…So I keep writing and sharing all of the work I do with Reiki and am not really sure when the last time I wrote a post about Reiki was… I was walking in the park today thinking about what I would write and I realized… you know what?  Maybe I have not shared with my blog readers about Reiki in awhile… and if I have some new ones they might not know what the heck I am talking about!…

…So what is this Reiki I keep speaking of?  How do you do it?  What does it consist of?  What does it mean?  So to start out very basic, because in talking with my boss… she didn’t even know how to pronounce it… Rei (pronounced Ray) and Ki (pronounced key) are the two elements of the word.  Rei means universal or spiritual force and ki means life energy.  So in essence, it is the universal life force that is guiding the energy.  It is the higher power, the spirit, the universe… whatever you want to call it or know it as… that is guiding the flow of this beautiful energy healing work…

…Well, that is a nice definition… but what does that mean?  I am now even more confused!  And don’t worry… so was I.  Here is how I break it down, as best I can.  There is energy everywhere.  Energy within and around us, energy within and around nature, energy within and around light, power, sound, etc.  Energy makes up everything.  (As nurses we can visibly see this when we do an EKG or speak about brain waves).  So if the body is made up of energy then there can also be things that work well or things that work not so well…

…If energy gets stuck, becomes blocked, or is stagnant then we need something to help us allow the energy to flow smoothly again.  When energy flows smooth the body is balanced, healthy, and whole.  When the energy is stuck or blocked, the body is in a state of dis-ease.  And this can be at a mind, emotion, or physical level.  So what Reiki is doing… in its most simplest form… is allowing the stuck or blocked energy to flow more smoothly.  Reiki is allowing the energy to flow as it should and wants to so that it is healthy, balanced, and whole…

…Well, how does it do that?  I mean- are you doing something when you say you are doing “Reiki”?  No, inherently I am not.  I am attuned now to the energy.  It is turned on within me through my study and attunement I received.  But I am just a channel.  I allow the Reiki to flow through me and because Reiki (remember the Rei) is a universal life force of spiritual or higher consciousness… it knows where to go.  I do not direct it.  I do not move it.  I do not make it flow.  I just am a channel that opens up to allow the energy to flow through me.  And then the Reiki knows where it needs to go… it knows where in the body the energy is stuck and flows to those areas…

…Ok, so if I were to receive Reiki what does it feel like?  Will I know something is happening?  I mean, I can’t feel the “energy” in and around my body.  Can I?  Receiving Reiki is very relaxing and peaceful.  It can feel a variety of different things for many different people.  And each time you receive it, it may feel different to you.  Some say they feel a warmth, some a tingling sensation, some cold, some pulsing, some flowing, some liquid… etc.  Some just say they feel so relaxed and calm.  Some just fall off to sleep.  Some feel nothing at all, but may feel the effects later on in the day, week, or month…

…Well, why would I want to receive Reiki?  What is it used for?  Reiki is used for pain reduction, stress reduction, and healing.  Reiki is a nice complement to any already applied and practiced conventional methods of healing.  Reiki is an addition to medications, therapies, and treatments so that they all may work for their greater good.  Reiki has been used in all illness -both in mind and body.  Reiki never harms and only can be used for good.  So it is just a beautiful blessing that we have all been given… 

…I absolutely love it and use it on myself close to daily!  And I have no physical medical conditions going on… I say I use it as a preventative therapy… so make sure I keep my body in proper balance so that I am healthy, well, and whole!…

What do you know about Reiki?  Have you ever received it before? Or do you practice it or any other alternative energy modality?