Ruth Anne Mak, Usui Tibetan / Karuna Reiki® Master
Shamanic Practitioner/Teacher
Reiki is gentle, relaxing, and soothing energy that flows through the Reiki practitioner to flow through the client. It is spiritually guided life energy that is the life energy that flows between the stars and through and around all living creatures. It is energy that when flowing easily makes us feel energized, yet relaxed and balanced. Since the energy is powerful and gentle it never does harm and goes wherever it is needed for each person in that particular moment. When our energy is blocked, we tend to feel worn out, stressed, and are more vulnerable to illness.
The first time I experienced Reiki was distance Reiki, and when my friend offered to send me some, I really didn’t expect the warmth and tingling I experienced. I felt relaxed and drowsy, and within a few minutes I floated off to complete relaxation and then drifted off to sleep deeply for almost twelve hours! Since I usually sleep for 6-7 hours I was amazed, and when I awoke I knew I had to learn Reiki to give myself and share with everyone around me.
Sending Reiki to someone anywhere in the world is possible because the energy is the life energy that some would call God’s energy and Divine and some would call Universal or universal, depending on the person’s belief system. Since energy that powerful knows no time or physical limits, receiving distance Reiki is a powerful yet relaxing experience. It was amazing enough to draw me to learn Reiki and want to teach it to others after experiencing one distance session, and I am confident that you will find it relaxing and enjoyable as well.
When a client receives a distance Reiki session, he simply lies where he is comfortable and relaxes to allow the energy to flow, and he may feel warmth, tingling, twitching of a muscle, or simply drift off to a restful sleep. I do not give Reiki from my own energy, but I allow the energy to flow through me to flow to where the recipient needs it. This means you are not receiving my energy, but the powerful and gentle Reiki energy with the guidance that comes with it.
A typical session lasts an hour to an hour and 15 minutes, but length depends on each person’s needs. Reiki opens up the chakras, or energy centers, and allows energy to flow through the body’s energy meridians, or energy pathways, and it also balances and soothes the body’s energy field. To put it simply, we all have an energy field in and around us, and it is common for energy to become blocked along the pathways and chakras, body, mind, and spirit. When that happens, it can contribute to many symptoms, including anxiety, pain, exhaustion, and anger. Reiki does not cure a person of disease and stress, but can help the person feel more relaxed, energetic, lessens pain, is wonderful for anxiety, and balances energy to allow the body to be in the best condition to heal itself. It is holistic, so it flows through the whole energy field and not just one part of it, and the energy can flow where the client needs it.
The Reiki that I practice and teach is shamanic Usui Tibetan Reiki, and that means that I use Usui Reiki and work with my guides and the client’s guides as well. This means that the information and guidance that I receive during sessions is often deeper and more complete than with Usui Reiki alone, and the healing experience is often deeper as well.
I do not provide in-person Reiki sessions, but have found through feedback from clients and personal experience that not only do I receive more information for the client at a distance than in person, but they receive the same benefits either way. You simply relax with the intention to accept the Reiki and any healing that comes with it, and I reset and balance your chakras (energy centers), make sure you have no attachments or stuck energy, make sure your energy is flowing well, and work at any areas that need extra Reiki. When I am finished with the session I send you an email with information about any messages I was given for you, what I felt, heard, and saw, and anything else that might be helpful for you.
I do offer Zoom sessions for some types of Reiki sessions and for clients who wish to discuss their sessions after I send them their feedback email. Each person is different with different needs, and I am happy to discuss your needs and how I can best help you. I would be honored to help you on your healing journey, and if you have any questions or would like to schedule a session, please contact me.
A Reiki healing attunement is a Zoom session so that we can be face to face and interact. It is a concentrated dose of Reiki that goes to the location in or around the body that a client carries something that she or he would like to and is ready to release. Since the exact location and description of the stuck energy becomes available during the attunement process, healing attunements are very effective in one session.
During the process the energy from whatever has been holding the client back or causing issues can almost always be completely released. This means that unless the client pulls the energy back by obsessively thinking of it or repeating the behavior the energy will not come back, and since the urge to continue whatever thoughts or behaviors are related to the issue is greatly reduced or gone, the results can be amazing.
Occasionally a small amount of the energy will remain if the client isn’t ready to release what is left after the attunement, but a bit of Reiki usually removes the rest. If any is left after that it is a small amount that the client just isn’t quite ready to release, but the relief is still considerable even then since pain, discomfort, or other issues are greatly reduced.
What can be released? Anything the client is ready to release, and below are some examples.
Reiki and shamanic distance techniques also work for animals, but the approach is a bit different. Reiki can be done at a distance for animals, just as it can with people, and I also ask permission from the animals when I offer Reiki or other energy, just as I would from a person. Yes, they are able to give permission or refuse, although I have only rarely had an animal refuse. I don't approach animals with the energy directly, but first ask permission and gently offer so that they can feel it is positive energy that isn't a threat.
Once I have begun, and they have accepted me in their energy field, I ask them what they need, how they feel (and yes, they feel), if there is something they aren't getting that they need, and I scan them and get a feel for what is going on with them. If I am giving them a Reiki session I proceed with that just as I would with a human client, and I send a feedback email to the owner. The lovely part of giving Reiki or doing other energy work with animals is that they are often open to the energy and without the layers of privacy that people tend to have, so they usually respond well to energy work. I have worked with horses, dogs, cats, and even wild animals around my home (not with my hands on them), and I have done distance work with all of the above and a few other species. Each animal is different, so working on each requires using whichever methods are best for that individual. If you would like to schedule a session for your pet or a wild animal, please contact me. Fee is $50.
Reiki and shamanic energy are wonderful for protection and cleansing of land and buildings as well. I use several distance techniques to cleanse land and homes or businesses, and the feel of a location and effects on living creatures change after negative energy is released. If land has been the site of intensely energetic events, or if the negative energy from past people or events become stuck at a location, the feel of the place will be affected in the present. That is why it is important to keep our homes, businesses, and land free of energy that can affect us now. Fee depends on size and complexity of location and situation.
This very powerful, yet still gentle energy channels the energy of a group of angels (or energy beings if you see them as such) known as the La Ho Chi (sometimes written as La-Ho-Chi or LaHoChi or LaHo Chi). Coming through at an intensely powerful frequency, this energy can promote healing of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual issues at a very deep level. I find La Ho Chi to be especially effective to assist with deep healing of physical, emotional, and energetic issues that require even more intense energy than Reiki alone. I use La Ho Chi alongside Reiki at times, and I also offer La Ho Chi sessions that are helpful for those with chronic or acute pain, or anyone who wishes to experience deep relaxation and balanced energy. If you would like La Ho Chi energy with your distance Reiki session please let me know when you schedule your Reiki or shamanic session. Fee is $50.
Shamanic Reiki combines the gentle, relaxing energy of Reiki with shamanic work with nature, guides who may have messages for us that can help with issues in our lives, and the release of energy that isn’t helping our balance and health. Shamanic Reiki is another tool that works well with Usui/Tibetan Reiki and alongside La Ho Chi, and is an effective tool to enhance Reiki and promote balance and relaxation. Carrying around old or negative energy can keep us stuck in old habits and keep us drawn to unhealthy situations, and Shamanic Reiki uses both gentle Reiki energy and shamanic methods to help remove that energy, which often helps us move forward and live with joy and peace in our lives.
The Reiki I practice is shamanic Reiki, and that means that I ask my guides and the client’s guides to work with me with the guidance that comes with the Reiki energy. Many clients and students have found that the shamanic Usui Reiki comes with deeper healing and relaxation than Reiki without the shamanic guidance.
If you have questions or are interested in a session, please contact me.