Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.
The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means "Higher Power or Universal" and Ki which is "life force energy". So Reiki is actually "spiritually guided life force energy."
A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and wellbeing.
A Reiki treatment is a gentle hands-on treatment; the person receiving Reiki lies fully clothed while the practitioner’s hands rest gently over various areas of the body for a few minutes at a time in each position. It is a safe and re-assuring treatment – stress is released and there is a feeling of deep relaxation. People who receive Reiki describe it as “intensely relaxing", it is not religious but more of a spiritual enlightenment.
Conditions that Reiki has been used to help treat include: heart disease, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, infertility, neurodegenerative disorders, autism, Crohn’s disease and fatigue syndromes.
I perform my Reiki therapy on a comfortable reclining chair. This treatment is done in silence but relaxing music will ease you into the session. I will then use Reiki energy to assist with healing your body. I use very light touch on head, shoulders, elbow, hands, knees and feet just so you know that I am there. Chakra crystals are then placed within the chakra area, to remove any energy blocks that may be stuck. Finally, I will gently touch your shoulder and whisper that the session is over.