Reiki
Treatment
Consultation
A consultation is an important part
of the Reiki treatment and will
usually last for about fifteen minutes,
although the first consultation
might take longer. The consultation
takes place before the treatment
and the Reiki practitioner will
ask questions regarding your lifestyle,
medical conditions and history,
your objectives for receiving healing
and what is currently going on in
your life. These questions will
allow the practitioner to treat
you in a holistic way (physically,
mentally and spiritually) based
on the information given and also
identify if there are medical reasons,
(contra-indications)
why the treatment should not take
place (please refer to the Reiki
Prices page for
the list of conditions not suitable
for Reiki).
All information given is confidential
and all details will be securely
stored to ensure your privacy. The
consultation will also give you
time to ask any questions or air
any concerns that you may have about
the treatment to the practitioner.
It will also help you get to know
the practitioner and develop a good
relationship with her and vice versa.
Treatment
After your consultation, the practitioner
will explain to you what will happen
during the session and you will
be asked to lie down fully clothed
on a treatment couch or if lying
down is a problem for you, to sit
in a chair. The only items you will
be asked to remove are your shoes,
belt and, if you wear one, your
watch. When you are comfortable
the treatment will begin. Starting
with the head, the practitioner
will move down your body concentrating
on the seven major Chakras (see
about Reiki Page) and also any areas
that the practitioner is guided
to work on. Healing is usually given
with the hands on the body, however
sometimes the practitioner will
feel guided to work with the hands
off the body. Which ever method
is used Reiki will still locate
and go to the place that requires
healing. All you have to do during
the session is to be open as much
possible to the treatment, relax
and enjoy your time.
After
Treatment
The Practitioner will touch you
lightly on the shoulder to indicate
that the session is over, you will
be allowed to ‘come round’
in your own time, and water will
be given as refreshment. The practitioner
will record her findings on your
assessment sheet and will ask you
questions to find out what (if any)
experiences you had during your
treatment. An assessment sheet will
be completed for every treatment
received this creates a record of
how the healing is progressing.
During this time your practitioner
will also discuss and agree with
you, your treatment plan and go
through the aftercare advice sheet.
It is very difficult to predict
how you will feel after a Reiki
session as so many people react
in so many different ways after
receiving Reiki. However clients
may experience some the following:
Lethargy, relaxation, release of
tension, feeling of well being and
in some cases a marked increase
in energy levels.
How
long should I allow for a treatment
and how many treatments will I need?
For your first treatment you should
allow one and a half hours due to
the consultation, treatments after
this will be approximately 1 hour.
Depending on the severity or your
body’s needs a course of treatment
(usually six weekly treatments)
may be required to bring about a
state of balance within your body.
After this state has been reached
a monthly treatment is usually recommended.
Healing
Crisis
After a treatment some clients may
experience what therapists call
‘a healing crisis’ and
you may experience the following:
A headache, Cold/Flu symptoms, going
to the toilet more often and emotional
upset (crying). If you do experience
a healing crisis, there is nothing
to be alarmed about, it is the body’s
way of naturally removing the toxins
and negative energy which have been
released during the treatment. The
symptoms should only last for a
couple of days, but if you are at
all concerned please do not hesitate
to speak to your therapist.
Cost
of Reiki Session: please refer to
the price
list page.
