Reiki options for Colwood residents
- In-studio at Sooke — Brule Drive, ~25-minute drive west of Colwood.
- Mobile / in-home Reiki in Colwood — $120, on location. Amanda brings everything; you provide a quiet room.
- Virtual Reiki — $70, online. Same protocol, your space.
What Colwood clients book Reiki for
Common reasons local Westshore clients reach out:
- Stress and anxiety from commuter life
- Sleep disturbance, particularly post-shift-work or post-childbirth
- Chronic neck/shoulder pain
- Children's anxiety, growing pains, sensory regulation
- Recovery from surgery or injury
- Hospice support for elderly relatives
What Reiki actually does
Reiki appears to work primarily through nervous-system regulation — calming sympathetic ("fight-or-flight") activation and increasing parasympathetic ("rest-and-digest") tone. A 2014 in-depth literature review of randomized Reiki trials in Pain Management Nursing found measurable reductions in pain and anxiety in adult populations.[1] Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's integrative medicine program offers Reiki as a supportive therapy for patients undergoing treatment.[2]
Sources
- Thrane S, Cohen SM. Effect of Reiki therapy on pain and anxiety in adults: an in-depth literature review of randomized trials. Pain Management Nursing, 2014. PubMed 24582620.
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Integrative Medicine — Reiki. mskcc.org.
Reiki is a complementary practice and is not a substitute for medical care.