Everything is Energy - How Reiki can Help you Heal

Ok, ok, I know it sounds a little woo-woo. Everything is Energy. But it is. Think of when you walk into a room of people and feel like the tension could be cut with a knife. You weren’t previously in the room to know what was going on or what was being said but you could “feel” it. That’s energy. Something feels “off”. There’s tension. You want to get out. Or, you feel someone staring at you from across a room. Maybe your back is turned. But you feel it. You turn around and see that someone is staring at you. There it is again - Energy. We all put off energy which can change from moment to moment depending on how we feel, what we’re thinking about or whether or not we’ve had a good night’s sleep.

I became interested in energy and healing through Reiki from years of working with individuals in Physical Therapy. As a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), I ask client’s a lot of personal life questions. Yes, they may have come in for back pain but I need to know how do they spend their time. Do they sit or stand for work? Do they have young children that they’re frequently picking up? Did something specifically happen to cause the back pain? In asking these questions, I begin to learn about their daily lives - lack of sleep because of stressors at home or work - never having time to take care of themselves - demands that are placed on them that they cannot keep up with.

Sometimes the person has a quick recovery. They make all of their PT appointments, do their exercises and work on body mechanics. They feel better and get discharged. But sometimes, they do everything “right” and still do not make improvements. They share more and more about how life demands are getting in the way. How if they could just take a break - get some rest - they could feel better. There is a missing piece in their recovery.

This is where Reiki can help. Think about when you’re sick with the flu and go to the doctor. They tell you to go home, drink plenty of fluids and rest. In a perfect world that’s what you’ll be able to do. You heal faster doing that. You give your body the opportunity to heal. However, if you still have to go to work, pick the kids up from school, do the laundry and make dinner, it will most likely take longer to get better. This is the same with our everyday lives. If we never take the time to fully rest, relax and replenish, our bodies and minds begin running on empty. It is hard for us to heal mentally, emotionally and physically when we overextend.

Reiki offers an opportunity to allow your nervous system to rest and reset. It helps you relax into a deeper brain wave state where healing occurs. We operate in our daily lives between Gamma and Beta waves - that’s higher cognitive function - information processing - alertness. Reiki helps you to drop into Theta waves - deep meditation - light sleep - vivid visualization - this state is associated with creativity and emotional healing. This is where the magic happens. This is where the energy begins to do it’s work. This is where true healing begins.