Maine Reiki Jewelry

How Reiki Became Part of My Work

I never planned to learn Reiki. In fact, the first time the word popped into my head, I had no clue what it even meant. I ignored it until it kept showing up in my life.

First, it was just a random thought during meditation that came out of nowhere. Then a few days later, someone mailed me sand for a custom piece and her Reiki business card fell out of the envelope. The final nudge was when I was standing in line at the grocery store and overheard the man in front of me talking on the phone about his Reiki appointment. At that point, I figured the universe was clearly trying to get my attention.

So I did what anyone would do and I googled it. I found a Reiki Master, Kristine Keegan, who was offering classes just down the street from where my old gift shop used to be. The classes were held at Leaping Waters Yoga, owned by someone I actually knew—Robin Ivy Payton. I had no idea she ran the studio until I walked in. It felt like I was being nudged down a path I hadn’t even realized I was looking for.

At the time, I didn’t know what to expect. But once I sat in that first class and learned what Reiki was, a form of energy healing that helps bring balance to the body and mind, I knew I was in the right place. It just made sense. I became a Reiki 1 practitioner and a few months later became a Reiki 2 practitioner.

Since then, Reiki has quietly become a part of how I live and work. I don’t make a big deal about it, but I use it in my creative process. When I’m handling materials like sand, stones, and flowers I take a moment to ground myself and infuse what I’m working with with calm, clear energy. It’s subtle. It’s personal. But it matters to me.

I’m not claiming the jewelry is “charged” or magical or anything like that. I just believe that when you make something with care, it carries that care with it. Reiki is one of the ways I slow down, get centered, and put more intention into what I create.