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Reiki-A Brief Discourse by Tara Hedges, LMT,RYT
The language our bodies speak is not necessarily the language we speak. Think of the difficulty in describing certain feelings or sensations. We have intelligence in our bodies of which our mind is often unaware. A gut feeling is the perfect example of this.
We cannot say how we know, only that we do in a most definite way. We commonly call this intuition or instinct.
Reiki can be described as the intelligence behind this instinct. The word ‘Reiki’ is a combination of two Japanese words: Rei and Ki. Japanese is a subtle language and each word can carry many meanings.
For our purposes we will narrow the field a bit and define ‘Rei’ as “the Higher Intelligence at work in the Universe” and ‘Ki’ as “the non-physical energy that animates all living things”.
This simple and effective system of hands on healing has been practiced for hundreds (according to some, thousands) of years.
Our first instinct when faced with pain is to lay hands on where it hurts. Pressing a hand to a toothache, kissing it to make it better. Touch conveys warmth and comfort, caring and healing. We don’t thrive without it.
With Reiki, touch is all that is needed to begin the flow of healing energy. This is the “Ki” outlined above.
Reiki energy deals with all aspects of a person: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual. It treats not only the evident pain but also with the cause(s) of the pain.
A headache, for example, might be caused by digestive issues or by stress. The Reiki energy will go where it is needed and create the healing conditions necessary for each individual.
I tend to add Reiki to all of my sessions. It will calm tension, allowing a person to slip more easily into a relaxed state so that a physical massage is more effective and less painful.
Clients have found it extremely helpful in providing relief from mental stress and emotional trauma, as well as the symptoms of fibromyalgia or lupus. For those suffering from conditions where any but the lightest touch is agony, Reiki has been a blessing.
A typical Reiki session will have the client fully clothed and lying (or sitting) in a comfortable, supported position. The practitioner will place their hands gently and evenly on the body beginning with the head and moving down the shoulders, either over the arms or the heart and the belly to the knees and the feet.
This is pattern is sometimes repeated moving down the back. These positions correspond to energy centers known as chakras, as well as the locations of important organs and glands, and points along the meridians of Chinese medicine. I find my hands might also be drawn to other areas too, such as enflamed or overtaxed joints. The energy will simply begin to flow once hands are placed on the body.
Those receiving Reiki may experience different things. Often receivers go to sleep or what I call ‘under the power’, aware but dreamlike. Some experience warmth, gentle tingling or wave-like sensations, others just a pervasive sense of well-being. Usually, people leave their session feeling quieted and refreshed.
Many report a greater feeling of “connectedness” to themselves or to the world around them.
These subtle experiences are not always easy to describe perhaps but the healing effects of Reiki are well documented. Hospitals across the country have incorporated Reiki into their roster of patient services. Nurses report their patients are more co-operative as a result of their Reiki sessions.
They sleep better, pain levels decrease and appetites increase. Patients enjoy the sessions and request more.
Dr. Mehmet Oz worked with Reiki practitioner Julie Motz when he was a cardiothoracic surgeon at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. She reports that of the eleven heart patients so treated none experienced the usual post-operative depression or organ rejection. Bypass patients reported none of the usual leg pain or weakness.
Reiki can be done virtually anywhere. It is utterly simple and completely effective. This healing energy is present within us all of the time, but gets depleted when we are tired or ill.
The simple act of touch is enough to restore us to wellness. Reiki speaks the elusive language of our body’s own wisdom.
More information on Reiki can be found at www.Reiki.org
Tara Hedges is a licensed massage therapist and certified yoga teacher with a Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Science. She has provided therapeutic bodywork for over ten years. Her practice, Body Sattva Therapies, is located in the Victorian Village area of Columbus, Ohio.
For more information about Tara, visit www.bodysattvatherapies.net
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