To learn more about what Spinal Energetics is and what to expect during a session, please visit the About page.

How to prepare for a session?

For online sessions: In order to maximize our time together, it’s best to set yourself up before the session. This means:

• Know where you’ll lie down and setting up your laptop or phone so that I can see most of your body in the frame.
• Wear a light colored top and comfortable clothing you wouldn’t mind moving in.
• To the best of your ability, make sure you will not be disturbed.
• And have a good, stable internet connection.

To prepare for all session:

• Wear clothing you’re comfortable laying and moving around in.
• Try not to eat anything too heavy a couple of hours before the session. (Eating after a session is actually a really nice grounding exercise).

What to expect after a session?

Everyone is different and each session is different so it is hard to say exactly what will happen.

However, many clients new to SE experience some fatigue for the first couple of days after treatment. This is often a sign that you processed a lot during the session so it could take some time to come back to "base-line”.

Afterwards you should will relief, both in understanding which interpersonal aspect to work on next and feeling more ease in your day to day.

The more sessions one has, the easier and quicker it becomes to access and process stored trauma. And the more you work with the same practitioner (assuming you have a good relationship), the deeper the access to those stored traumas can be.

Can SE be combined with other modalities?

Because we are working on releasing stored trauma, I find SE to be a great addition to other interpersonal work such as therapy and coaching. This is because the body maintains a record of everything that happens to us and the state of its health is a reflection of how aligned we are with living our purpose/truth. Coaching sessions help address issues on a cognitive level while SE helps process awareness on a physical and subconscious level.

There is no harm in stacking other modalities with SE. However, to understand how it is benefiting you, it is best to temporarily isolate SE sessions from other practices.

How often should I get a spinal treatment?

SE is not a one-time treatment. Each session brings unique benefits to help process whatever is ready or needs to be addressed. Clients typically come in weekly or monthly depending on how they feel. When a client is new to SE, we suggest starting with 3 sessions before judging whether SE is the right modality for them.

What’s special about your SE sessions?

My clients have appreciated the way that I am able to hold space for them so they can feel comfortable addressing whatever surfaces or is present for them. I also weave in my coaching and intuitive skills during sessions. I can often tune in to the heart of a matter and usually help clients find clarity that they’ve been seeking.

What is an intutive reading?

It is an energy reading where I tune into your energy field and share back what I find.

It can take many different forms depending on your question or the guidance you seek. It can look like reading the energy centers in your body (the chakras), communing with your soul and spirit guides, or even consulting tools like tarot, oracle cards, or your Akashic Records.

What is your regular coaching offering?

I offer 1:1 coaching sessions for those who feel they need a trusted sounding board to help them process complicated areas of their life, or just need space to examine what’s going on and which direction to go in.

I pose clarifying questions and reflect back to you what I see and hear. While I believe we carry all the knowledge to our problems inside of us, we need each other in order to see them. Otherwise, we wouldn’t need to live in tribes or have a desire to connect with others.

While friends, family, and others around us can do this for us, it’s very difficult to remain objective and nonjudgmental. Coaching is not about giving out advice but rather to helping you uncover how you really feel or what you really want to do about something so you can feel confident in your choices. You know what’s best for you. Coaching sessions help you understand this.

Can I get coached around an intutive readings?

Absolutlely! We'll treat it like a coaching session with time in the beginning for a reading.

What is a Human Design coaching sesison?

Human Design acts as a manual of your unique body system, determined by universal influences that impacted you at birth.

It helps you understand how to live optimally based on your design by guiding you on how to make decisions, identifying what environments are best suited for you, and why you feel a certain way about something that’s different from others. It also points you to your purpose, strengths, and weaknesses.

In general, I do not give Human Design readings because there are many comprehensive resources out there for free or a small fee. Instead, I coach people through their Human Design elements to help them better understand and embody them so they can live optimally and in alignment.

What is a guided healing?

They’re a guided visualization designed to help release grief, shame, guilt, fear, or just any stagnant energy. 
I offer a variety of them depending on the need. Past-self healing helps you release old versions of yourself that are no longer serving you so you can more fully embody who you desire to be. Future-self healing is good for when you need inspiration or guidance from the future—the you who already has what you wish to have right now. Entity release is good for when you feel that you’re energetically blocked from achieving or moving forward in some way because no matter what you do, it doesn’t seem to work out. Cord cutting is good for when you want to energetically disconnect from someone such as a past lover or an adversary. It’s good to do cord cuttings regularly with those around you so they don’t zap your energy. (Cord cutting doesn’t necessarily mean they will leave your life).

Are you a healer? Do you have special powers?

Short answer: no. I am a unique facilitator. Our bodies are continuously doing everything it can to return to homeostasis, to return to calm, to health. And the body has its own way of doing things. Whether it’s a surgeon, a pharmacist, a masseuse, or any medical, medicinal, or health professionals, we are all just facilitators supporting the body in its healing process.

There is nothing inherently different about me, my body, or my capabilities from anyone else. I just happen to choose to spend my time and energy to follow the path that I’m on and picked up these skills along the way.

Can anyone do what I do? Technically yes. Just like how technically anyone could be a professional if they dedicated themselves to that path. Can anyone do it how I do it? No. I’m uniquely me, just like you’re uniquely you and we are meant to do things our own way.

While I might not have some superhuman abilities, I know my shit and I am skilled at what I do. You’re in good hands. I got you. :)

How do I book sessions?

Please fill out the contact form on the Offerings page and you will be emailed relevant information and links related to booking a session.

Where do in-person sessions take place?

I hold sessions out of my home in Rivierenbuurt, Amsterdam, Netherlands. If you'd rather meet in a commercial space, then let me know and we can arrange to use the treatment rooms at places like Orcaley or Blue Birds Yoga studios. This service costs an extra 30 euros.

Where do online sessions take place?

We'll be meeting over Google Meet. Upon booking, you will receive a calendar invitation that will have the meeting link.

When/How do I pay?

Until I set up an online payment system, I appreciate your patience with this manual method.

Please pay at the time of booking. If your payment doesn't come through within 48 hours of booking a session then your appointment will be canceled and freed up for others.

Please send a bank transfer to:

Erika M. S.

IBAN: DE59 1001 1001 2622 4866 78

Please leave your name and date of the session in the description.

If you do not have an EU bank account, please reach out (hello - at - openhandsenergy - dot - com).

What is the refund policy?

Session payments are non-refundable.

If you have to reschedule a session, please do so up to 24 hours before it was meant to take place.

Are the sessions safe/confidential?

To the best of my ability with the digital tools I use, I will keep clients' information safe. Unless I explicitly ask and receive consent, our sessions will not be recorded and I will not keep identifiable notes. I also will not disclose any information I receive during our sessions without explicit permission.

Confidentially related to the law: As coaches or energy therapists are not licensed social worker nor psychiatric therapists, doctors, attorneys, or clergy people, we do not have privilege, and if needed, we will need to disclose client materials and/or observations.

How to connect between sessions?

If you have any questions or need to inform me of schedule changes, please email me (hello - at - openhandsenergy - dot - com). I will do my best to respond within 24 hours (unless I am on holiday).