Have you ever felt a calling to heal others? For Janine, that nudge came from her beloved cat and the power of Reiki. In this post, Mystic Mag will share Janine’s journey to becoming a Reiki healer, the services she offers (including Reiki and chakra balancing!), and the most important part of her practice: building trust with clients.
When did you first know that being a Reiki Healer was your calling and how did it come about?
My first experience with Reiki was about 25 years ago. My calling to become a Healer was much later though. When my cat was diagnosed with a tumour in his eye in 2021 – that type of tumour is usually malignant, and we were faced with the decision to have his eye removed soon, it was clear to me that tumours often arise from stress. Reiki would be able to help him have less stress. I was now the one who had to help him. I was the one he trusted, mummy had to help him, he relied on me! Now was my time to get attuned to Reiki and what can I say, he loves his Reiki treatments and today he is my best client, his eye is okay, we still go for regular check-ups, but the eye that had to be removed according to the diagnosis -and it wasn’t a matter of if, but when – today he can keep his eye. He has become much more relaxed since we started with Reiki. And he can see the world through both of his eyes.
What services do you offer?
I offer Reiki Face to face Sessions in my clinic, Reiki distance sessions as well as Chakra Balancing and Crystal Healing Sessions.
How does Chakra Balancing work? What is the best way to balance our chakras?
Let me first explain what Chakras are. The word Chakra means wheel. It comes from an ancient Indian language. We all have 7 main Chakras (and many more) within our bodies and just like an ordinary wheel, they should turn to allow the energy to move freely and smoothly through us.
Each Chakra relates to a specific location, function and colour. They all correspond with nerve centres in our physical bodies, so when we concentrate on them, that attention doesn’t just stir us spiritually, but rouses us physically, too.
Think of your body as being the bed of a river, and the energy is the water in it. Life within and around the river thrives when it flows smoothly.
If there are any points in your riverbed that cause the water to slow to the point of nearly stopping – the water becomes stale and stagnant – then bacteria and mould starts to grow.
That blockage can also stop the flow of water getting to where it was originally headed, so the rest of the river, or perhaps a pond or lake down the line, dries up and the life it once supported perishes.
There may be a case where the water in the riverbed is rushing too quickly, so overloads its riverbanks and overwhelms the end point. Those areas will quickly become imbalanced and the normal rhythm of life gets disturbed.
So to keep all the water fresh and clean – and flowing smoothly – we have to remove blockages from the river’s course. We must also ‘even out’ any anomalies in the river to ensure it flows continuously and peacefully, yet with strength so it doesn’t become stale or stagnant.
This maintenance also ensures that if something is ever thrown into the river, it simply sweeps it away or the obstruction doesn’t affect the current.
(Guided) meditations and/or visualisations are common practices to balance your Chakras. For example, connecting to nature, like walking barefoot in the grass, will ground you and balance your Root Chakra. Turning on your favourite music, dancing, being creative, painting a picture or whatever resonates with you will balance your Sacral Chakra. Eating foods or wearing clothes with the same colour as the Chakra you want to balance is also a good way. You can also use crystals for Chakra balancing.
What is the most important detail in maintaining a relationship of mutual trust with clients?
Communication. A trusting environment. Clarification what to expect during and after a session. I think these 3 aspects are the most important ones.
What do you love most about your profession?
Noticing the development of returning clients. I am very grateful to be a small part of their healing journey.
