If you’re someone who naturally gives, supports, and helps others, you probably know how easy it is to forget about yourself in the process. Saying “yes” to others often feels automatic—until there’s very little left for the person in the mirror.

We all have moments that quietly shift the course of our lives. For me, one of those moments came in the form of a Reiki training I hadn’t planned on taking—but deeply needed. This is the story of how I began again, from burnout to reconnection, and how Reiki became the doorway back to myself.

Reiki offers many people a profound sense of calm. If you’re reading this, you probably already have some sense of what Reiki is. One of...