yoyoREIKI
WELCOME TO YOUR REIKI JOURNEY
in the USUI SHIKI RYOKO TRADITION
Reiki is a gentle yet powerful healing practice that promotes relaxation and well-being.
During a Reiki session, the practitioner places their hands lightly on your body. Many people experience a sense of deep calm, balance, and inner peace.
Allow stress to melt away as you rest and receive. Reiki can support the body's natural healing process and is often used alongside conventional medical care, and other wellness practices.
yoyoReiki sessions can be customized with optional additions such as Ayurvedic Marma Therapy, sound therapy, or gemstones.
RECEIVE REIKI:
IN-PERSON in Washington Heights, Manhattan OR DISTANCE SESSIONS from anywhere
Special: Double Engergy DISTANCE REIKI
LEARN TO GIVE REIKI
BEGINNER WEEKEND WORKSHOPS 2026
IN ENGLISH, SPANISH OR BILINGUAL
(Inglés y/o Español)
REIKI 1 CERTIFICATE in the Usui Tradition
SAT/SUN, 10:00 AM - 5 PM
$400 per person • Small groups
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July 25/26, 2026
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Sep 12/13, 2026
REIKI 2 CERTIFICATE in the Usui Tradition
$500 per person • Small groups
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August 22/23, 2026
Reiki 1 is required before taking Reiki 2.
After a year or more of practice, students may inquire about Reiki Master Training (Level 3). Admission is based on readiness, experience, and mutual agreement between teacher and student.
why REIKI
What is Reiki?
Reiki is a Japanese word often translated as universal (Rei) life force (ki). It is a gentle hands-on healing practice that promotes relaxation, balance, and well-being.
You may seek Reiki to reduce stress, support emotional well-being, deepen self-awareness, or complement medical care and therapy.
Reiki can help bring greater harmony to the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of life.
An increasing number of hospitals and healthcare centers are incorporating Reiki as a complementary therapy alongside conventional medical care. Here's an example:
What's a session like?
Before your appointment, we'll take a few minutes to talk about what's going on in your life and what you'd like support with.
During the session, you remain clothed and lie comfortably on a massage table. The practitioner places their hands lightly on different areas of your body.
You may experience deep relaxation, warmth, tingling sensations, or a quiet, meditative state. Each experience is unique. Some people come for individual appointments, while others choose ongoing Reiki as part of their wellness practice.
If desired, sessions can be enhanced with additional wellness practices: Ayurvedic Marma Therapy uses gentle pressure on traditional energy points to promote balance and relaxation. Sound therapy may include tuning forks and singing bowls, while guided meditation can help quiet the mind and deepen the experience.
SERVICES
IN PERSON REIKI
SESSIONS
Arrive in a beautiful room overlooking the Hudson River. After a brief conversation, you relax on a comfortable massage table while Elke offers a personalized Reiki session, tailored to your needs.
OPTIONAL ADD-ONS
• music • sound healing • tuning forks • gemstones • meditation • Ayurveda Marma Therapy (pressure points)
PET REIKI
Let us support your
cat or dog who is
experiencing stress,
anxiety, or other
imbalances. Email for
more information.
DISTANCE REIKI
SESSIONS
Just like a Reiki session,
but done distantly, through space and time. We have a pre-Reiki conversation on the phone, Zoom, or in person.
At an agreed time, Elke will send you distance Reiki - with the same love and care she puts into an in-person session.
DOUBLE ENERGY
DOPPELTE ENERGIE
A collaboration with Sabine Kullenberg in Hamburg.
Book a distance Reiki session with TWO Reiki Masters!
We will send you Reiki at
the same time.
REIKI
WORKSHOPS 2026
10 am - 5 pm, 2 days
CHOOSE A DATE
July 25/26
Learn Reiki fundamentals
• Reiki 1 hand positions and techniques • Explore Reiki history, body anatomy, and chakras • Receive the four Reiki 1 attunements • Learn self-healing for daily calm and clarity • Practice giving Reiki to others
Get Reiki 1 certified, in direct lineage of Dr. Usui
en español
RATES
IN PERSON REIKI
DISTANCE REIKI
REIKI WORKSHOPS
One 60-minute session $95
Three 60-minute sessions $267
One 90-minute session $130
Three 90-minute sessions $366
at Riverside Drive / W 155 Street
Subway 1 to 157 St
Please wear comfortable clothes
Reiki Sessions at your home and Pet Reiki: Email for a quote
Rates are subject to change.
Can't afford it?
Email about sliding scale/special rates
in select cases.
One 30-minute session $40
Three 30-minute sessions $105
DOUBLE ENERGY DISTANCE
One 30-minute session
2026: By Donation
Starting Jan 2027: $133
pre-Reiki phone consultation and post-Reiki Email included
for people anywhere in the world
Reiki 1 Sat/Sun Workshops $400
* July 24/25
Reiki 2 Sat/Sun Workshop $500
Aug 22/23
at Riverside Drive / W 155 Street
Subway 1 to 157 St
about ELKE
Elke Stappert is a Reiki Master certified in the Usui Shiki Ryoho Tradition in direct lineage: Mikao Usui - Chujiro Hayashi - Hawayo Takata -
John Harvey Gray - Elaine Abrams - Nana Deleplanque - Elke Stappert
She earned her Reiki Master at the New York City Reiki Institute with Nana Deleplanque. Elke enjoys helping people with this peaceful yet powerful healing method.
A New Yorker with close ties to Germany, she has an MA from NYU and is a language and literacy teacher. Elke also speaks bastante Spanish and offers Reiki in English and Spanish. Why Yoyo? It reminds her that everything in life requires energy, patience, and practice. Regular Reiki and meditation help Elke balance her everyday routine. She loves passing these gifts on to others.
Additional Training & Certification
A lifelong learner, Elke has been exploring sound healing as well. In 2025, she was certified in Ayurvedic Marma Therapy through the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center and The Ayurvedic Institute. She has continued her studies through additional training with Dr. Vasant Lad.
Member of The Reiki Alliance (TRA)
Member of The International Association of Reiki Professionals (IARP)
Pending: Member of The National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA)
Meet Siggi: Feline Reiki Master in Training. He might be nearby during your session or workshop. If you have cat allergies, please let Elke know, and she'll refer you to other Reiki Masters in our lineage.
What Clients Say
TESTIMONIALS
by actual living beings
Elke masterfully applies her skills creating a totally safe space for mind and body. It is my experience that she operates intuitively, balancing gentleness with the ability to accompany the client through a restorative letting go.
After the session, I was relaxed and peaceful.
I recommend a Reiki session with Elke as a generous gift to yourself.
Nicola M (CT-NYC)
"Distance Reiki sounds like magic... but it works for me! After a few sessions, my symptoms improved and I slept better, too."
Daniela P
(Dortmund, Germany)
"So relaxing!"
Andrei K(NYC)
I've gone to Elke's Reiki sessions when I was exhausted, and I come out clear-headed and refreshed, like I just had a five-hour nap. She has such a nurturing presence, and the way she brings in essential oils, tuning forks, and crytal bowls makes it feel really restorative and resetting. I can't recommend her enought."
Rei P (NYC)