Testimonies

Andre, one of my Reiki student :

Matt is a guy with a big heart. He knows his subject in depth, he studied various techniques and he doesn't count the number of hours he will spend with you so that the work is done, or the technique is understood. I learnt Reiki 1 with another teacher in Montreal who was teaching groups and Matt's style is very different : he teaches one to one, which allowed me to ask questions I would never have asked in front of other people. He inspired me with all his experiences.

Nicolas, a yoga teacher that hurt his back, I worked on him distantly and here is his story :

On Wednesday morning, I was standing on my head at the end of a vigorous yoga practice. I stopped concentrating for a moment and slipped and felt a sharp pain and heard a little “crack” at the back of my neck/ upper back. Throughout the day until Friday evening when I called you the pain in my neck and upper back got progressively worse to the point that I was in constant pain all day and woke up to pain and was unable to lift my head completely let alone stand or lie down in a comfortable position. The most painful was when I tried to look to the sides; this sent the most unpleasant
sensations down my spine. I felt miserable; physically and this affected me mentally and emotionally.
I called to make an appointment with an osteopath (who was only available the following week) and thought perhaps I might try calling you as well. At this point I was desperate, not sure what the problem was and worried that it might be permanent (I later found out that it was most likely a slipped vertebrae and that the surrounding muscles had contracted to protect).

I called you around 10pm Friday and you said that you would meditate and practice reiki soon (from your home in the Plateau – while I stayed at my home in the Old Port).

I woke up the next morning… something was different: I had managed to sleep in and had not awoken to any pain. I tried turning onto my side (the previous morning impossible). Still no pain. I sat up (again, this was excruciatingly painful previously) and no pain. I stood up…no pain! I tentatively looked left and right, only the slightest pain when I turned to the extremes. Basically, I felt 80% better.

And I know that it did not just get better by itself. I’ve had injuries
previously (though none this serious by far) and usually they get worse over a period of a week and then take another week to go away (in the best case scenario). After Saturday’s miraculous healing I gradually got better and here we are on a Wednesday and I feel no pain (100% healed) and I’m standing on my head again!

So, thank you.
You saved me a lot of worrying and paranoia as to whether this was a permanent problem that I would have to deal with for the rest of my Life or weeks or months.
You undoubtedly saved me days if not weeks of healing and considerable pain. Saved me trips to hospital and clinics (which I would have had to wait ages for and incurred numerous expenses for x-rays and the like).

It’s quite like I have my Life back. And additionally had a great lesson in humility, empathy and compassion.
Thank you.
I am eternally grateful.
Nicolas*

Bill, we never met but I sent him distant reiki...and well, hmmm...:

Hello Bill,

I finally start last night so I sent you distant Reiki from 11:30pm to midnight. Did you feel anything ? I will do it again tonight normally.

Matt

Sophia, depression :

hey Matt!

well heres some feedback: i've been feeling really great since our session yesterday, very clear, better energy and mental outlook. it was overall an extremely positive and enlightening experience for me. im really interested in getting attuned, i think it would be just what i need. ill keep you posted on how i'm doing. 

Vicky, stress & anxiety :

Sorry I took so long to get back to you. Saturday night I was really impressed by how soundly I slept. I usually wake frequently throughout the night before I have a big game and I have trouble falling back asleep. I slept right through the night and awoke rested and calm. I still couldn't eat much breakfast but that too is normal when I"m nervous. What I was really impressed with was how well I played. I had confidence that I never have and if I made a mistake I didn't let it stress me out. I was able to stay focused the whole game and  felt generally more upbeat and centered. I don't know what else you'd like to know. I haven't noticed many other changes aside form that I"ve been trying to listen to myself a little more both physically and emotionally.

Stephanie, I would have liked to work more than once on this acnea problem  :

Hi Matt,

My acnea seemed to show signs of improvement for a couple day after the reiki and then it was back to before.  So maybe with many sessions it could cure acne.  It's also important to keep in mind that my naturopath is working on my acne with chinese medicene which she said will make it worse before better.

The evening after the reiki I felt like I had drank a strong coffee.  I had a lot of energy and felt quite unfocused.  The next day things were back to normal though.  

Hala, emotional problems  :

 I was really looking forward to it because I knew how much they both would help me..and they did. I knew that Reiki was the only thing that could completely set me right and balanced again. I was  both physically weak as well as mentally overworked trying to ignore it and be over with my experience. I wanted Reiki as my prefered treatment instead of accupucture as I have often had in the past. I felt very warm and calm in some areas and a deep sadness in others, especially where I needed it most. I felt the sadness being calmed and pulled out of me. I felt negative energy being expelled from the areas where i had knots or tension. I felt clean and refreshed after. Very charged and very happy....

Rochelle,  physical issues due to emotional problems :

hey matt! first of all thank you very much! that was a really neat experience.....and now i will write u a little blurb about my experience!! so....

how was reiki for me? well, i wasnt really sure what to expect initially, so i was open to whatever it was, and it turned out to be a very comfortable, and connection-building experience..... i learned quite a bit from you (matt) just in regards to chakra, and energy, and being vocal about the experience...and i found that i really was paying attention to what i was feeling so that i could speak about it, and that was kind of neat... so reiki made me more aware of my body DEFINITELY, and about how it feels, and the way in which it deals with stress physically....and needing to pay more attention to the energy (or chi) that is is made up of! overall, it was a really neat and spiritual kind of experience, and i would definitely be interested in experiencing it again!

thank you Matt!!

Polina, the emotional took some time to unlock so the work continued after the session :

So how did I feel? Well, I honestly, I felt really depressed and sad and not myself. I felt similarly the next day also, a little emotional also, in a sad way, but yesterday I felt better. During the session, I felt a little bit of pressure around my head when ur hands were over different part of my head.  We spent a lot of time on my throat and heart chakras, trying to open them. 

After a while, after stopping to suppress emotion with my breathing, I started to feel emotion wanting to come up from inside of me, I felt sad, and while soem tears did come, I felt my body shutting down to any intense emotion from releasing itself. 

I felt a lot of heat from the bottom of my back and from the secondary chakra on the tight side of my body, I felt drained and tired until I was grounded, when I felt my energy come back.  But afterwards, I felt depressed and spacey, I went to yoga later and that helped to re-orient myself.

 == > But 2 days later...

Oh Matt,

one more thing, I just wanted to say that for 2 days I was feeling pretty shitty, but now I am feeling much more open and emotionally expressive and I feel that something has been opened.

have a wonderful summer

Sabrina, first experience with a pregnant woman & the soul of a baby above the heart chakra :

Shantelle, no physical/emotional issues to report :

Hello Matt,

     After you left, I took some time to reflect on the experience. Besides an overall well feeling, I felt rejuvianted and at ease. Seeing as though I have no particular physical ailments, and no severe emotional issues, i dont know that I felt a immediate, marked change. Later in the evening I found myself to be quite tired, and went to bed really quite early. I slept quite deeply, well into the early afternoon, and my dreams through the night were of a pleasant, reflective nature.

     I felt it was a very positive experience, and if you are willing, I would definately like to have anouther session with you. Let me know if and when you are available.

Max, 2 years old back problem due to sport, feedback after first session (problem completely solved after second session) :

Hi Matt,

Physio was okay. It was not very effective in term of alleviating back pain but they gave me some exercises to strengthen my back.
In terms of the reiki, it has had an interesting effect on my back..

Immediately after we were finished i had no pain at all, but by the time i went to bed, it was returning, in the morning i was quite disillusioned to find that it was just as painful as before reiki.

Then later in the day the pain ebbed and subsided. Now my back still hurts, but it is in a much smaller, more localized place in my back.
Before reiki, the pain started in my lower back and traveled to the base of my spine, now it rests only in the base of my spine. Maybe another session would clear it up completely.

It was interesting to observe the extreme differences between physiotherapy and reiki, quite a duality.
I slept very well that night, though sabrina was sleeping quite fitfully. I felt quite good the next day, i was in good humour and did not feel at all stressed or bothered by anything. I really feel it was a beneficial session for me.

Kathleen, hip problem due to a car accident : 

hello there :)
wow, well i have to say thank you again for that beautiful time this morning - it was unlike anythng i have ever experienced,  so intense in ways but light in others, i still feel kind of fluttery sometimes!  and my knee and hip feel very loose and rubbery like they're supposed to, not all stiff and grandmotherly.