When Reiki found me in 1995, I had no idea that my life would be forever changed. I was in a wonderful demanding corporate career, with three young boys and a home to run with my husband. I was happy, though very exhausted, so the tipping point came with challenges getting good daycare for the boys. I had an emotional breakdown. My close colleague at work forthright told me that I needed Reiki, something I had never heard of and didn’t know what it meant. She told me that it would help me find my truth. 

Bingo! That’s for sure what I needed so I said ok.

Next thing I knew I was in a 4-day intensive class with a Reiki Master who is still a powerful mentor for me in my life and 15 other students ready to be transformed with the magic of Reiki. Oh, it was not an easy unfolding for this strong and independent woman who did not know how to ask for help or admit that anything was too big to handle. That terrified me.  Once started, something deep inside me knew that I could not turn around and go back.  I ended up seeing a reiki master every week for months as I slowly unpeeled the layers that had been buried deep inside for years.  As I did so, my clarity and truth began to surface as well.

Jump ahead another 5 years and I ended up leaving my corporate work to give this Reiki a try for myself.  That was the beginning of Inside Out in April of 2000 and though my offerings have expanded and shifted over the years, Reiki is my foundational offering.  It still grounds my life and provides the space for me to connect deeply.  It’s no surprise then that during a recent personal transformation coaching container with Monarch & Co., that my signature package would center around Reiki.

Amanda masterfully guided me through the questioning process for me to share some of what I experience taking clients through a series of sessions.  You see, just like compounding interest for our invested money, Reiki practiced regularly rewards you with compounding benefits.  Each session builds on the previous and allows that peeling back effect for the layers that protect our deepest wounds and learned beliefs.  It is one of the most magical experiences to witness a client’s light getting stronger.

I am ready this month to share my signature offer – something that I have done for years without giving it a label and definition.  In these hugely shifting times in our outer world, our inner world is also triggered. Many of us are looking for something to help ground and guide us forward.  The answers are always inside us and yet it can be very supportive to be guided by others at critical times in our lives.  

Over the years, I have taught more than 70 classes and hundreds of students.  Some come in to find their inner center, some to add this energy to whatever they are currently practicing be that another healing modality or a parent, chef, artist or corporate career.  Reiki can bring calm and an extra touch of love into whatever we do. I do not have enough words to describe how Reiki has influenced my life and no doubt will continue to do so.

What were the pivotal moments in your life when you knew something had to change?  How did you respond and how did it support you? 

Until next month,

Karen