Testimonials from Clients on My Healing Work
as a multi-faceted healing practitioner, facilitator, and educator, i take pride in my work with my clients. our sessions and workshops feel reciprocal in nature and i am honored to be entrusted with holding space for their healing journeys. below are recent testimonials from clients about my healing sessions and workshops. you can read their words below to get a sense of the kind of environment i create, and the energy we move, when we work together. if you feel ready to book with me, you can contact me here.
Reiki Energy Healing Sessions
My energy healing session with River felt like a pocket of time dedicated purely to breath. It was an opportunity to slow down and connect with the spiritual while being guided by River's deep sensitivity, presence, and practice. I felt a little intimated before stepping into the session, but those feelings quickly fell away as he created a space that was friendly, warm, and intentional. I left the healing session feeling at once light and grounded, with spiritual guideposts and symbols that I still think about today.
— Philipe AbiYouness, Writer & Teaching Artist
My session with River was unlike any other reiki session I've had before. I love how interactive it was. It kept me focused and grounded in the present moment. I needed that intentionality in my healing. He heard what I needed and created the space for that in our session. It felt like a tremendous weight was lifted when we concluded. Many happy tears were shed. I would recommend River to anyone looking for a safe container for their healing work.
— Candice M., Artist
River has such a gentle perceptiveness that really encouraged me to lean into truth through our session. From when he sent me my prep information to when we wrapped up, my spirit felt deeply sheltered and honored in its needs. It can be so easy living in the world to be distracted and lose sight of the compass of our hearts, working with River restored my sight of myself and was so sharply clarifying. Furthermore, River's channeling and transference of reiki energy feels distinctly linked to his work as a writer. It's a poetic making of something saturated in the dynamism of his presence and dedicated assurance.
— rhizophora X, Writer & Translator
As a reiki practitioner, it's not often I receive healing from others but when I do it's because I trust and feel an intuitive sense about the person. River gave me a reiki session that was profound, grounding, relaxing, and provided SO much clarity. His intuitive sense after the session was spot-on regarding areas of my life I could invite more of in. He assisted me in releasing stress around a hostile work environment situation and was so mindful and gracious as he shared his insights with me.
I'm grateful for River's special magic and nature and am so happy I chose him to be my reiki practitioner. I am a light sleeper and often don't get quality rest; that night after the reiki session, I slept like a baby and woke up feeling more refreshed than I'd felt in a while. I couldn't recommend him more and look forward to calling on him when I'm in need of reiki and his magic touch in the future.
— Jayquan G., Behavioral Therapist & Reiki Teacher
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Writing Workshops
River is iconic! Such a passionate and patient facilitator, somebody who listens and allows people to speak and be heard.
— Mimi Zhu, author of Be Not Afraid of Love (Penguin Random House, 2022)
River created a space in which it felt perfectly safe to be vulnerable, and where truly important and transformative discussions could happen. Without any pressure to share if one isn't ready, or without any competition whatsoever, we were able to build and share a healing energy with a mind towards future possibilities.
— Jerie C., Poet & Educator
River opened my eyes to new and vital work. He is a fantastic facilitator—kind, patient, and full of insight. The space he held for us felt welcoming and safe—a meaningful, intentional space for QTBIPOC poets that I hadn’t yet been able to find. I was so thankful to be a part of it all.
— Kristen S., Writer
River's workshop was one of the most meaningful writing workshops I've attended. I felt safe & held enough to write from a profoundly honest place, and I produced work that I've been needing to get out for years. River was a gracious and skilled facilitator who established an atmosphere of simultaneous vulnerability and security. I'm so grateful to have experienced it.
— Ariana T., Writer
