02/10/2026
My very first client was my mom.
It wasn’t in a studio.
There was no certificate on the wall.
There was no money exchanged.
It was a small group of women, gathered around my mother, offering Reiki because she was very sick. Chronically ill. Struggling. Looking for any relief.
At the time, we didn’t know she was dying.
But her body did.
This was in the fall of 2005. She passed in the spring of 2006.
My mom wasn’t into energy work. She thought it was a bit hokey. But when you’re not well, you soften. You open. You try. And she did.
She told me she felt calmer. More at peace.
As we gently moved around her, switching places, I felt it. The energy moving through the room. Through all of us. And in that moment, something shifted inside me forever.
That experience cracked me open.
It showed me that healing doesn’t always look the way we expect.
That beauty can live inside things we once doubted.
That grace, gratitude, and compassion matter more than belief.
After my mom passed, I took my Reiki Level One in 2006. I didn’t return for Level Two until 2013. And the journey has unfolded slowly, deeply, and honestly ever since.
I’m grateful my mom trusted us enough to receive.
I’m grateful for the path she unknowingly opened for me.
And I’m grateful that this work found me the way it did.
If you don’t fully believe in energy work but feel curious…
If something in you is quietly leaning in…
Know this: I take this work seriously. I hold it with care. And I do it from the heart.
Sometimes curiosity is enough to begin. 💫
What’s one thing your nervous system is craving more of lately?
✨ If you feel called to explore Reiki, whether gently or bravely, you’re welcome to reach out.
Xo,
Akasha Rhonda
