In this episode, we’re diving into a healing modality that’s become an integral part of my own personal and professional journey: Reiki.

Whether you're completely new to energy work or curious about how Reiki could support your healing and growth, this blog post explores how Reiki works, what it can help with, and how it can be experienced both in-person and at a distance.

Why I Started Practicing Reiki

Back in May, I completed my Reiki Level 1 and 2 certifications, and I’ve been incorporating Reiki into my practice ever since. It’s been such a powerful addition to the work I do with clients, and I’ll be continuing my training with the Reiki Master level this coming September.

After sharing some of this on social media and with clients, I started receiving questions like:
“What actually is Reiki?”
“How can it help with what I’m going through?”
“How does it work from a distance?”

This post is here to answer those questions, and offer a space you can return to whenever you’re curious about energy healing and how it might support your personal and business growth.

Honoring Energy in Business & Life

I want to take a moment to acknowledge something important. When I recorded this episode, I felt tired and low-energy. Instead of forcing myself to show up on camera, I honored my body and chose to record audio only.

This is exactly the kind of self-honoring energy I talk about often, making space for rest while still taking aligned action. It’s a powerful reminder that you can support yourself and show up for others without abandoning your own needs.

What Is Reiki & Why Might You Need It?

Reiki is an energy healing technique that helps clear stuck emotions, energetic blocks, and tension from the body and energy field. It can support physical healing, emotional regulation, and spiritual alignment.

When you’re feeling burnt out, overwhelmed, stuck in your head, reactive, or disconnected from yourself, these are often signs your energy isn’t flowing properly. Reiki can help shift that. And its benefits extend far beyond just your physical health—it can positively impact your emotional well-being, your mindset, and your ability to show up in life and business.

Some of the issues Reiki can help with include:

Physical:

• Chronic tension

• Sleep issues

• Hormonal imbalances

• Headaches

• Gut issues

• Aches and pains

Emotional & Mental:

• Anxiety and overwhelm

• Burnout

• Frustration

• Fear

• Looping thoughts

• Emotional reactivity

Energetic:

• Feeling disconnected from yourself

• Struggling to receive

• Avoiding stillness

• Difficulty resting or doing nothing

Business & Life:

• Procrastination

• Perfectionism

• Burnout from overgiving

• Hitting an “upper limit”

• Feeling stuck even though you’re doing all the right things

When I personally began receiving Reiki, and later started giving it to myself, I noticed profound shifts in my creativity, consistency, and capacity to take aligned action. Because when your energy is balanced, life flows with more ease.

Reiki & Osteopathy: A Powerful Intersection

One of the most fascinating parts of my Reiki journey was realizing just how much overlap exists between the principles of Reiki and those of osteopathy.

In osteopathic teachings, we acknowledge that every person has a vital energy, and that the body is inherently self-healing when given the right conditions. Reiki echoes this beautifully. It helps create an energetic environment where your body, mind, and spirit can thrive.

The question isn’t if your body can heal, it’s how well it’s being supported to do so. And when we clear energetic blocks, we make space for that healing to occur.

What to Expect in a Reiki Session

I currently offer both in-person and distance Reiki sessions. While the experience may look different depending on how it’s delivered, the effects are just as powerful.

In-Person Sessions:

During an in-person session, you’ll lie on a treatment table in a calming space. I’ll place my hands on or slightly above different areas of your body depending on what your energy needs.

Thanks to my background in osteopathy and massage therapy, I often pick up on physical tension patterns and energetic imbalances that correlate with certain symptoms or emotions. We begin by discussing your goals for the session, and you’ll usually leave feeling:

• Calm and regulated

• Lighter in your body

• Clearer in your mind

• More connected to next steps or aligned action

It’s important to understand that Reiki works intuitively. It treats what needs the most attention first, even if your conscious mind is focused on something else. You might come in for shoulder pain, but the energy may need to address a subconscious emotional block before your shoulder can truly release. Your body always knows what it needs, and Reiki helps guide it there.

How Distance Reiki Works

One of the most common questions I get is:
“How does distance Reiki actually work?”

It sounds a little mystical, but here’s the truth: energy isn’t limited by physical space. Just like how your phone can send a text or your laptop can connect to wifi, Reiki energy can be sent and received across distance and time.

In a distance session, I connect with your energy field just as I would in person. But instead of placing my hands on you physically, I intentionally channel the energy to you while you’re relaxing in your own space.

You don’t have to do anything other than lie down, get comfortable, and be open to receiving. I usually begin by grounding your energy and then tuning into what I feel in your field—blocks, imbalances, areas that need support—and work to restore flow and balance.

After the session, we’ll debrief. I’ll share what I experienced, what you felt, and any intuitive messages or insights that came through. I’ll also offer practical tools you can use to support the areas we worked on.

Real Stories, Real Shifts: The Power of Intuition in Reiki

One of the most incredible aspects of Reiki is how specific and intuitive the energy can be, even when the session is held virtually. I remember a client who came to me for a distance session. She shared very little, just that she wanted to feel more at home in her body and improve her health. During the session, I picked up on a lot of energetic activity in her lower back and lower abdomen, especially on the left side.

When I mentioned it to her afterward, she hesitated at first. But then she realized: yes, her symptoms were showing up on the left side of her abdomen, and she occasionally experienced hip pain there, too. It was something she hadn’t consciously connected the dots on, but her body had already started speaking.

This is the magic of Reiki. Whether you're fully aware of what's going on in your body or not, the energy knows where to go. These sessions offer not just energetic realignment but often deep personal insight, clarity, and nervous system relief. Reiki becomes a full-body reset—emotionally, mentally, energetically, and physically.

What to Expect Before & After Your Reiki Session

Many people arrive at a Reiki session feeling reactive, overwhelmed, disconnected, or energetically blocked. They’ve been overdoing, overgiving, and under-receiving, and it shows up in their body and mind.

After a session, things shift.

You begin to feel more grounded and clear. You trust your body more. You act with greater intention. You begin to release the need for external validation and start feeling your inner worth. You move out of the hustle and into ease. You start trusting your intuition and radiating an energy that others can feel.

In life and business, this might look like:

• Moving from proving → to receiving

• Hustling → to magnetizing

• Self-doubt → to self-trust

These shifts are not just energetic, they translate into how you show up in the world.

Personalized, Intuitive Support—From Anywhere

Whether you’re local to me or live further away, I offer both in-person and distance Reiki sessions, and both are deeply transformational.

Each session includes:

• A brief intake conversation to understand what’s coming up for you

• A full Reiki energy healing session

• Post-session insights based on what I felt and what you experienced

• Practical tools, somatic or energetic practices to support continued healing

• Optional oracle card pulls or intuitive guidance to help integrate the experience

Our goal? To clear the energy of burnout, overwhelm, and stuckness—so you can feel light, aligned, and empowered again. Reiki can support you through anything: physical issues, emotional blocks, energetic stagnation, or even business and relationship challenges.

Ready to Experience Reiki?

If this post resonates with you and you feel the pull toward Reiki, I invite you to book a session with me. You can choose:

• In-person sessions (for those local to me)

• Distance sessions (available online, from anywhere)

I currently offer Reiki on Mondays and Wednesdays, and I’m happy to work with you to find a time that fits. You can book your session here.

And if you’re a woman in business ready to work on your deeper energetics, my ElevateHER coaching program also has a few spots available. This is for women who want to build a business and a body that feels as good as it looks—where your inner alignment supports outer success.

Final Thoughts

You’re not meant to carry it all alone. You’re not broken. You’re likely just overwhelmed, disconnected, or holding too much energy that’s no longer serving you.

Reiki is a beautiful way to release what no longer fits and rise into who you’re here to be. If you’re curious, have questions, or want to connect further, feel free to reach out on Instagram, email me, or drop a comment on the YouTube channel.

Thank you for being here. I’ll be back next week with another episode that’s a bit more educational, but just as supportive and grounded.

Until then, trust yourself, honor your energy, and know that healing is always possible.

With love,
Jo