. The Reiki sessions I had with her were truly spectacular and always felt so great. I felt lighter and more confident almost after every session. She also provides her services through Zoom video conference which was surprisingly a wonderful experience as well. As a person who had Reiki sessions many times in my life, honestly speaking she’s the best one so far. I strongly recommend her for all Reiki sessions and other spiritual work she offers for her clients. The bottom line is when she says she helps you achieve your goals, she really means it! God bless you Carolyn for all the work you’ve done for me. Thank you!
— M. G.
When I went in for cancer surgery, I hired Carolyn for remote Reiki. She enlisted volunteers to team up with her to do weekly treatments until I felt better. (And yes, I could feel them working from afar!) Carolyn’s prices are VERY reasonable for all her services. I recommend her!
— Anonymous Client