03/08/2023
What is Reiki?
🔮 Reiki is a form energy healing, a healer will channel a divine, universal energy into your body, often focussing on your chakras and working intuitively. The healer’s main purpose is to be an empty vessel, the conduit for a higher power to heal and rebalance the recipient.
Where does it come from?
🔮 The discipline of Reiki was formed in 20th-century Japan by Mikao Usui, with its roots in Shintoism and Tendai Buddhism. Originally a method of bringing about self enlightenment, Usui later taught a simplified method based on symbols and hand positions to the Japanese navy to treat pain on the battlefield before the medics arrived. This systematic method of treatment was spread throughout the West, over time becoming increasingly rigid and full of dogma. This was until the last remaining students of Usui were discovered, bringing us a simpler, more intuitive, self-treating discipline which placed little emphasis on the treatment of others, instead focussing almost entirely on the student’s spiritual progression.
What happens in a treatment?
🔮 When you are laying down and comfy, your healer will begin with a smoke cleanse before scanning your energy field for any imbalances. They will then proceed to rest their hands on and around your body, channeling Reiki energy intuitively, or focussing on any problem areas. They may incorporate the energy of symbols, crystals or other sacred tools of healing to heighten the experience. Your healer will ground you before the treatment is brought to an end and there will be the opportunity to discuss what each person experienced.
What will you experience?
🔮 You will likely experience warmth emanating from your healers’s hands, paired with tingling sensations in different parts of the body. You will experience an altered state of consciousness, possibly allowing for new ideas and ways of thinking. Dormant thoughts and emotions trapped within the subconscious may come to the surface to be released.
Most people find the deep state of relaxation unlike anything they’ve experience before. You may drift in and out of consciousness. Some people even have full-blown Shamanic journeys, or experience the energy of a deceased relative. Reiki is magical for both the practitioner and client.
What are the benefits?
🔮 Reiki is a holistic treatment benefitting your entire being. The deep relaxation calms your mind, in turn allowing your body to reach the perfect state for self-healing. By cleansing and balancing your energy we can restore the body to full function, bathing every cell in pure, healing energy. Reiki is often prescribed by GPs and can help with IBS, insomnia, anxiety, depression and many other issues. It is known to help with emotional distress and pain management. For those looking to kick-start their life on a spiritual path, this is a great way to begin.