Usui Holy Fire Reiki III® Master Practitioner
Experience the holistic benefits of Reiki for total wellness throughout every stage of life.
"While Reiki and intuitive guidance can support relaxation, personal growth, and overall well-being, they are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or replace professional medical or mental health care."
Usui Holy Fire III ® Reiki Healing
In Person or Zoom
Experience a gentle yet powerful healing session designed to promote relaxation, balance, and overall well-being
During your 30 or 45 minute Usui Holy Fire® III Reiki session, you will rest comfortably while Reiki energy is channeled to support your body's natural ability to heal and restore balance. Holy Fire® Reiki is known for its calming, nurturing energy that works on the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels.
Each session is unique and tailored to your individual needs and intentions. Many clients experience a deep sense of peace, relaxation, clarity, and renewal both during and after their session.
In Person or Zoom
A Holy Fire® Reiki Healing Experience is a guided, meditative process designed to support deeper emotional, mental, and energetic healing. These sessions are gentle and relaxing, allowing you to rest comfortably while being guided through a calming experience that promotes reflection, release, and renewal.
Each experience is intended to support different areas of life, such as:
Releasing stress and emotional tension
Supporting inner peace and clarity
Letting go of past experiences that may feel heavy
Strengthening a sense of balance and connection
These sessions are not physically interactive and are experienced in a quiet, restful state. Many individuals describe feeling deeply relaxed, centered, and more at ease following the experience.Unique guided healing experiences designed to support emotional healing, spiritual growth, inner peace, and personal transformation.
Holy Fire® Healing Experience Releasing blocks, overcoming obstacles, achieving goals
Ocean of Holy Love Deep relaxation, emotional healing, stress relief
River of Peace Inner peace, clarity, life transitions, burnout
Holy Love I Self-love, compassion, feeling supported and cared for
Holy Love II Healing significant life experiences, emotional wounds, trauma recovery
Holy Love III Birth trauma, inner child healing, family and ancestral patterns
Holy Love IV Personalized healing and spiritual growth
Heavenly Banquet Hall Spiritual nourishment, guidance, connection and inspiration
Holy Fire® is a registered service mark of William Lee Rand. The descriptions below are adapted from teachings and experiences developed by William Lee Rand and published in his Reiki Master Manuals.
Equine-Assisted Reiki Experiences
A peaceful healing experience in the calming presence of horses
Drawing on over 15 years of experience in therapeutic equine programs, Jodie O'Connell-Ponkos offers a unique healing experience that combines Reiki energy healing with the gentle companionship of horses.
Set in a peaceful farm environment, these sessions invite you to slow down, reconnect, and experience the restorative power of Reiki while sharing space with horses known for their calm and intuitive nature. During your visit, you'll have the opportunity to connect with a horse you feel naturally drawn to, creating a meaningful and personal experience.
Many participants find that the combination of Reiki and the presence of horses encourages deep relaxation, emotional healing, self-reflection, and a renewed sense of balance and well-being.
Experience the gentle yet powerful benefits of Reiki healing from the comfort of your own home.
A Distant Usui Holy Fire® III Reiki session allows Reiki energy to be shared regardless of physical location. Using Holy Fire® Reiki techniques, intention, and the traditional Reiki Distance Symbol, I connect with your energy to support relaxation, balance, healing, and overall well-being.
Prior to your session, you will be asked to provide:
• Your full name
• A recent photograph with your eyes clearly visible
• Any specific concerns, intentions, or areas you would like included in the session
Your photograph serves as a point of connection and focus during the healing process, allowing me to direct Reiki energy with clear intention while maintaining a personal connection to your unique energy.
At your scheduled appointment time, simply find a quiet, comfortable place where you can relax without interruption. You may choose to rest, meditate, listen to calming music, or simply remain open to receiving. Many clients report feeling warmth, tingling sensations, deep relaxation, emotional release, peace, or a renewed sense of balance during and after their session.
Following your session, you will receive feedback regarding any observations, intuitive impressions, or messages that arose during the healing process.
Holy Fire® Reiki is known for its gentle yet profound energy that promotes healing, empowerment, guidance, peace, and a deeper connection to your authentic self.
Healing energy knows no distance—only connection, intention, and the willingness to receive.
What is Usui Holy Fire® III Reiki?
Usui Holy Fire® III Reiki is a refined form of Reiki introduced by William Lee Rand, founder of the International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT). Holy Fire® Reiki is described as both gentle and powerful, providing purification, healing, empowerment, and guidance. According to Rand, the term "Holy" is not intended to have a religious meaning; rather, it comes from the root meaning of being whole and complete. Holy Fire® Reiki is therefore considered a spiritual energy that supports wholeness through healing and personal growth.
Many practitioners and clients experience Holy Fire® Reiki as a deeply nurturing energy that promotes feelings of peace, safety, clarity, and emotional well-being. It is known for supporting relaxation, reducing stress, encouraging personal empowerment, and fostering a deeper connection to one's authentic self. Holy Fire® Reiki works alongside traditional Usui Reiki techniques while offering an experience that many describe as more refined and deeply restorative.
Healing Pathways Reiki LLC offers Usui Holy Fire® III Reiki sessions in a peaceful, supportive environment designed to promote balance, relaxation, and overall well-being.
Why Choose Holy Fire® Reiki?
Many clients are drawn to Usui Holy Fire® III Reiki because of its gentle yet powerful nature. Holy Fire® Reiki is known for promoting feelings of peace, safety, clarity, and emotional well-being. Sessions are designed to support the whole person—mind, body, and spirit—while encouraging relaxation, balance, and personal growth.
What to Expect
Your session will begin with a brief discussion of any concerns, goals, or intentions you would like to focus on. You will then relax fully clothed on a comfortable treatment table in a peaceful healing environment while Reiki energy is gently shared.
Many clients report sensations of warmth, tingling, deep relaxation, emotional release, or a feeling of being surrounded by peace and comfort. Others simply enjoy a restorative period of rest and quiet reflection.
Following your session, time will be provided to discuss your experience and any observations or intuitive insights that may have arisen during the healing process.
Potential Benefits of Reiki
Deep relaxation and stress reduction
Improved sense of emotional well-being
Relief from anxiety and tension
Increased feelings of peace and calm
Enhanced mental clarity and focus
Support during life transitions and personal growth
Improved energetic balance
Promotion of overall wellness and self-care
Greater connection to self and inner guidance
Support for spiritual growth and personal transformation
Reiki is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease and should not replace professional medical care.
The Heart Behind the Healing
🌿 About Jodie O'Connell-Ponkos
Healing has been a lifelong part of my journey. From a young age, I felt a deep calling to help others and a strong awareness of the connection between the mind, body, spirit, and the world around us.
Some of my earliest intuitive experiences began in childhood. At the age of eight, I sensed the presence of my grandmother after her passing, an experience that opened my awareness to the subtle ways energy and spirit can be felt. As I entered my teenage years, I became increasingly aware of intuitive gifts that would later become an important part of my healing practice.
At the age of sixteen, my life changed dramatically when I lost my dominant hand in a traumatic accident. What could have been a defining limitation instead became a profound turning point. As I learned to navigate life in a new way, I developed a deeper understanding of resilience, self-acceptance, self-love, and the importance of finding strength through adversity. This experience ultimately set me on a path dedicated to enriching the lives of others and helping people discover their own capacity for healing and growth.
In 2015, I became certified in Reconnective Healing®, developed by Eric Pearl, which expanded my understanding of energy healing and intuitive practice. In 2025, I completed Usui/Holy Fire® Reiki Levels I and II training, and in 2026 I became a Master Usui/Holy Fire® Reiki Practitioner under the guidance of Rose O'Connor.
In addition to my Reiki training, I am a Licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR/L), bringing a whole-person perspective to every session. My professional background, combined with my intuitive abilities, allows me to support clients with compassion, understanding, and practical insight.
During Reiki sessions, I often receive intuitive impressions, images, sensations, or messages. Through a gentle energetic body scan, I may become aware of areas that are calling for attention. Every session is unique, and the information received varies from person to person. These insights are shared only when appropriate and are intended to support the client's healing journey.
As a naturally empathic person, I often sense energetic patterns and emotional themes that may be affecting a person's well-being. Rather than directing the healing, I allow Reiki energy to flow where it is needed most, trusting both the wisdom of the energy and the individual receiving it.
Although I wear a prosthetic arm, many clients comment on feeling warmth, energy, or sensation radiating from that side during Reiki sessions. From an energetic perspective, many healing traditions recognize that the body's energetic blueprint remains whole even when a physical limb is absent. While my physical hand is no longer present, I believe the energetic connection remains, allowing Reiki energy to flow naturally during treatments.
Horses have also played a profound role in my life. Their calm presence, sensitivity, and ability to connect without judgment have taught me invaluable lessons about trust, awareness, and healing. Through both my therapeutic riding work and Reiki practice, I have witnessed the remarkable way horses help people feel grounded, peaceful, and present.
Today, I offer Reiki sessions in my peaceful Kinderhook office as well as Equine-Assisted Reiki Experiences in the calming presence of horses. Whether you are seeking relaxation, emotional support, spiritual growth, or simply time to reconnect with yourself, each session is designed to provide a safe, supportive environment where healing can unfold naturally.
My goal is simple: to help you reconnect with your inner wisdom, restore balance, and experience greater peace, healing, and well-being in your life.
"While Reiki and intuitive guidance can support relaxation, personal growth, and overall well-being, they are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or replace professional medical or mental health care.".
