Reiki is a Japanese energy practice developed in the early twentieth century by Mikao Usui. The word itself translates roughly as "universal life force," the animating energy that moves through all living things.
The practice works on the principle that when energy flows freely through the body, we experience greater ease, clarity, and resilience. When it stagnates, through stress, grief, trauma, or simply the accumulation of daily life, we feel it: as tension, fatigue, disconnection, or a low-grade sense of being off.
A Reiki practitioner channels this energy through light, intentional touch, or a near-touch, moving over the body's energy centers to encourage flow and support its own capacity to heal. What people often notice is a loosening: tension easing out of the muscles, sleep arriving more readily, the static of stress settling into something quieter, and a sense of releasing what no longer serves. The work is non-invasive, deeply restful, and sits comfortably alongside any other practice you're already engaged in.
Reiki does not diagnose or treat illness. It works beneath the level of symptom, addressing the energetic conditions that underlie them. Sessions with Annamaria are available in New York City and online.
