Written by Amanda Martinez MSW, CRMT
Reiki was something I was instantly drawn towards. I didn’t really understand what it was even after watching videos, I just knew it was for me. A friend of mine told me about a practitioner in my town and I made an appointment. I did not have extra cash for this self-pay appointment either, but I still had to find out why it was calling to me so strongly. I continued to go to reiki appointments as a huge part of my healing journey. I also took reiki classes levels 1,2, master, and teacher levels. I am also currently taking classes in a newly created form of reiki. Reiki was so healing for me because the more I learned, practiced on myself and others, and then eventually on clients in a private practice the more energy I was able to feel, receive and work with to relieve stresses and challenges in myself and my clients.
Energy is everywhere and in everything. Reiki is simply a form of energy healing where the practitioner works with universal energies to assist the client in releasing stagnate energies that are no longer needed or helpful and also pulling back your own power and energy. I enjoy assisting clients in learning how to pull their power back to them and then how to manage that energy once it is properly restored. As a therapist and general human, I can relate to everyone complaining of fatigue. I suffered from it for years and still do if I am not being mindful about how my energy is being used.
Reiki is a Japanese form of energy healing which is used to reduce stress and induce relaxation.
Reiki is administered by the practitioner by gently laying hands and channeling the energy. It is based on the idea that the unseen “life force energy” flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If your “life force energy” is low, then you are more likely to get sick or feel stress. If our “life force energy” is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.
Reiki is simple, natural, and safe method for healing and self-improvement. It has been shown to be effective in helping virtually every known illness and works in conjunction with other medical or therapeutic treatments.