Before, During, and After Your Reiki Session
Get the most out of your reiki session by understanding the process. Let's start by explaining what reiki is.
Reiki is a healing method that works on your energy field, i.e., your "software", a cloud of non-visible light (think radio waves) that extends around your physical body, i.e., your "hardware." Ever felt someone standing too close behind you in line? That's your energy field's sensing ability.
Throughout your day (and life), you pick up energetic cobwebs from interactions, ranging from people you pass on the street to traumatic events, and these cobwebs weigh down your energy field, draining you. Reiki clears them out.
Before your session
Consider if there is a theme, topic, or area of your body you'd like to focus the reiki on, such as anxiety, shoulder tension, or "relationship issue." We don't need to talk extensively about it or even share details, but by labeling it, I can focus the reiki on it.
A general session can simply clear the field and often, the reiki intuitively knows where it is most needed.
During your session
I recommend you lie down, using blankets and pillows for best comfort. You may also be seated. The session will feel like a deep meditation. I lead in with 1-2 minutes of meditation cues, light music plays throughout, and at the end, I complete the session with a few more cues.
Some people, though not everyone, experience physical or mental sensations like the following, though the reiki works 100% of the time, even if you do not experience these!
Warmth
Tingling
Emotions
Memories
Dream-like visions
Astral travel, i.e., like you move out of your body
Falling asleep (the reiki will still work!)
You don't need to "do" anything during the session, though I recommend staying still and present in your body (versus thinking about your to-do list) to get the best experience.
After your session
Most people report clarity, relaxation, a still mind, released tension, and a sense of lightness after their session. I recommend you make the best use of this newfound state (and, drink lots of water)!
Some recommendations:
Journal
Work on a creative project
Make a decision
Sleep or rest
Solitude
Some people report a "purge effect," i.e., an intensity of symptoms like anxiety or tiredness, in the hours or day following the session. This is the exception and I'd estimate it affects something like 5% of people. If this is the case, first know that your system is expelling the symptom and it is temporary, and second, be very kind to yourself. Rest, take time alone, and pamper yourself.
