how to prepare for your first session

A short, warm pre-arrival guide — there's less to do than you think.

People often ask me how they should prepare for their first session, and the honest answer is not very much, and not in any particular way. You don't need to read up on energy healing. You don't need to figure out what's wrong before you arrive. You don't need to "open" anything, "clear" anything, or arrive in some special state. The work is built to meet you wherever you actually are that day - including tired, distracted, skeptical, or unsure why you booked in the first place.

Still, there are a few small things that make the hour land more gently. Here they are.

the day before

If you can, give yourself an easy evening. Not a wellness production - just a normal night with enough sleep. Heavy drinking the night before tends to make the next day's session feel a little muffled; most people notice they get more from it when they're reasonably rested and not hungover. Beyond that, no special preparation is needed. Your body doesn't require a runway.

If you take medications, take them as you normally would. Don't change your routine for this.

the morning of

Eat a real meal an hour or two before you come. Coming in hungry is uncomfortable; coming in stuffed is uncomfortable. Somewhere in the middle is right. Drink water through the day - not gallons, just normal hydration. Skip the second espresso if you can; a wired nervous system has a harder time settling onto the table.

Wear something soft, warm-ish, and easy to lie down in. Layers help. The table is warm but bodies cool when they're still for a while, and a blanket isn't always enough on its own. Take your jewelry off at home if it's the fussy kind — one less thing to manage when you arrive.

what to bring (almost nothing)

You don't need to bring an intention, a question, a list of symptoms, or a journal entry about what's been hard lately. If something is on your mind, we'll talk about it in the first few minutes. If nothing is, that's also fine - "I'm tired and I don't really know why I'm here" is a complete sentence and a completely good place to start from.

The one practical thing worth thinking through ahead of time is anything I should know: recent surgeries, injuries, pregnancy, a medical condition that affects how you lie down, a place on your body that's tender or off-limits to touch. I'll ask, but it's easier when you've already thought about it.

arriving

Give yourself a buffer. Five extra minutes between parking and walking through the door is worth more than almost anything else you could do to prepare. Rushing in from a meeting, a traffic jam, or a hard phone call is the single most common way people make the first half of their session harder than it needs to be. The body takes a while to land.

If you can, don't schedule something demanding right after - a difficult conversation, a job interview, a long drive in heavy traffic. Most people feel a little soft and slow for an hour or two afterward, and it's nice to have somewhere gentle to go.

the mental piece

A few things people sometimes worry about, in case any of them are sitting in your head:

• You don't have to believe in energy healing for it to do something. Skepticism is welcome on the table; it's a perfectly fine companion for an hour of rest.

• You don't have to feel anything specific. Some people feel a lot. Some people feel almost nothing during the session and notice changes later. Both are normal.

• You don't have to talk. Some people want to debrief afterward; some don't. Both are fine.

• You don't have to be in any kind of crisis to deserve an hour of this. Tired is a reason. Curious is a reason.

one practical note

Energy healing doesn't replace medical or mental-health care — it sits alongside them. If something significant is going on, please keep your doctors, therapists, and care team in the loop. This work is a quiet companion to the rest of your care, not a substitute for it.

That's really the whole list. Sleep well, eat normally, wear something soft, leave yourself a little buffer, and come as you are. The hour does most of the work on its own.