Begin Within.
The Sacred Ways
Dave Rasmussen
Reiki Master/Teacher
1604 Chicago Ave, #14
Reiki for a Healthy Community
Evanston, IL 60201
312-835-0276
Welcome!
$80 - $60 - $40
"Pay What You Can" Session Pricing
"As you Shine, we all Shine."
Reiki 1 Individual Class: $375
The Sacred Ways: Reiki Sessions
Welcome
Dave Rasmussen - Reiki Practitioner/Master/Teacher
Kyoto, Japan - origin of Usui Reiki Ryoho
"I feel like I am closer to myself than I have been in years."
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"I am more focused. I am in much less pain."
"Better sleep. Thank you!!!"
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"My session was insightful and healing.”
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“This session was pretty powerful and am still reflecting on it.”
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"The peaceful feeling really has been staying/"
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"I've been feeling lighter."
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"I definitely feel more free. "
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“I’m connected and aware."
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“I felt calmer. Felt great! ”
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“Really helped me sort some things out!”
“My mood transitioned into a very calm state. ”
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“I had an unexpected rush of clarity.”
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"I felt calm and relaxed."
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“I seem to be handling stressful situation better.”
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“I think something like detoxification was going on."
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“More robust bowel movements."
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“ There was a stress reduction after our session.”
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“My back is improving!
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“ Nice progress in healing my frozen shoulder.”
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“More focused and not so overwhelmed.“
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What is Reiki?
A Gentle-Touch Modality for Deep Relaxation.
Developed 100 years ago in Japan, Reiki seeks to calm your mind to help restore your true, healthy state (sometimes called your "Rei-ki").
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In a session, a practitioner enters a meditative state and places hands gently on the body to deeply relax you.
Like meditation, this calmed state offers the potential for physical healing, reduced stress, connection to purpose, inner change or other benefits.
Result are personal and vary by individual.
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NOTE: Reiki practitioners are not licensed behavioral therapists. Sessions should complement, but never replace, the care of medical professionals.
Services
"Go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is."
Sr. Mary Luke Tobin
Sessions
Reiki sessions are conducted in a quiet, calm studio in Evanston for 1 hour. Learn more about how sessions work below.
​​Reiki is not covered by insurance. To make this work accessible to more of our community, I now use a "Pay What You Can" approach. Please select the rate you honestly believe fits your ability to pay.
1 Hr. Session Rates​​​
Base Rate: $80
Reduced: $60
Reduced: $40
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Classes
Reiki originated as a personal healing practice and can be learned on your own.
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Classes are conducted privately or as a group. Private classes are done over four, 2-hour sessions. Class times are booked in the same manner as Reiki sessions. Simply choose the "Class" option in the scheduling area. Public classes are done over 2 days.
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You will receive a Reiki Shoden (Level 1) certificate after you complete your final (4th) session.
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Reiki 1 Private Class (8 hrs): $375
Public Class (2 Days): $350
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Schedule
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***Please Pay With Your Credit Card When You Book Your Session.***
YOU MAY ALSO CHOOSE IN-PERSON PAYMENT OF CASH, CHECK, ZELLE or CREDIT CARD.
"As you shine, we all shine.
If you seek Joy and Balance in life.
If you long for a world of Peace.
Then now is the time to embrace your Soul and the Spirit of Life.
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Bring forth your Gifts. Release your Fear.
Everything you seek is already a part of you right now."
-John Ellerby
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How Reiki Works
Learn More
History
What is Reiki? ("ray-kee")
"Reiki" is a Japanese term for our sacred, healthy state and the vital force that supports our bodies and our universe.
This force, more subtle than measured in science, has been intuitively felt and understood by cultures throughout time.
It is called "Qi", "Mana", "Prana", "Reiki" and other names, and is at the heart of Acupuncture, Qi Gong, Yoga, Pranayama, Native American Healing, Chakra Balancing and other modalities.
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While Reiki is of Buddhist and Shinto origin, it's available regardless of spiritual practice or background.
Who Created This?
In 1920, a Buddhist practitioner in Japan named Mikao Usui created a system of healing we now refer to as "Reiki" healing. This approach did not discover healing energy, as this force is always around us.
Instead, Mikao Usui focused on meditative techniques to allow practitioners to feel and share energy to stimulate natural healing. This included energy-building techniques, energy meditations, hand positions, and other practices to help create a "system" for practitioners.
Is it Unique?
The System of Reiki guides practitioners to meditatively connect to life force energy, and then intuitively share it using the hands as a primary channel. The "laying on" of hands has a been a healing technique throughout history.
Biofield research is slowing allowing us to scientifically understand what cultures have naturally understood about our innate healing abilities, and the opportunity to share and extend healing amongst ourselves.
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Reiki is a complementary practice and should never replace existing medical care.
Sessions
What Happens in a Session?
A Relaxing Hour
During a session, a practitioner places hands on, or slightly above, the body to help connect and balance energy. This is done across approx. 20 areas of the body, lasting about 1 hour. The session is done in a room that is dark, quiet, and filled with soothing music to help you relax.
Unlike massage, Reiki is gentle-touch with no disrobing or oils. There's nothing you need to do except relax and allow the energy in. Many clients fall asleep during sessions.
What Will it Feel Like?
A Personal Experience
Although the Reiki practitioner acts as a connection point to the energy, you (body, mind and soul) are actually doing the healing. The practitioner is helping to facilitate your natural, sacred healing.
Many clients simply feel relaxed while others feel like they "float" or enter dream-like states. Some have very emotional or spiritual experiences.
There is no correct experience. What you feel will be very personal to you. The way you feel is simply the result of your needs during a given session.
How Often Should I Go?
Benefit of Returning
Healing takes time, and while a single session is helpful, you will generally do better with the reinforcement of multiple sessions.
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Much like the gym, commitment and frequency of your actions tends to grow the best results.
Benefits
Will it Help My Body?
Physical Benefits
By assisting your body's own healing, Reiki sessions may help many physical issues including:
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Healing of Injuries
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Lack of Sleep
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Low Energy Levels
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General Aches and Pains
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Muscle Soreness
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Pain Management
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Will It Calm Me?
Emotional Benefits
Sessions help clear emotional attachments that are often the root cause of other issues, including:
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Anxiety
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Depression
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Family Issues
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Letting Go of Loss
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Memory Issues
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Stress
Is it "Spiritual"?
Broader Benefits
Reiki does not require, or promote, a spiritual path. However, sessions can help "open you" and assist with:
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Adding Focus
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Connecting to Nature
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Meditation Practices
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Improving Intuition
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Personal Journeywork
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Sacred Living
NOTE: While Reiki sessions may stimulate healthy changes within you, a Reiki practitioner is not a licensed physician or therapist. Â
Sessions should complement, but never replace, the care of medical professionals.
Research
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The impact of Reiki sessions continue to be studied, but high-quality research is limited. Research is challenged by limited funding and the subtle nature of the energy which does not conform to traditional research designs. However, substantial anecdotal evidence continues to support Reiki in personal sessions, therapy sessions and in hospitals. Reiki sesions bring clients to a meditative state, and research continues to demonstrate the many benefits that meditation offers.
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The International Association of Reiki Professionals (IARP) lists the following studies:
What Research Exists on Reiki's Effectiveness?
Physical Issues
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Cancer-Related Fatigue
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Cancer-Related Pain
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Colonoscopy Pain
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Coronary Syndrome
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Heart Rate Homeostasis
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Nervous System Function
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HIV/AIDS Pain/Anxiety
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Hysterectomy Pain
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Microvascular Damage
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Pain Management (General)
Mental Issues
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Alzheimer's Disease
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Dementia (Pain Management)
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Depression
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Memory and Behavior (Alzh.)
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Older Adults: Multiple Issues
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Pattern Manifestations
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Psychological Depression/Stress
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Psychotherapy
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Seizures
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Work-Related Stress
General/Nursing
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Reiki: As Complement. Therapy
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Reiki: As Integrative Medicine
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Reiki: In Clinical Practice
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Reiki: Integrative Review
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Reiki: Therapeutic Effects
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Nurses: As Supportive Therapy
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Nurses: As Self-Care
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Nurses: Benefits (Overall)
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Nurses: Palliative Care
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Nurses: Surgical Patients
Location
1604 Chicago Ave, Lower Level, Evanston, IL 60201
(Look for "University Building" on outside - See Map Below)
Profile
My Background
Interest in Healing
My formal education includes a Master's Degree from the University of Illinois, and 30+ year career in marketing and communications.
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My interest in health and healing has been longstanding, including yoga, natural eating, meditation, running, study, and sacred travel to Costa Rica, Ecuador, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Peru, Spain and Turkey.
I've completed A Course in Miracles, the Camino de Santiago, Shamanic retreats in Peru and U.S, and am a student of Paramahansa Yogananda's Yogic teachings, Alberto Villoldo's 4-Winds Energy Medicine, and Catholic Theology at Loyola University in Chicago.
My Reiki Training
Traditional Japanese Reiki
I began working with clients in 2009 after completing Reiki levels I and II in the Usui Reiki Ryoho Tradition, and became a Master/Teacher in 2011. I studied with Deanne Lozano whose lineage links to founder Mikao Usui. I re-sat the full 3 levels of Reiki training with International House of Reiki in 2018 and traveled to Kyoto, Japan (origin of the Reiki practice) in late 2018.
I am a member of IHR Shibumi Reiki Association and have been a member of the International Association of Reiki Professionals since 2010.
Location: 1604 Chicago Ave. Evanston, IL
The Sacred Ways in Evanston
The Sacred Ways is located at 1604 Chicago Ave in Evanston. This building includes a range of practitioners and therapists. Located on the lower level, The Sacred Ways offers a unique, private atmosphere to assist relaxation.
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In the end, sacred healing is about helping you to "remember" who you are. All creation is in communion with God through love and goodness. I hope you find this space, and overall experience of your Reiki session, to be one that supports your own remembrance.
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Peace and blessings to you.
-Dave Rasmussen
The Sacred Ways
1604 Chicago Ave. Evanston, IL 60201
Located at corner of Chicago Ave. and Davis St.
Enter on Chicago Ave., proceed to Lower Level.
Look for "UNIVERSITY BUILDING" on exterior.
Street parking available in front of building or side streets.
dave5221@flash.net 312-835-0276
