Developed in Japan in the early 20th century Reiki is a form of hands on healing, whereby the practitioner channels energy to the client in order to promote healing and relaxation.

The word Reiki translates literally as “universal life force energy” and is a non invasive treatment that can compliment and support orthodox medicine.

I first discovered Reiki in the late 1990s as part of my hypnotherapy sessions with my therapist. It helped me to relax more easily and to release a lot of physical and emotional issues I was experiencing at the time.

Then in 2001 I made the decision to train as a Level 1 Reiki practitioner. It quite honestly blew my mind, that weekend course changed me and my beliefs around energy and the universe.

Before too long I had completed my Level 2 training and then my Advanced level.

But then I stopped. The next step was to become a Reiki Master Teacher and I just didn’t feel ready.

So for the next 15 or more years I stayed as an Advanced level practitioner. I mostly used it with family and friends, bringing it into my work as a therapist if a client was open to it.