WHAT IS REIKI?

Reiki (pronounced “ray-key”) is an ancient Japanese healing

technique that involves the channeling of Universal Life Force

Energy.  The word “Rei” means spiritual/Divine wisdom, that

which is all-knowing.  It is the energy that governs the functioning

of the universe.  The word “ki” means vital life force energy; the non-physical energy that sustains all living things.  This non-invasive healing technique lays hands on or above the body in various positions.  The body draws in this Universal Life Force Energy to relieve itself of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual blocks. 

 

Reiki can be explained as a science of energy.  It is NOT a dogma, cult, or religion.  It is simply a natural, safe, permanent, vitalizing technique of hands-on/hands-above healing that produces amazing results for a wide variety of problems.

 

HOW DOES REIKI WORK?

Reiki heals on all levels: mental, physical, spiritual and emotional.  In order to maintain optimal health and well-being, we must maintain a balance of each of these.  Reiki assists the natural healing process of the body enhancing its ability to rebalance to a healthier state.  The healing act of Reiki addresses these imbalances to support your good health and well-being.  It is effective on anything created from life force energy, including plants and animals.  Everyone has life force energy in them, but not everyone uses it to the fullest potential.  Reiki helps to increase the vibration that’s already there.  If our life force energy is low, we are more likely to get sick or feel stress.  If it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.

 

A TYPICAL REIKI TREATMENT (1 hour)

As a Reiki practitioner, I will place my hands gently on or above your body, using a series of hand positions, which ensures complete coverage of all major organs, glands, and joints (and chakras).  (**IMPORTANT: For anyone sensitive to touch, I can also do Reiki without direct touching by simply placing my hands just slightly above your body).  The result is that the health-giving life force energy in your (the recipient’s) body becomes amplified and balanced. 

 

You will lie on a comfortably padded massage table, fully clothed, covered with a blanket, and supported by pillows/cushions, for approximately one hour (half hour if that is all the time you have – but one hour is preferable).   I recommend you wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothes; each hand position lasts about 2 – 5 minutes; soft relaxing music is played to assist with the relaxation process; treatment covers front and back of your body (part way through the treatment, I will ask you to turn over onto your stomach).

 

Reiki affects each individual in a very personal way.  As the recipient, you/your body will determine the results of the session as you draw only the energy that is required to create a balance in all levels of your being.

 

During a Reiki Treatment you may experience the following:

• Sensations of warmth, cold, subtleness, steadfastness, or forcefulness

• Pins-and needles tingling, vibrational buzzing, electrical sparks, numbness, itchiness, hot flashes, goose bumps, chills, throbbing, etc. as the energy is moving inside you

• Feeling heat, or cold, from my hands

• Feeling sleepy and yawning repeatedly as incoming Reiki energies soothe and calm pent-up emotional tension and stress

• If you are more in tune with your holistic 'body', you may have deeper experiences, such as imagery (colors, images, etc.), kinesthesia (a sense mediated by receptors located in muscles, tendons, and joints), and/or inner voices

• Or you may not feel anything at all, as the Reiki sensations can be very subtle and may be overlooked – but Reiki works whether you feel it or not!!

 

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AFTER A REIKI TREATMENT

• The Reiki energy will be with you for the next 3 days and you MAY experience changes during this time – such as an increased thirst and increased need to empty the bladder

• Drink plenty of water, as this will help flush out the toxins from the body

• You may experience heightened symptoms – a sign that the energy is beginning to work within the body and is accelerating the healing process

• If you are on medication you may wish to consult with your doctor while receiving Reiki, because Reiki rebalances the body (medications may need to be adjusted)

• To get the most benefits from Reiki, it is strongly recommended that you receive a minimum of 3 treatments:

1. INTRODUCES Reiki energy to the body

2. CREATES a deeper level of healing

3. ANCHORS in the healing energy

 

** Immediately after the treatment, I will provide feedback to you about what I experienced while doing the treatment on you (objects/images/words/people/names/colors that I saw, any warm/cold/sensations I felt, etc), and you will also be asked to share feedback about your experience.  In many instances, this is a very interesting and enlightening discussion, and often some surprising insights are realized!

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BENEFITS OF REIKI

• Reduces stress and anxiety, and promotes relaxation

• Reawakens the mind, body, spirit, and emotion connection

• Improves sleeping patterns

• Increases vitality

• Brings about change and personal growth

• Relieves physical pain brought on by stress, arthritis, migraines, sciatica, burns, and sport injuries

• Promotes the release of emotions such as grief, anger, or anxiety

• Complements and enhances all types of medical treatments

• Improves all functions of the body

• Safely absorbed, distributed and balanced by the body to meet specific needs

• Works with the natural healing process already underway in the body

• Heals on all levels: mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally

• Improves chronic conditions such as asthma and diabetes

• And so much more!

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** ADDED BONUS: HOLISTIC LIFESTYLE COACHING **

As part of your Reiki experience with me, you will receive individualized holistic lifestyle coaching both before and after each treatment.  My recommendations will be based on our discussions, and anything that I noticed during your Reiki treatment, and will be offered to you as a way to help bring more balance and healing to your life.

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**PLEASE NOTE:  I will have a few surprises to give to you at your first appointment, PLUS you will have on-going support from me via email and/or Facebook Messenger as you go through this part of your wellness journey with me!

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