The Inner Path
Reiki Energy Healing
Reiki is a gentle, hands-on energy healing practice that supports the body’s natural ability to restore balance and harmony. Originating from Japan, Reiki works with the universal life force energy that flows through all living beings, helping to clear blockages, release tension, alleviate stress, and promote overall wellbeing while also aiding the individuals natural healing abilities.
How Reiki works
We are an energetic being within a physical body and our life force energy flows through all of us via chakras and meridians and around us in an energy field, known as the aura. However, disruptions in the flow of life force energy can come about from negativity towards ourselves attaching to our aura. This in turn impacts the cells within the physical body which is when we see both physical and mental dis-ease.
As reiki is a spiritually guided life force energy, with its own innate wisdom, it works by moving through the areas of the energy field that need help, filling them with positive energy. It increases the energy level in and around the body, where negative thoughts and feelings are stuck. This helps to break up and release the negative energy. As a result, Reiki cleans and heals the energy pathways, allowing the life force to flow freely and healthily.
Therefore, Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and wellbeing.
What to expect in a session
After completing a relevant health questionnaire and discussing any areas of concern, you will remain fully clothed throughout, while resting lying down. Reiki can be delivered either hands off (in the auric field) or lightly touching the body - or a mixture of the two as I will be intuitively guided to where I need to be. I may also use crystals in the session if it feels relevant and beneficial as they each have their own healing properties to bring into the energy field.
You may experience sensations such as warmth or tingling; a deep sense of relaxation and peace; you may see colours or images behind your closed eyes or you may see nothing at all, especially if you are new to Reiki. And that is all absolutely fine, as you will experience only what you are meant to experience at that time.
Reiki may be especially beneficial for people who are:
Feeling stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed and looking for deep relaxation.
Experiencing emotional blockages, grief, or unresolved feelings.
Seeking support with physical tension, pain, or fatigue.
Looking for a gentle, holistic way to restore balance and harmony in daily life.
Open to energy-based healing as a complementary approach to overall wellbeing.
Reiki Considerations and Precautions
Medical care: Reiki should never replace medical treatment. It can be safely used alongside conventional care but is not a substitute for professional medical advice or prescribed medication.
Severe mental health crises: Clients experiencing acute psychiatric distress, psychosis, or suicidal thoughts should seek professional mental health support before energy work.
Recent surgery, injuries, or burns: Reiki can be offered but practitioners will avoid direct physical contact with sensitive or healing areas.
Pregnancy: Reiki will only be offered after 14 weeks of pregnancy.
Energy sensitivity: Some people may experience emotional release or mild tiredness after a session — this is a natural part of the body’s rebalancing process and usually passes quickly.