Reiki is the Japanese energy healing technique used for stress reduction and relaxation, all while promoting healing. It is administered by the "laying on of hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is within all living things. When this vital energy flows freely and without blockage throughout the body, optimal wellness and wellbeing is restored. The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words- Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force energy". So, Reiki is defined as "spiritually guided life force energy." Reiki belongs alongside chanting, meditation, prayer, tai chi, yoga, and others in the category of spiritual practices. The goal of a spiritual practice is to stay mindfully connected to our essential self. Health benefits such as stress reduction and enhanced self-healing are the by-products of the centering that is an essential part of any spiritual practice.
- One of the greatest Reiki healing health benefits is stress reduction and relaxation, which triggers the body’s natural healing abilities (immune system). Reiki aids in better sleep and improves and maintains health.
- Reiki helps bring about inner peace and harmony. It can be valuable tool in the quest for spiritual growth.
- Reiki also balances the mind and emotions. Regular Reiki treatments can bring about a calmer and more peaceful state of being, in which a person is better able to cope with everyday stress. This mental balance also enhances learning, memory and mental clarity. Reiki can heal mental and emotional wounds and helps to work through dysfunction. In more severe situations, Reiki can help alleviate mood swings, fear, frustration and even anger. Reiki can also strengthen and heal personal relationships. Because Reiki enhances your capability to love, it can open you up to the people around you and help your relationships grow. By improving your capacity for empathy, Reiki allows you to connect with people on a deeper level.
- Reiki offers relief during emotional distress and sorrow. Reiki helps in the grieving process, as it cleans and clears the emotions, preventing them from being so draining and offers perspective.
- On the physical level, Reiki helps to relieve pain from migraines, arthritis, sciatica ~ just to name a few. It also helps with symptoms of asthma, chronic fatigue, menopausal symptoms, and insomnia.
- Reiki speeds up recovery from surgery or long-term illness, as it helps in adjusting to medicine/treatment. It also tends to reduce side-effects. For example, chemotherapy patients who received Reiki noticed a marked decrease in side effects from treatment.