Giving Back to Systemically Marginalized Groups
reiki Treatments for refugees, bipoc, qtbipoc & trans people who have experienced trauma
Growing up in an abusive household and overcoming PTSD after a near-death bicycle accident where I knocked out my teeth and was unconscious for seven minutes, I feel incredibly lucky, grateful & privileged to have found the gift of Reiki (energy healing) simply by being a curious hippie in San Francisco circa 2011 and have it help save my life. Living there, I gifted Reiki treatments & workshops at Burning Man, festivals, and the Women’s Visionary Congress. While in Berlin, I’ve offered donation-based Psychedelic Reiki Massage treatments & Reiki workshops at parties, festivals, and other events throughout Europe & Israel… then, Corona 😅.
I really missed giving back, and given the State of Everything circa spring/summer 2020, felt called to offer donation-based Reiki treatments to anyone from a systemically marginalized group who has experienced trauma — namely, refugees, BIPOC (Black and/or Indigenous People of Color), QTIBIPOC (Queer/Trans/Intersex BIPOC), and trans people. By healing on an individual level, we help heal the collective consciousness.
During this time, I offered 2-3 donation-based (NOTAFLOF) treatments a month to people from these groups, while also offering allies the opportunity to give back as reparation by Paying it Forward. Starting in September 2020, I began collaborating with Schwulenberatung Berlin and offering free Reiki treatments at their LGBTQI* refugee shelter once a month. In February 2022, I began training my Visionary School of Reiki Reiki 2 students to also give free Reiki at the shelter.
I’m always open to more collaborations to support systemically marginalized groups, so please get in touch! I speak English, some Spanish & Korean, und mein Deutsch ist OK, but thankfully, the language of touch & energy are universal. Many thanks :)
Schwulenberatung Berlin’s LGBTQI* Refugee Shelter
In March 2016, Schwulenberatung Berlin, a counseling center for LGBTQI* people, opened Berlin’s first and largest shelter for for queer/LGBTQI* refugees. This helped 120 of Berlin’s estimated 3,500 LGBTQI* asylum seekers, mostly gay men and transgender people, to resettle outside the shelter system, where they are vulnerable to abuse and mistreatment.
“When I met with Schwulenberatung Berlin’s Stephen Jäkel, he explained the risks queer refugees face in shelters. They are small worlds, where people are unoccupied most of the time, and rumors and gossip spread quickly. ‘There is violence if people come out or are recognized as LGBT. We have reports of people being spat on, called ugly words, or beaten,’ he told me. One refugee was strangled, lost consciousness, and almost died. Jäkel’s organization has also heard of problems with homophobic security staff and interpreters who don’t care about the safety of LGBTQ refugees.” — [Source] Slate.com: Why Berlin Is Opening a Shelter for LGBTQ Refugees
“Nina ! Sending you a lot of sun beams. M***** was at my office yesterday and asked for you. He missed you and wanted Reiki again. I told him to come next week. And I just saw R***, and she is so happy to see you too. Your Reiki works :) We should spread love and support to each other all the time.
Thanks for being with us and supporting our residents. We appreciate it a lot and see all the difference/the change”
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