Reiki is energetic bodywork, adhering basically to the same theory as other Eastern systems that I’ve studied. Last Sunday, Michele, a Reiki Master with Rena, her student teacher covered the first level of Reiki with me, the only pupil. I observed a treatment, and after being attuned in a short ritual intended to open me up to to receive cosmic energy, tried giving a treatment. I also received a Reiki treatment. Since the class I have practiced on two people - my son and my mother out in the studio where I have set up a table that is very tranquil and private.
Reiki addresses the phenomenon of blocked energy, which in theory, impacts overall health by stalling the natural movement of energy through the body.
In a Reiki treatment, the practitioner lays both hands gently on areas of the body i.e. the chakras. While the hands remain in place there may be sensations, visualizations, memories, or thoughts that arise in both the practitioner and the recipient. For me, I am focusing on the person’s intention, what they want from the session, and largely trying to sense the energy in my hands and in the area of the person’s body I am working on.
What I like about it so far is the opportunity it gives me to focus on energy and feelings particularly in my heart. My heart is responding quite noticeably – a kind of whirring sensation sometimes. The act of trying to channel cosmic energy through myself, my hands and into someone else’s body is a potentially very powerful exercise. For me it’s similar to the meditation I practice, except I am not alone.
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