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What is Reiki?
Reiki (pronounced "ray-key") is a technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. Originating in Japan, the word Reiki means spiritually guided life force energy. It helps a person's natural ability to heal on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels.

What are the benefits of Reiki?

• Promotes healing of every known illness
• Compliments medical and all other healing methods
• Reduces stress and increases relaxation
• Improves mood
• Increases energy and vitality
• Relieves pain
• Helps manifest goals

How does Reiki work?
The spiritually guided life force energy comes through the Reiki practitioner's hands and into the body of the client. The energy goes exactly where it's needed. This is similar to many spiritual traditions, which employ "laying on of hands", although Reiki is not associated with any religion.

Reiki is a simple, natural, and safe method that everyone can use.

What is a Reiki session like?

A Reiki session feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around the client. The client lays on a massage table fully clothed. A standard session involves placing the hands on or over the head, torso, knees, and feet. Sessions last from 50 minutes to 1 ½ hours.

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What are some conditions Reiki can assist with?

• Tension
• Headaches / migraines
• Back, neck, shoulder pain
• Stuck emotions - guilt, grief, anger
• Gastrointestinal distress
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Fatigue
• Surgical preparation & recovery
• Insomnia
• Blocked creativity
• Chronic conditions
• Side effects of chemotherapy

How can I learn Reiki?
The ability to use Reiki is simple to learn and is transferred to the student during a Reiki class. Reiki is taught in levels - Reiki I, II, Advanced, and Master. Reiki I, II, and Advanced classes last 7 to 8 hours each and are scheduled either over three evenings or taught in one day. Reiki Master is a two day class. Classes are forming all the time!

Karen's Qualifications
I am a Licensed Reiki Master in the Tibetan/Usui lineage and also a Karuna Reiki® Master. I began studying Reiki in 1993 and have studied with several Reiki Masters, including masters from Japan. Many of my classes were taken through the International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT), which is the organization through which I received my license. As a licensed teacher, I have agreed to follow the ethical guidelines for Reiki that were written by the ICRT.

Karen’s Reiki Background

My mission is to empower others to heal on the emotional, mental, spiritual,
and physical levels.

Success Stories

Counseling or Reiki

People often ask me whether to chose to work with me through my counseling or Reiki practice. If you have emotional or mental issues and haven't utilized counseling before or only in a limited way, it might be best for you to try counseling. If you have primarily physical issues or if you have had lots of counseling and still have unresolved issues, it might be best to try Reiki. Once you are a counseling or Reiki client, you cannot switch with me, due to ethical and liability issues associated with my counseling profession.

Can they be combined?
I can combine counseling and Reiki in a few ways. Because of the ethics and liability issues of my counseling profession, I do not give hands on Reiki for my counseling clients, however I can work very effectively with my hands over the body while the client is sitting in a chair. During a counseling session, I might use Reiki healing with a guided visualization to heal past issues. I can also use a special Reiki procedure to actually lift an issue out of the client's body and then fill that area of the body with healing energy. I have used this procedure effectively with abuse issues, healing for past romantic relationships, healing for childhood issues, healing a recent rape, healing an eating disorder, and more. During a Reiki session, I sometimes utilize inner child work and spiritual healing (working with angels, Jesus, Mother Mary, or Buddha) to help with trauma release work. These traumas can be anything in life for which you do not feel resolved.

Can I just have counseling without Reiki?
Of course! I give you the option of what you want to do. This is your healing journey and you are in charge! I have many ways to help people and have been trained in over 8 different counseling modalities. I have recently been utilizing some Reiki procedures in my counseling practice because I have found they often work more quickly and easily than just counseling alone.