About Reiki
Origins of Reiki
Reiki was founded by Dr. Mikao Usui in the early 1920s. Dr. Usui, a Japanese Buddhist monk and educator, developed Reiki after a transformative spiritual experience during a meditation retreat on Mount Kurama. During this retreat, he received the knowledge and ability to heal with universal (rei) life energy (ki). Following this revelation, Dr. Usui began teaching and practicing Reiki in Kyoto, Japan, and later established a clinic where he treated and trained others in this healing art. Over time, Reiki spread beyond Japan, evolving into various lineages and becoming a widely practiced form of complementary therapy around the world. Its foundational principles of using universal life energy to promote balance, relaxation, and healing continue to guide Reiki practitioners today.
Physical Benefits
Reiki is a holistic healing technique that promotes relaxation and stress reduction, facilitating the body's natural healing processes. One of the key ways Reiki is beneficial
is through its ability to activate the parasympathetic nervous system. This system is responsible for the body's rest and digest functions, helping to counteract the fight-or-flight response. When the parasympathetic nervous system is activated, it promotes a state of calm, reduces heart rate, lowers blood pressure, and enhances digestion. This creates an optimal environment for healing, allowing the body to repair and regenerate more effectively.
Chakra Balancing
Reiki also plays a significant role in balancing and revitalizing the chakra system. Chakras are the body's energy centers, and when they are blocked or out of balance, it can lead to physical, emotional, and spiritual dis-ease. During a Reiki session, the practitioner channels energy to the client's chakras, helping to clear any blockages and ensuring that energy flows freely. This recharging of the chakra system can result in improved physical health, emotional stability, mental clarity, and spiritual well-being. Clients often report feeling more centered, grounded, and in harmony with themselves after a Reiki session.
Clearing Negative Energy
Another profound benefit of Reiki is its ability to cleanse the body and mind of negative energy. Negative energy can accumulate from stress, trauma, or negative thought patterns, leading to feelings of being stuck or overwhelmed. Reiki helps to release this stagnant energy, making way for positive energy to flow. This process can bring about a sense of clarity and peace, allowing clients to gain new perspectives on their lives and move forward with a renewed sense of purpose. By removing negative energy, Reiki helps clients feel lighter, more focused, and more in tune with their inner selves.
Strengthens Aura
Reiki is a powerful tool for clearing and strengthening the aura, the energetic field that surrounds the body. The aura can accumulate unwanted energies from various sources, including stress, negative emotions, and environmental influences. These unwanted energies can create a sense of being overwhelmed or weighed down causing you to feel lethargic and/or scattered. In addition to clearing these unwanted energies, Reiki also works to strengthen the aura. The energy channeled during a Reiki session not only helps to cleanse and clear the aura, but to also fortify the aura, making it more resilient to external influences. This strengthened aura acts a a protective shield, reducing the impact of negative energies and enhancing the individual's overall energy levels.
By clearing and strengthening the aura, Reiki promotes balance and harmony within the energetic system. This balanced state can enhance physical health, emotional stability, and mental clarity. Clients often report feeling more grounded, centred, and aligned with their true selves after a reiki session.
Emotional Healing
Reiki helps to release suppressed or unresolved emotions, bringing them to the surface for healing. This process can alleviate emotional pain, reduce anxiety, and promote a sense of inner peace. By working on the energy fields, Reiki can dissolve emotional blockages and allow for the free flow of positive energy. This can lead to improved mood, reduced stress, and a more balanced emotional state. Regular Reiki sessions can help individuals manage emotional traumas, grief, and depression by providing a safe and supportive environment for healing.
Mental Clarity
Reiki can enhance mental clarity and focus by calming the mind and reducing mental chatter. It helps clear away confusion and distractions, making it easier to concentrate and make decisions. Reiki can also assist in overcoming mental fatigue and burnout, providing a mental "reset" that allows for clearer thinking and improved problem-solving abilities. By balancing the energy in the mind, Reiki can promote a sense of mental sharpness and awareness, aiding in both personal and professional aspects of life.
Spiritual Growth
Reiki supports spiritual development by deepening one’s connection to their inner self and the universe. It helps individuals become more aware of their spiritual path and purpose, fostering a greater sense of intuition and insight. Reiki can enhance meditation practices, making it easier to reach deeper states of consciousness and awareness. This spiritual growth can lead to a greater understanding of one’s place in the world, increased compassion, and a more profound sense of peace and fulfillment.
Distant Reiki
Distant Reiki or Remote Reiki, is a practice where energy is sent to a recipient who is not physically present with the practitioner. This method utilises the principle that energy is not limited by space or time, allowing the reiki practitioner to channel healing energy to anyone, anywhere in the world.
Distant Reiki allows individuals who cannot attend in-person sessions due to geographical, physical and scheduling constraints, or just an overall busy life style to receive healing. Recipients can benefit from Reiki in the comfort of their own home, which can enhance relaxation and receptivity to the healing energy.
What to Expect
Initial Consultation
Your session begins with a brief discussion about what has brought you here and what you hope to achieve. This allows us to tailor the experience to your unique needs and intentions.
Setting the Space
You will be invited to lay down on a comfortable healing table, where you will be covered with a warm blanket to ensure your comfort. Soothing meditation music will play in the background, creating a serene environment conducive to healing.
Beginning the Healing
We start the session with a calming affirmation to set a positive intention. I will then connect with your energy and begin placing my hands in various positions on your body to channel Reiki through your physical form and chakras.
Working with the Aura
Following this, I will move my hands away from your body and work through your aura, guided by my intuition and instructions from our Spirit Guides & Angels. This part of the session is highly individualised, as I use techniques best suited to your needs at that moment.
Grounding and Balancing
To conclude the session, I will return to hands-on positions to ground and balance your energy, ensuring you leave feeling centred and revitalised.
What to Wear
For your comfort, please wear loose-fitting, comfortable clothes that allow you to fully relax during the healing process.
Sensations and Experiences
During the session, you may experience a range of sensations such as tingling, warmth, or visualizing colors and images in your mind's eye. It is also common for some clients to fall asleep, as the deep relaxation takes over.
Post-Session Care
To enhance the healing process, it is important to avoid alcohol and drink plenty of water before and after your session. This helps your body detoxify physically and energetically, maximizing the benefits of your healing experience.
on a physical level