Holding Space
Recently in a social media group for massage therapists, the administrator asked the practioners to share ways they keep pre-session anxiety to a minimum. In my early years of offerings seasons, I struggled more with this, and was often stressed! Now, I tend to arrive 10-20 minutes before my first session, to set the room, and ground into the space. And - I invoke the Time Angels ! My Reiki friend Anita and I began working with these timely helpers in the mid 90s, as we 'hurried ' to get to a Reiki Circle 'on time' - they seem always willing to help! Treatment room I've practiced Reiki for 35 of my 40 years offering massage, and Reiki clicks in as soon as I enter my treatment space. I keep a salt lamp in the room and plug it in when I arrive, increasing the negative ions in the room. Salt lamp After sessions, my mentor Jeanne taught us to wash with warm water for sanitation, then rinse with cold water (elbows down) to disconnect from our client's energy...