Reiki

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REIKI is an ancient Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that promotes healing. Reiki is a “laying of the hands” healing technique that channels life energy to heal and balance the mind body and spirit.

 

Reiki means “Universal Life Force Energy”, the non-physical energy that animates all living things (also known as Chi or Prana). The natural method of healing through Reiki invites a flow of light and life into a person’s area of blocked energy. Blocked energy is the result of stress in a person’s life on a physical, emotional/mental, and spiritual level. Blocked energy left untreated over time leads to “dis-ease”, pain, depression, confusion and general ill health. Reiki provides the best cure for sickness: blissful rest and energy balance. Reiki energy have an intelligence of its own flowing where it is needed and creating the healing conditions necessary for the individuals needs.

 

Note: There is no religion associated with Reiki, nor are there any religious rituals performed during a Reiki session.

 

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What happens during a session?

 

Reiki is most comfortably performed with the client fully clothed resting on a massage table. A person may also benefit from “on the spot” healing by the practitioner (gently laying hands only on the immediate area of concern). One session is equivalent to six hours of sound sleep. This experience allows the body to heal at the cellular level, bringing harmony to your physical, emotional and spiritual self.

What can be expected after a session?

• Aligned, clear and balanced chakra centers.

• Relief of stress, and reduced stress levels.

• Relaxation and balance.

• Pain Relief.

• Release of energy blockages, negative energy, plus toxins or impurities.

• Support and activation of your body’s natural ability to heal itself.

• Promoted physical, emotional & spiritual well being.

• Restored vitality.

There are also some side effects that may be experienced after treatment. The reasons for these side effects are that energy is shifting throughout your body and re-balancing, and the cleansing process has been triggered and toxins are being released.

 

How Does Reiki Work?

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We are alive because life force is flowing through us. Life force flows within the physical body though pathways called chakras, meridians and nadis. It also flows around us in a field of energy called the aura. Life force nourishes the organs and cells of the body, supporting them in their vital functions. When this flow of life force is disrupted, it causes diminished function in one or more of the organs and tissues of the physical body.

The life force is responsive to thoughts and feelings. It becomes disrupted when we accept, either consciously or unconsciously, negative thoughts or feelings about ourselves. These negative thoughts and feelings attach themselves to the energy field and cause a disruption in the flow of life force. This diminishes the vital function of the organs and cells of the physical body.

Reiki heals by flowing through the affected parts of the energy field and charging them with positive energy. It raises the vibratory level of the energy field in and around the physical body where the negative thoughts and feelings are attached. This causes the negative energy to break apart and fall away. In so doing, Reiki clears, straightens and heals the energy pathways, thus allowing the life force to flow in a healthy and natural way.

 

Reiki benefits:

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• Stress reduction and relaxation, which triggers the body’s natural healing abilities (immune system), aids in better sleep and improves and maintains health.

• Reiki helps bring about inner peace and harmony. It can be valuable tool in the quest for spiritual growth

• Reiki also balances the mind and emotions. Regular Reiki treatments can bring about a calmer and more peaceful state of being, in which a person is better able to cope with everyday stress. This mental balance also enhances learning, memory and mental clarity. Reiki can heal mental/emotional wounds, work through dysfunction In more severe situations, Reiki can help alleviate mood swings, fear, frustration and even anger. Reiki can also strengthen and heal personal relationships. Because Reiki enhances your capability to love, it can open you up to the people around you and help your relationships grow. By improving your capacity for empathy, Reiki allows you to connect with people on a deeper level.

• Reiki offers relief during emotional distress and sorrow. Reiki helps in the grieving process. It cleans and clears the emotions, preventing them from being so draining and offers perspective.

• On the physical level, Reiki helps to relieve pain from migraine, arthritis, sciatica ~ just to name a few. It also helps with symptoms of asthma, chronic fatigue, menopausal symptoms, and insomnia.

• Reiki speeds up recovery from surgery or long-term illness. As it helps in adjusting to medicine/treatment, it also tends to reduce side-effects. For example, Chemo-therapy patients who received Reiki noticed a marked decrease in side effects from treatment.

• Reiki can be an effective way to treat immediate problems, such as physical or mental illness (recovery from surgery, but regular treatments can also improve overall health. By helping to maintain a state of physical and emotional balance, Reiki can not only treat problems, but perhaps even prevent them from ever developing.

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Some Side Effects Are:

 

• Feeling hot or cold

• Increased urination

• Tingling

• Crying for no reason

• Traveling aches or pains throughout body

To help the detoxification process, as a Reiki recipient, you should drink lots of water immediately after treatment, and during the following few days.

 

How many sessions are needed?

 

     There is not really a set number. Every person and his/her problem is different. Some people only require one or two sessions while others need several. If you are just interested in seeing what Reiki can do for you then just take one or two sessions. If you have a chronic problem, you will want to work with your practitioner on a treatment plan.

 

Will Reiki interfere with other treatment or practices?

 

Reiki does not interfere or conflict with conventional medicine or any other form of healing. Instead it compliments and enhances the effect, speeding up the healing process. Reiki restores health by activating the body’s own natural self-healing ability and helps to reduce the side effects of medicines.