Lifestyle

What Reiki Healing Is & How You Can Benefit

31 October 2017
  • FacebookTwitter
Reiki Healing

Last week I was fortunate enough to have the amazing Karen, from The Happy Co., come to my house for a Reiki healing session.  I hadn’t ever had Reiki before, and it was so divine.  I have been suffering with my sleep the last few weeks  (blaming it on my busy mind!) and our session really seemed to relieve stress and help me to have a better sleep for the week after the session.

I asked Karen to share with you what Reiki is and how you can benefit from adding it into your healthy life routine!

 

Relax and restore with Reiki

Reiki is a gentle, hands-on technique which promotes deep relaxation and can lead to natural healing. Originally founded in Japan, Rei translates to universal wisdom and ki means life force energy (otherwise known as ‘chi’ in Chinese medicine). Therefore Reiki may be considered a form of energy healing.

The practitioner uses gentle touch to shift and restore energy within the body, leaving you feeling deeply relaxed. Life is busy, we are constantly on-the-go and unknowingly in a state of ‘fight-or-flight’. When the body is in this state of ‘stress’, due to a full work schedule, family commitments, lack of sleep, health issues or simply just the day-to-day busy-ness of life, then it is unable to perform its natural functions of rest, repair and renewal. Reiki invites a state of relaxation. Similar to practices such as yoga and meditation, it switches the body into the parasympathetic nervous system, and therefore out of fight-or-flight. It is here that true healing can occur on all levels – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.

 

I’ve heard that Reiki works with the chakras. Is this right?

Yes! Chakras are the energy centres in our body. They are likened to spinning wheels, that when balanced and healthy, are constantly in motion. At times in our life, these wheels can become ‘stuck’. We might feel out of sorts, stressed, anxious or become ill. Reiki helps to unblock, align and balance the chakras by shifting energy. Each chakra has a physical and energetic correlation in the body. For example, the Solar Plexus Chakra is located above the navel, linked to the digestive system and associated with personal strength, power, self-confidence and identity. Often if we can identify the energetic cause, the physical can be resolved too.

 

Who would benefit from having a Reiki treatment?

At the most basic – and beautiful – level, Reiki is a deep form of relaxation which gives rest to the nervous system. In our busy lives, who isn’t looking for ways to relax? For this reason, I recommend Reiki as an incredible self-care tool for absolutely anyone!

Reiki assists with:

  • deep relaxation and a greater sense of wellbeing and peace
  • relief from stress, anxiety or overwhelm
  • deeper, more restful sleep
  • aiding recovery from injuries and easing muscle pain
  • faster recovery or healing from illness, by relieving symptoms and uncovering possible causes – each physical ailment the body has an energetic cause
  • bringing relief from chronic pain
  • regulating blood pressure and strengthening the immune system
  • feeling energised, emotionally stronger and a sense of clarity

 

What happens in a Reiki session?

My Reiki treatment rooms are like a little oasis. Imagine candles burning, essential oils in the diffuser, soft music – a place of peace and calm. During a treatment you lay down and the practitioner gently places their hands in different positions on your body, holding for a few minutes at a time. When I work with clients there is no set choreographed order that I use, instead I like to be guided by my intuition as to where the energy is most needed.

 

How will I feel during, or after, a treatment?

The most common feelings are warmth, heat or tingling but there are so many sensations that can occur. Sometimes, both the client and I will get a similar sensation like an itchy nose, which has an energetic meaning in itself and always interesting to explore! Afterwards you will feel deeply rested, yet energised. Clients often describe the feeling of ‘floating’ and I think that’s a pretty nice way for them to leave!

 

Ahh, this doesn’t sound so woo-woo after all!

Haha, so true! I know that at first Reiki may sound a little ‘woo woo’, but it truly is just a nourishing way to help find balance, manage stress or anxiety, and tune in to you. It can help with discovering what may be holding you back, but more importantly how you can move forward with strength and inner power. And to me, that’s the ultimate gift of self love.

 

Karen is a Reiki practitioner, holistic counsellor and meditation guide who works with clients on a 1:1 basis through her practices in Bondi and Newcastle. She also holds Goddess Groups and Workshops for women to support them in finding ways to nourish, restore and prioritise their own self-care. For more information head to Karen’s website thehappyco.com.au or Instagram.

 

 

JSHealth 8 week program is changing lives, sign up here!

You might also like