Reiki or a walk on the beach: which one do you actually need?
By Vanessa Chugani · Updated September 2026
A quiet walk on the beach is free, needs no booking, and settles an ordinary stressful day well. A Reiki session, EUR 188 in Canggu or EUR 138 by distance, is for a nervous system that has been running hot for weeks: exhaustion, grief, or a body that will not settle at night. Choose by how deep the tiredness sits.
Both can quiet a noisy mind, but they work at different depths. A walk on the beach costs nothing, needs no appointment, and suits an ordinary stressful day: a full inbox, a bad morning, restlessness that fresh air and a change of scene can shift on its own. A Reiki session is a booked hour, in Canggu or by distance, where someone else does the settling. It suits the kind of tired a walk does not reach: weeks of running on empty, a jaw that will not unclench, grief with nowhere to go, nights where sleep will not come. One is something you can do for yourself tonight. The other is support for when you cannot do that alone anymore.
| A Reiki session | A quiet walk on the beach | |
|---|---|---|
| What happens | You lie down, fully clothed, for about an hour while she works with you, in the room or by distance. | You walk at your own pace, alone or with someone, for as long as you want. |
| What it costs | EUR 188 in person in Canggu, or EUR 138 for a distance session. | Free. |
| Who guides it | Vanessa, one to one, in Canggu or live online. | No one. You set the pace and the route. |
| What it suits | A nervous system running hot for weeks: exhaustion that has not lifted, or a body that will not settle at night. | An ordinary stressful day, or a loud head that fresh air and movement can shift. |
| Booking | Arranged around you, with no fixed calendar. | Whenever the tide and your own schedule allow. |
| What people report afterwards | Sleep that comes more easily, and less alone with whatever they walked in carrying. | A clearer head, and legs tired in a good way from the walk. |
Which one suits you
Go for the walk when what you actually need is fresh air and movement: after a long day at a screen, when your head is loud but nothing underneath it is really wrong, or when twenty minutes outside is all the day allows. It costs nothing, needs no booking, and does that job well. Reiki suits something further along. It is for the kind of tired that sets in after weeks, not a day: a jaw that will not unclench, or a body that cannot settle at night no matter how exhausted you are. It is an hour where someone else does the settling, in Canggu or by distance if you are not on the island, and it is worth booking when a walk has already stopped reaching what is actually tired. That is what Reiki here is for: rest and support for a nervous system that has been running hot for too long.
Related questions
Can I do both, walking and Reiki?
Yes. Many people walk most days to clear an ordinary busy head, and book a Reiki session separately when the tiredness sits deeper than any walk reaches, often before a demanding stretch of work or after a hard one has already passed.
Is a beach walk enough if I'm only stressed about work?
Often, yes. A walk is free, immediate, and does the job well for an ordinary day of work stress. Reiki is worth booking once that stress has been running for weeks rather than a day, and your body will not settle even at night.
What if I don't feel anything during a Reiki session?
That is normal and common, and it does not mean nothing happened during the session. People often notice the difference afterwards instead, in how they sleep, how their appetite is, or simply feeling less alone with whatever they walked in carrying.