Reiki experience

[Kellyjames]

Has anyone tried Reiki, I am interested in this 'hands on healing' but, I'm not sure if it is an expensive 'chill out' session or whether there really is something in it.

I would be interested to hear from someone who has experienced it.

[Caree]

I did try this once, and came away feeling very relaxed and calm. But I cant honestly say, it did much else. If I had lay in the room, listening to the music and smelt the lovely incense, would I come away equally relaxed? who knows.

[Gwen Jones]

Well, I had my first session a week ago. I didn't go with a specific ailment in mind, but a general overall wellbeing benefit.

I went being a mixture of sceptical and hopeful in one, and came away feeling very relaxed and calm. I think it was the calmness that was the most intense feeling. It wasn't like have a massage, but a different type of relaxation, almost like a peace came over me, and this did last for some time. It is too early (being only one session) to say if I had any health benefits.

I would go again, and then decide if it is for me in the long run.

[Mummy2Two]

isn't it a lot of money just to feel relaxed? why dont you just turn your bedroom into a mini relaxation room, music, candles, nice smells etc, and just lie down in some warm covers for 1 hour, you will wake feel refreshed and vibrant, and better off.

[Tom32]

I've seen you tube videos showing you how to become a reiki practitioner in 10 minutes:rolleyes:

Doesn't that suggest it is a bit of a gimmick?

[Jade26]

Isn't it about energy fields?

[Alison66]

I've booked my first session:applouse:

I have pondered on the idea of this therapy for a while now, but my belief in its ability to work has waxed and waned a bit. But after reading a book about energies, I have finally come to the belief that it has the possibility to work. Maybe belief is all you need!

I'll feed back to you about my experience.

[Gwen Jones]

Well, I had my first session a week ago. I didn't go with a specific ailment in mind, but a general overall wellbeing benefit.

I went being a mixture of sceptical and hopeful in one, and came away feeling very relaxed and calm. I think it was the calmness that was the most intense feeling. It wasn't like have a massage, but a different type of relaxation, almost like a peace came over me, and this did last for some time. It is too early (being only one session) to say if I had any health benefits.

I would go again, and then decide if it is for me in the long run.

I'm currently on a bit of a health kick at the moment, so along with some other changes in my life, I decided to give Reiki another go, and post Christmas, I'm so pleased I did, I do feel a real sense of calm post visits. I still think it's too early and maybe too subtle to say I feel healed, and that maybe due to the fact I just wanted to feel well, in tip top condition.

[Daisy82]

Exactly how is it meant to affect our health?

[Kellyjames]

Hi Daisy82, We are all beings of energy that flows, sometimes this energy gets stuck for numerous reasons. Reiki, much like acupuncture is about allowing the flow of energy by clearing away the stagnant areas causing us problems. Reiki practitioners are not healers in themselves, they are channels in which the universal energy can pass to help re-energise us and clear away problems.

This is why they don't have to touch you (hands off) therapy, they are feeling for changes in your energy, using different techniques they then clear your energy.

[Gwen Jones]

I found this explanation, I hope it helps.

'Life force flows within the physical body though pathways called chakras, meridians and nadis. It also flows around us in a field of energy called the aura. ... Reiki heals by flowing through the affected parts of the energy field and charging them with positive energy'

[Kitkat]

I think the belief in the therapy goes a long way in achieving a success rate.

[Dale42]

I think the belief in the therapy goes a long way in achieving a success rate.

I think that could be said for all therapies and medicine. In fact a lot of medical drug companies rely on the power of the mind to improve the effectiveness of their drugs.

[Alison66]

Fresh off the reiki table and I feel wonderful, albeit different from my last experience. One thing to note is that every experience is different, which means it is different for everyone. The actual treatment will run along the same lines, it is the experience that you feel during and after the session that changes.

Last time I felt rejuvenated, energetic, with boundless energy. This time I have not experienced that, however, I do feel calm and rested, like I have had a wonderful holiday.

I actually think it is better than a massage because when you have a massage the feeling seems to go quite quickly, but with reiki it lingers for hours and sometimes days afterwards, its subtle, but its there.:o

[Tanya]

I actually think it is better than a massage because when you have a massage the feeling seems to go quite quickly, but with reiki it lingers for hours and sometimes days afterwards, its subtle, but its there.:o

If they don't touch you, what is the sensation that lingers for hours? Because with massage, it is the relaxing hands on muscle release that you still feel afterwards.

[Esme]

If they don't touch you, what is the sensation that lingers for hours? Because with massage, it is the relaxing hands on muscle release that you still feel afterwards.

It's the movement of your energy, we are all electrical beings, and our moods can be affected by changes in the energy around us. Reiki lifts that energy and clears stagnant energy, helping your own energy to flow. It is that flow of energy that makes us feel calmer, happier.

[lifesaball]

Can it heal you? Or is it all about making you feel relaxed?