Your Reiki session will be as individual as you are - each person brings their own needs, desires, emotions and memories. Therefore your Reiki session is very much your own experience, I am there to facilitate, but what you gain comes not from me but through me. I approach each client with open mind and heart, and no expectations.

At the beginning of each session I ask the client to lie on the Reiki table and find their highest level of comfort. People usually remain fully clothed, removing only items such as shoes, belts, and jewellery. The light is dim, a fragrant candle is lit, and soft Reiki-inspired music is played. I ask the client to let the day fall away, don't consciously think about anything in particular, and breathe deeply. Float with the music.

In Reiki the practitioner's hands are placed on certain parts of the body, from the head to the feet, and the process usually takes about an hour. Longer or shorter time can be taken at the client's request, with no detriment to the results. A woman who fell in the street was upset and shaken - ten minutes of Reiki calmed her and she said she felt "wonderful".

Most people leave feeling relaxed, refreshed and soothed. Others report clarity of mind for the rest of the day, a dispersement of stress, an easing of a particular pain, emotions coming to the surface to signify it is time to heal a difficult issue, a feeling of being pampered. For some, it is the only time they experience a caring touch.