What to Expect from your Session
How it Works
During an in-person Reiki session, you sit on a massage table or in a chair, fully clothed and covered with a sheet and/or blankets, and a practitioner lightly rests their hands on (or hovers them over) various parts of your body where energy is said to flow the most.
The hand positions are designed to cover three main areas: your major organs, your major chakras, and your major meridians (energy pathways). These areas can be found all over the body, so Reiki practitioners may touch or hover above your head, extremities, midsection, and feet.
-Cleveland Clinic; Women’s Health
What about distant sessions?
Distant Reiki sessions work because energy is not limited by distance. Distance Reiki works according to an ancient principle called the Hermetic Law of Similarity. This principle believes that we are all connected through energy. Invoking this law during a distance Reiki session allows the practitioner to connect to the energy field of the client.
The effects of distant healing are virtually no different than an in-peson, hands-on healing session. During a distant session, the client will be provided a guide to prepare their space for their session and the practitioner will provide the healing energy.
-Mind Body Green
What is Reiki on the go?
Reiki on the go is another version of distant Reiki. Rather than meeting with your healer in person or virtually, you provide information to your healer, who sends you Reiki while you continue through your daily life. You will still get the full effects of Reiki. This is a wonderful option for those who simply do not have the time to have a formal session but want to receive the benefits of energy healing.
Why distant sessions?
Distant sessions allow the opportunity to provide healing to anyone, anywhere in the world. Distant sessions are cost and time efficient for clients since there is no commute to your appointment. Clients have the same benefits of in-person reiki, but from the comfort of their own home. Distant Reiki also confirms what we already know - separation is an illusion.
Will I feel anything?
The client may experience the energy of reiki as sensations such as heat, tingling, or pulsing where the practitioner has placed their hands. Sometimes, the sensations are felt moving through the body, while some people do not feel any change at all. Most people feel very relaxed and peaceful, and many fall asleep during the treatment.
-Cleveland Clinic
Are there any side effects?
Most of the time a person will feel relaxed and uplifted by a Reiki treatment. However, sometimes a person will have what is called a healing crisis. As a person’s vibration goes up, toxins that have been stored in the body will be released into the blood stream to be filtered by the liver and kidneys and removed from the system. When this happens, sometimes a person can get a headache or stomach ache or feel weak. If this happens, it is a good idea to drink more water, eat lighter meals, and get more rest. The body is cleansing as part of the healing process so this is a good sign. Always contact your practitioner with any questions
-International Center for Reiki Training