The Top 6 Questions I Get Asked About Reiki

In this article I help answer frequently asked questions about Reiki and how it helps women, men and children feel better.  

I believe that knowledge is empowering so when I get that unsure look from someone  when I mention Reiki it sparks a fire inside me to share more.  When I see others take a deep breath of relief while I’m talking I know that our conversation is no accident and I believe that you reading this is no accident either.  

I’m inviting you to read along to learn about the basics of this relaxing practice that’s helped me feel better and I know in my heart can help you and your loved ones feel better too.  

It’s a practice that I just can’t keep quiet about anymore. A practice that I absolutely had to know more about right after my first session and quickly pursued all the training I could get my hands on. 

 So come on, come with me and let’s learn more…

Reiki: pronounced ‘ray-key’ is a combination of two Japanese words (Rei) and (Ki): 

(Rei) means “universal” 

(Ki) is the vital life force that flows through all things living. 

What it is: A gentle touch therapy that helps activate and strengthen your body’s natural healing abilities. 

You see, we all have this energy within us and around us that we can’t see.  We can feel it and sense it but it’s unseen to our naked eye.Have you ever walked into a room and the room felt “heavy”, negative, like the air was thick?  To me, that’s what I would call the unseen energy. It’s all around us and within us. And, when you’re standing in line at the self check-out at Target you’re sharing energy with the people around you. This is why, when it’s within our own control, that’s it’s SUPER important we are very on purpose about who we’re around.   

Reiki is a healing treatment where I place my hands lightly on or just above you while the Reiki energy flows through your body to create this amazing sense of calmness and relaxation. You’re fully clothed, awake(unless you relax so much that you fall asleep) and lying down on a comfy massage table with relaxing music and blankets to keep you warm. I don’t manipulate or massage your body in any way. 

Reiki’s roots stem back to the early 1920’s and are now used all over the world, including hospitals and hospice. Cleveland Clinic shared that over 900 hospitals and healthcare facilities use Reiki as a complementary therapy in the U.S. It’s been amazing to watch the growth of Reiki just in my community.  I dream of the day when Reiki is covered by insurance, regularly recommended by healthcare professionals and offered on a wider scale to help those in need.  My efforts to collaborate with counselors, social workers, doctors and holistic experts will stay strong as I work to do my part in providing Reiki to the community on a more regular basis. 

Reiki energy flows through my hands to you, acting as the conduit of the energy.  What I find fascinating is that your body controls the energy you receive by taking only what you need and where you need it. Amazing, right?  The energy flows throughout your  body creating an environment for your body to get back into balance, which is the whole goal.  Your lovely body wants to thrive and Reiki energy helps it do that. They work together to help you feel better! 

One of my favorite parts about Reiki is how it focuses on the whole self – mental, emotional and physical. This gives your body a fair advantage when all three areas are thriving together. 

• Feel more relaxed throughout your entire body giving your body a chance to be calm and heal. 
• Make decisions that seemed impossible before.It gives us a sense of clarity and peace so it’s easier to make that BIG decision. 
• Experience better relationships. Clients have expressed how much easier it was to listen, communicate and interact with the people that are important to them. 
• Feel less pain. Reiki energy helps your body relax which allows it time to pay attention to the areas that hurt. When we’re in pain our body is tense, when we can relax our body no longer needs to support our stress and can focus on the ailment.  
• Get a better night’s sleep and be more productive. Reiki therapy helps our body be at peace which allows our minds to slow down instead of being in reactive mode. This creates a wonderful environment for a good night’s sleep.  A good night’s sleep is vital to healing and helps us be more productive the whole next day. 
• Feel a sense of purpose. It activates our confidence again, our ability to see the good and knowing that we are capable and deserving. 
• Have a stronger immune system. When our body can rest more, feel less stress and more ease it has the space to build your system up to protect you more and boost your immune system. 

When I picture Reiki I imagine this soft flowing, free golden light that has no bias or limited belief that stops it from bringing positivity. The diagnosis, symptom, trauma, ethinic background, gender or age have no affect on how it can help you feel better.

• Cancer 
• Chronic illness 
• Psychological and mental illness
• Pre-surgery anxiety, ease post-surgery discomfort and decrease recovery time 
• Insomnia and fatigue 
• Auto-immune disorders 
• Infertility 
• Digestive problems 

YAY!  You are in such a magical place of good health and feeling in balance. Let’s help you keep this flow of good health going!  More and more studies are coming out that show us how Reiki helps us feel, which is why Reiki sessions are great for preventative health maintenance similarly to why we take vitamins and health supplements. 

By boosting your immune system through regular sessions we can keep you firing on all cylinders! 

Reiki energy healing is a universal technique that supports us exactly where we are with no judgment or boundaries.  Just as Reiki.org explains it, this life force energy wants us to feel good in all ways – mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually – so it goes in, spreads its loving energy all around so our body can do what it does best – get us back into balance. 

In the meantime you get to feel relaxed, secure and at peace while receiving exactly what you need in that exact moment with no physical effort from you. Win, win! 

Healing starts with us and we have this wonderful opportunity to start again each day and feel better.

Click below to book your in-person or distant Reiki healing session.