The Real Reason I Started Reiki

When I was a teenager I was secretly reading “self help” books. I didn’t discuss this with my friends and always felt like a weirdo for doing it, but there was hope in those pages for me. Every book I read encouraged me and strengthened me to seek change. Because author after author, I could see that there was hope for something different. That change could happen no matter what the situation was.

So I became a self-help book junkie. I love reading about how others have transformed their lives through disciple and choosing the path less traveled.

Over the years, the path I needed help on changed as I have journeyed along different stages of life.

When I discovered Reiki, I was at the end of my burn out battle with my 10 year teaching career. I knew I loved teaching and working with the kids, but for years had felt a calling that This wasn’t for me for another 20 years. It was taking a toll on my health (and did so right from the beginning of my teaching career), my relationships and how I was showing up in the world. And I didn’t like who I was anymore. But I had no idea where to go, what to do or how the heck I was going to find my way out of this place.

During the first Reiki session I received, so much of this came up for me. My solar plexus had lots to say that day and the way God lead me through the following months was incredible. I found myself face to face with an opportunity to quit my teaching career very quickly, and I packed my bags for Costa Rica in search of “who the hell am I now?” It was in this beautiful country that I found the essence of myself again and fell even more in love with Reiki.

I received my first distance Reiki while I was in Costa Rica and could not get over the difference I felt. My energy, my mood, my clarity in my next steps, was so clear for me. It was as if someone lifted the heavy blanket for me and I could breathe again. I was hooked and needed to know more. I wanted to know how this craft worked, and how I could feel even better.

So I came home (thanks to the clarity of my Reiki session) and enrolled in Reiki Level 1. The desire to heal even more took over. I knew that I wanted to complete Level 2 right away, and three weeks after completing Level 1, I was back with my Reiki Master learning the next degree. With each session, and each commitment, there were new insights brought to light for me. New levels of healing, new energy vibrations. And as we raise our energy vibration, the frequency we emit ripples out and either attracts or repels similar energy. This caused many ripples in my life and although it was difficult when I was treading through it, my goodness, it’s had the most beautiful aftermath on my life.

And so I continued on.

As soon as I committed to taking my Masters Level in Reiki, the shifts started to show up. This time I’m aware of what’s happening and trust the process of evolution in my life. When the tides start to break, I no longer clench my fists and scream at the waves. I remind myself to trust. To let go. To surrender to the process.

Because this is what I want. My deepest desire is to know the fullest potential of myself here in this life time.

I knew that Reiki would be the catalyst for me to light my path forward. We are meant to grow and evolve. What a shame if I had held onto my pain in fear of growth. I would not know the beautiful soul reading these words.

Each Reiki session I have with you, my clients, continues to teach me in ways I never expected. Witnessing your awakenings, peeling back the layers and brightening the light in your lives is so inspiring. The guides, ancestors and angels you bring with you into your sessions are reminders to me that we do not walk this path alone, nor are we meant to.

Thank you for teaching me. Thank you for reflecting your light into this world. Thank you for listening to your intuition. I am honoured to do this work with you and support you as you journey along your own unique path.

Forever grateful,

D