Reiki,a Japanese technique for transmitting and focusing healing energy, is becoming increasingly popular in the United States. Acceptance of Reiki is becoming more widespread in the United States as those who value mind/body strategies as an adjunct to current wellness alternatives gain positive experience with its beneficial effects. Reiki has become recognized for its value in reducing stress and anxiety which can be door openers to illness. It has also been recognized for its effectiveness in reducing fatigue and pain. Currently, Reiki is used in over 800 hospitals throughout the country and has been widely embraced in other care facilities, including hospice. No doubt about it, American interest in Reiki is growing rapidly as people realize that it can reduce stress, fatigue and pain and actually enhance health and wellness.
As interest in Reiki grows, and as those who seek treatment and training make it a regular part of their lives, it is becoming evident that the value of Reiki extends beyond its beneficial effects it provides on the physical level. Reiki can be of great value as we face difficult life transitions and change. The individual’s own innate ability to help restore wholeness and balance is strengthened by regular Reiki treatments, Reiki meditation or self-treatment. When regularly received or self-administered, Reiki is a true tool for helping restore a sense of balance to both mind and spirit.
For those working through the change process, frequent Reiki can be an anchor for holding to a new direction while new habits are formed that make it possible to truly redirect the course of life. Its positive effects begin with positive intention, an underpinning of Reiki. As the change process is under way, Reiki continues to promote positive thinking and desire from within to make the changes which are needed to arrive at the desired new goal.
It is easy to see the value of Reiki then for those who need ongoing support while making life changes of all sorts: career, family, and transformational. Positive thinking is the cornerstone for making positive life changes and for establishing positive relationships. As Reiki brings a sense of balance and positive flow to life, we find that we are able to things that were previously not possible without this positive internal force. A sense of what is possible expands. Our self esteem grows as we find, to our own surprise that we have begun to do things that were previously not possible: really lose weight, stick with an exercise regime,or tackle the demands of completing an important project or step in our development.
A treatment, whether given in the office of a practitioner, or (if you have gotten a level of Reiki training) to oneself promotes a deep sense of wellbeing and mental clarity. If you have not yet tried Reiki, find a local practitioner and get a treatment or find a local Reiki Share and experience it for yourself. It could do great things for you.