New Rest & Relaxation Coaching offering: Reiki/Coaching Mash-up
Betsy Ranum MA, RN, NBC-HWC
Community Holistic Nurse, Integrative Health & Wellbeing Coach
Do you ever notice that between your responsibilities and your concern for your communities and the planet…you feel overwhelmed, your mind won't quite let you relax, and you become disconnected from the flow of life?
I help socially conscious people tap into regenerative states of rest & relaxation through something I call Rest & Relaxation Coaching, a creative merging of integrative health & wellbeing coaching and mind-body-spirit practices.
Why Rest & Relaxation?
The wellbeing of individuals is inseparable from the wellbeing of the collective, and the planet. Those of us who care about justice, love our communities, and feel our inextricable interconnection with all life: I want for us to be rested and resourced. In the face of the horrors of dehumanization and genocide we are witnessing globally in this moment, I continue to sense that there is a role (and perhaps not a small role) for subtly powerful and life-affirming mind-body-spirit practices. At their greatest potential, states of rest and relaxation can mitigate suffering, harmonize dysregulation, return us to our most deeply held values, orient us toward aligned action, buoy and fortify the spirit, and remind us of our interconnectedness.
It is in this spirit that I want to share a new Rest & Relaxation Coaching offering and special for the month of November: the Reiki/Coaching Mash-up.
Reiki meets Integrative Health & Wellbeing Coaching
mash-up
/ˈmaSHˌəp/
Noun INFORMAL
noun: mashup
a mixture or fusion of disparate elements.
"the movie becomes a weird mash-up of 1950s western and 1970s TV cop show"a recording created by digitally combining and synchronizing instrumental tracks with vocal tracks from two or more different songs.
"a classic dancefloor mash-up" (Definition from Oxford Languages)
Reiki (more accurately known as Usui Reiki Ryoho, or Usui Reiki Healing Method) is a practice that I incorporate into Rest & Relaxation Coaching. Reiki is a Japanese healing practice with a complex history, a mind-body-spirit practice in which universal life force energy is transmitted through the practitioner to the recipient. Reiki is used to promote balance throughout the human system. Most commonly offered through light, non-invasive touch, Reiki does not involve physical manipulation but is believed to work on the level of the biofield, or the body’s subtle vibrational field. Reiki is gentle, effective, mysterious, and relaxing.
Integrative Health & Wellbeing Coaching provides a similarly gentle and powerful container for Reiki practice. Coaching is the art and science of behavior change, personal growth, and capacity-building. As a coach, my role is to support your growth and change process by listening to you with full presence, and skillfully guiding you to reconnect with your inner wisdom, self-compassion, strengths and most deeply held values. In the words of one coaching client, “the best way I can describe the benefit is that it allowed me to remember who I am again, and see myself in a way that I had forgotten about.”
Reiki and Integrative Health & Wellbeing Coaching are two paths to the same destination: the still, quiet inner wisdom that resides within all of us. Combined, their synergy invites opportunities for depth, reflection, and insight.
What does a Reiki/Coaching Mash-up session look like?
Mind-body-spirit check-in + invitation to set an intention for Reiki practice.
Hands-on Reiki practice (always an option for hands-off Reiki if desired).
Brief debriefing opportunity to integrate any insights that emerged during the Reiki practice, and identify intentions, goals, or next steps.
30-minute, 60-minute, & 90-minute sessions available.
What are the benefits of a Reiki/Coaching Mash-up session?
Here’s what clients are saying about the experience:
“I felt calm and connected.”
“It felt like…being put on pause from the chaos from my day...I think everyone should try it.”
“Opening and realignment of my heart; energetic support of grief; trust in spiritual support.”
“I felt so at ease showing up for a 30-minute session with Betsy. Not only could I get the energetic and relaxation support I desired, but I also got a few moments to check-in with Betsy who is an incredibly supportive coach and accountability partner. It surprised me to feel so grounded and whole after 30-minutes. A little bit of reiki love goes a long way!”
“I loved it. It was quite impactful in a short amount of time. I never cease to be amazed at how powerful…energy and coaching work can be for my physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual parts.”
“I liked how it was sandwiched with coaching…it feels less like being a passive recipient, and more active and empowering.”
“It was great. It’s uncomfortable to talk about how I am and what my hopes are for my wellbeing because that’s a growth area for me but Betsy made me feel at ease.”
November Special
For the month of November, this delicious sandwich of a Reiki/Coaching Mash-up in-person session will be available at a promotional rate of ⅓ off:
30-min session $33 (usually $50)
60-min session $60 (usually $90)
90-min session $80 (usually $120)
Book a Reiki/Coaching Mash-up session online now—or call or stop by and say hello at the MIHS front desk.
Want to learn more? Check out the Rest & Relaxation Coaching page on the MIHS website, or book a Free Virtual Q&A session with me to learn more about this and other offerings. You can find out more about Reiki here, and here, and here.
If this offering speaks to you, I hope to see you this November.
Betsy
