How to Be Stress-Free

Stress is caused by being out of balance in ourrefreshed, re-energized, and full of life.
energy levels and our state of mind. It can causeI had a couple of reiki treatments done and felt
lethargy, tiredness, and a feeling of being drainedlike I had just gotten a massage. I felt so relaxed,
or out of sorts. So how do you be stress free?calm, light and free of tension/stress. When I first
Life is such that you will never eliminate stressgot trained in Reiki Level 1 class I wanted to learn
completely from it, but stress is something thathow these other folks were performing reiki on
can be lessened and released by using the rightme. Once I got trained and was able to do reiki
tools. Reiki is one such tool.on myself I realized it was a great tool to help
What is reiki? Reiki is a hands-on healing method,me relieve my stress and tension in my
which helps in balancing the energy in your body.everyday life. While watching TV or right before
It is like moving the all the stress and tension thatbed I can perform some hands on healing on
is built up in one area of your body and releasingmyself and I can release all the tension from the
it so that the energy is free flowing.day or I can help my friends and family who may
So how can reiki do this? Reiki is like other formsbe going through some stressful situation.
of energy work such as tai chi or martial arts, butIf you are looking to feel as good, calm, and
it is a more subtle way of moving the energy. Ascentered as a massage but be able to do it on
one reiki expert called it, it is the couch potato'syour own or for friends/family then I highly
form of martial arts. It really does move therecommend reiki as a way to be stress free.
energy and boost your spirits that you feel