What is Reiki

Reiki originated in Japan and is a healing technique that can support and complement conventional medicine. Rei means ‘universal’ and ki means vital ‘life force energy’.

Reiki helps people become more energetically balanced and promotes relaxation, wellbeing and self-healing. Reiki considers our bodies to be made up of the physical body, and also the emotional, mental and spiritual body. When one of these is affected (often as a result of prolonged stress), they may work less than optimally.

Human bodies are made up of energy. For example, your heart is electrical. Electricity is energy. So when your heart pumps blood throughout your body it is filled with energy. Your brain has electrical neurons that send messages throughout your entire body. Your thoughts, therefore, are energy too. We can all remember times when we have felt down or had negative feelings about a situation. If we have emotions that are not released in healthy ways (such as crying when we feel sad) and we then suppress those uncomfortable feelings, that energy gets stuck in our bodies.

Reiki can help shift this stuck energy and release it from our cells, organs and our bodies as a whole, thus freeing our systems to be able to work optimally again.

What does Reiki feel like?

Receiving Reiki feels different for each person, and sometimes from session to session for the same person. However, in general, people feel very peaceful, experience a sense of calm, and often fall asleep or go into a deeply relaxed state during a session. Often people can feel a gentle heat coming from my hands. Those who are sensitive to energy say they can feel stagnant energy moving through their body and feel it being released, they feel ‘freer’ in certain parts of their body and feel emotionally clearer or stronger. People sometimes struggle to say exactly how they feel afterwards but the most common expression I hear is that they feel ‘lighter’ and more ‘balanced’ in their bodies, and in themselves, and certainly more relaxed!

How can Reiki help me?

Over a lifetime, even the most emotionally aware of us have feelings we have not fully released or dealt with. Also, our lives are busy, with increasing pressure from all directions, which can lead to anxiety, stress, fatigue, unhealthy eating, increased medication, issues sleeping and reduced resilience. It’s very difficult for your body to recover (heal) and function well when it is overloaded and trying to cope with all the stressors it is under. If your life force energy is low, you are more likely to feel drained and feel like life is a bit hard going. If your life force energy is high, you are more likely to feel vibrant and happy and healthier.

Reiki can help people to get into a deeply relaxed state so their bodies can release and shift the energy that is preventing their bodies from fully experiencing their vital life force energy. This in turn of course helps our relationships with our family, friends and co-workers and increases our enjoyment of life.

Are there any side effects from Reiki?

Reiki cannot cause you any harm. It is a gentle, relaxing modality that aims to help your body heal itself. Generally, people feel very relaxed afterwards and feel an immediate sense of feeling less stressed.

Sometimes, if there has been deeper healing, your body can feel tired for a few days afterwards as your body deals with the shifting of energy. It can be likened to how you might feel after a deep massage, which releases toxins from your muscles, or after a very emotionally/physically intense few days, when you finally sit down to relax you feel exhausted as your body catches up with what is happening. Your body’s built-in filtration system will kick in and process everything for you naturally.

If this deeper healing reaction does occur, it is very normal and a sign that your body has recognised it has work to do. Your body will cleanse itself but you can help it by drinking more water, resting more and eating lighter meals to reduce the load on your system while it is processing.

Do I have to do anything to receive Reiki?

No! Nothing at all. If you come to a session being open to the healing that will occur, you will receive what you need at that time. Sometimes people have something they want to work on in particular, but Reiki practitioners work on the understanding that your body knows what it needs to heal and they are the conduit to helping that happen.

Is Reiki religious?

Reiki is not aligned with any religion at all. It is for everyone, can be received by everyone and can be practised by anyone who has completed their training.

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