A Trauma-Informed and Consent-Centered Practice

My work is informed by trauma-aware and somatic principles, particularly the importance of choice, consent, boundaries, pacing, grounding, and nervous-system awareness.

You do not need to tell me your trauma history in order to receive Reiki.

Before a session, I take time to check in with you emotionally and physically, understand what you are experiencing in the present moment, and explore what kind of support may feel appropriate.

Touch is always optional.

Consent is ongoing.

You are always welcome to change your mind, adjust your position, ask a question, request more space, remain silent, pause the session, or choose what feels right for your body.

This philosophy has developed into my Trauma-Informed Reiki Framework, an approach that brings together compassionate witnessing, intention, consent, Reiki, grounding, and integration.

Trauma-Informed Reiki is not psychotherapy or trauma therapy. Reiki is a complementary spiritual and wellness practice and is not intended to replace medical care, mental-health treatment, or support from appropriately licensed professionals.

REIKI DANCE™

I am also the creator of REIKI DANCE™, a live healing experience of music, movement, and Reiki.

REIKI DANCE™ grew from my desire to explore what can happen when Reiki moves beyond the treatment table and becomes an embodied, communal experience.

The practice brings together:

• Reiki

• somatic awareness

• meditation

• intentional movement

• dance

• professional live music

• sound healing

• rest

• spiritual reflection

• community and connection

There is no choreography and no expectation to perform.

Instead, participants are invited to quiet the noise of the mind, listen to the body, receive Reiki, and let movement become their meditation.

Sometimes that movement becomes dance. Sometimes it is subtle. Sometimes the body asks for stillness.

All of those experiences are welcome.

Since creating REIKI DANCE™, I have brought the experience to distinctive arts, spiritual, yoga, and community spaces throughout Massachusetts, including the Museum of Modern Renaissance in Somerville, Common Street Spiritual Center in Natick, and Yoga at the Ashram in Millis.

These gatherings have evolved through collaborations with Reiki practitioners, professional musicians, somatic and mindfulness practitioners, and sound-healing artists, allowing every REIKI DANCE™ experience to have its own character while remaining rooted in Reiki, presence, consent, embodiment, and connection.

Creating REIKI DANCE™ has become an important extension of my Reiki work: exploring healing not only through stillness and receiving, but also through music, movement, expression, community, and the wisdom of the body.

Professional Affiliations

Continuing education, professional ethics, and engagement with the wider Reiki community are important to me.

I maintain professional affiliations with organizations supporting Reiki education, professional practice, and research, including:

The International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT)
Affiliate Member of the ICRT Reiki Membership Association

International Association of Reiki Professionals (IARP®)
Professional Reiki community and association

The Center for Reiki Research (CRR)
Reiki research and evidence-based education community

I value remaining connected both to Reiki's spiritual traditions and to the evolving conversation around professional standards, ethics, research, and the responsible place of Reiki within complementary wellness.

Who I Work With

People come to Reiki for many different reasons.

Some are experiencing demanding careers and simply need somewhere to slow down.

Some are therapists, healthcare professionals, educators, caregivers, or other people who spend much of their lives caring for others.

Some are spiritual seekers.

Some are dancers, yogis, or people exploring a deeper relationship with their bodies.

Others may be moving through periods of transition, disconnection, stress, grief, or personal transformation.

And some are simply curious about Reiki.

You do not need to believe anything specific or have previous experience with energy work to receive Reiki.

My intention is to create a space where you can arrive as you are.

Working With Me

I offer in-person Reiki sessions in Greater Boston, including sessions at:

Watertown Center for Healing Arts
Watertown, Massachusetts

Boston Yoga Union
Brookline, Massachusetts

Online Reiki sessions are also available for people outside the Boston area or those who prefer to receive Reiki from home.

I also teach Reiki, facilitate workshops and community experiences, and bring REIKI DANCE™ to yoga studios, spiritual communities, arts spaces, wellness centers, retreats, and other environments interested in embodied healing practices.

Returning to Yourself

For me, Reiki ultimately comes back to relationship.

Our relationship with our bodies.

Our relationship with our emotions.

Our relationship with other people.

Our relationship with the sacred.

And, perhaps most importantly, our relationship with ourselves.

My hope is that the spaces I create allow people to feel seen, supported, empowered, accepted, and safe enough to be themselves without judgment.

Not because Reiki promises to remove every difficulty from life, but because presence can change the way we meet what is here.

Sometimes healing begins there:

with a breath, a moment of stillness, a compassionate hand, a movement, a piece of music, or the simple experience of coming home to yourself.

Teaching Reiki

Teaching is another important part of my practice.

As a Reiki Master Teacher, I offer Reiki education and certification for people interested in developing a personal Reiki practice as well as those who may eventually wish to offer Reiki professionally.

My teaching is rooted in the Usui Reiki lineage and emphasizes both traditional Reiki practices and the skills I believe are essential for practicing responsibly today.

Students learn Reiki through direct experience—not only through theory.

My trainings emphasize:

• self-Reiki as the foundation of practice

• Reiki principles and history

• meditation and energetic awareness

• traditional Japanese Reiki practices

• intuition and body listening

• consent and boundaries

• compassionate presence

• ethical practice

• grounding and integration

• offering Reiki to others responsibly

I want students to leave Reiki training not simply knowing where to place their hands, but beginning to develop a deeper relationship with presence, intuition, compassion, and themselves.