What Reiki and Sound Healing Taught Me About Acceptance

katejkeenan
Jul 15
3 min read

There was a time when I believed healing meant fixing — that to be “well,” I had to erase the pain, shift the story, or shed the weight of who I once was. But over time, through the quiet hum of sound bowls and the gentle flow of Reiki, I discovered something far more powerful: true healing begins with acceptance.

The Moment I Stopped Resisting

My journey with Reiki and sound healing began as a way to help others, but quickly became a mirror. Each session — whether giving or receiving — revealed how often I resisted what was. I wanted to change my circumstances, mute my emotions, rush the process.

But healing doesn’t happen in resistance. It happens in surrender. It happens in presence.

Reiki: The Energetics of Allowing

Reiki, a Japanese energy healing modality, works on the principle that we all carry a universal life force within and around us. When this energy is blocked — by trauma, stress, or even old belief systems — we feel it. Physically, emotionally, spiritually.

What Reiki taught me is this: energy moves best when we allow it to. And allowing begins with accepting.

During a session, I don’t force energy to go anywhere. I hold space. I trust the body’s wisdom. And I witness miracles when clients stop trying and simply receive.

That’s what acceptance is — the art of receiving what’s already here without judgment.

Sound Healing: Vibrations of Compassion

Sound healing works through frequency and vibration. Every bowl, chime, and tone speaks to the cells of your body — not with words, but with feeling. It bypasses the mind and communicates directly with your heart.

There’s no performance. No effort. Just breath. You lie down, you listen, and you allow the sound to wash through you.

In those sound baths, I’ve watched people cry, laugh, fall asleep, or smile softly to themselves — because the sound opened something deeper: a remembrance that they are whole exactly as they are. The most beautiful thing.

Sound healing doesn’t try to fix you. It reminds you that you’re not broken.

Acceptance: The Root of All Healing

Both Reiki and sound healing have shown me that acceptance isn’t passive — it’s powerful. It doesn’t mean giving up. It means letting go of the fight with yourself. It’s recognizing your current emotional state, your energetic patterns, your spiritual journey — and meeting them with grace, not resistance.

Acceptance says:

“I see you. I honor where you are. And I choose to hold space for whatever you need next.”

It’s what I offer to every client who enters my space — a return to their own inner knowing, to their own wholeness.

Ready to Experience It for Yourself?

Whether you’re new to energy healing or feel called to deepen your journey, I’d love to support you.

My next guided sound bath + Reiki session is designed to help you reconnect with yourself, release what no longer serves you, and step into healing through gentle acceptance.

Please reach out today to schedule yours.

One of the beautiful things about Přijetí and our diverse healing modalities is that we offer mobile services. Any of our sound healing sessions can be brought directly to you — whether you're at

home, at a retreat, or hosting a special event.

Healing begins the moment we stop resisting our truth. You are not broken. You are becoming.

With love,

Kate – Přijetí - Holistic Wellness

Acceptance. Alignment. Authentic healing.