Ember
Formerly known as Reiki Healing, same beloved session, new name that better reflects the work and the energy it carries.
A Reiki and sound healing session for those ready to find the thread back to themselves
90 minutes — $222 | 120 minutes — $333
Maybe life has been loud lately. Maybe you have been carrying something heavy and cannot quite name what it is. Maybe you have been moving through your days on autopilot, showing up for everyone and everything, and somewhere along the way you stopped showing up for yourself. You are not in crisis. But you are not in alignment either. Something is calling you back. The Return is 90 minutes designed for exactly this. To help you stop, land, and remember what it feels like to be in your own body again. To release what you have been holding without even knowing you were holding it. To leave lighter, clearer, calmer, and more connected to something greater than the noise.
Something has been feeling off
The Return is a 90 minute healing session held at Salvage + Rescue, a private healing studio in Santa Clara, CA. It is not a massage. There is no physical touch. It is a deeply held energetic and intuitive experience that works on the level beneath the surface, the place where most of what shapes how you feel actually lives. Each session is intuitive and will meet you exactly where you are. No two sessions are identical because no two women arrive carrying the same thing. What remains consistent is the container: deeply safe, deeply held, and completely yours for those 90 minutes.
What Ember Is
Salvage + Rescue is a private healing studio in Santa Clara, CA. When you walk in you will feel the difference immediately. Dark botanical walls, warm wood floors, plants, singing bowls, soft light.
This is not a clinical space. It is a sanctuary designed to hold the kind of depth that does not happen in ordinary rooms.
The Space
What Happens During Your Session
Your session begins with a gentle check in. A few minutes for you to arrive, to land, to share whatever feels relevant about where you are. There is no pressure to have the right words. You just show up and we find the thread together. Then you lie down fully clothed on the reiki table. Music plays softly. The room holds you.
From there the session moves intuitively. Reiki is channeled (hands off, no physical touch) moving energy through and around your field. A guided meditation may weave through. Sound healing and tuning bring resonance to places words cannot reach. The session is led entirely by what your system needs in that moment.
You may experience warmth, coolness, tingling, a sense of floating, or simply deep relaxation. Some see colors. Some experience an unexpected emotional release. Some feel very little during the session and notice the shifts in the hours and days that follow. There is no right way to receive this work. Whatever you experience is exactly what your system needs.
The session closes with a gentle return, grounding you back into your body and your awareness. There is space for any guidance or reflections that arose during the session and a few quiet minutes before you re-enter the world
What You Will Leave With
Women consistently describe leaving The Return feeling: LIGHTER, like something they did not know they were carrying has been set down. CLEARER, a quietness in the mind that feels like breathing room. CALMER, a steadiness in the body that was not there before. More HOPEFUL, like something has shifted even if they cannot fully explain how. More CONNECTED to themselves, to something greater, to a sense of knowing
Some describe it as ooey gooey. Deeply relaxed in the most delicious way. Like the world slowed down and they finally caught up to themselves.
After Your Session
The work does not stop when you leave. In the hours and days that follow, your system continues to integrate what shifted during the session. To support that process: Drink water and stay well hydrated. Be extra gentle, loving, and tender with yourself. Eat nourishing foods — not necessarily what the world calls healthy, but what feeds your soul and sparks joy. Food that feels like an act of care. Pay attention to your dream space. Things that are ready to be processed often rise to the surface in dreams in the days following a session. Notice what comes through. Expect to sleep deeply and restfully Give yourself permission to move slowly after your session if you can. The integration is part of the healing.
How to Prepare
There is not much required of you before you arrive. The Return is designed to meet you exactly as you are. Wear comfortable, loose clothing you feel relaxed in. Reduce stimulants like coffee on the day of your session if possible — not required, just supportive. Bring an open heart and an open mind. You do not need to understand energy work or believe in anything specific, just need to be willing to receive.
Ember is right for most women who feel called to it. That said, this session may not be the right fit if:
You are looking for physical touch or massage. The Return is completely hands off energy work.
You are currently experiencing an acute mental health crisis or are under care for a serious mental health condition. This is a complementary healing experience, not a replacement for clinical support.
You are seeking a medical diagnosis or medical advice. This work operates on an energetic and subconscious level, not a medical one.
You need to intellectually understand and control everything before you can relax. The Return asks for a willingness to receive even when you cannot yet explain what that means.
If you are unsure whether this is right for you, reach out before booking. A brief conversation is always welcome
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About Your Guide
I am Charyl, a healing artist based in Santa Clara, CA.
For 20 years I have been in the room with people. First as a hairstylist, now fully as a healing artist. My mediums are reiki, hypnosis, sound, and hair. What I do is help women see the stories that have been quietly running their lives and shift them.
My own transformation happened largely alone, through years of descending into difficult terrain and finding my way back. What that means for you is that when you come into a session with me, you are working with someone who knows this terrain from the inside. Who can sit with you in the deeper places without flinching because she has already been there herself.
The Return is where a lot of women begin with me. And it is always available when you need it.
Ember
Formerly known as Reiki Healing, same beloved session, new name that better reflects the work and the energy it carries.
A Reiki and sound healing session for those ready to find the thread back to themselves
90 minutes — $222 | 120 minutes — $333