Reiki is a technique that is used for stress reduction, relaxation, and to promote healing. Reiki sessions are administered by a practitioner through a non-invasive laying on of hands. The practitioner gently lays her hands on different areas of the body allowing subtle energy to flow to the recipient. Because a practitioner’s hands are frequently drawn to the areas of the body that need Reiki most the recipient will not only be put into a state of deep relaxation but also experience balanced energy levels. As healing energy, Reiki is harmless and can only generate positive experiences for both the recipient and the practitioner. At the end of the treatment recipients often report reduced tension, feelings of peace, security, and wellbeing.
What Reiki is not?
Reiki is not a religion nor is it associated with any religion. Reiki practitioners and recipients are made up of people from all different beliefs. Reiki is also not a massage or reflexology. The hands-on healing involved with Reiki is used strictly as a means to generate energy-healing from the practitioner to the recipient.
What Can Reiki Be Used For?
Reiki treatments are beneficial for a number of reasons. They can be used to reduce everyday stresses, tensions, and anxieties or for more serious matters such as relief from acute or chronic pain and depression. Because Reiki increases inner peace and puts the recipient in a state of calmness treatments can be very helpful to people who have trouble sleeping, addictions, and suppressed feelings. Whether one is interested in a relaxing experience or to alleviate pain Reiki is a positive experience for everyone.
Skeptical about Reiki?
Because Reiki has been so successful in promoting healing it has been used in a number of hospitals, medical clinics, and hospice programs as a standard part of care. In New York State alone there are more than a dozen hospitals that use Reiki sessions as part of their program. A full list of hospitals can be accessed at http://www.reikiinhospitals.org
Although Reiki has been primarily used for humans, it has many qualities that make it ideal for pet therapy as well.
Reiki for Animals
Reiki is beneficial for animals in a number of ways. For hyper, nervous, or abused animals, Reiki can greatly reduce stress and induce relaxation. For animals with illnesses or after surgery, Reiki can help accelerate healing and enhance treatments - both conventional and alternative - as well as lessen the side effects associated with those treatments. Animals nearing the end of their life can benefit from Reiki - as well as their humans - by making the transition more peaceful and comforting.
