What is Reiki?
You can't see Reiki. You experience it.
Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a gentle Japanese energy practice based on the idea that life-force energy flows through and around us. The word Reiki is commonly understood through two Japanese concepts: rei, associated with the spiritual or universal, and ki, meaning vital or life energy.
Reiki works with this energetic aspect of ourselves through gentle touch. You remain fully clothed. There is nothing you need to do, and the experience is quiet, non-invasive and deeply personal.
So what does Reiki feel like?
That's the difficult part to explain, because everyone experiences it differently. Some people notice warmth or tingling. Some feel heaviness or lightness. Some become emotional. Some fall asleep. What many people describe is a profound sense of rest, calm and stillness. It’s the feeling of finally putting something down that they hadn't realized they were still carrying.
You don't have to believe in anything.
Reiki isn't a religion and doesn't require a particular spiritual belief. You don't need to understand energy, meditate, clear your mind or convince yourself that something should happen. You simply arrive. Reiki can be offered in person or at a distance, making it possible to experience a session even when you aren't able to come to Red Sands Reiki in Prince Edward Island.
Reiki compliments traditional medicine.
Reiki is a complementary wellness practice, not a replacement for medical care. It doesn't diagnose or treat medical conditions, and you should continue to seek appropriate care from qualified healthcare professionals. It can, however, offer something that is increasingly difficult to find in everyday life: a quiet space where nothing is being asked of you.
Reiki with Krista
Your session begins before you ever lie down on the Reiki table.
When you arrive at Red Sands Reiki, we don't immediately begin the treatment. We sit together first. We talk about what's been happening in your life, what you've been carrying, where you feel stuck, and what brought you through the door. You don't need to arrive knowing exactly what you need. Sometimes all you know is that something doesn't feel quite right. That's enough.
Then, you rest. You'll settle comfortably onto the Reiki table, fully clothed and tucked beneath a blanket. Seated sessions are always available if lying down isn't comfortable for you. From there, there is nothing you need to do.
Working intuitively, Krista uses gentle hands-on Reiki. You may experience warmth, tingling, heaviness, lightness or emotion. You may drift somewhere between waking and sleep. You may simply become very, very still.
Her approach to energy healing works with the whole energetic system, including the chakras and aura, with each Reiki Experience shaped around the individual rather than a predetermined routine.
Multiple modalities. One unique experience.
Reiki is always at the heart of your session, but Krista may intuitively incorporate other practices such as tuning forks, crystals, NLP, guided meditation or gentle hypnotic suggestion when appropriate. These aren't separate treatments added to fill the time. They're different tools available to support an experience created around the person on the table.
When the Reiki portion of your session is complete, you aren't expected to immediately sit up, grab your things and head back into your day. There is time to return slowly. You may talk about what you experienced, anything that came forward during the session, or simply sit quietly while you ground yourself before leaving. Your time here is meant to feel unhurried from beginning to end.
Can't come to Prince Edward Island?
Distance Reiki experiences are also available. You can receive Reiki from the comfort of your own space, working with Krista even when coming to Red Sands Reiki in person isn't possible. Reach out to her to discuss whether a distance session is right for you.
*Please mention any sensitivities when booking, as scent and lighting effects may sometimes be incorporated into the experience.
Reiki Certification
There is a difference between being curious about Reiki and feeling drawn toward it. Curiosity asks questions and the pull tends to keep returning. If you have found yourself wanting to understand energy more deeply, develop your own healing practice, or learn how to offer Reiki to others, certification at Red Sands Reiki gives you the time and space to do more than simply learn the steps. This is an immersive introduction to Reiki as both a practice and a relationship with energy.
A Living Reiki Tradition
Reiki training at Red Sands Reiki is rooted in Usui Shiki Ryoho, the Usui System of Natural Healing. You will learn the history and foundations of Reiki, its guiding principles, how Reiki is traditionally practiced, and how to begin developing your own relationship with the energy.
The teaching is grounded and practical while still honoring the spiritual nature of the practice. There is room for questions, curiosity and different ways of understanding what you experience. You don't need to arrive already knowing how to feel energy or trusting your intuition. That develops with guidance and through experience.
First Degree Reiki Certification
Three Days to Learn, Practice and Experience
First Degree is where your Reiki journey begins. Rather than compressing your training into a single day, the course unfolds over three days in a small, intimate group. This gives you time to learn the material, experience your attunement, practice what you are learning, receive Reiki, ask questions, and begin integrating everything before you leave.
Throughout the weekend, you will explore Reiki history and principles, energy awareness, self-Reiki, working with another person, hand positions, preparing for a session, professional considerations and the practical foundations you need to begin using Reiki confidently.
There is plenty of hands-on practice. You will give Reiki. You will receive Reiki. And you will begin discovering what working with the energy feels like for you.
Krista's background as both a Reiki Master Teacher and former Registered Nurse brings together two perspectives that shape the training: respect for the physical body and safe practice alongside years of experience working intuitively with energy.
First Degree Reiki Certification takes place over an entire weekend: Friday: 6:00–9:00 PM, Saturday: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM, and Sunday: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM. All three days are required for certification. A deposit is required to reserve your place.
Second Degree Reiki Certification
Two Days learning 1:1 with Krista
When you have had time to work with First Degree Reiki and feel ready to deepen your practice, Second Degree is the next step. Second Degree training is available to students who have completed their First Degree certification with Krista.
Second Degree introduces the Reiki symbols, distance Reiki and more advanced ways of working with the energy. The focus shifts from learning the foundations toward expanding your understanding, sensitivity and confidence as a Reiki practitioner.
Just for today, do not worry.
Just for today, do not anger.
Honor parents, teachers, and elders.
Earn your living with honesty.
Show gratitude to every living thing.
— Reiki Precepts of Daily Living