Highly recommend Reiki level 1 classes, Christopher is great teacher and person, explain concepts…read moreand practice in a way that make it feel simple.

I completed my First Degree Reiki training with Christopher yesterday alongside a wonderful group…read moreof people, and I can't recommend it highly enough. From the minute I walked into the class, Christopher's passion and kindness shone through. I feel very fortunate to learn from someone for whom this is a true calling, and from a true master who has really studied, practiced, and taught with all his heart over many years. I had the most magical two days. It doesn't matter whether you've had Reiki sessions before or how familiar you are with the material -- Christopher makes sure everyone gets attention, has all their questions answered, and genuinely feels cared for. He is such a powerful practitioner, and there were so many moments where I was simply in awe. I also walked away from the weekend with a wonderful community and new friends that I am excited to keep in touch with. The location is beautiful too: a gorgeous building with a sunny courtyard full of bamboo. The energy there is so peaceful and healing. If you're debating whether to sign up for a class, take this as a nudge from the universe, sign up now. You won't regret it.

If you are looking for someone magical to help you start or continue your self-healing path, look…read moreno further. Anna will open your eyes and heart center to a beautiful expression of growth that you can't even imagine. In fact I'm struggling to put words to my experience. I have worked with her in various ways over the last 2+ years and not only has she guided me in my healing, but she has taught me how to support myself through different healing modalities to continue my journey on my own. Through Reiki certification, monthly community circles, extended 16 month community circles and various online classes I have created better emotional and physical health for myself. I now understand the importance of truly feeling all of my emotions which brings more connection to my actions, thoughts and forgiveness of self and others. I am more gentle with myself and I am slowly peeling away the layers of societal brainwashing to discover who I am and how I want to show up. This has also trickled down to my children. Our conversations are deeper and our understanding of our relationships has grown. She has truly helped me to become a better version of myself. I also want to mention what a beautiful space holder she is both online and in person. Anna models exquisite respect and responsibility through love and kindness for all beings within her containers. I have always felt seen, heard and emotionally held within every single gathering I have been a part of with her. So while I am healing myself I am also being shown how to support others in a safe space of healing as well. Pure magic. I am forever grateful for your teachings and support Anna. Thank you a thousand times, thank you!

I had the privilege of being a part of a Women's Circle for 2024 to 2025. I was unsure of what to…read moreexpect except for connection with other women healers, but it wound up being good that I had no expectations since this group surpassed any expectations I would have had. The closeness and connection that we nurtured provided a soft spiritual place for me to land every month with whatever was going on in my life. As a facilitator, Anna was kind, supportive, celebratory, empathetic, and sensitive to the needs of the group. The spiritual work we did together in that group was deep and profound, and I feel like I am in a different place in my life after a year of this work. The different themes, topics, and reflections were varied and seemed to be timed perfectly to what the group was going through. I am so grateful for the magic, the warmth, the support, and the spiritual nurturing I received in this group. Blessings to Anna and the Dreaming Otter!

I reached out to Shekhina for a Reiki healing session not knowing much about Reiki and unsure of…read morewhat I hoped I would get out of the session. All I knew was that I was numb towards the beauty of life and I had started to make the state of unhappiness my new normal - I needed help. After the session, I was in a stable state of deep calmness and lightness. The cloud of darkness, self-doubt, weight of negative thought patterns disappeared. I am still living in the beauteous hope for unlimited possibilities that Shekhina restored in my life. During the session there were times when deep emotions were surfacing, the false narratives I told myself were breaking down and Shekhina helped me see the truth of my inner being through her work. Mankind needs more beings like her!

A friend recommended Shekhina when I was hurting at my core. A long-term relationship had ended…read morejust after I'd moved countries for it, and I was struggling to find myself in the midst of a pandemic. I'd never seen a healer before. I didn't even know if Reiki worked. But I received what felt like a divine sign after my first session with her. The man I was grieving for reached out (after months of silence) hours after my first Reiki session. Some people might believe this was just an uncanny coincidence, but each successive session sprang another surprise. After I finished my 4 sessions with Shekhina, he wanted me back. Only now, I was in my power. I was whole. I didn't need something that didn't serve me anymore. While I found Reiki to be the most healing, Shekhina also pushed me to reflect and channelize my creative energy. She wasn't afraid to give me tough love and call it as it is. At the same time, she made me realize that tough love isn't always the way. I learned to be more gentle with myself. Somewhere along the way, I had forgotten to love myself. Shekhina helped me reclaim myself.

Tanya is a true healer! I trust her guidance and care. I highly recommend working with her.read more

(Firstly, thank you, Yelp, from the bottom of my heart for introducing me to Tanya.)…read more I've had many healings in my life, mostly over the last 20 years, but I believe yesterday's healing with Tanya was the most powerful. It's only been one day, and I'm attuned to the fact that things are definitely still settling/integrating, but I feel more purely me (as if before, unknown to me, I had been dragging and holding many others, and that has been released... which it turns out is actually the case). The result manifests as feeling much more lightness, joy, and ease. A huge added bonus from our work together yesterday is a great deal of clarity around my life purpose / work and where I will be focusing my attention as I move forward in my career. Wasn't even expecting that. What a gift. My insomnia has not been overcome yet but I trust it will be. (I'll add more as things evolve and I continue to work with Tanya...) Tanya generously shared a great deal of information with me via email after the session, as well as all sorts of insight immediately after the session. I think each individual must have an entirely different experience in their work with her - mine had much to do with ancestor trauma / attachment and past lives trauma. My highest recommendation is to give yourself a powerful gift and do some work with Tanya. I believe everyone's life can be greatly enriched by this sort of work. I don't think I've had another 90 minutes in my life that was as powerful and healing. I truly feel I have been rebirthed. Thank you, Tanya.

Meeting Mar and having my reiki session was exactly what I needed. I've been struggling with…read moreanxiety for the past year and a half and it has affected a lot of aspects of my life. Because of the pandemic, there has been a lot from my past that I've been forced to deal with and that has had an impact on me as well. There was so much breakthrough and emotions in my first long distance session. That night I actually got a full 8 hours of sleep and that hasn't happened in a LONG time! On top of that, my family noticed a difference about me and my energy. It felt weird feeling 'normal' after not feeling normal for a long time. I know there's still a lot that I need to work on so I'm definitely looking forward to the next session. Hopefully can try a home session soon!

Maret has got this Reiki thing down. Like the name suggests- Reiki works- especially when Maret is…read morethe practitioner. I've been sort of going through a rough patch aka that which is 2012-2019 (yep) and I'd been doing a lot of soul searching, questioning, and experimenting. My best friend who lives in Las Vegas had mentioned her experience with Reiki and how great her experience was, so I began to do my research. It wasn't until maybe last year that I was aware of people's energies and more specifically chakras and their effects on people. I had always just felt mentally disconnected from my body and as if my energy(energies?) inside were clogged and extremely stagnant. With what little I knew of Reiki, I thought I'd benefit from a session. Why not? I actually searched on Yelp for a practitioner, and came across Reiki Works. I didn't know what I was going into and I didn't know how to prepare. Reiki was a new experience. This made me a bit nervous. I didn't even know if Reiki was "going to work". Luckily enough, Maret helped me feel at ease and she's a great person to talk to in general. It felt more like hanging out and catching up with a friend more than it did seeing a practitioner who has to do work on you, so some of my nervousness dissipated. I'm really, extremely fortunate that Maret was the one to co-pilot this cathartic Reiki session with me. It was an inexplicable experience that was both physical and mental. I don't know what happened exactly, but I am for sure reaping the benefits of just that one session alone. I will most definitely be booking more sessions with Maret further down the line, after I do some homework and introspection of my own. Trust me when I say to trust Maret as your co-pilot!

I had my first distance healing Reiki session with Caroline and it was amazing. When she started…read moreworking I felt the energy immediately - it was like sinking into a warm bath. I could feel all my muscles relax, where I had been straining and tightening in my skull. I could feel where she was working with various energy centres and my body felt deeply held and seen. After she worked, we talked, and she gave me insight about where external energy was affecting my internal energy field and restricting me. She gave very clear insight about this. That evening I felt a lot better and the next day even better. It was as if huge tension had been lifted and I was clearer, much more productive and able to function. Really, really great work. Thank you Caroline!!

Caroline is a highly intuitive and gifted Reiki practitioner. She communicated surprising guidance…read morereceived during a Reiki session, that it was time for me to write a book, which lead me down a path to becoming a published author just two years later! Now on my third book, I'm eternally grateful for her support, encouragement, and crystal clear vision.

I learned about Reiki years ago when a client of mine, living with sickle cell disease, expressed…read morehow it helped him greatly with managing pain and coping with his disease. I found his testimonial fascinating and though the curiosity was there for years, I hadn't yet gotten myself to a "yes." Recently, I've experienced significant shifts in my life that have made me ask: How might I best support myself through this time? How can I support my mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical heath? What tools are at my disposal? Five weeks ago Reiki popped into mind and I found Laura here on Yelp with only 11 reviews at the time (I'm so happy to be number 12) and something just told me that Reiki Patio was the one for me. First of all, I am an aesthetics gal and Laura's space is beautiful. Being outside on her patio feels like you're in a treehouse suspended above reality for a while. The sound of the wind through the trees is calming and even the very subtle sounds of the city seems symbolic as I observe myself being part of two worlds. It's peaceful, whimsical and rejuvenating. Second, Laura is a wonder. Since completing four sessions with her I have experienced so many unique healing moments that I attribute to Reiki. I feel tuned in, strong, and supported. It's clear to me that Laura has a gift and a clear sense of her own personal purpose. It comes through in EVERYTHING she does (her resume and background is very impressive). I have been so blessed by her generosity and so grateful to have found her. I strongly encourage you to go see her if you are curious or looking for a new Reiki practitioner. You can always sign up for one of her 15-minute consults if you need to baby-step your way through. Here's to hoping that if you've read this entire review, you'll find your way to a "yes" like I did.

I had the most wonderful experience with Laura at Reiki Patio. It was my first Reiki session ever…read moreand Laura's made me feel comfortable and well taken care of. It was so special to be in a space that was outdoors and yet still felt private. The area is calming and beautiful and the whole experience was such an escape from the real world, exactly what I needed. I left feeling relaxed, introspective, and full of gratitude.

I drive all the way from Berkeley, where I now live, to see Sascha at Tree of Qi in San Francisco…read more He is the only acupuncturist I have found so far who has been able to help with my spondyloarthritis -- an autoimmune condition causing pain and swelling in joints of the feet, hips, and back. Sascha is genuine, thoughtful, skillful, nuanced, artful, and scientific in his approach to treatment. He provides light emotional-spiritual coaching alongside the needle treatment, and I find that to be a very important component of healing from chronic conditions. I highly recommend Sascha to people with autoimmune or other health struggles.

I came into Tree of Qi looking for some general energy work because I came in as an absolute…read moreemotional wreck. I've been going through a lot in my personal life and I needed some somewhat immediate relief so I booked a session looking for reiki and acupuncture. Sascha read me so easily and immediately saw the level of distress I was in. He accurately and quickly assessed me after asking about what was going on in my personal life and then proceeded straight into the session. He had me on his table for an hour and I swear to god I left that office feeling like a new woman. Prior to this session I was walking around with so much stress and anxiety and I walked out feeling completely different. In case you were curious what kind of treatment I got Sascha centered my treatment around hormonal regulation and calming down my nervous system. It was absolutely what I needed. Sascha has absolutely found a lifelong customer in me and im so grateful I found him