16/09/2026
Honouring my Reiki Master 🤍
When I first experienced Reiki in November 2022, I had absolutely no idea where it would lead me.
I was going through one of the most painful periods of my life. I wasn’t looking for a calling or a spiritual path. I was simply looking for something that might help me through what I was feeling.
But something happened during that first Reiki session.
Something in me woke up. Or perhaps, remembered.
That journey eventually brought me to , who became my Reiki Master and teacher.
For the next three years, he taught me Reiki, guided me and helped me trust a part of myself that I’d spent most of my life dismissing as my imagination.
This photograph was taken on the day I received my Reiki Master qualification from him. 🤍 30 June 2024
What makes it even more special to me is the lineage through which I was taught. My Reiki Master was taught by a Reiki Master who trained under Penelope Quest, a respected Reiki Master, teacher and author.
There’s something beautiful about knowing these teachings have been passed from teacher to student, eventually reaching me.
But this post isn’t really about my certificate.
It’s about the teacher standing beside me.
Thank you, Johann Van Greunen, for your patience, your guidance and for walking this part of my journey with me.
What you taught me now lives in the work I do and in the space I’ve created at Hocoka.
And to think, it all began with one Reiki session when I needed it most. 🤍.