Reiki Session
What is Reiki ?
Reiki is a technique for energy healing that involves gentle touch to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and anxiety. Reiki practitioners use their hands to deliver energy to your body, to improve the flow and balance of your energy, thereby supporting the healing process.
Mikao Usui developed reiki in the early 1900s. The term reiki is derived from the Japanese words "rei," meaning "universal," and "ki," which refers to the vital life force energy that flows through all living things. Today, Reiki is used worldwide, including in hospitals and hospices, to complement other forms of health treatments.
Studies show that reiki treatment may create feelings of:
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Peace.
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Relaxation.
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Security.
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Wellness.
Can Reiki replace traditional treatments?
No. Reiki treatment should not be used as a substitute for the consultation of a physician or a psychotherapist.
“Reiki complements other types of medical and therapeutic treatments, and it can increase the efficacy of other types of healing,” Bodner says.
If you’re already in good health, though, regular reiki treatments can enhance your ability to respond to stress and serve as a form of preventive medicine.
What conditions does reiki treat?
“Because it works on the entire self – mind, body and emotions – and because it is universal life force energy, reiki may be successful in all types of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual healing,” Bodner says.
Reiki isn’t specific to any particular type of disease or condition but may help people with:
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Cancer.
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Chronic pain.
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Infertility.
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Digestive problems.
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Parkinson’s disease.
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Psychological distress, including depression and anxiety.
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Stress-related illnesses.
Reiki can also help you prepare for surgery, which may help boost your recovery afterward.
What happens during a reiki session?
Reiki treatments typically last about 50 minutes. During a session, you’ll lie on a massage table fully clothed, as your reiki practitioner gently places their hands, palms down, on or just above your body in specific energy locations. They use a series of 12 to 15 different hand positions.
“The length of time that the practitioner leaves their hands in each position is determined by the flow of energy through their hands at each location,” Bodner explains.
Reiki differs from other touch therapies in that there is no pressure, massage or manipulation involved.
What does reiki feel like?
“You may experience the energy in the form of sensations like heat, tingling or pulsing where the Reiki practitioner has placed their hands,” Bodner says. “Sometimes, people feel sensations moving throughout the body, while other people do not perceive any change at all.”
Most people feel very relaxed and peaceful during reiki treatment, and many fall asleep during the process.
