How will I feel after Reiki?
What are the effects of a Reiki treatment?
Reiki restores you to a state of balance by unlocking your body’s natural healing abilities. It directly influences your central nervous system – it allows you to relax. Once you are relaxed; physical, mental, emotional and spiritual healing takes place.
After receiving Reiki, you may feel:
lighter
happier
energised
more relaxed
as if you have been meditating
freer in your body with less physical pain
freer in your mind as situations that once bothered you no longer do
Occasionally, for a brief period of time, you can also experience:
tiredness
sadness
restlessness
anger
slightly lightheaded or nauseous
These states are part of a balancing process and soon pass. Take time to rest if you are tired and drink plenty of herbal tea or water. If you have any concerns after your Reiki session please reach out after you session.
Why do I feel tired or emotional after receiving Reiki?
Have you felt tired or emotional after receiving a Reiki treatment?
You may receive Reiki and feel better straight away. During your treatment, you can instantly experience greater levels of peace, a reduction in physical pain, and greater mental clarity.
Yet this isn’t always the case. Reiki can never do any harm. It’s doesn’t have any contraindications. Yet, after you receive Reiki you can experience a rebalancing process.
During your rebalancing process, you may:
feel tired
have more energy
experience unpleasant physical sensations
feel angry, anxious, or sad
Although it doesn’t feel like it at the time, what you’re experiencing is beneficial. If you’re tired after recieving it’s mostly likely because you’ve been overdoing and your adrenal glands are overworked. The tiredness is encouraging you to stop, practice self - care (which is an ongoing practice for natural givers), and receive further Reiki sessions.
Reiki balances your energy. So if you experience a sudden burst of energy it’s because your energy was stagnating. So, this is an ideal time to begin creative pursuits or start ticking things off your to-do list.
You may also become more aware of your emotions due to the challenges you’ve experienced in the past or you’re experiencing at present. Reiki rebalances you on all levels, so these mental and emotional states come to your awareness to be managed and then gently released.
The emotions or physical sensations that come to the surface during and after receiving Reiki are actually experiences to be grateful for. Once you’re aware of them and receive extra support to manage them, you generally experience improved health, mental clarity, peace, and joy.
I often use the analogy of spring cleaning your home. You know either consciously or subconsciously that your house (you) needs a spring clean (receiving treatment). So you begin the clearing process. Throughout the spring clean things become unsettled. Dust rises to the surface, you throw old items away, perhaps purchase new things, notice cracks (the cracks are actually golden – but that’s another article…) and move furniture around. Once the spring clean is complete your home is clear, balanced, light and fresh.
The “spring clean” is often more challenging in the beginning. As you receive extra treatments physical, mental, and emotional balance is restored. The more you receive Reiki the more you regain balance on all levels.
Reiki is completely safe and can never cause any harm. If you have any concerns about your session it’s best to contact your Reiki practitioner directly so they can provide you with the support you need or suggest where you can receive extra support. If you feel uncomfortable after a session or during a session please share this with your Reiki practitioner so they can adjust their treatment approach and ensure that you feel safe before your session ends.
