Hill Holler

Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit. It can create many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and well being. In times of stress or illness, energy pathways in your body can become blocked. What Reiki does is help unblock and re-energize the flow lines,  which allows a normal healthy flow to resume.

It is a very relaxing treatment and can be enjoyed by all ages. Reiki involves a gentle laying on of hands in various positions on the body. (Hands-off treatments can also be given where the hands are held slighty above the body instead if preferred). Because Reiki does not involve any kind of physical manipulation, it is suitable for all from the very young to the elderly and infirm. It can be defined as a non-physical healing energy made up of spiritually guided life force energy which the practitioner tunes into and passes on to you.

Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing that everyone can use. It’s believed that it also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery.

While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. It has no dogma, and there is nothing you must believe in order to learn and use Reiki. In fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all. All that is requested of you is that you be open to it.

So what’s it like?

A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. You may feel heat or tingling coming from the hands of the practitioner, which I did. This is common and nothing to be alarmed about. The whole experience of a Reiki session is one of harmony and peacefulness. You may even fall asleep because you get so relaxed and that’s fine too.

Some people get emotional and this too is quite normal and to be expected. As energy blocks are released, suppressed emotions can bubble up and you can laugh or even cry for example - all is good as it’s freeing it all and Reiki practitioners see it happen all the time. There’s no need to feel self conscious about it in any way if it does. They’ll just check with you you’re happy to continue and carry on with the treatment.

You are fully clothed for a Reiki session - please be sure to wear loose comfortable clothing if you decide to have a treatment. There is no placement of hands on intimate body parts so you need not worry about that.

A session lasts anywhere between an hour to an hour and a half. Allow yourself enough time so that you’re not worrying about whether you’ll be late for picking up the kids or other things you need to be doing. Treat it as an important personal time and make plans to avoid any distractions/disturbances by building in plenty of spare time around your appointment.

Try it sometime. I bet you’ll enjoy it. I have in the past when I was suffering crushing headaches, did enjoy it very much and have recommended it ever since. It took them away when nothing else did.

I was so impressed by it I went on to train as a Reiki practitioner myself so I could do the same thing for my friends and loved ones. I’ve given free sessions ever since.