REIKI: The Exchange of Energy

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REIKI is a gentle, noninvasive healing modality based on ancient practices of the laying on of hands. It was systematized in Japan at the beginning of the 20th century. Many refer to Reiki as a “language of the hands” that activates the integration of life healing through an energy exchange between two or more people. Many believe that it is simply the presence of another person that makes giving Reiki and receiving healing possible.

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The body is considered a dynamic energy system in the Eastern view. Like many other healing modalities, Reiki aims to restore an unimpeded flow of energy, which may be blocked or disturbed by some form of illness. Many Eastern forms of healing are based on the assumption of a structured energy system that connects your physical body with your soul-self. Reiki is used as an energetic tool and presence to help facilitate your strength and the body's natural healing process by creating a deep state of relaxation that inspires healing on a physical, emotional, mental, and metaphysical level.

We know that, scientifically, energy moving through a biological system works to organize that system. Much like a stream carving a newer, more direct path for itself upon an open landscape or the process of heating water to create bubbles or gas, the energy of Reiki moves through a person's body with an innate wisdom intended to align, integrate, and assist the healing process. It is believed that the body, through Reiki, tells you what it needs.

Reiki is integration. It is a resource used by many to ground and calm, empowering the body to deal with ailments or disease itself. By aiding a physical process, we join our bodies with our minds, and our bodies relax into a feeling of unity and peace. Reiki can help to lessen pain and tension, ease breathing, and stimulate metabolism and circulation. Receiving a Reiki treatment feels calming, strengthening, integrating, and safe. It is simply opening the body to its healing energies. You do not have to believe in Reiki for it to work.​

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