HAPPY 2026 from yoyoREIKI
WELCOME TO YOUR REIKI JOURNEY
Reiki is a gentle yet powerful healing technique.
The Reiki practitioner lightly places their hands on your body, thereby transmitting, balancing, and releasing energy.
Allow your stress to melt away, as Reiki's soothing touch helps dissolve physical and emotional issues. Reiki is an excellent complement to traditional medicine or therapy. ​​​
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RECEIVE IN-PERSON OR DISTANCE REIKI SESSIONS
Book in-person sessions in Washington Heights (Manhattan) or Distance Reiki from anywhere.​
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LEARN TO GIVE REIKI and FEEL BETTER
BEGINNER WEEKEND WORKSHOPS 2026
REIKI 1 CERTIFICATE in the Usui Tradition
SAT/SUN, 10:00 AM - 5 PM
$ 400 per person, small groups​
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Jan 31/Feb 1, 2025
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Feb 28/Mar 1, 2026
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March 28/29, 2026
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May 9/10, 2026
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REIKI 2 CERTIFICATE in the Usui Tradition
$450 per person, small groups
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May 23/24, 2026
why REIKI
What is Reiki?
Rei ki is a Japanese term that means universal life force energy. Reiki practitioners transmit energy that's all around us and thereby help balance the client's energy fields. Like other holistic treatments, Reiki can improve your physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being.
Taking multiple sessions is recommended.
Read more:
* how Reiki works link
* hospitals using Reiki link
What's a session like?
Before the Reiki session, we talk about what's going on and if there's anything you'd like help with. During the session, you lie fully clothed on a massage table, first on your back, then on your belly while the practitioner gently places their hands on your body. You can relax and let the energy do its magic. YoyoREIKI sessions are in the tradition of Dr. Usui's original Reiki. If you like, we can add guided meditation, healing stones, a sound bath and more.
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.
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DOUBLE ENERGY
DOPPELTE ENERGIE
Book a distance Reiki and TWO Reiki Masters will send you Reiki at the same time: Elke (YoyoReiki)
and Sabine (Saku)
REIKI
WORKSHOPS 2026
10 am - 5 pm, 2 days
CHOOSE A DATE
Jan 31/Feb 1
Feb 28/Mar 1
Mar 28/29
May 9/10
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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
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Get Reiki 1 certified, in direct lineage of Dr. Usui
RATES
IN PERSON REIKI
DISTANCE REIKI
REIKI WORKSHOPS
One 60-minute session $95
Three 60-minute sessions $255
One 90-minute session $130
Three 90-minute sessions $370​​
at Riverside Drive / W 155 Street
Subway 1 to 157 St
Please wear comfortable clothes
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Reiki Sessions at your home
Email for a quote (extra time/travel fee)
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Pet Reiki
Email for a quote (extra time/travel fee)
One 30-minute session $40
Three 30-minute sessions $105
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DOUBLE ENERGY DISTANCE
One 30-minute session $99
Three 30-minute sessions $300
pre-Reiki phone consultation and post-Reiki Email included
for people anywhere in the world
Reiki 1 Sat/Sun Workshops $400
Jan 31/Feb 1 * Feb 28/Mar 1
March 28/29 * May 9/10​​
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Reiki 2 Sat/Sun Workshop $500
May 23/24, 1026​
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at Riverside Drive / W 155 Street
Subway 1 to 157 St ​
Rates are subject to change.
Can't afford it?
Email about sliding scale/special rates
in select cases.
about ELKE
Elke Stappert
Reiki Master, certified in the Usui Shiki Ryoho Tradition
in direct lineage from Dr. Usui:
Dr. Mikao Usui - Chujiro Hayashi - Hawayo Takata - John Harvey Gray - Elaine Abrams - Nana Deleplanque - Elke Stappert
Elke earned her Reiki Master at the New York City Reiki Institute with Nana Deleplanque. Elke enjoys helping people by practicing this peaceful yet powerful method of healing. She is also certified in Ayurveda Marma Therapy.
A New Yorker with close ties to Germany, she's also a language teacher. Her language website is Englishyoyo.com.
Why Yoyo? It reminds her that everything in life needs energy and takes patience and practice. Regular Reiki and meditation practice help Elke balance her everyday routine. She loves passing these gifts on to others. A lifelong learner, Elke is now also exploring sound healing.
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)