Reiki—a practice originating from Japan and developed by Mikao Usui in the 1920s—is most often translated as universal energy, or life-force energy. It can be understood as that essential quality that makes something alive, the difference between animate and inanimate. When this vital energy is amplified, it creates the conditions for healing and nourishment to occur, and allows us to engage with the complicated questions surround life, death, and what lies beyond.

This online monthly group will provide a therapeutic application of Reiki for moving through grief and loss. Reiki provides the primary venue for somatic healing, with an experiential practice offered each session. In addition, Mikella will draw upon her 15+ years of grief counseling experience to introduce a theme for each group related to various tasks or stages of the grieving process. Ideas will be explored in group discussion, and then connected with the meditative aspects of Reiki practice to integrate the learning.