Reiki Healing
What is Reiki?
Reiki (pronounced Ray-kee) is a safe, gentle, non-intrusive hands-on healing technique, which uses universal life force energy to treat physical ailments without using pressure, manipulation or massage. However it is much more than a physical therapy. It is a holistic system for balancing, healing and harmonising all aspects of the person - body, mind, emotions and spirit - and it can also be used to encourage personal spiritual awareness and growth.
It can therefore deal with problems of virtually any kind, physical, mental, emotional or spiritual, and can often succeed where other treatments have failed. Reiki is completely safe.
How Does It Work?
Albert Einstein and later on, quantum physicists, have explained that at an atomic level everything that exists in the universe is energy, vibrating and oscillating at different rates; that physical matter and energy are just two forms of the same thing. So basically energy is all that there is. Reiki is a specific band or frequency of energy that works with your own body energy, but at a higher vibration, so that it can flow into the person and work holistically - that is, it works on every part of the being - chakras, aura, body, mind, emotions and spirit. As Reiki flows into the body, it helps break down disruptions or bockages, clearing and balancing the chakras and straightening the energy pathways to allow the lifeforce to flow in a healthy and natural way around the whole body.
This influx of high frequency healing energy stimulates and accelerates the body's own natural healing ability, so that pain relief and physical healing can take place quickly and easily. It always works for the highest good of the person receiving it, so that it cannot be harmful in any way. The potential for healing with Reiki is unlimited.
NASA has a specific machine that measures energy. When a Reiki practitioner put their hands beneath it, the machine simply registered a normal human body energy field. But when the Reiki practitioner was requested to “switch on” their Reiki energy as though they were giving a Reiki treatment, this powerful machine suddenly showed light streaming brightly from the hands. Surprisingly, the light didn’t just stream solely from the palms but also from the fingers and specifically the finger tips. Simultaneously as the light was visibly seen on the screen, the machine recorded a huge 1,000 increase in energy emitting from the hands. When the Reiki practitioner was asked to “switch off”, the light vanished and the machine recorded normal human body energy levels again.
Who Is It For?
Everyone - no matter what their age, sex, religion or state of health. All you need is a desire to be in harmony and balance, and to want to rid yourself of stress and strain and illness; to be physically, emotionally and spiritually whole again. Reiki can also be used to treat animals.
Where Is Reiki Used?
Reiki is now widely accepted and is being used in many areas such as private practice, complementary therapy centres, GP surgeries, hospitals, hospices, cancer support groups, post-operative recovery, drug rehabilitation, specialist medical centres and in the care of the elderly.
What Can Reiki Do?
These are just some of the benefits that may be obtained through receiving a course of Reiki treatments, but in reality there is no limit to what Reiki can achieve:
- Accelerates the natural healing process of physical injuries
- Helps to combat long-term pain e.g. sciatica, arthritis and MS
- Helps clear the body of aches, pains, stresses and strains
- Can be used for treating sports injuries
- Rebalances the immune system
- Deep relaxation
- Reduced tension and anxiety
- Boosted energy levels
- A feeling of inner calm, contentment and serenity
- Relieves depression and calms fears
- Can help with sexual problems and ED
- Helps you to deal better with stressful people and situations
- Creates balance, harmony, clarity and focus in daily life
- Encourages self love and compassion towards others
- Can lead to a better quality of life
- Brings a sense of purpose
- Can be used to heal at a distance
Reiki Treatments
Receiving Reiki from a practitioner is a simple process. The receiver lies on a treatment table and the practitioner will gently lay their hands on the body in a series of hand positions on the head, torso and legs, sometimes hovering with the hands rather than touching. Each position is held for a few minutes. During the treatment, energy is drawn through the practitioner into the recipient, helping to produce a sense of balance and wholeness. The recipient can remain fully clothed throughout the treatment, or if preferred, can wear just their underclothes and be covered by a towel for warmth.
What Will I Feel?
Relaxation, heat, tingling, twitching, a warm loving feeling, waves of energy, floating. No two people are alike. But whatever you feel, be sure that Reiki is giving you exactly what you need.
How Many Reiki Treatments Do I Need?
While a one-off Reiki treatment will certainly do something for you, bringing a sense of calm and peacefulness, and maybe some short term physical benefits too, the best and most lasting results come from having a course of treatments - I usually recommend a course of 3 treatments to begin with. The effects of Reiki build up cumulatively and having a course of treatments helps to produce long term beneficial changes for you on many levels.