Reiki: Health Benefits

Reiki is a truly comprehensive and holistic approach to your health. Reiki is a simple healing system that promotes general health and well being of the entire physical, emotional and psychic body. It can be understood as a "new" alternative way to look at physical and mental health, and, ultimately to the well being of the Reiki practitioner (be it the receiver or the giver).

It is said that one of the greatest Reiki health benefits is stress reduction, and who is not stressed these days? Stress reduction triggers the body natural healing ability, and improves the person's health. Reiki treatments are part of the new natural therapy movement that gently balances life energies and brings health and well being.

Energy is constantly flowing though all living things. When this flow is modified, weakened or blocked, there is emotional and or health distress which tends to manifest as different kinds of sickness. Energy imbalances can be caused by many situations, such as: traumas, injuries, negative thoughts (including fear, worry, doubt, anger, anxiety, negative self-talk), toxicity, and/or improper body nutrition. With Reiki treatment or practices those imbalances can be eliminated. The restoration of the natural energy balance will restore the person's health and general well being.

Let's enumerate the health benefits that can be obtained by practicing and/or receiving Reiki:

- Deep relaxation, which helps the body to release stress and tension,

- It triggers the body's self-healing abilities,

- Better sleep,

- Reduction in blood pressure

- Helps with injuries and/or chronic problems (asthma, migraines)

- Helps the breaking of addictions,

- Helps relieve pain,

- Removes energy blockages bringing the body into balance,

- Helps the body to clean itself from toxins,

- Reduces some of the side effects of drugs,

- Helps the body to recover from drug therapy after surgery and chemotherapy,

- Revitalize the immune system,

- Increases vitality and postpones the aging process,