How Does Reiki Feel?

Quite frankly, it varies from person to person. Some people don’t feel a thing – that doesn’t mean they didn’t receive Reiki, it just means they didn’t feel anything. But, I guarantee they received Reiki.

For most people however the feelings they describe can be sensations of tingling, heat or cold, and it can be extreme. Some people feel a heaviness or pressure; others become completely limp as if lying on a bed of air. There may be a sense of total peacefulness and calm, relief from pain or discomfort , whether physical or emotional. Some people just fall asleep - men and women alike. There are some practitioners who insist only men fall asleep but I really must disagree. I’ve heard too many sleeping women sleeping – we snore, even though we don’t like to admit it. We do. When I hear that, or when I hear the breathing pattern change and become steady – I know you’re asleep. That’s fine, it’s actually very good because as we all know, when you sleep, you heal. If you’re sleeping, you’re not trying to make yourself feel anything and Reiki is just flowing freely within and around your energy fields allowing the healing to take place more easily.

No matter how you experience it personally, clients always end up in a very nice state of relaxation.

You don't have to have a problem to receive a Reiki treatment either. Reiki is often used as a preventive measure toward achieving and maintaining optimum health. We exercise to maintain a healthy weight, we weight train to build muscle and increase metabolism, we attend yoga classes to prepare ourselves for meditation - the goal of yoga, and we meditate to relieve stress and anxiety. Just as all of these things are used as a preventive measure, so is Reiki.

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