Reiki Winter Stillness – Opening to Possibilities
Step into the quiet, restorative energy of winter with this Reiki session designed to guide you into stillness, inner reflection, and spacious openness. Rooted in the Japanese concept of Ma — the living space between moments — this practice invites you to soften into the pause that winter naturally offers, where insight and possibility can gently emerge.
Through gentle Reiki flow, meditation, and contemplative practices, you are invited to integrate the experiences of the past year, cultivate deep inner calm, and sense the luminous space within and around you. From this field of Ma, clarity, resonance, and new potentials can arise without effort.
This one-hour session encourages you to experience stillness not as emptiness, but as a vibrant, fertile space—a quiet threshold where energy reorganizes, and healing becomes possible. Whether seeking personal integration, emotional steadiness, or a moment of profound peace, this session opens a pathway into the spaciousness of winter and the infinite possibilities it holds.
All are welcome—no prerequisite. Please join from a quiet, comfortable space, seated on a chair or the floor. Have water available for the end of the session.
About the teacher
Veronique Frede is a certified Reiki Teacher/Practitioner in the Japanese lineage “Usui Reiki Ryoho”. Originally from France, Ms. Frede has been studying and practicing Reiki in various parts of the world and settings since 2008. Aside from her private practice, Ms. Frede has worked and volunteered in a hospital, a cancer wellness center, yoga studios, a senior living community among other places. Those experiences have led her to gain a more practical understanding of the mid-body connection in relationship with life in general, and wellness in particular. Ms. Frede became a Reiki Teacher at the Japanese Culture Center in Chicago in 2019 offering her the opportunity to deepen her understanding of the Japanese arts and ways including Japanese calligraphy and Zen. Ms. Frede has been exploring both traditional and more contemporary approaches to the practice of Reiki. She has pursued these varied interests in the US as well as in Europe, and Japan where Reiki originates from. Ms. Frede believes in continuous practice and learning. She is a student of Frans Stiene, founder of the International House of Reiki, and a graduate from the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP) from the Awareness Training Institute and the Greater Good Science Center at University of California Berkeley with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. For more information, please visit Veronique’s website at www.moonstonesanctuary.com
