Relax in the Attic

How Reiki Helped Me: My Journey to Get Well and Help Others

Rebecca — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:57:43 +0000

It has been said that registered nurses and doctors can make the worst patients—we all think that we don’t need treatment or therapy, even though we advise others that they do. So when I decided to learn Reiki therapy, my instructor inquired if I had ever actually had a Reiki session. My answer was “no,” but I knew what she was getting at. My first Reiki experience was wonderful. I went into a deep, relaxed sleep and I saw swirling colors of fuchsia and purple lights as if someone was finger-painting in front of my closed eyes.

This heightened sense of relaxation and and balance remained strong for several days, and then two weeks later, I noticed a miraculous occurrence. I remember exclaiming, “Oh my gosh, my eyes are no longer burning!” You see, for almost two years, I had appointments with countless ophthalmologists and dermatologists for my eyes; and even with prescribed steroid medications, nothing relieved my symptoms. I have Ocular Rosacea and it used to make my eyes burn as if chili peppers were in them 24 hours a day — always! Plus, I have extremely sensitive skin so that the tender areas around my eyes would look so bad — almost like someone threw acid on me.

Some may call it a coincidence, but all I know is that I found relief after my Reiki session. So, at my next ophthalmologist appointment, I told the medical student on duty about my remarkable Reiki experience. Excitedly, she told me that she had just had a Reiki demonstration in her classroom in medical school. The student then relayed the story of my transformative Reiki experience to the Medical Director at the Eye & Ear Hospital. The director has since taken over my care because, “It’s about time patients become open-minded and adopt Eastern medicine!” And this ophthalmologist practices what she preaches, because she returned to school to add Doctor of Acupuncture to her resume!

Now every couple of months, or sooner if I find my eyes starting to tingle, I schedule my own Reiki session to ease the discomfort associated with my ocular rosacea and to lessen the stresses that everyday life can have on a body, mind, and soul. But best of all, since that first Reiki session, I have never had to use any eye medications again.

Weight Loss & Reiki

Rebecca — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:02:05 +0000

To lose weight, you must adopt a healthier and more active lifestyle… there’s no way around it. But because Reiki can help stabilize the appetite and make you more aware of your body’s nutritional needs, it can be a wonderful support for a weight loss program. With Reiki you will have the calmness of mind to make healthier food choices and stop some of those unhealthy cravings. In addition, Yoga and QiGong are excellent complementary disciplines to the Reiki philosophy, and could serve as exercise regimines for your weight loss program.

According to a recent Reiki for Holistic Health article, Reiki and Weight Loss, after only a few sessions of Reiki you could completely change the way you are feeding your body. Plus, Reiki will help you with willpower too. Incorporating Reiki into your weight-loss plan is a great idea because Reiki makes you feel better, and when you feel better about yourself, the weight will often drop off easier!

Myth: Reiki is a One-Time Healing Procedure

Rebecca — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:46:18 +0000

Healing therapies are not a quick-fix; they are a holistic process and a path that you need to follow in order to see results. While there may be times that a recipient feels symptom-free after one short Reiki therapeutic relaxation session, the chances of that happening are very uncommon. To get worthwhile results and experience real changes, Reiki recipients are usually recommended to go through at least three to four sessions. Typically, clients schedule a few sessions, take a break, and then come back again in a few months. Whatever approach is used, the point remains the same, that healing is an ongoing process.

One client explains it well:

“After the first Reiki session, you feel fantastic, but at the same time, it is still an unfamiliar situation. You are not sure of what is going to happen and what the Reiki practitioner is going to do. So I highly recommend the second Reiki session as the time that you will really experience what Reiki can do for you.” – Kathy O.

Allieviate Diabetes-Related Stress with Reiki

Rebecca — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:21:00 +0000

Reiki therapy is a wonderful option for diabetics! Its healing energy brings balance to your body, which is exactly what a diabetic needs. Having a balance of insulin and sugar in the body is so important for diabetes. What may change for a diabetic after having a Reiki session, is that you may need to use less insulin or decrease the amount of your oral diabetic pills. Reiki induces relaxation so that you have less stress and your body may need less insulin to create that balance.

So after Reiki, prick your arm, finger or earlobe and test your blood sugar. If you blood sugar results/readings have changed, pick up the phone and call you doctor. Only your doctor should adjust your units of insulin or medications.

Actual Client—

I had a pre-diabetic client who was taking Metformin to prevent the onset of diabetes. After four Reiki session,s and using my recommendation of practicing simple QiGong exercises, her cholesterol level dropped 20 points and she takes less of the Metformin. Her physician tells her that if she just loses some of her excess 70 lbs. (not all!), she may not need her Metformin.