FAQ
About Reiki & Energy Work

Reiki is a gentle yet powerful practice that restores balance to your mind, body, and spirit. Whether you’re new to energy healing or deepening your spiritual care, these FAQs are here to guide you with clarity and ease. My hope is that you leave with a deeper understanding of how Reiki and intuitive healing can support your well-being, growth, and connection to self. Be well, babes.

What is reiki?

Reiki is a Japanese healing modality but energetically, a type of alternative medicine. Reiki practitioners use a technique called palm healing or hands-on healing through which a "universal healing” is said to be transferred through the palms of the practitioner to the patient in order to encourage emotional or physical healing. It can also be done remotely with intentions. 

How does Reiki support the body and spirit?

Reiki works by channeling universal life force energy through gentle touch or presence. This energy moves where it’s needed most — clearing blockages, calming the nervous system, and reminding your body of its natural ability to heal.

What are some benefits of reiki?

Reiki invites your body and spirit into deep rest and gentle realignment. Many clients describe feeling calmer, lighter, and more connected to themselves after a session.

As your energy softens and flows more freely, Reiki helps ease stress, release tension, and restore emotional balance. It supports better sleep, steady moods, and a grounded sense of peace in daily life.

Beyond relaxation, Reiki also supports you in aligning your energy with your goals and intentions. When your system is balanced, clarity and focus naturally emerge — helping you move toward what you’re calling in with confidence and ease.

Each session is unique, but the heart of Reiki remains the same: to help you return to harmony, wholeness, and trust in your own inner wisdom.

What is Kundalini energy?

Kundalini is Sanskrit for "coils in the hair of the beloved". It's believed to be a powerful and creative force that's in everyone. Kundalini energy lies dormant in many folks. Kundalini is represented as a tightly coiled snake @ the bottom of our tailbone (root chakra) 

When it's activated/attuned, the energy rises up and snakes through our chakras starting at the base, to our sacral & works it's way up & out of the crown chakra. To Universal force. This connection to the Universe can ease us into total consciousness/enlightenment. Energies & chakras are being balanced and strengthened during

What are some risks with reiki?

Nothing is without risk, just like there are benefits, there can be risks, too. Folks have experienced:

  • Slight headache or nausea after session

  • Magnetize health conditions (like anxiety)

  • Kundalini Syndrome & -Kundalini Psychosis:  (sudden onset of various symptoms associated with the kundalini experience. It’s usually brought upon by something like trauma, a near-death experience, a nervous breakdown, or some other jarring emergency. It’s one of the main dangers of kundalini experiences.)

More info: https://www.brettlarkin.com/what-is-kundalini-syndrome/

It’s important for clients to talk with your practitioner about your conditions before working with them. 

It’s up to your to weigh the benefits and risks before your session. (Take care)

How can I prepare for my reiki session?