The next Gardiner Library free monthly Reiki session will be held on Sunday February 2 from noon to 2 p.m. Members of the Hudson Valley Community (HVC) Reiki group will offer 20-minute individual Reiki sessions, free of charge, on a first-come first-served basis.

Reiki is both the energy of the Universe and the Japanese system of sharing this energy with others. Recipients sit in a chair or lie on a comfortable table, clothed, while the practitioner lightly places hands on or above the recipient.

The effect is of peace and deep rest for the recipient.

HVC Reiki group members are all seasoned practitioners from the community. They have been doing similar events throughout the region since 2010. VisitHVCReiki.org to learn more.

The Reiki will be offered in the library community room, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike in Gardiner. For directions or further information call 255-1255.