Before Reiki became part of my life, I spent more than 20 years working in senior corporate roles in dynamic and creative environments. I was used to responsibility, ambitious projects and demanding situations — but eventually I found myself in an increasingly competitive environment that left me questioning whether this was still the life I wanted.

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Around the same time, my future husband and I decided to get married. I knew I would be leaving Switzerland, and it felt like the natural end of one chapter — and an opportunity to begin another.

 

So I resigned.

 

We had already planned a three-month journey through Asia, with Bali as our first destination. I arrived there without a plan for what would come afterwards. I often think of it as arriving

with a blank sheet of paper with only one thing written on it:

 

Ornela.

 

For the first few weeks, I spent time by the sea and slowly began to feel grounded again. I even cut my hair short — quite literally letting go of some old strands. I remember looking at myself afterwards and feeling that, suddenly, I could see my face again.

 

A question began to emerge:

 

What comes next for Ornela?

 

I was 50 and wasn't looking for another career. I wanted something simpler and more substantial — something I could develop within myself, a practice that could help me feel more grounded and connected to myself.

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And then, Reiki found me.

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I remembered a Reiki session I had received many years earlier and, more than anything, how I had felt afterwards. That feeling had somehow stayed with me.

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I began researching Reiki and found a teacher in Ubud whose personal story inspired me. Without knowing quite what to expect, I signed up for Reiki Level 1 and Level 2 and travelled alone to Ubud for a week.

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That week became a turning point. I felt more grounded and connected to myself than I could remember feeling before. What had begun as something I was searching for entirely for myself gradually became something I wanted to share with others.

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I didn't travel to Bali intending to become a Reiki practitioner, and certainly not a Reiki teacher.

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I had arrived with a blank sheet of paper with only one thing written on it:

 

Ornela.

 

Reiki became the next thing I chose to write on it.

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Through this journey, I learned that healing is not about fixing ourselves. For me, it begins with awareness, presence, and a willingness to reconnect with ourselves and our true nature.

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Reiki has become a lifelong practice — one that continues to remind me to listen, to stay curious, and to return to what is already here.

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Today, through Healing.Barcelona, I share this practice with others through in-person and distance Reiki sessions, meditation and Reiki training. My approach is grounded in the traditional Japanese system of Reiki, meditation and breathwork, while always leaving space for each person's individual experience.

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My Reiki Lineage

 

My Reiki practice follows a traditional lineage that can be traced back to Mikao Usui, the founder of the Reiki system.

 

USUI REIKI RYOHO

Usui Mikao, Founder of the System

Kanichi Taketomi

Koyama Kimiko

Doi Hiroshi

Frans Stiene

Ornela Ritter