Should you book a Reiki session in your first few days in Bali, or wait until you've settled in?
Answered by Vanessa Chugani · Updated October 2026
There's no need to wait. The first few days in Bali often bring jet lag and sensory overload, the kind of tired, wired nervous system strain a session is for. Some people prefer to land and settle first, and that works too. Either way, in-person sessions in Canggu are EUR 188, with nothing to prepare beforehand.
If you are weighing this up before you land, here is the short version: book early if you want to. You do not need to wait until you feel settled.
What the first few days do to your nervous system
A long flight, a new time zone and an unfamiliar bed are not neutral on the body. Even a short flight across Asia can do this, and a long-haul arrival from Europe, the US or Australia compounds it further. By the time most people reach Canggu they are running on broken sleep, dehydrated from the plane, and carrying a low hum of overstimulation: new sounds, new heat, a dozen small decisions still to make before anything has even been unpacked. That is a nervous system working hard, before Bali itself has asked anything of it.
Why that is not a reason to wait
A session here is rest and support for exactly that kind of state, tired and wired, not calm or rested. You do not need to be settled to benefit from one. If anything, arriving stressed and depleted is close to the state most people are already in when they book at all. What people report afterwards includes deeper sleep, the travel tiredness lifting rather than sitting in the body for days, and feeling steadier rather than scattered. This suits a long-haul traveller stepping off a plane just as much as someone who has been in Bali for a month already. If you are unsure whether this is the kind of state Reiki actually helps with, signs you need Reiki walks through what that usually looks like, on a plane or off one.
When it makes more sense to wait a day or two
There are honest exceptions. If a flight has left you barely able to keep your eyes open, sleep comes first, not a session. If part of the appeal of Bali for you is easing in slowly before anything structured, that is reason enough on its own. Waiting costs you nothing. A session works the same on your first day as on your fifteenth. Either choice is a reasonable one, and neither is the wrong answer.
Booking around a flight
There is nothing to prepare beforehand either way. An in-person session in Canggu is EUR 188, and a distance session is EUR 138, which suits the day or two either side of a flight if you are still arranging logistics on the ground. Both count towards a three-session package at EUR 388 or a five-session package at EUR 588, if you are staying long enough to use one. If travel has left your sleep wrecked and your mind scattered, mention it when you get in touch, so a session can be timed around when you actually land.
Related questions
Will jet lag affect how I respond to a session?
Not in a way that works against you. A tired, wired nervous system fresh off a flight is exactly the kind of state a session is for. Expect rest and support for as long as the session takes; it is not timed to the minute. People often report deeper sleep and feeling steadier afterwards, whether the flight landed that morning or weeks before.
Can I book a distance session before I land in Bali?
Yes. A distance session is EUR 138 and does not require you to be in Canggu, so it suits the day or two either side of a flight. In-person sessions in Canggu are EUR 188, and both formats count towards a three or five-session package.
Is there anything I need to do to prepare for a first session?
No. There is nothing to prepare and nothing to bring. Arrive as you are, whether that is freshly landed or several days into the trip. A session is rest and support, and showing up is the only requirement either way.