Jason Donaldson offers Sekhem energy healing, Galactic Breathing, and tarot readings to people in Hilo, Hawai'i. Online sessions are the main way to work with him right now. In person is available by request: you reach out, and he confirms. Jason lives and works in Hawaiian Paradise Park, a short drive from Hilo, and he does not keep an office in town.
Energy healing and breathwork in Hilo
Hilo is the county seat of Hawai'i Island and home to the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, where Jason earned his psychology degree. Jason has been blessed to call Hawai'i home for over 15 years, and he has practiced energy work, breathwork, and tarot for more than twenty. For a Hilo resident the simplest path is an online session, booked directly. If you want to meet in person, Jason can travel to a home by arrangement during regular business hours, easily within a 25 mile radius of Hawaiian Paradise Park, which includes Hilo. Sessions typically run 90 minutes.
Which service fits Hilo clients
Hilo clients most often book Sekhem energy healing or a tarot and energy signature reading, frequently online over a lunch hour or after work. Breathwork sessions tend to run longer and work well for a weekend morning, when there is nowhere else you need to be afterward.
Jason's background on this side of the island
Jason H Donaldson, M.A., holds a psychology degree from UH Hilo and trained further in Marriage and Family Therapy. He describes himself as a pre-licensed marriage and family therapist, not a licensed one, and his work draws on that clinical grounding alongside more than twenty years of energy work, breathwork, and tarot practice. He's also a certified master Sekhem Energy Practitioner in a lineage that traces to Juliet Carillo, whose own teacher, Gamal, is a fifth-generation alchemist in Egypt known for his oils, some of which Jason uses in his sessions.
What a session in Hilo looks like
A Sekhem session starts with a few minutes of conversation about what's present for you, then moves into grounding and channeled energy work, hands over the body, often with sage, cedar, and Egyptian oils. Jason describes himself as the channel rather than the source. "I am merely the channel. They do the work," he says of the Neteru, the Egyptian archetypal energies he works with. Galactic Breathing in Hilo follows the same arc he uses everywhere: settling in, light movement, guided meditation, then three rounds of breath, each one ending with an inhale, a hold, a release, and rest. The first round tends to be enough for most people. Nothing here is rushed or forced.
Who books a Hilo session
Hilo draws a wide range of clients, from university students and staff connected to UH Hilo, to longtime residents, to visitors staying on the east side of the island who want a grounded, non-touristy experience. Because Hilo is central and busy, it also tends to draw people squeezing a session into a workday rather than carving out a dedicated afternoon, which is part of why shorter offerings like tarot and energy signature readings, held online, do well here alongside the longer 90-minute Sekhem and Galactic Breathing sessions.
Life in Hawai'i's rainiest city
Hilo gets more rain than almost any other city in the United States, often arriving overnight in a steady patter that clears by mid-morning. That weather built the town's character as much as anything else: deep green growth everywhere, old banyan trees lining Banyan Drive, and a slower pace than the sun-drenched resorts across the island. Many longtime residents describe the rain as part of what keeps Hilo from feeling like a tourist strip. Downtown still carries its early twentieth century storefronts, rebuilt in places after the 1946 and 1960 tsunamis reshaped the waterfront, and Liliʻuokalani Gardens along Banyan Drive remains one of the largest formal Japanese gardens outside Japan. People who live here tend to plan their week around the weather without complaining about it much, the same way they plan around the Farmers Market or a shift at the hospital or the university.
What a session looks like for someone from Hilo
A typical Hilo client arrives having lived with Hilo's pace for a while, whether that's years at UH Hilo, a job downtown, or a family that's been here for generations. The session itself starts the same way for everyone: a few minutes talking through what's present before the work begins, whether that's Sekhem, Galactic Breathing, or a tarot and energy signature reading. What differs for Hilo clients is often the follow-through. Because online sessions need no commute, repeat visits are simple to schedule, and several clients build a rhythm of monthly or seasonal sessions rather than a single one-off. Some pair a session with the rain itself, choosing a quiet, overcast morning on purpose because it already feels like a day for slowing down.
Getting here
Jason's home and studio are in Hawaiian Paradise Park, near Keaʻau, a short drive up on Hwy 130 from the Hilo side. Highway 11 connects Hilo to Keaʻau, about 10 minutes south, and continues on toward Volcano and eventually Kona. From the Hāmākua side, Highway 19 runs into Hilo from the north, passing through Pāpa'ikou and Onomea along the way. If in-person work in Hilo picks up, Jason may grow into a larger space or an office in town, but that is not in place today.
Frequently asked questions
Does Jason have an office in Hilo?
No. Online sessions are the main offering, and in-person sessions are by request, either at his small studio in Hawaiian Paradise Park or at a home by arrangement. If in-person business grows, he may rent a larger space or an office in Hilo, but nothing is in place today.
Do you offer evening appointments in Hilo?
Online sessions follow the open times on his booking calendar, and you can write to him directly if you need something outside the visible slots. In-person sessions run during regular business hours, and at the studio he offers 10am, 11am or noon because the afternoons get hot after 2pm.
Can I combine a session with a Farmers Market morning?
Online sessions fit easily around the Hilo Farmers Market, which runs Wednesdays and Saturdays: shop in the morning and book the session for when you are home with the groceries put away.
Does Hilo's rain ever delay or cancel a session?
No. Online sessions happen from your own living room, and in-person sessions are held indoors, so rain, even a heavier squall off the bay, doesn't affect scheduling the way it might for an outdoor plan elsewhere on the island.
How do I book a session in Hilo?
Use the booking link above to schedule a Sekhem energy healing session, or visit the Galactic Breathing or tarot readings pages to book those directly. For an in-person session, write first and Jason confirms. If you have questions before booking, reach out through the contact page and Jason will respond personally.
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