Benefits of Reiki Massage: Energy in Harmony with the Client’s Intention, Body and Soul

Eases root causes of dysfunctions:

• addresses underlying causes, bringing comfort to those with acute and chronic afflictions
• increases capacity for an uncluttered mind, emotional health and physical well being
• helps the mind and body be more receptive to easing stress that causes tension and sore muscles
• feeds the brain with oxygen and nutrient-laden blood, contributing to clear thinking
• improves posture which can otherwise contribute to ailments and poor self image
• facilitates protection of the immune system through stress reduction

Reduces symptoms of stress:

• satisfies need for caring, nurturing and being understood, through talk and touch
• soothes the mind, easing anger, anxiety and other stressful thoughts
• loosens and opens areas of tension, releasing energy and musculoskeletal restrictions
• relieves muscle, tendon and ligament aches and injuries, for a more relaxed feeling
• allows easier movement and improved function, helping one to feel calm and revitalized
• lowers levels of cortisol and other stress hormones

Promotes a calming effect

• reduces some effects of disease and illness, such as pain, for a feeling of well being
• diminishes sense of loss, isolation or being alone, through talk and touch
• lowers levels of worry, guilt and other mental or emotional stress
• relieves stiffness and muscle tension, comforting the body and mind
• eases chaotic thoughts, with emphasis on intention and breathing
• soothes nervous system with rocking motions and energy releases

Heightens self awareness

• provides a safe environment for enhanced sensations and self expressions
• supports heightened feelings through aromas, bodywork, images and sounds
• directs attention to breathing and other body functions
• wakes up sensory sensors that have been ineffective due to chronic tension
• stimulates a relaxed state of alertness and awareness of mind-body-spirit connections
• enhances ability to monitor stress symptoms and make appropriate adjustments

Empowers the client for self healing

• invites greater ease of client’s emotional awareness and expression
• clarifies client’s desired feeling and ability to achieve the desired state or intention
• asserts client’s responsibilities for attaining results, without becoming attached to outcomes
• encourages clients to heal in their own way, being active through intention
• gets the Practitioner out of the way, for Reiki and the client to do healing

Influences mood and attitude

• stimulates endorphins, the body’s natural pain killers, while relaxing tense muscles
• reduces muscle soreness and stiffness, for a greater sense of well being
• relieves mild depression and tension headache pain, reducing need for medications
• releases bliss-inducing neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine
• energizes a depleted or depressed client, elevating feelings of strength and hope

Increases range of motion

• stretches atrophied and shortened muscles, allowing improved movement
• reduces discomfort of spinal and other joint injuries, for ease of function
• decreases pain and increases mobility in chronic conditions such as arthritis
• reduces pain stimuli by releasing muscles that are putting pressure on nerves
• enhances joint flexibility, reducing risk of injuries and allowing greater agility

Improves circulation and respiration

• overcomes lack of energy or inertia by removing energy blocks, guided by intention
• causes a fluctuation of pressure around body cells, stimulating the flow of healing energy
• increases peripheral blood lymphocytes, which include killer cells for protection and healing
• promotes easier and deeper breathing, providing more oxygen to body tissues and organs
• supports health, including elasticity of skin, through better circulation of blood and lymph

Strengthens immunity to diseases

• bolsters defenses by helping to restore balance to the body
• promotes lymph flow which is the body’s natural defense system
• stimulates the production of white blood cells, which help fight cancer and other diseases
• reduces cortisol which attacks and kills the body’s natural killer cells
• helps to dissolve, dislodge and excrete toxins and cellular waste products

Enhances healing of the client’s whole being

• offers vibrations to create a resonance and to connect with a sense of wholeness
• reduces congested or traumatized life-force energy which gives the body form and substance
• provides cells with more oxygen and nutrients, speeding recovery from injury or disease
• stimulates production of collagen fibers, and improves their orientation to minimize scar tissue
• assists recovery of fatigued muscles, post-surgery adhesions and edema

Addresses mind, body and spirit

• helps prepare for, and recover from, strenuous physical exertion
• enhances self image through a sense of wholeness, flexibility and vitality
• supports development of latent potentials, consistent with the client’s intention
• connects the inner child, middle self and higher self, for personality fulfillment
• offers a sense of unity with higher powers and a oneness with all beings

Avoids invasive treatments

• releases tense extrinsic muscles and blocked energy in ways that are comfortable for the client
• assists healing of organs, glands and intrinsic muscles, using Reiki
• circumvents areas of acute discomfort, knowing that Reiki will go where it is needed
• stays away from drugs, radiation or surgery which may contribute to the body’s toxicity
• reduces time in labor and recovery for new mothers, lowering anxiety and time in hospital

Restores energetic and physical balance

• helps the mind to attain equanimity and clarity, facilitating natural healing and growth
• reduces fatigue and insomnia which are common side effects of antiviral and other drugs
• assists the body to achieve homeostasis, improving health maintenance
• aids restoration of vital processes, balancing endocrine functions and nourishing organs
• boosts vitality, through its electromagnetic influences and soft-tissue manipulation