“so I don’t know whether it is the Reiki that has made me feel calmer or it is I…”

It is nether and both. Our experiences shape us and we shape our experiences. We are not our experiences… Your experience of Reiki is opening you up to a greater awareness that is helping you to look through experience…. it is not Reiki (experience) that “makes you” your are more then experiences.

It may be best not to overthink things at this point. Words tend to define and limit experience (especially when we use them to talk to others about our experiences) If I’m reading your post correctly that is something your working on letting go of.

I like the idea of “beginner’s mind” –  having an attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions …

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.” – Suzuki

Stay open to the many possibilities and I suspect you will find yourself amazing yourself. And in the words of the great DR Seuss –  “You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!”

HI there Soul-searcher!

I am so excited to hear your experience with Reiki. It is something that I’ve been in love with for a few years now. I recently obtained my Reiki Master Teacher certification and use it everyday.

Reiki is not the only form of Energy Healing that exist out there but it is the form that I, personally have embraced and felt the most connected to. I feel like the practice comes easy for me and the healing that it allows is just beautiful. As a learner, I was taught that it isn’t the Reiki Practitionner that “heals” but we allow the space to channel the healing energy into the body… we serve as a conduit. It doesn’t matter where the practitionner stand as the energy is intelligent and will go where it is needed.

Your experience is similar to others that I’ve heard, although the experience can be quite different from one person to the other. If you feel guided to, I invite you to research the meanings of color and see what resonate with you. For me, white is the color of the reiki energy, blue is the color of inner peace and communication, red is the color of safety and confidence and green is the color of healing but I invite you to do your own research. This is the information that your body is providing you to understand what is happening inside of you – I call it “innerstand” 🙂

The wave that you are feeling is the energy moving through your body, it usually goes where it is the most needed and when you feel certain emotions, don’t judge or try to understand them, just live them… it is the energy way of releasing your deep blockage. It is a healthy way to express your inner state.

What Reiki does, with your consent, belief and permission is allowing your body to heal itself. Peter is right, is some ways it isn’t Reiki that is providing you that feeling… that said you can attain that feeling without Reiki. But it has given you the opportunity to open yourself up to the energy that is available to you and for you to heal your own body. Reiki only served as a little push 🙂 But it is in  you and you can heal yourself without Reiki. Although I have to admit that I reach out to my Reiki Master often when I feel out of balance, I love the feeling of Reiki and also the balance that it brings back to my body.

Let me know if you have any specific knowledge and keep us posted on  your journey. Oh and kudos for taking the courage to do something for yourself…self care is extremely important!

Love and Light,

Isabel