Reiki Healing

No, Reiki can also be received with the hands hovering over the body. For some people they feel more comfortable receiving distance healing so they can be in their own environment. But we would also say, you will soon forget about the hands and often direct contact produces the most obvious sensations of heat, but all this is up to you, and your preferences.

Although most people will feel some sensations of heat or tingling during the session, it is very common and normal to feel nothing at all. This can be disconcerting but the sensations themselves are not indicative of something beneficial or not. Most people, even when they feel nothing during the session, will notice changes afterwards, for example they sleep better, feel calmer at work, or surprising things like increased thirst or abrupt changes in habits or preferences. It can be fun to pay attention to how things unfold.

Reiki helps to balance your body, your mind, and your emotions. Often by the time we decide to try a Reiki treatment we are woefully out of balance, or we are stressed and wound up tight. When Reiki starts to encourage relaxation and unwinding, it is common to feel depths of our own exhaustion. This can be surprising, especially if we have been running on adrenaline. Feeling tired after Reiki is a strong indication that your body needs more rest and self-care. As you do more Reiki, you will regain your energy and notice the tired feeling goes away.

Similarly to the tiredness, heightened emotions is also a common response as the trapped or tightly held emotions come to the surface. It's helpful to remember that these emotions are trying to release so simply allowing yourself to cry, or feel the emotions as they leave the body is the quickest way to heal. There is no need to analyse them, some emotions may have been held since childhood, and being compassionate with yourself is the best way to move through any discomfort.

This is a hard question to answer, some people notice the feeling of calm and peacefulness can last for days, even weeks. While others jump back into their hectic lives so quickly it's as if nothing much happened. It is important to realise that Reiki is simply a form of Universal fuel, and how quickly you use that up depends entirely on how your life is set up. If you notice the positive impact of Reiki only lasts a few hours, it would be important to take a good look at how you can bring more self-care into your life.

Our Reiki Centre philosophy is to encourage you to learn Reiki for yourself rather than rely on a practitioner for ongoing sessions. When you start your own self-healing journey you can Reiki yourself daily, for as long as you like. This will always be a better option than relying on someone else to Reiki you once a week or once a month. This will always be our recommendation.

However, for people, or pets who cannot Reiki themselves easily, we usually recommend based on the situation. For intense or acute situations such as injury, serious illness or pain we would recommend several sessions a week. But for maintenance, balance and self-care once or twice a month is a good balance, though many of our clients will just contact us on an ad hoc basis when it feels like it is time for them.