Remembering Your Own Healing Power

We have been conditioned for overdrive, but Reiki offers something radical: stillness. Not just quiet for your environment, but a deep, restorative calm that reaches your nervous system, your energy field, your soul.

So, what is Reiki, really?

Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a Japanese healing technique that channels universal life force energy through the hands. It’s not based on any particular belief system, it is nature. You don’t have to “do” anything or try to feel anything. You simply lay down, receive, and allow.

Think of Reiki as energetic nourishment. Just as your body needs food and water, your energy body, your aura, emotions, thoughts, and subtle systems need gentle care too. When energy is stagnant, blocked, or depleted (which is very common in our hustle culture), we may feel anxious, disconnected, heavy, or unwell. Reiki helps restore flow.

At Upsoul Center in NYC, our Reiki sessions aren’t just about relaxation, they’re about reconnection. Clients often say they feel more like themselves after a session. Their minds are quieter. Their bodies feel lighter. Tears may come. Clarity follows. It’s like exhaling after holding your breath for too long.

Reiki supports healing on all levels:

• Mentally: acts like a gentle decluttering of the mind, helps slow down mental chatter, creates space between thoughts

• Emotionally: easing anxiety, grief, burnout

• Physically: reducing tension, aiding sleep, supporting chronic conditions

• Spiritually: helping you return to center, especially when life feels scattered

In a city as fast-paced and overstimulating as New York, Reiki is a sacred pause. A moment to come home to yourself. And in that space? That’s where healing happens. Whether you're navigating a big life transition or simply craving peace, Reiki is an invitation to remember: your body knows how to heal. Your energy knows how to flow. You are more powerful than you think.