Ready for a compassionate kind of self care?
So was I, long before I knew its name.
Twenty five years in analytics taught me how to pour from an empty cup. Reiki, a gentle Japanese practice, taught me how to fill it again and come home to myself, while healthy boundaries taught me how to protect it. This is what I share with you today, one quiet hour at a time in Melbourne or online.
Hi, I’m Larisa
Welcome. I’m so glad you’ve found your way here.
For twenty-five years I worked in data science and analytics, quietly reliable, the one people counted on, the one who showed up. I held people together, I brought insights from data to life, and no matter the challenge, I got it done. Somewhere in all that giving, I quietly poured myself empty, in a way trying harder couldn’t fix. One day it caught up with me, and finding my way home became its own quiet journey. If your world is tech, data or analytics, you already know how I got here. If it isn’t, but your plate is simply too full, you are just as welcome.
I first came across Reiki in a book, and being who I am, I went looking for evidence. Finding it offered to patients and staff at the Cleveland Clinic, and that my teacher had once been a university lecturer, gave me the confidence to take a leap of faith. I trained in traditional Japanese Reiki under respected teachers, and built over 2,500 hours of practice since, bringing the same attentiveness I once brought to decision making rooms to each session today.
How Can I Support You?
Whether we meet in person or over Zoom, each unhurried hour is shaped around you – drawing gently on Reiki, HeartMath, breathwork and simple body-based practices. No pressure, no commitment, nothing to believe or perform. Many women leave feeling more themselves.
You Don’t Have to Believe:
Reiki asks nothing of your faith. Come unsure – many do, and stay for how it feels. New Age elements such as chanelling or psychic insights are not part of Traditional Japanese Reiki.
Nothing Is Asked of You Here:
Rest fully clothed while gentle hand positions hold a calm, quiet space. No effort, no technique, nowhere to be.
Trusted Around the World:
A gentle Japanese practice with roots over a century deep, now offered in respected hospitals including the Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo Clinic.
Made to Fit Your Life:
Every session meets you where you are that day, in person in Melbourne or online, at a pace that feels natural, with no expectation to continue. Many women tell me their only regret is not booking sooner. If a full plate has been the reason you have waited, this hour does not ask you to have space, it makes some.
I Walk This Path With You
Has life become so full that there’s no moment left that’s truly yours?
Maybe it’s the deadlines that never move, the messages that never stop pinging, the on-call that follows you to dinner, the meetings that swallow the day so the real work waits for the night. And then the inbox at home, the people who need you, the appointments, the meals, the thousand small things only you seem to track. One full day rolls into the next, and the load never quite lifts. Even when a gap finally comes, your mind keeps running, too wired to rest, too tired to enjoy it.
This is the exhaustion that builds when there’s simply too much on, for too long. It rarely comes from one big thing. It gathers quietly, from carrying a full load day after day with no real chance to set it down.
You don’t need a reason, a diagnosis, or a crisis to deserve an hour of real rest. You only need to be tired of running on empty.
Whatever your walk of life, if your plate is simply too full, you are welcome here, exactly as you are.
Here is How We’ll Walk Together
We begin with a short, unhurried conversation, whether in person or over Zoom, about what you’re carrying that day and what you’re hoping for right now. There’s nothing to explain or prepare, this is simply how we settle in together and build rapport before we start.
From there we move gently through the hour together, breathwork and grounding to help you arrive fully in your body, and a period of guided Reiki, held the same way whether we’re in person or connected remotely. Nothing is asked of you, only to let each part unfold in its own time.
Afterwards we take a quiet moment to reorient, and I check in with you directly, how you’re feeling, what came up, anything you’d like to note. I’ll suggest some rest and water. What settles is yours to carry forward, whether straight away or gradually over the days that follow.
Your Heart Already Knows The Way
Being the strong one was never the problem.
The drive and capability that keep you on top of it all can make it hard to ever switch off. Slowing down can feel unfamiliar, even uncomfortable, when you’re so used to pushing through. That’s normal, and you’re not doing it wrong.
In a session there’s nothing to earn and nothing to get right. As the noise quietens, many women notice how much they’d been holding – and how good it feels to set it down, even briefly. Some feel it straight away; for others it settles gently over the days that follow. However it comes, the only task here is to rest.
This work sits alongside your medical and psychological care, never in place of it. Reiki is a complementary practice, and if you’re under a doctor’s care, you’re welcome to keep them in the loop.
You don’t have to understand how it works to feel better for having stopped. You only have to arrive.
Shall We Explore Together?
Ready to give yourself one quiet hour that belongs entirely to you?
Your first session is simply a starting point – with no pressure to continue.
One unhurried hour to pause, settle, and see how it feels. If it’s supportive, you’re welcome to return. If it isn’t, you’ve lost nothing but rest.
In person in Melbourne, or online via Zoom – private, unhurried, and shaped entirely around you.
So many women tell me they wish they’d reached out on the night they first felt this tired, rather than months later, once they were already running on empty.
If something in you is ready to set it all down, even for one hour, that is reason enough.
Not quite ready to book? You’re welcome to connect with me directly at LinkedIn with any question first, no obligation at all.
My Clients’ Personal Experiences
What My Clients are Saying
In their own words
“Increased Calmess”
“I have had the good fortune to experience first hand the benefits of Larisa Sipek’s practice of Reiki, and to learn about its history and theory in discussions with her… I have observed shifts in my own level of increased calmness during and after sessions. I remain open to learning a lot more, and to the benefits Reiki might offer.”
Dr George Halasz, Melbourne
“Incredible Experience”
“Working with Larisa was an incredible experience from beginning to end – not only because she is so highly qualified and professional in her practice, but because she has the most wonderful, calming energy…
The Reiki was an awesome experience… The calm I have in my life and business right now is honestly priceless. “
Dr Lauren Ugur, Germany
“Extremely Calm and Energised”
“The experience of the two in-person sessions left me extremely calm, energised, but surprisingly somewhat exhausted. Even more surprising was the feeling and results of the two remote sessions. Others close to me have questioned the genesis of my recent change, so my feelings are not only inwardly noticeable to me, but outwardly noticeable by others“
<private>, Senior Data Engineer, Melbourne
“More Calm and Present”
“I was fortunate enough to meet Larisa. She worked so patiently with me, and after a few sessions I felt light… I was present with my kids, and I started to notice how beautiful everything around me was: the trees, the sound of the birds chirping.
My kids are so much happier because I spend more time with them. I am much calmer and understand my feelings…“
<private>, Tech Enterpreneur Melbourne