Reiki (pronounced ray-kee) is a powerful form of natural healing rediscovered by Dr Mikao Usui in Japan in the 1930's. Our ancestors used this form of healing as a matter of course but over time it was lost to the world. Universal energy ('Rei') is channelled through the hands of the practitioner to the person receiving the healing. It helps to boost the person's vitality ('ki' or "chi") and in turn accelerates their bodies own ability to heal.
What does Reiki do?
Reiki helps to rebalance our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual selves. It brings the mind, body and soul into balance and can help to remove blocked energy, promote relaxation, alleviate stress and encourage creativity and confidence. A Reiki treatment often produces a feeling of great well-being and calm. Some report a flowering of intuition or the development of psychic abilities, though Reiki can affect people differently according to the individual. Anyone can receive Reiki. Those who feel they would like to learn Reiki can be initiated over a weekend. This enables the person to take control of their own healing and once this is achieved there is the opportunity to help others. For those who wish to boost their energy flow even further, the next level of reiki training is available in which sacred symbols are taught, enabling energy to be sent from one place to another, over time and space. This facilitates healing of one's past and other exciting possibilities!
What does a treatment involve?
Put simply, Reiki is the channelling of universal love through the hands to relieve symptoms of stress, pain, emotional 'baggage' and anything that is affecting your energy system and that you feel is holding you back from healig. Reiki works on all levels of the human energy field as well as the body's central energy "wheels" known as chakras and along the meridian lines which flow throughout the body.
The treatment can be given either relaxing on a couch, or in a chair, whichever is the more comfortable for you. You remain fully clothed throughout and will be asked to turn over onto your front so that the back of your energy centres can be worked on. If you elect to include a crystal healing therapy alongside a Reiki healing session (at no extra cost) you will have the option of being wrapped in a soft blanket (unless the sun is streaming through my healing room windows and it is unbearably hot!) so that the crystals can be placed on the appropriate places. All you need do is relax and listen to the (optional) soothing music in the background. Sometimes tingling sensations, coldness or warmth can be felt, indicating that energy is flowing and therefore unblocking. At the very least, you will be left with a feeling of lightness and cleansing, which some have compared with having a heavy cloak lifted from around their shoulders.
This gentle but effective therapy can be used to treat anything from arthritis to depression and is particularly advantageous for the treatment of stress-related illnesses. It is very beneficial to animals and pets and can be sent long-distance if required.
The above therapy includes a 15 minute health questionnaire taken at the time of the first appointment. (This is treated with the upmost privacy and confidentiality, and is done simply to assertain special requirements of the individual). One treatment may be sufficient, but 2 or 3 supplimentary sessions separated by one or two-week intervals are usually taken up. In some circumstances I can also pay a home visit if you are unable to get to my Healing Room in West Bridgford, Nottingham and Long Distance Healing is also an option.