"How Reiki changed my life."

I found Reiki 12 years ago. At the time, I was feeling extremely lost, depressed and anxious. I had gone through a bereavement and a break-up almost simultaneously and I was struggling to cope. I came across Reiki healing, with my now Reiki Teacher and mentor, online and although I didn’t understand what it was, I was drawn to try it, so I booked my first session.

I remember having some trepidation when I went for my treatment but that soon eased and even though I still didn’t fully understand the workings behind ‘energy healing,’ I trusted the process as I sank into a deep relaxation. My first session was relaxing and afterwards, I felt lighter, my mind felt clearer and I just felt less anxious. I booked in for another session and wow, this one floored me. I had a huge emotional release post-Reiki and with the support of my Healer, I allowed a tsunami of grief to come up and out. The release was needed and afterwards, I felt lighter than I had in years.

Reiki does this… it's like turning a tap on slowly, it releases the emotions we have repressed, buried, locked away, and subtly lets them out at exactly the right time and in a safe, natural way. Our bodies store and hold onto every single emotion/trauma we’ve ever experienced and if we don’t release these and deal with them, they can resurface in emotions such as anxiety, self-loathing, addictions, self-sabotage and depression… that's what I believe anyway. The thing that I loved about Reiki was that I didn’t need to talk about my feelings. I had seen therapists and could never really get to the root cause of my suffering. Reiki allowed me to naturally feel things, sit with those emotions and then process them so they move on, allowing my energy to renew naturally. Energy healing helped me get to the root of my problems and calmed my mind, body and spirit, allowing me to “feel”, something I hadn’t done in years.

Once this process started and I could see the benefits, I dedicated myself to regular sessions. Each session held a different experience (no Reiki session is ever the same), sometimes I would have an emotional release, other times a more physical release, easing tension and stress in my body and sometimes I would have a more spiritual experience and see loved ones who had passed, or ancestors/guides who would deliver some sort of message/advice to me.

Reiki taught me self-love, the importance of “feeling” and how to slow down. It allowed me to get quiet and reconnect to my soul. I believe we all have the ability to heal and I say to my clients all the time, you know what needs healing, you just need to reconnect and get quiet enough to hear. The soul knows what it needs but we distract, numb and avoid, because let's face it, it's easier. But, it always comes back to haunt you, and there's no getting away from it.

With the right healer/guide and with the willingness to invest in your healing and ‘do the work,’ you really can overcome many of the things that are holding you back from being the best version of yourself. I am living proof of that and I am grateful every day that I found Reiki (or did it find me?) …My Reiki Teacher told me that Reiki finds you at exactly the right time, and I believe this to be true. So if this post resonates with you and you want to find out more, please feel free to contact me.

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