Students were stressed after mid-terms, and they lined up for reiki! We worked with 52 attendees and captured their post-session comments.

Favorite feedback: Can’t decide—click to read!

Gateway to Learning does incredible work providing lifelong learning for adults with intellectual challenges and developmental disabilities. We were thrilled to support them with reiki sessions.

Favorite feedback: “That was great!”

A group of 500 new CPD recruits are training at the West Loop Academy, and self-care is part of the program. The Reiki Brigade offered reiki sessions to instructors and recruits. It was a welcome break in the action.

Favorite feedback: “I feel really good—love it!”

Chicago police officers receive ongoing training at a facility on the south side. Instructors there teach everything from how to respond to calls during a power outage (no light), to de-escalation of Use of Force.

Favorite feedback: “I was in a deep trance.”

So honored to be a guest on Torsten Lange's Youtube broadcast, The Reiki Revolution. He shares our passion for helping to make reiki available to everyone everywhere, and part of that is encouraging other reiki folks to conduct outreach. Thanks for letting me share our experiences with your audience.

In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. In Chicago, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies received reiki to help them manage on-the-job stress. These are their session outcomes. Thanks to the CPD for their receptivity to reiki.

Favorite feedback: “Wonderful!”

It felt great to be back offering reiki to veterans at the Jesse Brown VA Stand Down! We started our outreach here more than a decade ago and the two years off (thanks to Covid) was rough.

Favorite feedback: “I felt negative energy leave my body—it’s amazing!”

An enthusiastic crowd made Bike Out Negativity a huge success—despite the rainy start! We offered reiki to a receptive crowd and received wonderful feedback in return. We look forward to the Street Love Ride in August!

“You’re welcome back anytime!” we were told on our way out. Thanks to the 8th District for welcoming the Reiki Brigade and encouraging officers to explore new means of self care. It’s a tough job and healthy cops are in everyone’s best interest.

A new volunteer (Jana) and a new collaboration (Build, Inc.) made for a fantastic Reiki Brigade event on Friday.

We were thrilled to offer reiki as part of the Black History Month service fair at Michele Clark High School.

We’re always happy to help support the CPD with reiki sessions, even moreso now that stress levels are up and days off are down. Thanks to the 20th for letting us help officers let go of stress.

The current climate is especially stressful for Chicago Police officers. We all know more stress = more mistakes. We’re honored to share some reiki love with these officers, and help them have all our backs.

We love introducing reiki to Western healthcare workers, and especially grateful to connect with this group who have worked so hard this past year saving lives.

Paul Bauer, the beloved Commander of the 18th District, was shot and killed on the job in February of 2018. Memorial tributes to Bauer and other fallen officers in made this reiki outreach event especially poignant.

Yesterday we offered reiki to officers in Englewood, a neighborhood with some of the highest crime rates in the country. Read the story here. The Reiki Brigade is honored to continue our collaboration with the Chicago Police Department.