what is reiki?

Reiki is a safe, non-intrusive healing energy that channels itself to wherever it is needed in your body or the person you are treating.

By stimulating the body’s natural ability at the deepest level, Reiki removes physical and emotional blockages that may have been causing illness or upset for some time.

The essence of reiki is to cleanse the body and balance the chakras (the body’s spiritual energy centres), bringing harmony to mind, body and spirit through a detoxifying process as

Many different ailments can be cured or relieved by reiki. Problems such as headaches, backache, sinusitis, menstrual problems, digestive upsets, injuries, irritable bowel syndrome and stress-related illness all respond well to reiki, Chronic illnesses, such as arthritis or asthma, will also benefit from reiki, but require repeated treatments for an improvement to be seen.

'Within a few hours of my reiki treatment, my painful sinusitis just disappeared and I felt so much better'

A reiki treatment

During a treatment the healer lays his or her hands on 12 body positions – 8 on the front and 4 on the back. The laying of the hands connects the healer to the life force energy, which then flows through the client’s body removing any blockages or restrictions that are causing illness, discomfort or upset in the mind, body or spirit. During the 45-minute treatment (one-hour consultation) sometimes heat, a cool feeling or a pins and needles or throbbing sensation is felt, often in the areas that really need the healing energy.

After treatment a client can feel very relaxed and at peace or possibly a bit ‘spacey’, so it is advisable to sit quietly for a few minutes before going home. Water should be drunk during the next 24 hours to aid the detoxification process.

Reactions to treatment vary as the healing energy goes where it is needed, and both the healer and client are affected. Pain can miraculously disappear from ailments such as headaches or backaches. Creative ideas or solutions to problems can surface: sometimes you hear the answer in your head, or, more painfully, old emotions can make you tearful or anger can be released. People can sometimes feel aches in old injury areas as the scar tissue receives the healing energy, and sometimes there is a need to go to the toilet more regularly, but this is nothing to worry about as it is all part of the purification process.

FAQ’s

How exactly does reiki affect the body?

Reiki goes where it is needed; the healer is just the conduit. The energy works its way through the body’s meridians (energy channels) affecting both the organs and chakras (spiritual energy centres), so if you have an injury or a stomach ache, for example it will flow particularly to this area. The energy also cleanses and detoxifies the body ridding it of unwanted waste products.

Will I feel anything during the reiki treatment?

You will often feel heat from my hands during treatment, which means more energy is needed in that area. A tingling sensation can mean the presence of inflammation, while a cool sensation can indicate an energy blockage.

Mary Lambert practises Reiki from her home in Brighton. To enquire about a Reiki treatment, Mary's contact details can be found here.