By Marie C. Barrett
Reiki healing is one of numerous modalities of energy healing. Each method has its own particular way of flowing energy to restore holistic health at physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels. Today, we focus on Reiki healing, a powerful tool for healing at these deep levels of one’s being.
Because Reiki healing tunes in to the universal life force energy, it can effectively reach into many layers of energy disturbance and imbalance. Reiki can be applied for results in all areas of life, extending way beyond the realms of just physical healing. This is what makes Reiki such a powerful tool.
So What Exactly is Reiki?
Best known in the west as a gentle but powerful system of hands on healing, Reiki healing can easily be learned by anyone with the pure intention of restoring balance where imbalance is causing pain and disturbance. It is a system of working with physical and non-physical energies; with it, anyone can learn to heal themselves, others, and even animals and plants.
How does Reiki Work?
Reiki not only offers relief from pain and illness, it can empower you to discover your true mission and purpose in life. It can energize your passion to achieve your visions. It can reach in to your emotional body to heal and soothe emotional trauma and distress. Reiki energy is that same energy that inspires your deepest loves and greatest dreams. It is your energetic connection to Source.
However, since we are discussing physical and emotional healing, we will focus on this aspect of Reiki here. There is no randomity in life. There are no accidents. We are here to experience the whole spectrum of polarities from love to no love, joy to despair, fun to boredom and health to sickness. Life is experience and consequences of choices. Reiki gently helps you take full responsibility for your life.
A Typical Reiki Treatment
Most people's first experience of Reiki is generally through a 'hands on healing' therapy session. A Reiki treatment is usually given in a quiet and peaceful environment, with the person receiving Reiki either lying on a massage table or sitting down. There is no need to undress at all, and often a simple light sheet is draped over the recipient for comfort’s sake.
The person giving Reiki will then transmit the Reiki energy to the person receiving it - placing their hands either on or over various points on the body. The practitioner intuitively tunes in to the energy of the recipient, smoothing, activating or discarding energy from hot spots as necessary. The main focus however, is simply the transmission of life force energy, allowing its profound intelligence to work in the best possible way for the healing of the recipient.
Invariably people find the treatment extremely relaxing, enervating and often they find definite relief for ailments in just a short time. A treatment can last anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour and a half, the usual being about an hour.
During the session many report various feelings of warmth or coolness with, maybe, a sense of swirling energy movement. Some experience beautiful colors, or the presence of spiritual beings but most people simply experience deep relaxation and peace.
Now You Try Reiki
Now you have an idea of what Reiki is, what it can do for you and how it is administered in a typical Reiki session. You can enjoy a Reiki session for healing an ailment, rebalancing your energies, realigning your chakras, or for opening up your consciousness to higher awareness.
Reiki can be sent to others in distance healing sessions, and of course, you can treat yourself, with the intention of opening up to this exquisite life force energy.
As with any kind of energy healing, the Reiki practitioner is at the service of the recipient. The connection opened between the two is one of honesty and love. There is no judgment or invasion of privacy, only loving service to a fellow traveler in this amazing world of duality, polarity and existential experience.
If you have the opportunity to experience Reiki energy healing, treat yourself to this beautiful modality of healing and transformative well-being.

