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 energy flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's energy is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress. If it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.

Reiki can help with a wide variety of problems, but the main benefit of Reiki is stress reduction. It gives your body a break from the stresses of daily life and helps your body return to a state of relaxation. Once in this state, your body is able to heal damages brought on by stress, injury, or disease.

A single Reiki session may help your autonomic nervous system, the primitive part of your nervous system that you don’t need to consciously control, move from a sympathetic-dominant, or “fight-or-flight” state, to a parasympathetic-dominant, or “rest-and-digest” state. When you experience stressors like poor sleep, a confrontation with a friend, or even exercise, your sympathetic nervous system reacts by releasing the hormone known as epinephrine, increasing heart rate and blood pressure alike. But when your body is constantly under stress, this response can shift into overdrive, which can lead to problems like greater risk of heart disease.

Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and malady and always creates a beneficial effect. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques [such as massage therapy] to relieve side effects and promote recovery.

Keep in mind that Reiki is a form of complementary therapy, which means it works alongside, not in place of, other medical and therapeutic techniques. Reiki should not be used as a substitute for other treatments you may be receiving from therapists or health care providers.

Examples of problems that Reiki can help with:

-       Insomnia

-       Stress

-       Depression

-       Anxiety

-       Physical pain