Episode #168 Sarah May Energy Healing Beyond Boundaries

Ready Set Reiki

Tracy Searight welcomes yoga instructor, Reiki healer, and intuitive guide Sarah May for a powerful conversation about energy healing and personal transformation. Sarah shares her unexpected journey into Reiki through sessions with a shaman that left her feeling "gooey" and profoundly changed. With candor and warmth, she describes navigating the challenges of pursuing energy healing while coming from a conservative Christian background, emphasizing the importance of following what feels authentic despite external judgment.
The heart of this episode explores Sarah's forthcoming memoir "She Journeys," chronicling her first marriage, divorce, and subsequent ten-year healing odyssey. What began as personal healing through various modalities – from traditional therapy to energy work and plant medicine ceremonies – has evolved into Sarah's professional calling to support others on similar paths.
Perhaps most compelling is Sarah's innovative divorce ritual practice. Recognizing that our culture provides elaborate ceremonies for marriages but little closure when relationships end, Sarah returned to her wedding beach seven years after her divorce to burn her wedding vows and reclaim her power. This ritual provided the energetic closure that signing divorce papers alone could never offer – a practice she now shares with others seeking similar release.
For those beginning their Reiki journey, Sarah offers valuable guidance on developing a personal practice before working with clients, building a deep relationship with the energy that forms the foundation of healing work. She addresses misconceptions about energy healing while highlighting its growing acceptance in medical settings.
The conversation concludes with Sarah's beautiful reminder that practitioners are channels rather than the source of healing energy – a humble perspective that positions the healer as being "in service of" rather than controlling the healing process. Connect with Sarah's nomadic healing practice through her website shejourneys.us or join her monthly women's circles for intuitive readings and community support.

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Chapters

1. Welcome to Ready Set Reiki (00:00:00)

2. Sarah May: Yoga, Reiki & Healing Guide (00:02:08)

3. Reiki Discovery & Personal Journey (00:05:47)

4. Challenges & Misconceptions in Energy Work (00:11:30)

5. Building a Practice & Finding Community (00:19:09)

6. She Journeys: Healing Through Divorce (00:24:33)

7. The Power of Ritual & Closure (00:32:01)