As I continued receiving Reiki sessions, something interesting began to happen. I started noticing that I was carrying less emotional weight. The heaviness that I had been living with began to feel lighter. Over time, Reiki became every bit as helpful to me as talk therapy had been — but without having to revisit and relive painful experiences over and over again.

Instead, I began setting intentions during sessions to release certain emotions or experiences and allow them to move through me.

Then life changed in a way that no one can ever fully prepare for.