Seva Reiki

02/25/2026

You are the altar.
Not the room.
Not the table.
Not the candles or the crystals or the flowers.
You.
Your body is sacred ground.
Your heart is the flame.
Your breath is the incense rising.
Your thoughts are the prayers whispered into the unseen.
You do not have to find divinity.
You are the place where it rests.
Just like an altar, you get to tend to yourself.
You can decorate yourself with devotion —
with kindness, with boundaries, with beauty, with rest.
You can remove what no longer honors you —
old stories, heavy expectations, roles that suffocate your spirit.
You can rearrange your inner space —
move forgiveness to the center,
place self-respect at the front,
light a candle of courage in the corners of your doubt.
An altar is not judged.
It is honored.
And so are you.
You are allowed to change your decor.
To update your beliefs.
To dust off resentment.
To clear away shame.
To add softness.
To add power.
To add truth.
You are a perfect place of divinity and worship — not because you are flawless, but because you are alive.
Every scar is sacred carving.
Every tear is holy water.
Every lesson is a sacred offering.
Treat yourself like sacred space.
Speak gently inside your own walls.
Protect your energy like a temple door.
Invite in only what reveres you.
You are not something to fix.
You are something to tend.
You are the altar.
And you get to choose what is placed upon you.
✨

02/24/2026

Please don’t underestimate the courage it took to heal from what you never deserved.
The nights you cried. The days you kept going anyway. The moments you chose softness instead of shutting down. The times you said, “I want something different for my life.”
That is sacred work.
In Reiki sessions, I witness this every day — people who think they are “behind,” “too sensitive,” or “still healing”… when in truth, they are some of the bravest souls I know.
Healing isn’t loud. It isn’t always dramatic. Sometimes it looks like: ✨ showing up ✨ feeling what was once avoided ✨ choosing rest ✨ releasing old stories stored in the body ✨ allowing yourself to receive
Please don’t underestimate the power of your story. The fact that you are here. The fact that you are trying. The fact that you are still open.
Your nervous system learning safety again is powerful. Your heart choosing love again is powerful. Your energy softening after years of survival is powerful.
Reiki doesn’t “fix” you. It supports the remembering — that you were never broken.
If you’re in a season of growth, release, or quiet rebuilding… I see you. And your healing is sacred.

Holding space for your becoming.

HealingIsBrave PittsburghReiki

02/23/2026

Self care practice.

02/19/2026

“Breathe, it will be okay.”
In moments when the world feels heavy… when grief, uncertainty, or fear try to take up space in the heart… come back to your breath.
One conscious inhale.
One gentle exhale.
This is not selfish.
This is service.
When we choose to breathe with awareness, when we walk through our days with even a thread of mindfulness and compassion, we are not only healing ourselves — we are healing our lineage, our children, our community.
There is suffering in the world. We cannot pretend there isn’t.
But we do not have to become victims of despair.
Every small act of presence matters.
Every kind word.
Every grounded response instead of a reactive one.
Every moment you choose love over fear.
Doing your best — softly, imperfectly, sincerely — is your contribution. And it is contagious.
Let your calm be medicine.
Let your awareness be activism.
Let your breath be your anchor.
If pessimism visits, don’t let it unpack its bags.
Come home to your body.
Come home to this moment.
Breathe.
It will be okay. 🌿✨

02/18/2026

How to Find the Right Reiki Practitioner (Not Just Any Reiki Practitioner)
Reiki is sacred. It is intimate. It is subtle.
And choosing who you allow into your energetic field matters.
Not every Reiki practitioner is the right practitioner for you — and that’s okay. Finding the right fit can make the difference between a “nice session”… and a deeply transformative healing experience.
Here are some loving things to consider when you are searching:
🌿 Training & Lineage Matter
Ask about their training. Who taught them? What lineage do they carry? Reiki is passed heart-to-heart, teacher-to-student. The roots matter. A practitioner who honors their lineage often honors the practice deeply.
🌿 Experience & Presence
How long have they been practicing? Do they hold space confidently? Experience doesn’t mean ego — it means steadiness. It means they’ve sat with grief, anxiety, trauma, joy, release… and know how to support you through it.
🌿 Ethics & Boundaries
A true Reiki practitioner maintains confidentiality, clear boundaries, and never overpromises. Reiki is powerful — but it is not magic. It is support, alignment, nervous system regulation, and gentle return to self.
🌿 Your Intuition is Everything
This one is big.
How do you feel when you speak to them?
Do you feel safe? Seen? Heard?
Your body knows.
🌿 Philosophy & Alignment
Some practitioners blend Reiki with meditation, chakra work, trauma-informed care, sound healing, or spiritual coaching. Make sure their approach resonates with you. There is no “one right way” — only what feels aligned.
🌿 Energy Exchange
Price matters — but not in the way people think. The right practitioner will value their work and your time. Choose what feels sustainable and respectful for both of you.
And here is something I say lovingly…
You are not “too much.”
You are not “too broken.”
You are not beyond healing.
The right practitioner will never rush you, shame you, or make you feel small. They will remind you that your body is wise. That your grief makes sense. That your nervous system is doing its best. That you are whole — even while healing.
Reiki is not about fixing you.
It is about remembering you.
Take your time when choosing.

02/13/2026

Even one minute.
One single minute of stillness. One soft pause. One conscious breath.
That is sometimes all your nervous system needs to begin shifting from survival… into safety.
When you stop. When you close your eyes. When you feel your feet on the ground. When you notice your breath moving in and out of your body.
You are sending a powerful message to your system:
✨ You are safe. ✨ You can slow down. ✨ You don’t have to hold everything right now.
We live in a world that asks us to be “on” all the time. But your body was never designed for constant urgency. Your nervous system longs for moments of presence — even micro-moments — where you soften your jaw, relax your shoulders, and feel your heart beating inside your chest.
Just 60 seconds of awareness can: • Lower stress hormones
• Regulate your breath
• Ground scattered thoughts
• Bring you back into your body
• Remind you that you are here, and you are okay
You don’t need an hour. You don’t need perfect silence. You don’t need to “do it right.”
You just need a minute.
Right now, pause. Inhale. Exhale. Notice.
Your body is always listening to how you treat it.
Tell me in the comments — how did you take care of yourself today? 💛

02/11/2026

Sometimes the safest place you can go… is your own heart.
Right now. In this moment. You don’t have to fix anything. You don’t have to explain anything. You don’t have to be strong.
Just place one hand on your heart.
And breathe.
✨ Inhale slowly.
✨ Exhale gently.
✨ Do that five times.
This simple, sacred gesture tells your nervous system:
“I am here. I am safe. I am loved.”
When your hand rests over your heart, your body releases calming chemicals like oxytocin and activates your parasympathetic nervous system—the part of you that knows how to rest, soften, and heal. This is your built-in sanctuary. You carry it everywhere you go.
So when the world feels loud…
When your thoughts feel heavy…
When your chest feels tight…
Come back to your breath.
Come back to your heart.
Come back to yourself.
You are not broken.
You are not too much.
You are not alone in what you feel.
You are learning how to feel safe again in your own body.
And that… is powerful.
🖐️ Hand on heart
🌬️ Five slow breaths
💛 Gentle presence
This is how we re-teach the body that love lives here.

02/10/2026

🐍
✨ The Last Week of the Year of the Snake ✨
We’re in the final days of the Year of the Snake — a powerful threshold of transformation, wisdom, and release. The Snake sheds its skin because it has outgrown the old one. And right now, you may feel like you are doing the same.
If you’ve been feeling more emotional, tired, reflective, sensitive, or called to slow down… you’re not broken. You’re transitioning.
This last week — now through February 16th — isn’t about pushing forward.
It’s about peeling back layers.
Letting go of what no longer fits your nervous system, your heart, your truth.
You may notice old memories, grief, or identities surfacing. That’s not regression — it’s integration. Your body and spirit are saying, “Let’s not carry this into the next cycle.”
🌿 What this week is asking of you:
• Release what feels heavy
• Soften your inner voice
• Rest more than usual
• Let emotions move instead of getting stuck
You don’t need everything figured out. You just need to show up honestly.
🤍 How to name what you’re feeling:
“I’m in a transition.”
“I’m shedding old layers.”
“I’m not stuck — I’m changing.”
“I’m allowed to be gentle with myself.”
🐍 What to expect as this cycle closes:
• Emotional honesty
• A pull toward solitude
• Deep intuition
• A sense of being between who you were and who you’re becoming
🌿 Why Reiki is especially powerful right now
This is one of the best times to receive Reiki. It gently calms the nervous system, helps release emotional and energetic layers, and supports your body as it lets go.
From now until February 16th, a Reiki session can be a sacred pause — a place where you don’t have to carry everything alone.
Be kind. Be slow. Be honest with yourself.
You are not behind. You are right on time.

02/05/2026

In my Reiki practice, I don’t try to fix you.
I don’t rush your healing.
And I never judge your story.
I hold space for it.
I believe every person who comes to my table is already whole — even if they don’t feel that way yet. My role is not to change who you are, but to create a space where your nervous system can soften, your energy can exhale, and your truth can be felt safely.
When you share with me, you don’t have to explain everything perfectly.
You don’t have to make sense.
You don’t have to be strong.
You get to be real.
I listen with my hands.
I listen with my heart.
And I listen with deep respect for what your body and spirit have lived through.
Reiki, to me, is about remembering — remembering your inner wisdom, your resilience, your light, even in the places that feel tired or tender. It’s about meeting you where you are and honoring your pace, not forcing your process.
You are allowed to come as you are:
with grief, with hope, with questions, with silence.
All of you is welcome here.
Your story deserves a safe place.
Your energy deserves gentleness.
And your healing deserves to unfold in its own time.
And I am honored to walk beside you in it.
✨
NervousSystemCare GentleHealing YourHealingYourPace

02/04/2026

Truths You Don’t Always Want to Hear — But They’ll Set You Free
If you want your life to change, it’s your responsibility.
Not your past. Not your partner. Not your circumstances.
No one is coming to organize your inner world for you.
You get to choose what stays, what goes, and what gets rebuilt.
You don’t have to heal every wound before you start living well.
Waiting to be “fully healed” can keep you stuck.
You only need intention. You only need willingness.
Healing can happen while you’re living your life.
Love alone isn’t always enough.
Connection also needs emotional maturity, accountability, and growth.
Care without awareness won’t carry everything.
People think about you far less than you imagine.
And that’s freedom.
You don’t need to perform, shrink, or explain yourself into being accepted.
You are allowed to take up space as you are.
Fear doesn’t disappear before you act.
It dissolves after you move.
Courage is built in motion.
Most suffering comes from resisting reality.
Not from what is happening — but from the story of how it should be.
Peace begins when you stop fighting what’s true.
Your nervous system is wired for survival, not happiness.
It looks for danger, not beauty.
That’s why negativity is automatic — and hope is a choice.
Change hurts.
But stagnation costs you your life force slowly, quietly, over time.
You’re allowed to evolve.
You’re allowed to choose differently.
You’re allowed to build a life that feels like home 🤍

02/03/2026