I had my first reiki treatment about 20 years ago in my hometown of Limavady in Northern Ireland. I connected immediately to it and after the session, I felt peaceful, calm and boy did I sleep that night. It was a few years later when I started my own journey into reiki when I came across a mindfulness centre in Edinburgh. Reiki came in and out of my life quite sporadically for years, and yet it always found me.

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I imagine if you are reading this then you have stumbled upon reiki too. I always get asked what is reiki, and while I can give the technical answer, “Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing.”, I don’t feel I am ever really answering the question. It is not something to be explained in simple terms, it is more something to be experienced. It is a form of spiritual healing and no two reiki sessions are ever the same. It is a profound way of creating balance which can manifest itself in many different ways. The closest translation in English is spiritual energy. I think this is a beautiful way to express Reiki as it allows us to work on a soulful level.

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Many people experience a feeling of calmness, peacefulness during and after a reiki session. Often a practitioner can ‘pick-up’ on ailments or injury. It is a beautiful way to practice self-care and to take care of your wellbeing. Reiki can help with a wide array of emotional and physical symptoms and can have some quite profound results. It can also simply be a bit of me-time where you can relax and allow the energy to do what it needs to do.