What is Reiki?

          Reiki (pronounced Ray-key) is a method of working with universal life energy in order to balance and heal ourselves and others. 

         Everyone has pools and pathways of energy within their bodies, very similar to how our blood circulation system works. Over time the pathways tend to become blocked or misaligned and the pools either diminish or become stagnant. These energies can present clearly through our feelings and our actions: we go through phases where we feel sluggish or everything seems blurry, we can start to feel ungrounded like we're up in the air, or we could we could feel unconnected and depressed. Reiki can help with all of these things.

         A Reiki practitioner has been taught how to channel and direct energy through themselves and into other people. The energy is inherently healing and positive so often the practitioner need only allow the energy to flow to the subject and the subject's own body will use it as it needs most. One of the most common ailments of our energies is to become ungrounded, which is when someone simply looses touch with the energies around them and therefore no longer has a steady flow of energy into and out of themselves. Often all that needs to happen to reconnect/reground is for the person to realize they feel disconnected and to consciously take a deep breath and relax their energy downwards into the ground (hence the term "grounded"). 

         Reiki can help people with basic relaxation and stress relief so the person may come away feeling refreshed, energetic, and connected. Reiki can also be used to heal from more specific or serious trauma (physical, emotional, or mental) that may have caused a major blockage in a person's energy which can persist for long after the trauma occurred. 

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Warnings about Reiki treatments:

• Reiki should never be used in place of medical treatment and care.

• You should never stop taking or reduce any medication without consulting a doctor.

• Be aware that Reiki can reduce pain and symptoms, and, if going to a doctor, this may hinder accuracy in their diagnosis.