| What is Reiki? | | | | session or in a variety of different places, and last |
| Reiki therapy is a specialized hands-on healing | | | | as long as it takes for the universal energies to |
| process that uses a specially schooled practitioner | | | | transfer through the chakras. During this time, |
| who will use his or her hands, placed on your | | | | you should feel at ease. It is not uncommon for |
| body, to help free up blocked energy, helping to | | | | someone to drift off asleep during the session. |
| integrate your life force and heal from "within. In | | | | Gemstones and aromatherapy can often |
| this article you will discover information about Reiki | | | | accompany the treatments. Some practitioners |
| attunement, as it is called, so that you will be | | | | will also have music playing in the background, or |
| physically and mentally educated preceding your | | | | will use toning instruments to assist with the |
| first Reiki therapy program. | | | | change in energy. |
| Generally, most Reiki treatments will last from 30 | | | | After Your Treatment |
| minutes to 1 hour. This will change from one | | | | Since you are going for a healing session, it is |
| practitioner to another, along with the particular | | | | consequential for practitioners to inquire about the |
| attunements they select for you. Make certain to | | | | state of your health both before and after each |
| find out what certifications and credentials a | | | | treatment. This will aid them in determining where |
| practitioner has before you make your | | | | you need assistance in addition to how well the |
| appointment. | | | | session worked for you. |
| Having an Attunement | | | | When you conclude your Reiki treatment, you will |
| When you go into a session, you will be asked to | | | | depart feeling refreshed and calm. Whether you |
| lie on a massage table, fully clothed, and the | | | | decide to see a practitioner only once or for a |
| practitioner will make sure that you are calm. Any | | | | series of treatments, each time will help to |
| stiffness in your muscles will prohibit Reiki therapy | | | | unblock your chakras and loosen blocked energy |
| from working to the fullest. | | | | so that you can begin to heal. Although Reiki |
| Then, expect the practitioner to move their hands | | | | therapy should never substitute for a full medical |
| over and near certain areas on your body. They | | | | checkup, it is considered an excellent form of |
| may first sweep energy across your body in | | | | integrative medicine, used in conjunction with a |
| order to find disruptions in your aura. Others may | | | | variety of other healing treatments. If you want |
| simply place their hands on your body, where | | | | to know more about Reiki attunement, there are |
| they locate energy blocks. The placement of the | | | | many excellent resources on the web. Most |
| hands should never hurt; it should definitely be a | | | | towns have an integrative health center or clinic |
| gentle touch. Once you know about Reiki | | | | where you can locate Reiki practitioners. Fans of |
| attunement you will understand the significance of | | | | Reiki will all attest to its benefits--helping to reduce |
| this energy clearing process. | | | | stress, decrease pain and give people a sense of |
| Depending on the position of the blocks, the hand | | | | comfort and radiant health. |
| placements might be in one spot for the whole | | | | |