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Various feedback and reviews

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It’s always interesting for me to get feedback from my clients after their treatments. It can give you an idea of the range of results you might experience after a treatment, though at the same time, I hope it doesn’t set up particular expectations. Everyone’s experience is different!

Here’s a recent sampling:

“I feel like I am floating at the moment”

“In the days after the session, I felt kind of tired. I slept well. During the day I had some strong emotions… After a few days, I did feel more balanced. Doing well now!”

“Feeling great today!!”

“It was definitely a meditative experience. That feeling stayed with me for one to two days but has left now… but hopefully, one day I would like to feel the energy and other sensations friends report experiencing.”

“After the reiki, I felt like my body was waking up after a very long sleep”

“The session achieved the ‘re-set’ I was hoping for, so I’ve been feeling and sleeping better since.”

“I felt very much more centred and slower today. I have more clarity.”

“I find Reiki very magical, I am a strong believer that we all have the power to heal ourselves and each other, sometimes we just need a helping hand.”

“Despite it being a hectic week with a fair amount of travel and disrupted routine my energy levels feel good. I don’t seem to have the same sluggish energy level at the moment that I was experiencing.”

“I definitely felt a lightening up and good feeling.”

 

Discover the gifts and benefits of a session of Japanese reiki therapy, healing energy from an experienced practitioner. Visit my website or Facebook page for more information and SMS, email, call me or book online if you’d like to make an appointment.
Clients come from all over Sydney to see me, and I’ve also had clients who are visiting Sydney from Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast come and see me while they’re here for business, conferences or meeting families. While it’s easiest to get to me from the CBD, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Kings Cross, Redfern and Potts Point, I’m pretty easy to get to from anywhere in Sydney.

 

I can’t sleep!

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A common theme for my clients is sleeping…

Quite a few people have trouble sleeping, or the particular problem that they have relating to their anxiety or stress is causing sleep problems.

I’ve had some good success reported back to me.

Sandra, a mother of a young baby, said that she is often tossing and turning and has issues with insomnia, but after the treatment she said ‘had the best night’s sleep I’ve had in ages’. She described that even though she was woken up a few times by the noises of her baby, she went ‘immediately back to sleep rather than staring at the ceiling for an hour’.

Another client, who didn’t come for sleeping issues, reported ‘I’ve been sleeping like a baby for a week’.

For another client, the first treatment helped with her sleep but not the second treatment.

In any case, I can’t guarantee that reiki will help address insomnia, but it might. It certainly can help people with relaxation, and to shift their energy to feel better overall, which might include sleeping better.

As I tell all my clients, if you have an issue that’s been longstanding, reiki may be part of the solution but not the whole one; it might give you some insights on a direction to take, and some relief for a few days, or longer. But it’s always necessary to look at the bigger picture, to see whether sleep problems are related to a physical issue (like sleep apnea), emotional issues (like stress in a relationship or work) or something else.

Discover the gifts and benefits of a session of Japanese reiki therapy, healing energy from an experienced practitioner. Visit my website or Facebook page for more information and SMS, email, call me or book online if you’d like to make an appointment.
Clients come from all over Sydney to see me, and I’ve also had clients who are visiting Sydney from Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast come and see me while they’re here for business, conferences or meeting families. While it’s easiest to get to me from the CBD, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Kings Cross, Redfern and Potts Point, I’m pretty easy to get to from anywhere in Sydney.

Excuse my stomach!

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Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

If you’ve had a reiki treatment and your stomach gurgles OR you’ve heard the stomach gurgling of the person giving you the treatment, you’re not alone!

A reiki treatment oftens stirs up the energy around the belly. Why is this?

Many reiki practitioners relate reiki to the Indian system of the chakras, which is quite well-known. But traditional Japanese reiki doesn’t relate exactly to this system. It instead focuses on three energy centres relating to heaven energy (at the head: spirit, intuition), heart energy (at the heart: oneness), and earth energy (at the hara: centering, grounding).

The hara is the area just beneath your navel. The energy there provides your base, your foundation, and it can help you feel grounded and centred.

Since most clients come for stress and anxiety, it makes sense that energy is needed at the place of feeling grounded and centred.

Hence, fairly often, I’ll hear a client’s stomach gurgle. It was the first thing that one of my clients said after her treatment, “I’ve never heard my stomach sound like that”. But the funny thing is that because my stomach sometimes makes noises during a treatment, I’m never sure whether it is coming from me, my client or both of us!

When I first started giving treatments, I wondered if I should warn people in advance, but then I didn’t want clients to be expecting and waiting for our stomachs to make sounds!

Of course, it doesn’t matter. And it’s also a nice little lesson. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about if your body is making sounds (or if it jerks or moves in an unusual way), or if you fall asleep or if you cry during a treatment. It’s all in the name of healing and what your body needs to do!

Discover the gifts and benefits of a session of Japanese reiki therapy, healing energy from an experienced practitioner. Visit my website or Facebook page for more information and SMS, email, call me or book online if you’d like to make an appointment.
Clients come from all over Sydney to see me, and I’ve also had clients who are visiting Sydney from Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast come and see me while they’re here for business, conferences or meeting families. While it’s easiest to get to me from the CBD, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Kings Cross, Redfern and Potts Point, I’m pretty easy to get to from anywhere in Sydney.

Happy new year!

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The year seems to have already started with some dramatic contrasts: Sydney was the hottest place on earth a few days ago, with record-breaking heat upwards of 40 degrees Celsius. And in North America, they’re having a much colder winter than they’re used to (New York City is hovering around minus 10 degrees).

But for Reiki Surry Hills, the year has started smoothly. I’m busy already with many clients making bookings or who have come already. I’ve had a number of old clients come back already for a ‘top up’, another who wanted to get centred and balanced before going on holidays, and a new client left this lovely review on my Google listing:

My treatment with Andy left me feeling more calm and peaceful than I ever remember feeling. One day on and I’m far more relaxed, positive and energised. 100% recommended.

Do you feel like starting 2018 with a reiki treatment? Get in touch to make an appointment. I’ll look forward to seeing you. I hope you had a great holiday period, and Happy New Year!

Discover the gifts and benefits of a session of Japanese reiki therapy, healing energy from an experienced practitioner. Visit my website or Facebook page for more information and SMS, email, call me or book online if you’d like to make an appointment.
Clients come from all over Sydney to see me, and I’ve also had clients who are visiting Sydney from Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast come and see me while they’re here for business, conferences or meeting families. While it’s easiest to get to me from the CBD, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Kings Cross, Redfern and Potts Point, I’m pretty easy to get to from anywhere in Sydney.

Holiday break: 17 December to 2 January

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Ah, the silly season is here. Or it’s started. I’ve received my first invitations to Christmas parties. In fact, three of them. In Australia, it’s called the silly season because people get silly: there are many, many social events and people’s calendars become very chock-a-block.

So, it’s not too early to warn you that I’ll be taking a little two-week break to host my family who are coming to Sydney from Hawaii and Vancouver. I’ll be showing them around as well as I can, when we’re not celebrating Christmas together.

So, the last day I’ll be taking appointments is during the day on 16 December and the first day of treatments in 2018 will be 3 January.

If you’d like a treatment before Christmas, then call to arrange soon. Otherwise, a reiki treatment might be a nice way to start the new year. Best wishes to all.

Discover the gifts and benefits of a session of Japanese reiki therapy, healing energy from an experienced practitioner. Visit my website or Facebook page for more information and SMS, email, call me or book online if you’d like to make an appointment.
Clients come from all over Sydney to see me, and I’ve also had clients who are visiting Sydney from Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast come and see me while they’re here for business, conferences or meeting families. While it’s easiest to get to me from the CBD, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Kings Cross, Redfern and Potts Point, I’m pretty easy to get to from anywhere in Sydney.

Reviews from Facebook

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Reviews on Reiki Surry Hills are scattered all over the net, though I try to gather them here as the main library. Some clients leave reviews at my Bookwell listing (I suspect after a treatment, Bookwell asks them for a rating); others on my Google listing; and still more on my Facebook page.

Here are the latest from my Facebook page:

“First experience with Reiki today – wow – that was awesome! Can’t explain it – you just have to try it out for yourself!”

“Andy was a wonderful practitioner, explained what would happen during treatment. Made me feel comfortable and had an immediate calming effect. I would recommend Andy to friends and look forward to returning for another session.”

“I just had a wonderful experience with Andy today. The session made me feel very calm and relaxed and I felt the energy as heat and tingles. Especially as the session progressed I felt these sensations increase. It is hard to describe and something one needs to experience first hand to understand the feeling of relaxation and healing that Andy is able to create for you. I will definitely come back again.”

“I had a beautiful, relaxing experience with my treatment. On a personal level was very important to understand some things. Thank you.”

And then when I drew attention to these reviews on my Facebook page, a client sent me a message right away to tell me to add: “I’ve been sleeping like a baby for a week.”

Discover the gifts and benefits of a session of Japanese reiki therapy, healing energy from an experienced practitioner. Visit my website or Facebook page for more information and SMS, email, call me or book online if you’d like to make an appointment.
Clients come from all over Sydney to see me, and I’ve also had clients who are visiting Sydney from Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast come and see me while they’re here for business, conferences or meeting families. While it’s easiest to get to me from the CBD, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Kings Cross, Redfern and Potts Point, I’m pretty easy to get to from anywhere in Sydney.

September feedback: ‘like I was on a cloud’.

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I’ve had lots of interesting feedback from clients in September. I thought it would be useful to include pretty much something from everyone, so you can see the range of effects and that while some people had great treatments, a few people were also disappointed:

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‘I actually feel a lot less overwhelmed with everything that’s going on at the moment. Post the session I’ve been able to let a few things go and have stopped worrying about certain things that I can’t control. Great outcome.’

‘I do feel the treatment is still working today, chi has increased & am on the mend.’

‘The treatment was great, thank you. I felt very “outside myself”‘.

Another client who had problems sleeping felt after a first treatment ‘very relaxed’ and had ‘a deeper cleep than usual’ but after the second treatment ‘didn’t sleep well at all’ and the treatment ‘didn’t seem to help my sleep like last time’.

‘All in all it was a super fantastic experience for me.  The days since have been the best I’ve felt since last year, so I have to attribute some of that to the Reiki.’

‘I did love the treatment – I felt lighter after the treatment and have been sleeping better’

‘I felt fine after the treatment. I haven’t really noticed a difference.’

‘I actually felt a shift almost straight away. Overall I felt more calm and clear and also more love and understanding…I think I’ve been a lot less reactive and I’m paying close attention to my thoughts and feelings.’

‘I may come back for a future session – it was enjoyable but i’m not sure of the benefits yet.’

‘Walking out of your apartment I definitely felt lighter, it was a bit like I was on a cloud.’

Another client wrote ‘after my first session I felt quite clear minded and calm’ but the reported ‘my rest of the week wasn’t too good’.

‘It was the most amazing experience, you’ve worked wonders! Pre-reiki i was all sorts of anxious and wasn’t really coping. Now i’m feeling much more level headed and able to accomplish tasks in my day to day routine, i feel much more centered and calm! i look forward to my next appointment.’

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I guess the important thing here is to note the range of experiences, and that a reiki treatment may not always provide what is expected or hoped for, but that it can also provide clients with really positive results that last longer than just during the treatment itself.

Discover the gifts and benefits of a session of Japanese reiki therapy, healing energy from an experienced practitioner. Visit my website or Facebook page for more information and SMS, email, call me or book online if you’d like to make an appointment.
Clients come from all over Sydney to see me, and I’ve also had clients who are visiting Sydney from Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast come and see me while they’re here for business, conferences or meeting families. While it’s easiest to get to me from the CBD, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Kings Cross, Redfern and Potts Point, I’m pretty easy to get to from anywhere in Sydney.

Reviews from Bookwell

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Many of my clients are enjoying making bookings through Bookwell.

You can access other alternative medicine, health and beauty businesses, and you can also find my listing for Reiki Surry Hills.

One of the reasons that I think I’m getting bookings from Bookwell is that I seem to be the only person who just gives reiki in Sydney. Other folks also offer other types of therapies.

And another reason I’m getting bookings from Bookwell is that I have great reviews!

I don’t have a way of automatically featuring them anywhere else though, so I thought I’d copy them over to a blog post! I’m really honoured that these clients have taken to give me a rating and take the time to talk about their experiences of the treatment positively.

Leanne ***** visited September 2017

Maya ***** visited September 2017
Very clarifying experience. I will definitely come back. Thanks Andy

Teresa **** visited September 2017
I wanted to do it so badly that i got a little nervous! But a few minutes after the session began it’s impossible not to feel relaxed and i’m still feeling something half day after! We are energetic beings i believe for that reason everyone should do it! And I totally recomend Andy, very professional, and the room has a very welcoming energie! To repeat…

Kamila ***** visited July 2017

Maria ***** visited July 2017
I’m so glad to find you in Surry Hills. After the session I feel so energetic, and more focused. Beautiful place, highly recommend. Thanks Andy 🙏

Jessica ***** visited July 2017
My Reiki session with Andy was excellent. Andy is a wonderful practitioner. Andy’s professional warmth makes you feel at home. His clinic is perfect. I would highly recommend anyone wanting to try Reiki, see Andy first! I came out feeling relaxed and clear with the kinks I came in with, having disappeared. Thanks Andy for introducing me to something I will now add to my health routine.

Katie ***** visited June 2017
Extremely relaxing and energising treatment within a welcoming, calm space.

Steven ***** visited May 2017
Andy provides a very calm and professional atmosphere, with a good pre-reiki chat, post-reiki de-brief, and later follow-up. Highly recommended.

Kamila ***** visited May 2017
Andy is super nice, patient and caring. He explains the treatment, he communicates really well and demonstrates a lot of interest in the patient’s needs, thoughts and feelings. It’s like sharing with a friend, a really helpful friend that makes things flow more, brings more clarity and strength!

Nancy ***** visited May 2017
Words can’t describe how i felt after having Reiki with Andy. I have never felt such a shift after my treatment. A+ service

Veronica ***** visited April 2017
The place was easy to get to and I felt immediately comfortable when I arrived. Andy explained about Reiki and what he does. It was an incredible experience and I felt better straight away and have continued to do so. I have already booked my next session in.

Ana ***** visited January 2017
I am coming from dealing with long term issues in my life. It was hard all those years to take a decision and this treatment is helping me to focus more in what it is more important to decide. I hope to improve my clarity.

Discover the gifts and benefits of a session of Japanese reiki therapy, healing energy from an experienced practitioner. Visit my website or Facebook page for more information and SMS, email, call me or book online if you’d like to make an appointment.
Clients come from all over Sydney to see me, and I’ve also had clients who are visiting Sydney from Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast come and see me while they’re here for business, conferences or meeting families. While it’s easiest to get to me from the CBD, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Kings Cross, Redfern and Potts Point, I’m pretty easy to get to from anywhere in Sydney.

Reiki tea warmer

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So, we interrupt our regular blogging for a post on something not quite reiki but related to my reiki treatments.

You see, the problem was this. I like to serve tea to my reiki clients. Most new clients come about twenty minutes before their appointment, but not always. So, while there is an issue of making the tea in time for them to arrive and then keeping it warm (and hoping they want tea; most do), it’s also nice to have a sip of tea after the treatment.

During the summer, I don’t mind having a cool or room temperature sip of tea after the treatment, but during the Sydney winter, when it’s cold, I’d prefer it be a bit warm.

I had the fleeting idea of getting a contemporary tea cozy, though there seems to only be ONE place in the world that makes non-crocheted, modern and cool-looking tea cosies. It’s Flock of Teacosy who I imagine won’t mind me putting a photo of their cool cosies here, since it’s entirely complimentary. Aren’t they cool? But in the end, I think I found a better solution (for me) though I still might buy one of those tea cosies if I ever see one.

A friend suggested, ‘How about those tea lights that warm the pots?’. A search online and I found that Bodum, a Danish company who I’ve always had an affection for, makes a rather lovely product called Chambord. Do all Scandinavian companies name their products in mysterious ways?

It’s all worked out perfectly. With a new tealight underneath, the tea stays nicely warm for the whole 90 minute period. I’ve tried it out a few times, and it works great! It costs about $30, and I think it’s rather a good investment!

Discover the gifts and benefits of a session of Japanese reiki therapy, healing energy from an experienced practitioner – and come have some tea. 
Visit my website or Facebook page for more information and SMS, email, call me or book online if you’d like to make an appointment.
Clients come from all over Sydney to see me, and I’ve also had clients who are visiting Sydney from Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast come and see me while they’re here for business, conferences or meeting families. While it’s easiest to get to me from the CBD, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Kings Cross, Redfern and Potts Point, I’m pretty easy to get to from anywhere in Sydney.

Emotional issues

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I received some very special feedback a while ago which I’d like to share with you:

“I have to tell you, you have helped to save my sanity. And I believe you have turned my life around.

Thank you.

The healing session itself released a whole ocean of stress, and replaced it with peace and love. Your insightful and thoughtful observations before and after the healing also really clarified the situation for me, and calmed me. I felt the healing release my parasitical fears, and let my ego out of the way for a while. I’m very grateful for that… because something then happened which felt quite miraculous.”

How grateful I feel to take part in people’s healings like this.

I hope that posting this shows the potential of what clients receive from a treatment, rather than setting up expectations for miraculous results. Everyone’s treatment will be different! But still, it’s a good thing when something as powerful as this happens, and good to share it with you!

Discover the gifts and benefits of a session of Japanese reiki therapy, healing energy from an experienced practitioner. Visit my website or Facebook page for more information and SMS, email, call me or book online if you’d like to make an appointment. I’m away until 9 June 2017 but happy to see you after that!
Clients come from all over Sydney to see me, and I’ve also had clients who are visiting Sydney from Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast come and see me while they’re here for business, conferences or meeting families. While it’s easiest to get to me from the CBD, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Kings Cross, Redfern and Potts Point, I’m pretty easy to get to from anywhere in Sydney.