a new way of healing
By: Julia Demma
REIKI
Rei: higher power / divine power
Ki: life force energy, present in almost all healing modalities
INTRO TO REIKI
If there’s one thing most everyone has in common, it’s the desire to find a sound mind. Letting go of emotional stressors, past traumas, anxiety, and over-thinking patterns can lead to some incredible benefits such as a sound sleep at night, relief from fatigue, and a sense of release.
Reiki, one of the newest additions to our menu at Moda 2.0, uses life energy that flows through the body of the healer and into the patient working on not just the body, but the mind and soul as well. It can help resolve mental, physical, and even emotional issues, if the recipient is open to receiving the healing energy.
Several celebrities, including Cameron Diaz, Kate Hudson, and Gwyneth Paltrow have taken to social media outlets to spread the word about the benefits of this Japanese healing technique.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Guests will enter a quiet space with dim lighting and will lie down on a massage table. Reiki does not require physical touch, but a healer can include physical touch at the guest’s preference / request. In fact, guests are fully dressed during sessions, just with no shoes on. It is also not uncommon for people to bring personal items to support them during the appointment – these items can range from something tangible that brings you peace or luck, or even an item representing something you want to release.
During a Reiki session, the healer will lay his or her hands on or hover over different points of the guest’s body in order to channel the ki (life force) of the universe. This life energy is said to flow through the body of the healer and into the patient. During the session, if the healer senses any areas with imbalanced or slow moving energy, he or she will try to balance that area’s flow to reach more of a harmonious feel.
It is very beneficial to bring awareness to these areas at the conclusion of the session during the assessment portion and make known in the guest’s consciousness. It’s important to realize that a blockage of energy in any of one’s chakras can cause us to feel unbalanced, ungrounded, or even physically ill. Your healer will provide a head-to-toe energy assessment and point out areas that showed pronounced energies both positive and negative.
BENEFITS
The ultimate goal of a Reiki session is to promote healing in a person: physically, emotionally, and mentally. And in order to do so, energy imbalances must be brought from our subconscious to our conscious mind with help from our healer. Being more aware of energy imbalances in our waking life can help us feel “lighter” and provides a sense of release, reset our outlook and perspective and even provide relief from chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and pain from present or past injuries.
Four million people on the planet attend Reiki sessions regularly. Our healer recommends regular appointments – and that definition will differ from person to person – but usually, most people would benefit from bi-weekly sessions.
Our Reiki Master Level 2, Sarah, has four years of experience performing Reiki. She is available for booking on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and alternating Fridays from 9 AM - 2 PM.
If you’re looking for a great way to get your energy moving and balanced out while breaking up heavy energy that can feel as if it’s been weighing you down, we highly recommend trying Reiki.