The Unfolding of the Name I Almost Forgot — Podcast
- Donna
- Jul 10
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 19
The Unfolding of the Name I Almost Forgot— Podcast
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Summary
This piece is a quiet reflection on how healing found me long before I ever thought to seek it. It begins in a place many people know well—deep exhaustion, the kind that settles into the body and refuses to be ignored. I didn’t set out to become a healer or a Reiki practitioner; instead, life slowed me down until I finally listened.
My first Reiki experience wasn’t dramatic. It was subtle, almost imperceptible, except for one unmistakable shift: my body exhaled after years of holding tension. That moment became a seed. Over time, it grew into curiosity, study, and eventually a practice that kept calling me back.
The story also revisits a memory from nearly six years ago, when I was asked to choose a name to carry into the work. I resisted the idea, but something surfaced anyway—Akasha Rain. I didn’t understand it then, and I don’t fully understand it now, but it has returned with a sense of truth I can no longer ignore.
What I offer today isn’t a service in the traditional sense. It’s a space—quiet, unrushed, and free of expectation. A place where healing doesn’t need to perform or prove itself.
Reiki, to me, is permission: for the body to remember, for the mind to soften, for what’s stuck to gently loosen.
If you’re reading this, you may already feel the pull.
You don’t need to arrive certain or whole.
You only need to arrive as you are.
That is always enough.
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