There are many stories of people experiencing healing from Reiki. It could be a general sense of well-being, a lowering of high blood pressure, healing of digestive issues, a reduction in stress level or it could be healing of pain and discomforts in a specific area of the body. How can energy work help such issues? It is valid to be discerning regarding healing work. What is it to experience the healing from Reiki and why are some sessions more profound and some more subtle? Does faith play a role in having a placebo effect in healing Reiki? Being critical makes a better believer or a better receiver!
How healing Reiki works
From a scientific perspective healing modalities such as Reiki can actually stimulate a parasympathetic nervous response in the body. The parasympathetic response is the nervous system’s rest and digest mode of response. These include digestive, endocrine, respiratory systems as well as others. Helping aid these responses in the body create an optimal immune system response when dealing with any kind of ailment. When we have better rest and better digestion the entire body is more able to heal itself.
Healing Reiki energy works with what is known as the subtle energy system of the body. This can also be referred to as the auric field. The Chakra system is part of this auric field. The chakras are wheels of energy that are said to correspond with different feelings, states of being, colors and much more with the body. Because Reiki effects this subtle energetic body, the healing which occurs in it can at times be imperceptible to us. We may not feel the healing Reiki energy till days or weeks after a session. It is not always the case however. Generally there is at least some shift felt on the part of the receiver even if it is simply being more relaxed.
Our minds and intention have a great deal with the effect that a healing Reiki session has on us. If we go into it with a doubtful and too critical mindset we are blocking off the bodies (and spirits) ability to let go and surrender into the process of healing Reiki. A principle in healing Reiki energy is that it will not work if the recipient is not willing to receive it. When our mind is stuck in a suspicious mode and not in an open mode we are blocking the energy with our negative thoughts. Discernment is important as it protects us. If we are in the hands of an intelligent and well intentioned person there is nothing to fear. We are our own first healer. Why not make it easier on our bodies systems and let it work? Even if one is able to receive the rest and relaxation needed in our stressful lives through healing Reiki, it is a gift and will eventually help in strengthening the bodies immune system responses.
Whether it is a placebo effect or faith who cares?
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