Reiki & energy work
Gentle Stillness Quiet
45–60 min $$
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Massage
Gentle Stillness Self-directed
45–90 min $$$
Relaxation through to remedial; remedial runs firmer and is often health-fund claimable.
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Where these differ most. Everything is a description of the session, never a promise about you.
| Attribute | Reiki & energy work | Massage |
|---|---|---|
| Spoken guidance | ●●●●● 2/5 Low | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low |
| Quietness | ●●●●● 5/5 Very high | ●●●●● 4/5 High |
| You are mostly | Lying down, clothed | Lying on a table |
| Hands-on | Light placed hands, or none — ask the practitioner | The whole point — a practitioner works on you |
| Typical price | $$ | $$$ |
| Typical session | 45–60 min | 45–90 min |
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Oria Haven insight
- Reiki & energy work is the quietest room of the set.
- Reiki & energy work is usually the cheapest way in; Massage sits at the top of the range.
Scores describe a typical Perth session — what the hour is like, not what it will do for you. Individual studios vary; their listings carry the specifics.
What is it like?
| Attribute | Reiki & energy work | Massage |
|---|---|---|
| Physical intensity How hard the body works in a typical session | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low |
| Movement Still and lying down (1) to constantly moving (5) | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low |
| Stretching & mobility work How much of the session is spent on it | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low |
| Strength work Resistance, load or bodyweight effort | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low |
When you are actually there
| Attribute | Reiki & energy work | Massage |
|---|---|---|
| Spoken guidance Silent (1) to continuously instructed (5) | ●●●●● 2/5 Low | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low |
| You are mostly | Lying down, clothed | Lying on a table |
| Quietness Loud or music-led (1) to near silence (5) | ●●●●● 5/5 Very high | ●●●●● 4/5 High |
| Hands-on Whether a practitioner touches you | Light placed hands, or none — ask the practitioner | The whole point — a practitioner works on you |
Who is it like being with?
| Attribute | Reiki & energy work | Massage |
|---|---|---|
| Typical group | Solo | Solo |
| Interaction with others | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low |
| One-on-one available | Always | Always |
| Experience needed | None | None |
Before you go
| Attribute | Reiki & energy work | Massage |
|---|---|---|
| Typical price | $$ | $$$ |
| Typical session | 45–60 min | 45–90 min |
| Can be practised at home | Practitioners visit | Mobile therapists exist |
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A few places from the categories you compared — somewhere to start, not a shortlist.
A training school running for over twenty years with more than four thousand students through its doors, teaching Reiki 1 and 2 and its own Ashati and Alsemia energy-healing systems from city venues on Mounts Bay Road and Barrack Street. The full practitioner program is $1,540 paid up front or about $266 per workshop on a plan, alongside healing sessions and intuitive development training.
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Eight luxury chalets tucked into Perth Hills bushland at Mount Helena, each with a private spa on its deck. The day spa offers massage and facial treatments, and The Lounge restaurant and bar keeps a stay self-contained — breakfast hampers arrive at the chalet door. Accommodation is strictly adults-only; stays start from $495 a night.
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A small studio within the Sanctuary Wellness Collective on Wood Street, Fremantle, founded by Amy and run as a collective of women practitioners. The published programme includes a fortnightly Monday meditation and sound bath from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, a weekly Thursday evening stretch class, and monthly sound bath and yoga events. Practitioners also offer one-on-one sessions in reiki, breathwork, yoga therapy, kinesiology and remedial massage, by appointment.
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Next: Meditation & sound bath fortnightly Mondays 6.30pm
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A massage clinic on Grand Boulevard in Joondalup, opened in 2015 by owner and remedial massage therapist Puan Yangbun and now run with a team of four therapists. Treatments include remedial, sports, deep tissue, relaxation, pregnancy and Thai yoga massage, plus reflexology, lymphatic drainage, cupping and dry needling. Open seven days, Monday to Saturday until 7:30pm and Sunday 8am to 6pm.
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Next: Open 7 days
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