Welcome to
The Little Reiki Shed
Reiki is like a little hug for the soul
Hi! I'm Steph, owner of The Little Reiki Shed, providing reiki treatments in the heart of Southborough, and I am really excited to share beautiful reiki energy with you.
My Journey
I first discovered reiki in 2015. I had recently moved to Tunbridge Wells, with a young daughter, and a demanding full-time job, working long hours and commuting to London. One day I woke up feeling totally exhausted with a numbness in my leg. I took myself off the local homeopathic centre to see if they could help, and they suggested I try a reiki treatment. I had never heard about Reiki but was intrigued.
During my first treatment I felt so relaxed and saw a bright white light in front of my eyes, and heat around my body. It was a beautiful experience, and I felt so relaxed.
It reminded me that when I was little, when I felt unwell my mum and grandmother used to put their hands over my knees and ear, which used to provide a wonderful heat. They always used to say they were healing hands, which reminds me so much of reiki!
My Qualifications
Since that first treatment I was hooked, completing level 1 in 2015, then level 2 the year after, and my masters in August 2022, allowing me to teach reiki. During this time, I have also volunteered for Pickering Cancer drop-in centre, in Tunbridge Wells.
The Little Reiki Shed is a “Hanare” a small tranquil space offering relaxing reiki treatments. I have been practicing reiki for over 7 years and am a qualified Usui Holy Fire Reiki Master.
I have worked with people with a range of challenges including cancer, sleep issues, chronic pain, stress, and IBS/digestion problems.
Everything is energy
Reiki has had a profound effect on all areas of my life, relationships, health, and my overall wellbeing. I even use it on my houseplants! It has allowed me to tune into my intuition and tap into the law of attraction to call in the things I really desire to my life. All of this is possible for you too! Last year Reiki led me to visit Japan and climb the beautiful and sacred Mt Kurama just outside Kyoto, where reiki was first discovered. It was a magical experience.
I believe everyone who is open to it should try reiki to experience this wonderful treatment. I really hope it can provide you with all of its wonderful positive benefits, and be a useful tool in your life.
What is reiki?
Reiki (pronounced ray-key) comes from the Japanese words “rei,” meaning universal, and “ki,” meaning life energy. It is a Japanese form of alternative medicine related to energy healing that originated in Japan around 1920. It was discovered by a man called Mr Usui who was undertaking a 21 day fast, and meditation on Mount Kurama, a beautiful mountain, just outside Kyoto in Japan, where he experienced a beam of light from the sky, and visions of ancient sanskrit symbols, which led him to develop Reiki. He established a clinic in Kyoto, and Tokyo, and went on to train several Reiki masters including Dr Hayashi, and a woman named Hawayo Takata, who would take reiki to Hawaii and then to the rest of the western world.
What reiki isn't
- Reiki is not a religion or a belief system as it holds no creed or doctrine.
- Reiki will work whether you believe in it or not.
How does it work?
Reiki practitioners use a technique of hands-on healing on the body, along the chakra energy points through which the "universal energy" that is transferred from the palms of practitioner’s hands to the patient, to encourage emotional and physical healing. Reiki is chanelled through the practitioner as the recipient’s body draws the energy to the parts of their body that require it. Reiki is an intelligent energy. It goes where it is needed to do the greatest good. The practitioner is also being healed as he or she gives the treatment. Energy enters through the practitioner’s crown chakra and passes through the upper chakras to their heart and solar plexus chakras and passed through arms and hands to the recipient. The process does not drain the practitioner as the Reiki passes through a purified channel that is opened by the attunements. This unique gift of healing is learned by a process of attunements or initiations.
What issues can Reiki help with?
Reiki can help in all areas of life, and always works for a persons highest good, encouraging physical, mental, and emotional healing and spiritual growth.
For individuals Reiki can help to:
Improve mental clarity
Improve sleep
Used with great success on babies, children and animals
Heal the Earth and to direct healing energy to troubled areas of the planet
Manage pain
Release stress and tension
Promote the growth and health of plants and to germinate seeds
Improve intuition
Kind Words
“My session with Steph was incredibly relaxing. The moment I stepped into the room I felt all my stresses evaporate. It was gentle, calming and I felt she intuitively knew- and felt- the parts of me that most needed attention. I’d recommend 100 per cent."
TORI
“Steph really knows her stuff. She performed distance reiki for me, and I really did reap the benefits. A couple of things going on with me she picked up on, which just shows how connected she is. Very professional and informative. I would definitely recommend!”
VIC
“Steph has a very calming affect the moment you come into her presence. She is warm, welcoming and has been imbued with a very potent healing energy. When I received Reiki from her, I was able to feel a lot of energy emanating from her hands and into my body. She was able to tell me after what she felt whilst treating me, and this was good for finding out anything stuck within my body or areas that may need a little more help, and attention. I would hugely recommend treatments with Steph to pause, relax and come back into the body. The Little Reiki Shed is a peaceful haven away from the hectic world outside.”
LAURA
What to expect from a treatment?
When you arrive, at the Little Reiki Shed we will go through a brief questionnaire, just check a few medical questions and what is currently going on for you, and any intentions you may have for your treatment.
The reiki session will last 30 or 60 mins. A treatment involves you lying down fully clothed on the treatment couch, or sitting upright in a chair whilst the reiki practitioner moves their hands around your body, at different energy points or chakra's. The Reiki practitioner may touch you lightly or have their hands just above your body (we can discuss your preference before we start the treatment).
A reiki treatment is gentle and non-intrusive and is very relaxing. There is no manipulation or pressure applied.
There are blankets and cushions to ensure you are comfortable. Relaxing music can also be played during the treatment.
You may experience sensations in the body such as heat or tingling. Some people report seeing visualizations such as colours or pictures, or having memories appear. For others it can just be a very relaxing treatment.
There are occasions when people experience a slightly stronger reaction which we call a healing response to a treatment. This is absolutely nothing to worry about but just the energy going where it needs to go.
After a treatment
It’s important to try and rest for the next few days and drink lots of water and get a good night’s sleep whilst the energy settles from the session.
What to wear?
Just normal loose fitting clothes that you are comfortable lying down in, and some socks. You will be asked to remove your shoes.
My Services & Fees
Treatments are either in person at my treatment room in Tunbridge Wells, Kent or via distance healing online.
*Special offer buy 3 treatments get £10 off*
- 90 mins treatment - £75
- 60 mins treatment- £45
- 30 mins treatment- £35
- Animal reiki, Property clearing on request.
I also treat children with a £10 discount on adult process. Parents must be present.
Get in touch
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about how reiki works, or to arrange an appointment.
You can also call or text mme on +44 7913806391 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to me first. I am happy to discuss any queries or questions you may have prior to arranging an initial appointment.
All enquires are usually answered within 24 hours, and all contact is strictly confidential and uses secure phone and email services.