Reiki

-1/2 Hour session: $40
- Hour session $65
-can be added into any other treatment for $20

Reiki is an energy therapy with its roots in japan.  It is a nonintrusive method of healing that works with Chi or Ki; the energy system that circulates within the body. The goal is to balance the energy systems of the body.  This in turn strengthens the body to assist in dealing with physical and emotional imbalances.  Both chronic and acute challenges can be addressed using Reiki.  Reiki is especially helpful in cases where massage is too stimulating to the body or the client is too frail.

What is a Reiki session like?
After a thorough intake process, you will be relaxed on a massage table, fully clothed.  The hand positions consist of locations on the head, neck, chest, stomach, back, and legs.  No pressure is applied to the body.  Patients usually feel warmth or heat at the hand positions and very relaxed.

How will I feel? 
Every individual reacts differently to a Reiki session.  Some people experience warmth at the hand placements, some fall asleep during the session.  The effects felt are varying depending on the state of health: very relaxed, heightened energy, more restful sleep, decrease in pain states, decreased stress levels.

Regardless of the differences, everyone is very relaxed.  You may feel tired afterwards, or some people have high levels of energy…..Listen to your body and give it what it needs.

What conditions would beneifit from Reiki?
Reiki can be used for any and every challenge: physical, emotional, mental.  Some of the conditions that react favorably to regular Reiki sessions are:

• Cancer symptoms
• Asthma
• Depression
• Pre and Post Surgery
• Arthritis
• All terminal illnesses
• Stress
• Progressive Arthritis
• ALS
• MS

Has there been any research in the field of Reiki?
Medical research has focused upon verifying Reiki’s benefits and not how it works.  One study showed a “highly significant reduction in pain”, including Cancer pain, following Reiki.  Another study cited improvement in immune and nervous system functioning and increased mobility in patients with conditions such as lupus, fibromyalgia, and MS.

I participated in a study at The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center using Reiki for Asthma sufferers.  The patients that I performed Reiki on, stated that their stress levels were decreased, they used their inhalers less frequently, and unrelated pains were decreased or completely remedied.