Andrea’s Story
I came to Reiki during a difficult time in my life. I had given birth to 2 children within a span of 1.5 years and was experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety. I had been an achiever all my life, getting good grades, finishing college and graduate school, had a great career, and a wonderful husband. We moved from NYC to the suburbs, bought a house, a car, and started a family.
I thought I was doing everything right but the rapid change in identity, from high achieving student and career woman to mother and wife was difficult for me. I had resigned from my position when my firstborn arrived and nobody had warned me about how difficult it would be to come to grips with the changes in my daily reality. After my second was born, things started to get worse.
I felt lost, and I thought returning to work was the answer. But, my body soon started to fail me. Seeking answers, I saw multiple doctors and specialists, each one passing me to the next when their solutions and medications weren’t working. Feeling desperate from lack of answers from conventional medical professionals, I looked to holistic treatments.
I came across the word “Reiki” and had no idea what it was but decided I would try. I arrived for my first session in a small office inside a NYC building. As I lay there, I didn’t know what to expect and my mind was racing with anxious thoughts. The session had started and I was skeptical.
But the next thing I remember was my practitioner telling me that the session had concluded and all I could recall in that moment was coming to awareness that I had spent the past hour without any thoughts in my head, no pain in my body. I remember staring at my practitioner with no words, wondering where the past hour had gone, where I had experienced freedom from everything that was weighing me down. Time had stood still and it had felt like an experience of my ‘self’, my essence, with no physical constraints.
I contemplated my experience for many days afterwards, and knew I had to learn more. I immediately signed up for a class with the foremost medical Reiki master teacher in NYC. This was November 2017.
A lot has changed since learning and practicing Reiki. I noticed I had more space to be present and patient with my children. I noticed I had more compassion for myself in moments I had not before. And I began to learn more about myself, which continues to this day.
My daily self-Reiki practice opened up a door inside me - a door I walked through to explore the facets of my being. I was able to uncover the layers of conditioning that led me to where I was, and how that was no longer working for me.
I was able to view myself from a perspective outside of myself, which allowed me to give myself the love and compassion I always readily gave to others, but always withheld from myself.
Through my practice, I gave myself the ability to feel better, physically, mentally, emotionally. And feeling better day by day, paved the way to make better daily decisions for myself, which accumulated into overall larger feelings of wellness.
Coming from a high achievement, corporate background, most people in my circle had never heard of it, and those who had, had heard of it in ways that they couldn’t connect with.
I want to share Reiki in a way that can truly help you feel better, just like it did for me. If you are ready to take the next step, visit the Services page on my website to learn more about how to book a session with me, or visit the About Reiki page to learn more about what to expect during your first session.