The
majority of people have long term health conditions when they come to be
attuned to Reiki and these can take time to clear. Clients who have Reiki
treatments over a period of time find that the initial treatment feels like a
lifting of heaviness they have been carrying around with them. Then the most
recent conditions are dealt with first, after which the healing works backwards
addressing underlying mental/emotional issues like peeling away the layers of
an onion till you get to the root cause underneath.
The
truth is we all have various mental/emotional issues (such as low self-worth,
anxiety, fear, grief etc) which can contribute to dis-ease and illness, and we
all have a genetic disposition towards certain illnesses. What Reiki provides
is a means of coping better with whatever life throws at you. Life is a
learning experience which contributes to the growth of our soul. Frankly if you
had no issues and no ailments, you wouldn’t need to be here on Earth!
It
has been noted that Dr Usui, the founder of the Usui Reiki system, died in his
60s after suffering a stroke and it does indeed seem unfair that someone who
could channel such amazing healing energy can still be struck down at a
relatively young age with a serious illness. Despite our best efforts, healing
cannot prevent death. We all die at our allotted time, when our work is done.
Illness
as a Learning Experience
Although
a Reiki attunement can lift a negative karmic burden from some students and can
sometimes be a complete healing in itself, this does not happen for everyone
and it is more likely that you will still have to heal your own issues yourself
through regular self-treatment. Physical illness can be a great teacher if we
are able to see the lessons in the challenge and I believe that is why our
illnesses are not just simply taken away from us during the attunement process.
The attunement process does however fill the student’s energy body with a much
greater amount of spiritual energy which the higher self of the student uses in
whichever way it deems best.
Illness
can highlight underlying mental/emotional issues you need to work on. For
example persistent colds mean your immune system needs boosting; shoulder and
upper back pain can indicate a person is shouldering or carrying too great a
burden or too much responsibility; neck pain can indicate a need to be more
flexible; and urinary infections can indicate feeling pissed off with life! Louise
L Hay has written many books about the mental/emotional causes of illness and
dis-ease if you would like to read further into this subject.
In
addition, certain emotions seem to be naturally stored in certain parts of the
body. For example anger is stored in the liver, grief in the lungs, worry in
the stomach, stress in the brain and fear in the kidneys. You can focus your
self-healing treatments in the appropriate area if you feel you may be hanging
onto any of these emotions.
Benefits
of Reiki
Reiki
can indeed boost your immune system, giving you greater resistance to colds,
viruses etc and speed the healing process if you do catch them. However you do
need to give yourself regular self-treatment in order to stay as healthy as
possible. And when you feel you have arrived at a place of perfect health and
wellbeing you still need to maintain this, again through regular self-treatment
and healthy lifestyle.
While
Reiki may not bring about miracles, it can definitely boost your health and
wellbeing. It can contribute significantly towards recovery from
ailments/illnesses, speed the healing process and heal and release underlying
mental/emotional conditions. It is best to see Reiki as a tool for helping you
reach the best state of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing
possible for you. It you use it regularly you can experience a state of balance
and harmony that you wouldn’t otherwise have reached.
Helen
Shortland is a Reiki Master Healer/Teacher, Meditation Teacher and Holistic
Therapist based at 15 Wheeler Gate in Nottingham city centre. Helen offers
several healing treatments such as Reiki, Angelic Reiki, Faery Reiki, Angel
Therapy, Fairy Blessing Guided Journey and Crystal Chakra Balancing; holistic
therapies including Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Hopi Ear Candles &
Facials; as well as Usui Reiki and Faery Reiki training courses and tarot
readings. She has been on the spiritual path for 18 years and has extensive
knowledge of healing and the healing journey. For further
information about her Reiki courses, therapies and workshops, please visit her
website http://helenshortland.com or visit and ‘like’ her Facebook page Helen Shortland
Holistics & Healing.
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