Anjali is a traditional Usui Reiki Master. She has been teaching and practicing Reiki for more than 25 years.

WHAT IS REIKI?

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by “laying on hands” and is based on the idea that an unseen “life force energy” flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one’s “life force energy” is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.

The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words – Rei which means “God’s Wisdom or the Higher Power” and Ki which is “life force energy”. So Reiki is actually “spiritually guided life force energy.”

HOW DOES REIKI WORK?

We are alive thanks to a life force, which flows through us and from us. This life force flows within the physical body through pathways called Chakras and Meridians. It also flows around us in a field of energy called the Aura. Life force nourishes the organs and the cells of the body, supporting them in their vital functions. When this flow of life force is disrupted, it interrupts the functions of one or more of the organs and tissues of the physical body.

Life force corresponds to our thoughts and feelings. It becomes disrupted when we accept, consciously or unconsciously, negative thoughts or feelings about ourselves or others. Negativity is not something that disappears into thin air; rather it attaches itself to the energy field, creating obstacles. According to Quantum Physics theory, thoughts affect the arrangement of the atoms that make up the physical bodies. Negative thoughts can, if allowed, diminish the vital functions of the organs of the physical body.

Reiki heals by flowing through the affected parts of the energy field and charging them with positive energy. It raises the vibrations of the energy field, in and around the physical body, where negative thoughts and feelings are attached. This breaks the negative energy. In so doing, Reiki clears, heals and balances the energy pathways, thus allowing the life force to flow in a healthy and natural way.

While giving a Reiki treatment, the brain wave patterns of the practitioner and the receiver become synchronized in the alpha state, characteristic of deep relaxation and meditation, and pulsing in unison with the Universe’s magnetic field. The bio-magnetic field of the practitioner’s hands is at least 1000 times greater than normal. The linking of energy fields allows the practitioner to draw on the Universal Energy Field. Since life force is guided by a Higher Intelligence, it is drawn to where the body needs it most, sometimes not where one would expect it to go. The healer is only a channel for this gentle and loving energy. The healer or the healer’s mind, cannot guide it, therefore it cannot be misused.

WHAT DOES A REIKI TREATMENT FEEL LIKE?

As Reiki energies flow between the practitioner and the recipient during the Reiki session, the two bodies may respond or react with particular sensations. Those sensations are nearly always pleasant. You may feel heat, warmth, cold, subtleness, steadfastness, or forcefulness. The fact that you can feel Reiki flowing, whether you are giving or receiving it, is verification that the energy is being welcomed.

Reiki works like a thermostat that regulates the body. Much like a furnace that automatically turns on and off to regulate the temperature, Reiki flows slowly or rapidly-as needed–to dispense balancing energies. Like a pendulum swinging back and forth, Reiki sometimes moves erratically, other times smoothly. These fluctuations of ki energy churning within us can often be felt as pins-and-needles tingling, hot flashes, goose bumps, chills, throbbing, etc.

During a Reiki treatment, both the Reiki practitioner and the recipient may feel Reiki sensations. A practitioner’s hands will often heat up as a result of the flow coursing through his palms. The recipient frequently feels sleepy and yawns repeatedly as incoming Reiki energies soothe and calm pent-up emotional tension and stress.

You may experience any of the following sensations during a Reiki session: heat or coolness, pins-and-needle tingling, vibrational buzzing, electrical sparks, numbness, throbbing, itchiness, and sleepiness.

Some people are more in tune with their bodies than others and will be able to share fantastic stories about feeling the different sensations that occur while using Reiki. They will talk about experiencing imagery, kinesthesia, and/or inner voices while either giving or receiving Reiki.

YOU MAY NOT FEEL ANYTHING.

Reiki sensations can be very subtle and may be overlooked, but with continued practice most people will begin to notice even the slightest shifts of energy. A few people will seldom, if ever, feel anything with Reiki beyond the tactile sensation of hands-to-body touch.

Fortunately, Reiki works whether you feel it or not. If you are having difficulty feeling sensations while giving a Reiki treatment, try closing your eyes. Keeping your eyes shut eliminates visual distractions, which will help you focus more on the person and the sensations.

WHAT IS DISTANCE HEALING?

Distance healing is any form of healing energy “sent” across time and space that is received and has a healing effect on the recipient. With this type of work, you do not have to be physically present with the healer to receive the healing. It may be done over the phone or at a special time set aside and agreed upon between you and the practitioner. This type of healing is equally effective as an in person healing because in alternative energy healing and holistic medicine therapies, we are working with the physical, emotional and mental aspects of an individual by accessing the individual’s energy body. The energy body can be accessed easily from anywhere and at any time and does not require you to be physically present with the practitioner.

Here’s a client’s experience with Anjali and a distance healing session:

“I have been a long time client of Anjali’s when I got healing sessions with her in California. Now that she has moved to Utah I decided to give the distance healing she offers a try. I always thought, but how can that actually work? Well to my pleasant surprise it works amazingly, just like her hands on healing work. She can help whether near or far! It is truly a gift to be able to get sessions with her in this fashion. Thanks for all your help through out the years. I don’t know what I’d do without you!!” Mackenzie S