One of the most dramatic shifts along my journey from complex trauma toward a more integrated and embodied sense of self came when I first received Reiki, a form of energy healing originating in Japan. Reiki practitioners tune into universal life force energy or qi ("chi"), a phenomenon that has been recognized in the East for over 2000 years, to direct healing were it is most needed. Those initial sessions were so impactful that I soon became attuned as a Reiki practitioner,