Reiki Healing and Creative Coaching For Positive Growth

I’ve lived with chronic anxiety and pelvic pain for more than 20 years and have seen a marked improvement in my symptoms since I started receiving Reiki treatments. 

Over the years, I’ve tried several prescriptions and pain relievers, as well as therapy and changes to my diet and exercise—all of which have had their benefits—but I’ve seen the most consistent relief in my pain and anxiety, and a balancing of my emotions, since receiving regular Reiki treatments. For me, Reiki calms my monkey mind and recenters my focus, so that I’m able to show up in life with more energy and be open to any needed perspective shifts.

Reiki—a Japanese word that means “universal life energy”—is an energy healing technique that stimulates the body’s natural healing abilities to manage symptoms, provides a sense of calm and relaxation, and improves your sense of well-being. This past summer, I became a certified Reiki practitioner so that I could continue daily treatments on myself and bring this transformative experience to others who are seeking alternative care, especially those who are ready to dive deeper into self-awareness and participate in their own healing and personal growth. 

No matter how well you think you know yourself, there is always something new to discover, and—like so many of our elementary school teachers used to say—knowledge is power. 

For example, if you suffer from regular sore throats, this could be a sign of not feeling safe to speak up. Maybe you don’t feel safe expressing your thoughts, feelings, or opinions at work, or around family, for fear of being rejected, harassed, or even abused. 

In a Reiki healing session, focusing on the energy center at your throat can aid in confidence, clarity, and boundary-setting to help you speak your truth, seek a safe haven, or find a reliable confidant. Reiki energy works with your whole self—mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical—and therefore promotes mindfulness and body awareness to help serve as an energetic reset. 

You are worth the time you put into yourself. If you’re feeling stuck, stagnant, ungrounded, or disconnected, that’s a sign that it’s time to clear out the old and make room for the new. Reiki energy can work with any other treatments you may be undergoing, from medication or talk therapy, to surgery, acupuncture, and even chemotherapy; however, it’s important to note that Reiki is not intended to replace the advice and care of medical professionals or therapists. Above all, Reiki can do no harm.

Additional symptoms that Reiki can help treat include headaches, stress, anxiety, depression, aches and pains, low energy, insomnia, and poor mental focus and concentration. When we address these underlying symptoms, we open up space for following through with the direction we want to take our lives.

My Reiki method can benefit artists and creatives in particular by clearing out creative and energetic blocks and opening mental, emotional, and spiritual pathways to enhance your imagination and refocus your artistic direction.

In my Creative Coaching practice, as well as my Reiki practice, I use a variety of modalities to help clients return to their center and take charge of their own healing and growth and learn to rely on their own innate knowing about what’s best for them. 

One of the modalities I use in my practice is dreamwork. Our dreams offer boundless creative inspiration and opportunities for tapping into our intuition to help us explore new avenues of thought and self-awareness. I help clients improve their dream recall and work with them to analyze their dream symbols to unearth ideas and creative solutions already within them. Dreamwork can be the sole focus during a coaching session, or it can be incorporated into any of my other modalities. For example, dreams have the potential to reveal internal blocks that Reiki energy can help clear out.

Another modality I use in my practice is synesthesia. Synesthesia is a blending of the senses that can translate music into shapes and colors, or (among many other cross-sensory experiences) create bodily vibrations that are triggered by visual or sound stimuli. As a synesthete myself, I use exercises based on the synesthetic experience to help bridge connections among your senses to enhance your energetic reset by strengthening your abstract thinking and clarity of expression. These exercises may also reduce stress and anxiety, and promote focus, and can be incorporated into Reiki healing sessions.

A third modality I bring to my coaching practice is the Enneagram. The Enneagram is a personality typing system (similar to Myers-Briggs) that reveals patterns in how we interpret the world and manage our emotions. When we know our Enneagram type, we can grow in self-awareness by observing our behaviors and begin to make more conscious choices rather than let our emotional states dictate our lives. 

The Enneagram can also help you gain a better understanding of others’ personalities, giving you more compassion for all people in your life. I help clients assess their type and teach them how to use it to improve their relationships, work, and the way they see and approach the world.

My Creative Coaching practice isn’t your standard coaching experience. Creative Coaching is for the weird ones, the discontent, the highly sensitive and the ones who want to always evolve. I’m looking for folx to work with who are ready to put their trust in a wandering redhead and be led into new inner dimensions. Let’s learn how to enjoy the process without judging the outcome.

I offer 60-90 minute, one-on-one coaching sessions to help you identify, set, and work toward personal and creative goals with guided exercises, discussion and accountability. My Creative Coaching is a combination of the above listed modalities, as well as narrative guidance and idea development on any projects you may be working on. 

You get to choose the path we take. Reiki sessions can last between 30-120 minutes. I offer in-person sessions in Denver, and virtual and phone sessions for all. 

For more information and to book a session, you can check out the COACHING/REIKI page on my website at amandaekwriter.com. You may also DM me on Instagram @amanda.ek.writer. Mention this article and receive 50 percent off your first coaching or Reiki session.