About ReikiEma
Hi - I'm Ema - founder of ReikiEma, Holistic Practitioner and Teacher.
I'm a geeky human, with a passion for learning, self-development, holistic and complementary therapies, and helping people (human and other species) to live their best lives!
I offer clients treatments in-clinic, at home, and (for some of my therapies), as a distance treatment option. As well as working with individuals, I also work with several organisations in a range of ways: helping support wellbeing and/or recovery, through treatments and/or wellbeing workshops, sharing different tools to help empower people's self-care and self-treatment. I also do public speaking, and awareness/demonstration/education at events. I'm proud to say that I've worked with
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Warrington Carers' Hub (with their Young Carers and adult carers);
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Warrington Halton & St. Helens' RSPCA animal centre;
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Warrington Jobcentre (a Reiki talk/demonstration at their staff wellbeing meeting);
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Warrington Jobcentre's Health Support Fairs;
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Bents Garden Centre (Animal Reiki during their "BarkFest" Event weekend);
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Women's Institute (Birchwood Branch);
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Thrive event (for survivors of high-demand religions);
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University of Chester (proposing, and working on, a study looking into the behavioural effects of Animal Reiki on several of the resident dogs at the centre).
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Warrington Disability Awareness Day 2024 (Walton Gardens)- where I unveiled my new Reiki Gazebo
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MacIntyre's Apple Day 2024 (in the New Routes Community Orchard)
As well as working with these organisations, I am honoured to be a member of the UK Reiki Federation's Research Group (since 2024). At the time of writing this, I'm still very new to the group, but this really aligns with my ongoing efforts at helping to build awareness, public trust and increasing the credibility of the Reiki profession. This is, I believe, much needed work, to help remove the blocks which still exist, to Reiki being even more widely accepted, acknowledged and integrated into mainstream services, so that it can have the maximum opportunity to help improve lives. It's so accessible and safe - and it can help alleviate suffering and improve the quality of live for so many. That's what I want to see, and that's what my driving mission is - to help make accessible, better wellbeing for everyone - no exceptions!
When Reiki came into my life, I realised that there was another way for me to help people to achieve positive change - one which was on a much deeper level, and would be better for my wellbeing, as well as making a more meaningful impact for the people I helped. So I took the decision to step away from the Public Sector Senior Project Management role I had worked so hard to attain, and took the brave leap into training from scratch as a Holistic Practitioner (but still with my Project Management and business knowhow to help me succeed!).
I'm so blessed to do what makes my heart happy!
I started up my business in early 2020, as soon as I qualified as a professional Reiki practitioner - and despite my (arguably questionable) timing, I'm still very much here - being tenacious, flexible and creative. Being creative is something I've always thrived on - finding new ways to take my work forward, supporting and helping others (and myself, too)!
I'm now a qualified, experienced Reiki Master Teacher and CNHC practitioner, offering treatments and Reiki courses in the North-west of England.
I also started volunteering during lockdown: I am so blessed, and it is really important to me to give back and help causes I'm passionate about. It's my dream to be able to do more of this, in the future - and it's my dream to someday found a Reiki School / Animal Sanctuary/Rescue, combined with a residential Animal Reiki school and healing volunteering retreat centre for humans!
I've already achieved one of my major dreams, and am now registered with the CNHC (the UK Government's Regulator for Complementary Therapies)! I'm also a UK Reiki Federation-accredited Reiki for Animals Professional practitioner. Having given Reiki to many of the animals at my local RSPCA centre as a volunteer, during lockdown, I realised that working with other species is a huge part of my calling. What a blessing and a source of learning it's been for me, too!
“Ema is always so calm, understanding and patient with the animals. She is … extremely adaptable to suit each animal's needs. Most of the animals which come into our care have suffered abuse or neglect which Ema shows true compassion towards. …. We are all immensely grateful for the time and commitment Ema gives and would 100% recommend her service to anyone and any animal which needs additional help/support.”
Alana Bibby, Animal Welfare Team Leader, RSPCA-WHS
My therapy offerings also now include Therapeutic Meditation, Pregnancy massage, Womb healing massage with Reiki, Facial Rejuvenation Holistic Massage, Holistic Acupressure and Student-level Shiatsu, and acupressure massage (I'm taking a 3-year CNHC-accredited diploma at the Manchester Shiatsu College). All of this learning/experience in different therapies, is something that informs my Reiki work (and my teaching) as well.
(Check out my Media page to learn about the different fields I have professional involvement in, and to see some of the ways I integrate all these influences and experiences together across my work!)
As a "multipotentialite", my interests, passions and vision are always far-reaching (I'm definitely an ideas person) - so watch this space for more updates on exciting new directions and threads to the tapestry of my work and life's purpose!
If you're interested in reading some of my published articles, my article in The Shiatsu Society Journal (August 2022 edition) is also linked on my Media page, where you'll also be able to find my interview in online magazine "Mystic Mag".
And if Animal Reiki intrigues you, then the fascinating video of a Panel discussion I took part in - also on the Media page (as well as on YouTube) could be enlightening! Alongside other Animal Reiki practitioners with a background in Rescue Anials, we discussed some of the beautiful and challenging experiences of bringing Reiki to Rescue Animals, with Sue Malcolm, the UK Reiki Federation's (then) Animal Reiki Lead.
I've also been quoted in this article in www.everydayhealth.com about the potential effectiveness of Acupressure, and in another in the same online magazine, which looks into what Acupressure is.
And if (like me) you're intrigued by reading reviews, the main 3 places you can find my client's feedback are:
1. Google;
3. Trustpilot
If you're curious to find out more, you can message me on the "Contact Us" pop-up below, or via email, text, phone or on Social Media.
You can also learn more by downloading my super accessible illustrated e-booklets, which I produced with the input of the Warrington Carers' Hub:
