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Reiki Treatments
Reiki energy healing is the recovery you never knew you needed! Reiki is an energy healing technique in which a Reiki Practitioner uses gentle hand movements with the intention to guide the flow of healthy energy (what's known in Reiki as “life force energy”) through the client's body to reduce stress and promote healing. Reiki is a form of complementary and alternative medicine; there's evidence it can reduce daily stress and help with management of some chronic diseases.
Energy healing targets the energy fields around the body. Energy can stagnate in the body where there has been physical injury or possibly emotional pain. In time, these energy blocks can cause illness.
Energy medicine aims to help the flow of energy and remove blocks in a similar way to acupuncture or acupressure. Improving the flow of energy around the body can enable relaxation, reduce pain, speed healing, and reduce other symptoms of illness.
What happens in a reiki session?
Reiki is best held in a peaceful setting, but it can be carried out anywhere. Our session(s) will begin with a short conversation to set the intention of the treatment. In preparation for the treatment, you will sit in a comfortable chair or lie on a table, fully clothed. There may or may not be soft music (similar to a spa), depending on your preference. I use a "laying of the hands" technique, placing my hands lightly on or over specific areas of the head, limbs, and torso using different hand shapes, for between 2 and 5 minutes. The hands can be placed over 20 different areas of the body. The length of time I spend on each area will depend on the energy transfer I detect during the treatment.
If there is a particular injury that we've discussed or I'm already aware of, my hands may be held just above the area or wound. The transfer of energy takes place while my hands are "laying" above you. Physical contact is not necessary to complete the energy transfer, and if NO physical contact is preferred, that will not impact or devalue the session. During this time, my hands may be warm and tingling. Each hand position is held until the I sense that the energy has stopped flowing. When I feel that the heat, or energy, in my hands has abated, I will remove them and may place them over a different area of the body.
What are the benefits?
The healing effects are mediated by channeling the universal energy known as chi. This is the same energy involved in tai chi exercise. It is the life force energy that some believe surrounds all of us.
This energy permeates the body. Reiki experts point out that, while this energy is not measurable by modern scientific techniques, it can be felt by many who tune in to it.
Reiki can be used to induce deep relaxation, assist in the body’s natural healing processes, and develop emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. People who receive Reiki describe it as “intensely relaxing.” Conditions that Reiki has been used to help treat include cancer, depression, infertility, insomnia (fatigue syndromes), and many more.
Reiki treatment should not be used as a substitute for the consultation of a physician or a psychotherapist.