What is Reiki?
Japanese energy healing technique for stress reduction and relaxation.
Benefits
- Induces profound relaxation and reduces stress and anxiety
- Supports the body's natural healing processes
- Can reduce pain, fatigue, and emotional distress
- Non-invasive and safe as a complement to conventional medical care
- Restores a sense of inner calm, groundedness, and presence
What to Expect
You lie fully clothed on a treatment table. The Reiki practitioner places their hands lightly on or just above specific positions on the body — head, torso, limbs — pausing at each position for several minutes. You may feel warmth, tingling, or a sense of heaviness and release. Sessions are deeply quiet. Some practitioners also offer distance Reiki conducted remotely.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Do I need to believe in Reiki for it to work?
- Practitioners say that Reiki works regardless of belief. The relaxation response it produces is measurable and benefits most people who receive it with an open mind.
- What are the different levels of Reiki?
- Traditional Usui Reiki has three levels: Shoden (first degree, hands-on), Okuden (second degree, symbols and distance healing), and Shinpiden (master level, teaching). Western systems have slight variations.