Still, gentle energy work for deep relaxation and nervous-system settling — especially suited to medically fragile, highly sensitive, and palliative clients who need presence over force.
Reiki is a Japanese energy practice in which the practitioner's hands rest lightly on or just above the body, channeling a calming, universal life-force energy to support relaxation and the body's own capacity to settle and heal. There's no manipulation of muscle or tissue — the practitioner remains largely still, and the experience is one of quiet, steady presence rather than active technique.
I'm a Reiki Master and have offered Reiki alongside my clinical massage practice for years, including as part of ongoing work at Huntsman Cancer Institute, where Reiki is used alongside massage for oncology patients as part of clinical research I contribute to on its effects.
You'll remain fully clothed, lying comfortably on the table or seated if that's more appropriate for you. My hands rest lightly on or hover just above different areas of the body — head, shoulders, torso, hands, feet — for several minutes at each position. There's no pressure, no manipulation, nothing that requires your body to do anything. Many people describe a sense of warmth, tingling, or simply deep calm; others feel little physically but notice a settled mind afterward. Both are common.
Sessions typically run 45 to 60 minutes.
No. Many clients come simply for the deep relaxation and nervous-system settling the session provides, regardless of how they think about the underlying mechanism.
Yes — it's one of the gentlest options available and is used as part of care at Huntsman Cancer Institute. It requires no physical manipulation, which makes it suitable even when a body can't tolerate hands-on massage.
That's common and completely fine. Many clients do.
Reiki for deep relaxation and comfort care. New clients welcome.
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