Reiki For Neck and Shoulder Pain

The way that I approach neck and shoulder pain				my hands (on the body if male, or about an inch
in my clients is to begin with the assumption that				away from the chest if the client is female.
it is caused by too much thinking and can be				After a couple of minutes at the chest level I
relieved by giving the client an option for				begin to channel energy into the third eye area at
relaxation of the body and calming of the mind.				the front of the head and at the back of the
My background includes several years of Buddhist				head (base of skull) for another couple of
mindfulness meditation which I have adapted into				moments.
the session I outline below.				If required I will again move to the neck and
Begin by asking your client to focus on their				shoulders to finish the healing session or briefly
inbreath and outbreath by counting each cycle.The				hold each of my clients hands and guide their
next stage is to place your hands on the clients				attention back into the real world by once again
shoulders and begin channelling Reiki energy into				requesting that they focus on their inbreath and
the area physically at the shoulder area but				outbreath.
energetically described as the throat chakra. This				I approach these sessions informally but each
may take a couple of minutes after which I				includes a request for honest feedback. When I
move one of my hands to the clients chest area				do meet somebody who wants to have a session
and begin to channel energy into the heart chakra				with me I make it clear that the results are not
at the centre of the chest.				guaranteed although I do normally expect people
At each stage I am watching my clients breathing				to have at least one good nights sleep (feedback
and posture to gauge feedback from the session				from these 10 minute unformal sessions so far is
and adjusting my energy flow or the position of				up to six weeks of better quality sleep.