Some people come to me because their stress levels are beyond what they know how to manage. Some come because they’ve experienced Reiki before and know what it can do. Some come simply out of curiosity — drawn toward a door they haven’t yet opened.
All are welcome.
Reiki is spirit moving through an attuned, and prepared vessel toward a willing recipient. It moves like warm, nourishing, knowing sentience — not forcing, not imposing, always honoring the intelligence and will of the person receiving it. It shines into the deepest recesses of memory, of ancestry, of story. And what it finds there, it makes pono. Whole. Right.
What it does, at its most essential, is make your body habitable again.
When we’re stressed, overwhelmed, carrying what we aren’t meant to carry alone — the body can begin to feel like a place wherein we can no longer live comfortably. Reiki restores the conditions for inhabitation. It clears what’s dense or stagnant, infuses the system with life-giving energy, and reminds the soul within the body that it’s safe here. That it’s protected. That it can stay, and thrive.
I begin each session by invoking openness — openness to the greatest extent of goodness, the greatest extent of healing, the full realization and habitation of self. Because Reiki works with willingness. The more permissive you are, the more it will do.
As for distance — Reiki doesn’t require proximity. The walls between us are more permeable than we think. When someone intends with their whole being, becomes an open channel for cosmic love and directs it toward you — in you, around you — you cannot experience that and not be changed by it. Virtual sessions are just as powerful. Think of the times you’ve thought of someone and they called. That same connectivity is what moves through a distance session.
According to Reiki tradition, in 1922, Mikao Usui embarked on a meditation retreat on Mount Kurama near Kyoto. On the final day, a pillar of light surrounded him, bringing clarity of how to use sacred symbols from taoism & shintoism for healing, and an attunement—the key element of Reiki. As he descended the mountain, Usui injured his foot. Instinctively, he placed his hand on the wound and felt a streaming, warm energy. The injury healed instantly.
This moment became the foundation of Reiki: the practice of facilitating the flow of universal life force energy for healing. At its heart, Reiki is consciousness work—the healing power of presence, and what Hawaiians recognize as aloha consciousness, that profound energetic quality of compassionate holding.
My practice weaves together Usui Reiki with Hawaiian Huna, Ayurveda, and yoga—different expressions of the same truth: consciousness itself is the healing force. What Usui called Reiki, Hawaiians call mana, yogis call prana, Chinese medicine calls chi — each tradition's name for the animating force beneath all life. These traditions arose independently because this force that births, sustains, and restores life is real and discoverable. When these wisdom streams converge in a session, you receive something richer than any single modality offers: ancient knowing confirming itself through multiple lineages, creating conditions where your own system can remember its natural state of coherence.
What happens in a session
If you arrive feeling uprooted or dysregulated, we begin with breath. I'll gently guide you into presence, helping you ground back into your body.
The work itself is responsive and may include hands-on touch (honoring Usui's original discovery), hands hovering above the body, or auric sweeping.
You'll remain fully clothed throughout, resting comfortably as the energy moves where it needs to go.
Each session is intuitively guided. Sometimes what emerges is pure stillness. Sometimes more breathwork, sometimes specific hand placements that address what your system is ready to release and restore.
In-person sessions are available in my Santa Fe studio or at your location. Virtual and distance sessions are offered worldwide.
What clients report
Deep calm, clarity, confidence, empowerment. The experience of being held in something larger while reconnecting to the wisdom already inside themselves. Many describe it as "coming home." For those who long for healing touch but aren't ready for the vulnerability of massage or traditional bodywork, Reiki offers that doorway—a way to receive without having to expose or explain.
Book your in-studio session and purchase gift certificates using the button above. Need a different time or same-day appointment? Text is best for same-day: 505-310-1121. Or email me to join the waitlist: kalalea@rootsofwellbeing.org. For mobile or virtual services, just reach out directly.
