What Happens in a Healing Session?
At the beginning of the reiki session we will have a brief consultation, giving you space to share what you would like support with.
Reiki healing is normally done lying on a couch, however if this is difficult for you it can be done sitting in a chair.
At the beginning of the healing work, I place my hands on each side of the head to calm the mind, balance the left and right brains, and to start bringing the healing energies through.
During the healing itself, you are welcome to speak about what is arising for you, or you may prefer to remain quiet and turn inward. Both approaches are perfectly fine.
Sometimes it is helpful to express what you are feeling verbally as it takes you deeper into it and brings further awareness to it. However, sometimes to verbalise it takes you into your mind/thoughts and you prefer to just go with the feelings. Everyone is different and each situation is different, so whatever you are comfortable with is good. There will be an opportunity to talk about what is happening for you after the session.
Before your appointment, it can be helpful to avoid stimulants such as coffee, tea (including green tea), and dark chocolate, as these can encourage overthinking and make it harder for the body to fully relax.
At the end of the session, I will gently touch your shoulders to help bring you back into the room and let you know the healing has finished. You will then have time to slowly come round, ground yourself, and feel settled before continuing with your day.
Most people feel relaxed, refreshed, energised and nurtured by the energy.
What Does Healing Feel like ?
Every session is unique, but most people experience the healing as deeply relaxing, centering, and peaceful. For those receiving healing for the first time, it can sometimes be surprising how profound these pure energies feel, often reaching a level of awareness beyond the mind’s usual frame of reference.
Often clients feel and unusual heat coming from my hands, and some can sense where my hands are from this. This warmth is the energy of the healing rays at work. You may also experience physical sensations in your body as the energy supports clearing and rebalancing. These can include heat, pressure, tingling, gurgling, or another sensation as everyone is different. They are a great physical indication that the energy is working.
How Will I Feel?
On an emotional level healing can bring a sense of relief, washing away much stress and tension, helping you feel that you ‘can breathe again’. It brings greater emotional clarity and a feeling of inner strength. See the Water Ray for more details.
On a mental level healing can open the way to new, more positive ideas and beliefs about yourself and the world around you. It often brings a deeper understanding of your life and current circumstances, viewed from a Soul-level perspective rather than from the thinking mind alone. Many people feel supported in moving forward with a fresh perspective on life and themselves.
Spiritually, these energies resonate with the deepest part of you, your Soul essence. As such they bring forward this aspect of you, and anything that is not in alignment with your higher self begins to fall away. In this way, old emotions and limiting thought patterns naturally start to dissolve.
After a healing session, many people experience a heightened awareness of themselves on a spiritual level. Some feel a stronger connection to their spirit guides, guardian angels, or inner knowing, and often notice that life begins to unfold with a new sense of meaning, insight, and understanding. In this way healing can help your spiritual awakening.
Sacred Space
The beautiful healing energies of Reiki and Eternal Light Healing creates a sacred space in which much healing can take place.
The healing energy comes from Source and therefore carries the energy of pure Unconditional Love. Many clients report feeling ‘held’ in this energy of Love in which they feel safe and loved, and find a peaceful quiet within themselves.
After a Healing Session
After a healing session, the energies will continue working with you for some time. Many clients notice profound shifts in the days that follow, or experience especially vivid or meaningful dreams. Everyone’s experience is unique, and whatever unfolds will be perfect for you.
It can be very helpful to keep a journal or dream diary after your session, noting any insights, feelings, or realisations that arise. The simple act of writing things down can help to ground these experiences, bringing them more fully into conscious awareness. Often, this process also brings back memories or impressions from the session that may have felt hazy or forgotten.
Because healing sessions can take you into a different state of consciousness, recalling what occurred can feel similar to remembering a dream, subtle and sometimes elusive. Taking a few moments in a quiet space after your session, even briefly, can help you reconnect with what you experienced. Returning to your notes later can also offer valuable insight as your healing continues to unfold.
Cleansing
Cleansing can occur on both emotional and physical levels. Physically, these healing energies raise the body’s vibration, and you may feel drawn to allow a gentle period of cleansing after your session. Listening to your body and responding intuitively is often the most supportive approach.
Emotionally, when a deep shift has taken place during a session, it is important to give yourself time afterwards to integrate what has occurred. Allow yourself space to feel into the new state you have reached, to become familiar with it, and to practise being in it before returning to the busyness of everyday life.