Reiki, without the mystique

You lie down, fully clothed, and I rest my hands lightly on or near you in a series of positions while you rest. I stay quiet once we start. Nothing is asked of you: no story to tell, nothing to solve. Distance sessions follow the same shape without me in the room, at a time we agree on.

A Reiki session isn't timed to the minute: it runs as long as it takes for you to settle and for the work to close, whether in person in Canggu or by distance. How many you need varies by person, not a formula. Options range from a single session to a three or five session package, valid either way.

No, you keep your clothes on for a Reiki session in Canggu. You lie fully dressed on a treatment table while the practitioner's hands rest lightly on or just above your body. There is no massage oil and no undressing involved. Wear something loose and comfortable, and you are ready.

Traditional Reiki uses light touch on the shoulders, head and feet, or hands held just above the body without contact. Both work the same way. You can ask for hands-off at any point, before or during a session, no explanation needed. Distance sessions (EUR 138) are also available if you would rather not be in the room at all.

Feeling nothing is common and it does not mean the session failed. Some people feel warmth, tingling or a heavy calm. Others feel nothing at all and still leave more rested than when they arrived. Both are normal. What matters is the hour of rest, not a particular sensation.

Yes. Distance sessions are a full session, not a shortened version: you settle somewhere quiet at an agreed time while Vanessa works from wherever she is. Many people find it just as restful as being in the room. A distance session costs EUR 138, and three and five session packages work for either format.

Reiki during pregnancy involves no manipulation, pressure or oils: hands rest lightly on or near the body, fully clothed. Sessions are adapted for each trimester, including how you are positioned. It offers rest, not medical treatment, and works alongside your prenatal care rather than replacing it. Available in Canggu or by distance.

Yes. Vanessa offers Reiki throughout pregnancy, including the first trimester, and adapts each session to that stage. It is rest and support, not a medical treatment, so it sits alongside your midwife or doctor's care rather than replacing it. In-person sessions in Canggu are EUR 188, distance sessions EUR 138.

Ask who trained them, where, and in which lineage, and confirm the attunement is given live rather than through a recording or automated download. Notice whether they call the chakra system ancient (it isn't) or promise that Reiki cures anything (it doesn't). Someone specific about their own training and honest about the limits is worth trusting.

A legitimate Reiki certification comes from a traceable lineage such as Usui Reiki Ryoho, is taught live by a real teacher in person or online (never a recording or automated attunement), keeps groups small, and includes a manual, the attunement itself and support afterwards. A teacher who won't explain it in scientific terms is usually the more honest one.

Yes, when a teacher guides it live. What makes an attunement real is a teacher present with you in real time, not the distance between you. Vanessa teaches Reiki Levels 1 through Master Teacher live online, never from a recording and never automated, at the same price and standard as training in Canggu.

Reiki course prices vary because of what is actually included: how many people are in the group, whether the teaching and attunement happen live or through a recording, and whether a manual and support afterwards come with it. A higher or lower number does not by itself tell you which of those you are getting.

There is no set timetable. Training runs from Level 1 through to Master Teacher, each level EUR 488, taught live in Canggu or online in groups of six or fewer. You move to the next level when you are ready, since classes are arranged around each student rather than run to a fixed calendar.