The Healing Point Wellness Center

What is Reiki?

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. While Reiki is relatively new to many of us, it is an ancient relaxation technique dating back thousands of years.

The technique is based on the idea that everything in the universe is made up of energy and this life force energy flows around us and through us nourishing our cells, organs, and glands. When one’s energy is low, imbalanced, or restricted by stress, injury, or illness, we are more susceptible to discomfort, further illness and disease. When one’s energy is high or balanced, one is more likely to feel relaxed and the body’s own innate healing abilities are awakened and utilized for healing. Reiki has also been called hands-on healing and energy work.

What does it feel like?

Although Reiki is hands-on, unlike massage, it is administered through a gentle touch. While the patient is seated or lying down and fully clothed, the practitioner’s hands are placed along energy centers and pathways on the head, neck, shoulders and upper chest, abdomen, legs, and feet (similar to those used by acupuncturists). As energy is transferred to the patient, the patient may feel warmth, coolness, gentle tingling, or just deep relaxation. For those in the final stage of life, it can provide a more peaceful “transition.”

What are the benefits?

Research on various types of energy work has shown that, in addition to deep relaxation by hypnosis, Reiki can promote a reduction in anxiety, muscle tension, and pain, can promote accelerated wound healing, and can promote wellness and a greater sense of well-being. It is useful during illness, after injuries, pre- and post-op, as well as for health promotion.

Clients who receive reiki treatments often have been helped with:

Relaxation - Pain relief - Stress management - Anxiety - Surgery recovery - Chemotherapy treatments
Depression - Headaches - Fibromyalgia - Arthritis

Many scientific studies have shown benefits for energy healing practices. Benefits include decreased anxiety, decreased pain, and an improved sense of well-being. Based on the current positive indications of these studies, the National Institutes of Health is now funding further, rigorous clinical trials at major scientific centers.