Reiki

Lourdes Guzman is a Reiki Master of the Usui lineage. She has been a Reiki practitioner since 1994 and a master Reiki teacher since 1997, and has since trained numerous practitioners. Her teachings and practice reflect years of direct experience, apprenticeship and learning, and a life long commitment to sharing Reiki.

What is Reiki?
The term, Reiki, comes from the Japanese words for spiritual wisdom and universal life force. A Reiki treatment is an ancient technique of "laying on of hands," in which the practitioner helps to bring into balance your connection to this wisdom and this energy. A gentle, non-invasive technique for stress reduction, nourishment and relaxation, it helps ease pain, still the mind, and increase energy. Reiki also works in conjunction with other medical and therapeutic methods to relieve side effects and promote healing. A Reiki treatment feels like a glowing radiance that flows through and around the body, leaving the receiver with an immediate sense of well-being.

What happens during a Reiki session?
During a Reiki treatment, as blocked energy or repressed emotions are released, it is possible to feel many sensations and deep relaxation. Indeed, for many of us, a Reiki session can be a profound experience, as we come into contact with inner feelings we may not have realized were present. This process can be particularly intense when dealing with deeply held emotional burdens, or serious, even life-threatening illness. The release can be extremely powerful.

In guiding her clients through the healing process, Lourdes is keenly sensitive to and protective of the vulnerability we feel as human beings who are searching inside ourselves. She gently guides people as they journey inward. Her spirituality is grounded in a belief that each of us carries within ourselves the capacity for a harmonious co-existence with whatever circumstances life brings us. With patience and an uncanny ability to respond to each individual's specific energetic pattern, she creates a safe space in which to engage the challenges of confronting the ongoing mysteries and obstacles in our lives. A Reiki session with Lourdes can be as relaxing as a nap after a good massage, or as profoundly life-altering as a vision quest... often, it's a little bit of both.

Lourdes is known to many of you through her work as a clinical assistant here at Turning Point. She is also a certified acupuncture detoxification technician having completed the NADA training at Lincoln Hospital.

Appointments for Reiki can be made at the front desk: (212) 489-5038.

Massage

Gilles Obermayer, LMT specializes in the treatment of musculo-skeletal imbalances using a holistic approach. He also has experience working with clients who have undiagnosed psycho-somatic issues induced by emotional imbalances. Mr. Obermayer is an experienced bodyworker who has been affiliated with the Bates Dance Festival, the Florida Dance Association Festival, the College Activities Office at Barnard College, the NYC 2008 Triathlon, and the NYC 2008 Marathon.

Gilles Obermayer is a graduate of the Swedish Institute (SI) with an Associate degree in Occupational Science. He is also a graduate of the Ohashi Institute and is a certified Ohashiatsu practitioner. Mr. Obermayer's continuing education includes certification in sports massage (SI) and hot stone massage (SI). He has also completed advanced studies in tuina, orthopedic qi gong and the “treatment of trauma with external herbal remedies” with the Zheng Gu Tui Na Chinese Medical Massage Program.

Bodywork appointments can be made at the front desk: (212) 489-5038.