At least for today:
Do not be angry
Do not worry
Be grateful
Work
with diligence
Be kind to people
Those are the five principles of
Reiki that practitioners live by. Simple advice for a better life—but it
doesn't stop there. As a Reiki Master, I've discovered both
personally and through my clients numerous ways Reiki can help with love and relationships specifically.
But first, what exactly is Reik?
Reiki is a hands-on healing
technique from Japan and means "transcendent life force." The practice
of Reiki guides this "Ki," or energy, that surrounds and permeates every
living thing. Reiki enhances wellness by helping your body balance
itself, and enables you to take an active role in your health.
As a practitioner I place my hands in various positions on or above my
client, acting as a channel for the Reiki ( or Ki ) to move through,
clearing and enhancing the energy throughout the client's body,
according to what he or she needs. During sessions people often
experience a deep feeling of relaxation and warmth. In addition, one of
the great things about the system of Reiki is that anyone can learn to
use it on themselves, and daily self-care is an empowering component.
While Reiki can be effective with a range of physical and emotional
issues, ( clients see me for help with stress, anxiety, insomnia, back
pain, and depression, to name a few ) I've also had many come to me for
help with love and relationships. I've highlighted 10 key ways Reiki can
help below:
1. Be present
In a Reiki session, focusing on the placement of the practitioner's
hands and any accompanying sensations can deeply root you into paying
attention to the present moment. After receiving or practicing Reiki
regularly, it can help you be in the present moment more often, allowing
you to enjoy the journey of dating, for example, rather than spending your time obsessing over "where this is going," and trying to predict the future.
2. Be yourself
Reiki helps you stay centered in
yourself, rather than trying to be what someone else wants you to be.
It's often hard to love and value ourselves but Reiki can help you truly
connect to that best part of yourself. If you're centered and feeling
good about who you are, you'll attract healthy relationships.
3. Let go
Yes, just like the Sting song—"if you love someone set them free."
Reiki helps with neediness—rather than being clingy, Reiki helps you
connect to yourself and something higher than yourself ( Spirit,
Universal Energy, God, whatever you want to call it ), instead of relying
on someone else to fill a void.
4. Have an aha moment
Reiki can help you gain clarity, tap into your intuition, and discover
your inner wisdom. I've had clients come to me to gain clarity about
what they need from a relationship ( e.g. with a boyfriend or girlfriend,
husband or wife, or another family member ). It can also give you
big-picture perspective to better assess if your relationship is working
or if something needs to change.
5. Align what we say we want and what we really want
You know when there's something you really want—say, a healthy
relationship, or a specific goal, or a challenge to overcome? And even
though it's a positive thing, you can feel in your body where you hold
resistance to it. Maybe because change can be scary, maybe because it
stretches you to grow, but from whatever place that this resistance is
coming from, Reiki can be very effective at softening and helping you
let go of it.
6. Have a sense of humor
This one may seem strange, and no, you probably won't roll off the massage
table after your session in a wave of giggles, but Reiki does help put
things in perspective. Whether it's not taking yourself too seriously,
or being able to laugh at yourself instead of being self-righteous in
the midst of an argument, having a sense of humor is something everyone
can use to deal with the ups and downs of relationships.
Sometimes even though we may say we want a relationship, deep down the
risk of getting hurt and rejected is too painful a prospect. Reiki can
help you feel comfortable with risk, by softening resistance and
allowing you to be open to possibility.
8. Give and receive
Most people usually have trouble with one or the other. Giving and
receiving are two sides of the same coin, just like inhaling and
exhaling, and it's important in relationships to find a balance.
Sometimes clients ask me what they should do during a session—if they
should think of an affirmation or focus on their breathing, etc. But a
Reiki session is truly the perfect time to do nothing and just receive
( and how often do you get to do that? ). The session is much more
effective the more you let go and are open to receiving whatever you
need in the moment.
9. Set boundaries
Reiki helps you set clear boundaries. In relationships, sometimes it's
easy to expect another person to fulfill things for you that they simply
can't or shouldn't ( and vice versa ). Reiki helps you gain clarity as
you assess what you can and can't do for someone else ( with the holidays
approaching, family dynamics are certainly a good example of this ).
10. Find balance
Lastly, Reiki is all about balance, whether it's your emotions, your
physical body, or your life in general. My motto is "balance equals true
health" and if all areas of your life are in balance you'll be happier and your relationships will be happier.
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