ENERGY HEALING

Michelle is trained in the art of Reiki and has been using this form of energy healing to help people with emotional, mental and spiritual issues for over 8 years. She adds the powerful element of touch to her sessions by doing energy work over the needles. Reiki is also offered as a 1-hour, stand-alone treatment.

What is Reiki?
Reiki is a bioenergetic healing technique developed in Japan in the 19th century by Dr. Mikao Usui. It has been practiced in the U.S. since the 1930s. “Rei” means universal life force, and “Ki” means personal energy. In Reiki, the practitioner is a vessel, channeling the universal healing energy into the recipient’s body.
Extensive research shows that Reiki strengthens immunity, relieves pain, and speeds up healing. Reiki is safe enough for babies, pregnant women and elderly people. It is now used in many hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and integrative medical centers around the world.

What happens during a session?
The patient lies fully clothed on a massage table. The practitioner will lightly place her hands on or above a series of positions on the front and back of the body, as breaths become synchronized. Your breath slows as you become more deeply relaxed. It is common to feel warmth, cold, tingling or subtle pulsations coming from the practitioner’s hands. Some people have emotional releases during a treatment, especially if they are facing emotional challenges at the time. Others drift off to asleep or have visions. The experience is different for everyone.

How will I feel afterwards?
After a treatment, people generally feel a sense of peace and contentment, greater mental clarity, relief from pain they may have been having, and a more positive, balanced outlook.

What can be treated with Reiki?
Reiki is an excellent adjunctive therapy to medications, surgery, acupuncture, chiropractic, chemotherapy and psychotherapy. It is beneficial during times of transition, such as moving residence, changing jobs or ending a relationship. It accelerates and supports healing on all levels: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. Energetically speaking… Most health problems begin as energetic imbalances. Sometimes we feel “a little off” and that can be a sign of dis-ease at the superficial level of our energetic field. If left ignored, the feeling can worsen. Reiki can correct any imbalances before they penetrate the physical body and manifest as symptoms.