| If you're not yet familiar with this Asian art of | | | | you may observe that your muscles are more |
| healing, Reiki practitioners believe that energy can be | | | | flexible and you have less pain as well. |
| transferred from the healer to the patient through | | | | Almost all Reiki practitioners employ a holistic |
| the palms. They use a series of touches and | | | | approach in healing, that is, dealing with one's physical |
| massages on areas of the body, particularly the core, | | | | pain as well as the mental and emotional aspects of |
| to help stimulate the patient's own flow of energy | | | | their illness or condition that may occur as well. They |
| and healing. Many western Reiki practitioners | | | | normally talk to their patients about the significance |
| incorporate elements of acupressure and massage in | | | | of relaxation with healing and made sure that they |
| order to encourage blood circulation and muscle | | | | realize how their mental and emotional state can |
| relaxation. | | | | affect their physical state as well. These Reiki |
| There are some Reiki practitioners who are also | | | | practitioners may promote meditation, a calm |
| incorporating the use of crystals and medallions and | | | | attitude, yoga, and things like these. |
| other such elements but not all do this actually. It | | | | But the question still remains the same as to |
| would be up to you to discover someone with whom | | | | whether Reiki practitioners are effective or not. |
| you are comfortable dealing with when it comes to a | | | | Those people who visited them for healing stated |
| Reiki session. | | | | that they experience shorter recovery times and |
| Typically there are three stages to becoming a Reiki | | | | enhanced healthy living in general. They feel more |
| healer with "Master" being the most advanced. If | | | | relaxed which in turn may signify that they heal |
| you're looking for Reiki practitioners you may want | | | | faster since stress hampered healing and |
| to find one that has advanced their instructions to | | | | compromises the immune system. A lot of Reiki |
| the stage of Master as this will mean the most | | | | practitioners helped their clients and patients to be |
| complete types of healings through Reiki. | | | | aware on how the body must work to heal itself; |
| You may also want to try the western or modern | | | | they can also assist their patients to become more |
| Reiki practitioners who integrate more elements, | | | | relaxed, feel calmer and become more positive in life. |
| massage or acupressure into their sessions. These | | | | Because these things help a patient to be healed |
| massages will mean more stimulation of the blood | | | | then the answer to the question is Yes, Reiki |
| circulation in totality which in turn denotes more | | | | practitioners do help their patients to heal more |
| healing and more relaxation. When you visit Reiki | | | | quickly and comprehensively. |
| practitioners that apply massage and acupressure | | | | |