In this episode of The Unity Code, Nicole sits down with Reiki researcher and archivist Lindsey Harper, a self-described science nerd of energy healing who somehow manages to live in both worlds: academia and the metaphysical.
By day, Lindsey is an associate professor and archivist with degrees in psychology, library science, and behavioral statistics. By night (and in all the liminal spaces in between), she’s the founder of Open Your Eyes Reiki, where her goal is to create Reiki content that genuinely shifts the collective.
Together, Nicole and Lindsey talk about:
- How a Saturn return, a book on empaths, and a literal deer sign led Lindsey to her first Reiki class
- Lindsey’s Reiki & Wellbeing Interviews Project at Marshall University, where she interviewed 14 Reiki-certified practitioners across 6 countries
- How religion, culture, and family systems shaped people’s paths toward or away from Reiki
- The common patterns she found in their stories: trauma, burnout, spiritual seeking, and the desire to connect with Source beyond rigid structures
- Why the term “Reiki master” can be deeply problematic in Western contexts, and what language she’s using instead
- The very real purging and integration that can happen after attunements (physical, emotional, spiritual)
- Creative ways practitioners weave Reiki into daily life: tea, showers, homes, cars, writing, parenting, and more
- Why simply sitting alone for 10 minutes in a quiet room is, in itself, an energetic gift most people never give themselves
You’ll also hear the story of how Nicole and Lindsey originally met on Reddit, how a mediumship reading took three years to be fully validated, and why “I don’t know” during a reading doesn’t mean “it’s wrong.”
If you’re curious about Reiki, skeptical but open, or already attuned and wondering how others actually live this work in real time, this conversation will give you both heart and data — a grounded, compassionate look at how energy healing shows up in real people’s lives.
Follow Lindsey on Instagram at @oyereiki to keep up with her Reiki & research world, and to watch where this project goes next (yes, there’s a book brewing and a sabbatical in the works).
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Lindsey Harper is a certified Reiki person working as an associate professor and archivist at a higher ed institution. She’s has degrees in psychology and library science, and a graduate certificate in behavioral statistics.
Instagram: @oyereiki
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@oyereiki
Link to Lindsey's Reiki Research: https://mds.marshall.edu/reikiconversations/
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