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Reiki Healing Reiki, pronounced Ray Key (Universal Energy) is an ancient non-intrusive complementary therapy. A hands-on-healing energy technique, Reiki enhances the body’s own innate natural ability to heal itself on all levels. Reiki complements conventional medicine. It has no major side effects or contraindications.
Reiki is so much more than a physical therapy. Reiki works on a holistic level balancing and harmonising not only the body but also the mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of a person.
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| Hands-on-healing has been around for thousands of years. Just about every religion and tradition or culture has their own form of spiritual healing using the hands-on method. There are various forms of healing. Some healers use their own energy and life force to heal others while others heal with the help of spirit guides who supply the energy. Healers who use their own life force or energy deplete their own supplies and can be left exhausted and vulnerable. Reiki healers do not use their own supply of energy. Instead they channel the energy through from an outside source. Therefore no matter how many times they heal the energy continues to flow and has no effect on the energy level of the healer. |
| Reiki has its own unique level of vibration, which is much higher than the normal energy that surrounds us. Reiki also works from a higher intelligence than ours and goes to where it is needed the most. Reiki is channelled from the source or universe and in through the crown chakra in the head. From there it flows down into the Heart Chakra, down the arms and then out through the palms of the hands and fingertips. When the hands are placed on a person’s body the Reiki flows from the hands of the healer and into the energy field of the person where it works its way to where it is most needed. |
Distant or Remote Reiki Healing
| Reiki has the ability to travel through space, over continents, and through time both past and future. As a result it is not always necessary for a person to be actually present with the healer in order to receive a Reiki Healing. Reiki can be sent to a person in need of healing at any time of day or night. This is known as Distant Healing. Distant Healing is every bit as powerful and effective as a hands-on-healing. When a Distant Healing is carried out, the Reiki Healer will bring into mind the person or situation that needs healing using various methods. The healing is then programmed to travel to the person or situation by means of the Distant Healing Symbol taught to Reiki Healers at Level II. The Distant Healing can be programmed to continue or repeat itself over a period of time. |
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| The recipient of the healing does not have to do anything in particular to receive the healing. However, it is recommended that if at all possible the recipient be aware of the time and day the healing is to be sent and that they lie down, make themselves comfortable or meditate for the duration of the healing. All said and done Distant Healing is often sent as an emergency healing or support to persons during trauma, pain, surgery, childbirth or grief etc and it is not essential that they take time out to receive it. Even Reiki Level I healers have the ability to send Distant Healings; however, the Distant Healing Symbol of Level II amplifies the Reiki energies. |
| There is often the debate over whether it is spiritually ethical to send healing to a person who has not personally asked for it. This is tied up with the argument over whether or not the healer is interfering with the free will of the recipient. Some healers will not send healing unless the person has directly asked for it. Other healers believe that the healing should always be sent regardless and will programme into the healing that if the person on any level refuses to accept the healing then the healing energies be redirected to a person or situation in need of healing who is ready and willing to accept it. |
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How does Reiki Help?
| On a physical level Reiki supports and accelerates the body’s own innate ability to heal itself. It helps control pain and cleanses the body of toxins. The rate of recovery from a broken bone or burn is greatly enhanced when treated with Reiki. Damaged, or torn muscle tissue heals rapidly and the person returns to health with an overall feeling of well being. |
| On a mental level Reiki flows to break down and disperse negative thoughts and attitudes. Reiki works as a psychologist on the spiritual level assisting the mind to let go of negative concepts and replace them with positivity and a balanced outlook. During a Reiki treatment the deepest levels of relaxation can be achieved enabling the release of mental stress and tension, which also has an impact on the physical body. |
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| From my experience with Reiki it is hard to find a person who does not have suppressed emotions of some sort or other. We have all been touched by life, loved, lost etc and it depends on how we handled these situations and how we were treated that determines the damage they may be causing to our overall well-being. Reiki flows into the emotional body and releases blockages caused by suppressed emotions. Often the release of an emotional blockage will cause mental images to fleetingly appear. These images usually relate to the emotional issue being released and can momentarily bring back all the feelings associated with it. The images could be of people, places, animals etc. They are part of the emotional baggage the person has carried around and as they are released and brought to the surface they are re-examined one last time before floating away. A tremendous sense of relief and liberation are often experienced and can trigger quite an emotional response. |
| On a Spiritual level Reiki flows through the whole body sparking a connection and an awareness that is not normally experienced. By balancing the physical, mental and emotional bodies a strong sense of connectedness with the Divine often results. We come into the world with a strong connection between the spiritual and the physical but as we grow and mature the physical and material world tend to dominate our existence and we lose touch with our spiritual essence. Reiki Healing often helps us remember who we truly are. |
What Happens During a Reiki Healing treatment?
| As Reiki energy can pass through physical matter there is no need to remove any clothing except for shoes and any tight belts etc (purely for comfort). Watches and jewellery should also be removed. The treatment is normally conducted lying down but if this is too uncomfortable than treatment can be given with the client sitting in a chair. Subdued lighting, soft music, candles and incense help relax the client prior to the treatment and set the tone for this spiritual occasion. |
| The Reiki Healer will scan over the body with her hands to determine and locate any problem areas where they feel energy blockages so that healing can be concentrated in these areas. A series of hand position are carried out with some on or around the head, throat, chest, abdomen, legs, arms, back and feet. Although Reiki is a hands-on healing therapy not all healers will actually rest their hands on the body. Some prefer to rest their hands a few inches away from the body. This does not interfere with the flow or effect of the Reiki energy. Each hand position normally is held for approximately five minutes but this can vary. Sacred symbols can also be used and these are drawn above the body. The treatment normally lasts one hour. |
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What Can I expect to experience during a Reiki Healing?
| Some people feel a lot while others feel very little. Regardless of the experience the benefits of the Healing are still the same i.e. one does not have to experience anything to reap the rewards of a Reiki Healing treatment. People are sensitive to the energy in different ways. |
| These are just some of the experience related to me by clients: |
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Deep Relaxation of body sometimes with heightened awareness of the mind. Heaviness or numbness |
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Floating sensation |
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Swirling or Flashes of colours |
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Burning bright white light |
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Images of people and places etc. Some recognisable, some not |
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Movie clips of people and places. Quite often of childhood. |
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Strong localised heat or cold |
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Buzzing sensation flowing throughout the body or in a particular part of the body |
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Rippling or undulating feeling in part of the body |
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Laughter |
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Sadness – sometimes accompanied by tears |
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Mild nausea as certain parts of the body are worked on. |
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Mild twitches in arms and legs that pass |
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Angelic presence |
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The presence of a loved one |
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Past life memories |
| Each healer carries his or her own particular form of healing and therefore one can experience a healing very differently from one healer to another. I have a close connection to the earth element and the energies of this source, some work more on a celestial level. Healers are all unique and each brings their own form of healing to the table. |
| From a personal level I had always felt strong buzzing and often burning sensations in my hands and fingers and it took me a long time to realize that what I was feeling was energy flowing through my hands. It was then that I sought some form of training and so it was to Reiki I was drawn. I was taught the principles of energy healing using the Reiki system. My Reiki Master who initiated and trained me in all three levels never let me forget that I was a natural healer who just happened to train in Reiki. As a result the energy that flows through can at times be quite strong and on some days it flows powerfully from my hands regardless of whether I have a client to heal or not. |
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| Some people, places or animals can trigger a powerful flow and I experience it as a strong airflow from the palms of my hands accompanied by a buzzing sensation throughout the whole hand and certain parts of my body. I also sense the energy field of everything: human, animal, plant, earth, buildings etc. Energy can be light but sometimes it is heavy and can feel somewhat nauseous. Some of my cats have very strong energy fields and I can sense them for about 30 seconds or so before they appear in front of me. |
| We are all born with certain spiritual gifts. For some it is Clairvoyance, for others it may be clairsentience or clairaudience etc but as we grow, develop and mature we often lose sight of these gifts and they remain dormant within our cellular memory. Others are aware of their spiritual gift and seek to develop it, whilst some acknowledge it but are unable to move forward with it. |
How Many Sessions will I Need?
| Although an individual Reiki Session can be very powerful, the recommendation is to have a series of Reiki healings to derive maximum therapeutic benefits. Attempting to treat and solve a long term situation in one Reiki session is rarely successful. Likewise one wouldn't expect to be cured after only one visit to a psychotherapist or by the first dose of an antibiotic. The first Reiki session gets the ball rolling so to speak as it introduces the body and the client to Reiki. In the first session, the psychic debris and blockages are disturbed and begin to shift. Work has indeed begun in the first Reiki session, but only just. The real work follows, as each subsequent session releases more and more blockages as the Reiki begins to penetrate down to the very roots. |
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What can I expect to Feel after a Reiki Healing
| After a Reiki Healing session you may feel a little different for a few days. This is because the healing with Reiki has caused a lot of stuff (blocks, stagnant energy, and psychic debris) to shift and while it is working its way out and being filtered through the various layers of the energy field, it can cause some after-effects. These are all very normal and just a sign of the body detoxing and that the Reiki is working. It is advisable to drink plenty of water over the coming days in order to assist and speed up this detoxifying process. Although the physical healing has been completed during the session, the Reiki energies will continue to work throughout the system over the following days. Listed below are some of the most common after-effects of a healing and again depend on the individual and what is being released. |
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Fatigue/Mugginess/Heavy Limbed |
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Euphoria/ High Energy/Alertness |
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Deep Sleep/Inability to sleep the night of healing |
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Thirst (extra water needs to be consumed to assist in the detox process) |
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Heightened sensitivity to sugar or salt. |
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Emotional (outbursts anger, tearfulness, irritability) |
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Old memories of people, places, childhood, conversations resurfacing |
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Mild nausea |
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Recurring sensations of the healing |
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Heat or cold in certain areas of the body |
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Strong Vivid Dreams/Lucid Dreaming |
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