Energy Work: The Practical Experience

Remember the fall of 2020? We’d all been locked down for over 6 months? I admit that at first it seemed like a gift; the chance to be at home with our nuclear family and lean into stillness. Yet, by fall the strain of it all was evident. I was in emotional knots and wanted to unravel myself a bit.

In the past, therapy was my jam. I loved taking an hour or so each week and diving into my inner world. Learning, growing and exploring was so energizing. At first I thought I wanted to return to therapy, yet I went to a few appointments and realized it wasn’t what I needed.

Talking wasn’t the path right now.

A friend put me in touch with Kate Drummond at the Energetic Heart. Kate is an intuitive empath and psychic medium. She is also a Reiki Master (Usui and Holy Fire), and has trained in shamanism, energy healing with selenite swords of light, vibrational synergy, and past life regression.

The way she describes it, Kate is able to tap into a client’s needs, based on their stated intentions, and provide deep levels of insight and healing. She feels most honored when connecting with others that are ready to uncover and develop their own innate wisdom.

I set up an appointment and sat with my anxiety. I wasn’t sure what to expect. I scoured the internet for more information about what happens during an energy body work session and didn’t find much. To help remedy this lack of information, I am going to use the rest of this blog to describe my first experience with Kate from a tactical and practical lens. In my next post, I’ll share what Kate told me after our session.

I get to her place* and, from the directions she gives me, I can tell she is a skilled holder of space for people. Every question I have, from which way to walk in the converted warehouse, to the location of the bathroom, is included. I feel taken care of before I even get to her door. Kate welcomes me and we go into a small practice room.

I notice a massage table, two chairs, and a coffee table covered with stones, candles, small swords made of crystal, and other interesting objects. We sit down for about ten minutes to talk about my intentions. Today, my intentions are to reconnect with my intuition and my path forward with work and family. Kate then invites me to take my shoes off, lay down on the table and cover up with a blanket. This is how we start each session.

I lay down, close my eyes, and feel both nervous and excited. Kate does a few things that I don’t see to ready herself, assures me that the space we are in is safe and protected, and then starts moving her hands about six inches above my body. I know now that she is feeling the energy and seeing what she can sense.

After this, my eyes are closed and I am in a relaxed, sort of trance-like state. She talks to me a bit in the beginning, yet then is quietly moving around me on all sides. Sometimes she asks if she can lay a hand on my arm or head, yet most of the time she is not touching my physical body.

What do I feel? I feel some tingling and a deep sense of relaxation. I see all sorts of colors and patterns of light. I don’t know if this is typical, yet it is my experience. After about 50 minutes, Kate gently says she is done and offers me a cup of tea. I groggily sit up on the table, feeling calm and curious. Then she tells me what she saw.

This is where it gets interesting.

From the way Kate describes it, she sees different scenes, people, settings, etc. and is able to engage with them. My higher self is always there, as well as different guides that help move the work along. Kate is a facilitator, helping my higher self and guides with whatever they are doing.

When she begins speaking, it feels as if she watched a movie of my dreams and is sharing them back to me. Yet, the scenes and action she describes hold much more detail than a dream. They also resonate with me in a way that is surprising.

I”ll tell you the whole story next time. Stay tuned!

*Kate does work via online platforms, yet an in-person session was important to me. Covid safety measures were in place.