What is Reiki? Part Three

In recent years Reiki has become well known as				practitioner may blow on you or give a sharp
an alternative healing technique and has been				hand clap. This is generally done when working to
widely practiced. The first important thing to				remove a blockage and is part of the treatment
know and understand is that Reiki, or any other				process.
alternative treatment should never take the place				It is important to know that a Reiki practitioner
of treatment and advice of a licensed medical				should never touch you directly in any private
doctor or practitioner. Reiki, however, can be an				area. If this happens you should leave the session
effective complimentary treatment that can				as the practitioner is not behaving in a professional
enhance your regular medical treatment.				or acceptable manner.
A Reiki treatment session begins very much like a				While receiving your treatment you will begin to
massage therapy session. You can expect to be				feel very warm and relaxed. Many people enter a
in a private room or area and the Reiki treatment				light meditation state. You may experience a
will be performed while you lie on a massage				variety of sensations during your treatment. You
table. You will be asked to wear very loose fitting				may see colors, feel tingling sensations,
comfortable clothing and to remove jewelry. You				experience intense emotion, have flashback
will have a sheet or blanket for cover and be				memories, smell different scents, or any
offered pillows to ensure your comfort. The				combination of sensory perceptions. Communicate
practitioner should have relaxing meditation type				what you experience to your practitioner.
music playing and there may be incense or some				After your treatment lie still as long as you need
form of aromatherapy being used.				to. Do not try to get up too fast as many clients
The practitioner will ask permission to touch you.				feel intoxicated for a little while. You may also feel
If you are not comfortable being touched, be				dizzy, light-headed or very euphoric. Relax and
sure to tell your practitioner as Reiki is just as				take your time.
effective without touch.				During the week or so after your treatment you
The practitioner will then do a scan of your body				may go through a detoxification. Reiki will release
to get a feel for your energy and where you				blocked energies on all levels of your being and
may have issues that need energy healing work.				any physical blockages released need to be
The scan is done by simply moving the hands				eliminated from your body. You may have
over the whole body without touch. The				symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, low grade fever,
practitioner will probably ask you questions while				sweats, or other symptoms. This is normal after
doing the scan. Communication with your				a Reiki treatment, but if it persists for more than
practitioner is important; don't be shy about				a day see your physician as there may be
interacting with your practitioner.				another medical condition causing the symptoms.
After the scan the treatment will begin. The				Reiki works on all levels of being, physical, mental,
practitioner will place their hands gently on your				emotional and spiritual. The Reiki energy goes to
head or shoulders. Reiki is a light touch treatment				any area needed and begins the healing process.
so the touch will be very gentle with minimal				You may need more than one session to
pressure. The practitioner will move through the				accomplish the healing needed. I am sure that you
treatment hand positions until they have covered				will want more treatments as a Reiki treatment is
your entire body. During your treatment your				such a positive and euphoric experience.