Touch is the first tool we turn to when confronting pain. This need to apply physical contact is part of the innate healing instinct present within each of us. When you have the intent to heal and love is your only motive, you become a conduit for healing energy. Through the simple laying on of hands, you can direct that universal healing energy in order to comfort those who are experiencing pain or distress.
The logistics …
It is imperative that you ground yourself both before you begin and afterward. The illnesses and issues others face can be absorbed into our energy field, and healing can exhaust our own energy reserves. Address the universe directly, stating that you wish to be a one-way channel through which healing energy flows through you and that your energy supply should not be depleted. Next, speak your intention and place your hands on the individual you are endeavouring to heal. Let your intuition guide you to the afflicted area and imagine a healing white light being drawn in through the top of your head and emanating through your hands. The energy will begin to flow once you have made a physical connection, and your touch will help awaken the body's capacity for self-healing. The afflicted areas of the body, which were initially tense or tight, will relax once imbued with enough healing energy. Finally, thank the universe. Disconnect yourself from the person being healed by speaking your intention to sever your connection and then wash your hands.
Understanding how energy works is less important than consciously choosing to make use of it. Performing a loving healing session on your loved ones can be a wonderfully intimate experience that brings you closer together. And as the rejuvenating healing energy passes through you, it can awaken a profound compassion within you that helps you better understand the interactions between the spiritual, physical, and mental selves.
My Thoughts:
I have to say that I was sceptical about things like this. However, here’s the rub … regardless of my disbeliefs, I have always respected those that believe in this type of practice, as it so often seems to have positive results.
The cynic in me thought that it only works because people believe that it is going to, but then that could be said of a lot of things that can’t be explained by logic. I mean, children learn from a very early age the power of a hug, and whilst there is no rational reason why someone you love holding you tight should make any difference, we all know that it does. So, as there is no evidence against it, I suppose the same principles could be applied for the use of healing energy.
Reiki is a form of alternative medicine called energy healing. Practitioners use a technique called palm healing, or hands-on healing through which a "universal energy" is said to be transferred through the palms of the practitioner to the patient, encouraging emotional or physical healing.
Distant healing is a technique for affecting another person even if they are many miles away.
It wasn’t until recently that I had any direct contact with anything like this on a personal level, but I have to say the effect has made me think more about the practice. I sustained a nasty third degree burn which was not responding to conventional treatment, the result was that skin grafts were being seriously considered. It was decided to continue for another few days and if there was no improvement then I would be admitted to hospital.
As I am willing to try anything, however much I doubted it would work I asked a Reiki practitioner friend to try and help. Now, usually for distance healing both parties agree on a time for the healing, but I hadn’t heard from her.
I was busy pottering about doing some clearing out when I was suddenly so dizzy that I had to sit down immediately, as I felt like I was going to pass-out. The feeling was over quickly and within a few minutes it was as if nothing had happened. I found out later that unbeknown to me my friend had done some healing on me without my knowledge, at exactly that same time. As to the burn, well by the time I went back to the doctors two days later, there was a remarked improvement, so thankfully surgery was not required.
Now, there is no way of telling for sure if it was just the result of the conventional treatment finally kicking in, or if the Reiki healing played a bigger part, but let’s put it this way, as a result I am now a lot less sceptical about the merits of it as a complimentary treatment.