What to Expect in an Energy Healing Session at Chrysalis Holistics
If you're curious about Reiki but unsure what actually happens during a session, you're not alone. Reiki is a gentle yet powerful form of energy healing that supports deep relaxation, emotional release, and energetic balance. At Chrysalis Holistics, each session is trauma-informed and designed to meet you exactly where you are.
Here’s what you can expect from the moment you walk in to the moments after your session ends.
🌿 What Is Reiki?
Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a Japanese healing technique that translates to “universal life energy.” It involves the practitioner channeling this healing energy through their hands to promote physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Reiki is non-invasive, intuitive, and works by supporting the body’s natural ability to rebalance and heal. It’s a beautiful complement to other forms of care, especially for those navigating stress, trauma, burnout, or spiritual reconnection.
🧘♀️ Setting the Space
When you arrive, we’ll start with a brief check-in. You’re invited to share any intentions or areas of focus, whether you’re holding emotional stress, seeking clarity, dealing with physical tension, or simply need to feel supported and seen.
You’ll remain fully clothed, lying comfortably on a massage table (or seated if preferred), covered with a blanket if you'd like. The space will be calm, softly lit, and energetically grounded—designed to feel safe, nurturing, and sacred.
✋ What Happens During a Session?
As the session begins, I’ll guide you into a relaxed state through breathwork or gentle grounding techniques. Then, using light touch or hovering hands, I’ll move through a series of hand positions, often starting at the head and working toward the feet.
You may feel:
Warmth, tingling, or coolness
Emotional release (sometimes tears or waves of peace)
A sense of floating, dreaming, or deep calm
Nothing at all—and that’s okay too
The energy works whether you consciously feel it or not. Many people describe feeling lighter, clearer, or more connected by the end of the session.
🔄 Customization with Other Modalities
At Chrysalis Holistics, Reiki may also be combined with:
Crystals: placed on or around the body to support specific energetic intentions
Sound healing: using tuning forks, chimes, or bowls to enhance energetic shifts
Mindfulness guidance: gentle breathwork or visualization to deepen your awareness
Each session is intuitively guided and tailored to what you need most.
🌕 After the Session
You’ll have time to slowly reawaken, reflect, and hydrate. We may chat briefly about any insights or sensations that came up, but only if you feel called to share. There’s no pressure to “process” anything unless it feels right.
Some people feel immediate relief or clarity; others experience subtle changes over the next few days. It’s common to feel peaceful, slightly tired, or even more energized after a session. Be kind to yourself and drink water, rest, or journal as needed.
💫 Final Thoughts
Reiki offers a moment to slow down and simply be. It reminds you that healing doesn’t have to be loud or dramatic—it can be quiet, safe, and deeply personal.
You don’t need to be spiritual, believe in anything specific, or have a certain kind of struggle to benefit. You just need to show up, breathe, and allow the energy to meet you where you are.
