I had heard of reiki but new little to nothing about it. Last week I attended a healing session not knowing what to expect. Three practitioners hovered their hands above my body. One of them also used tuning forks. And I kid you not, it was an amazing experience. A sensation that I can best describe as tingling went through my body wherever they hovered their hands above me. I could keep my eyes closed and know where the practitioners' hands were hovering. It felt incredible.

Have you ever experienced that surge of energy or electric when someone touched you? That's similar to the way that reiki felt, only they weren't touching me. At certain points they did lay their hands on me and I became nice and warm. I also experienced a very deep feeling of being loved. And I smelled the scent of cotton candy for a while, pleasantly sweet not overpowering.

My interest was captured and I decided to take a class last night to learn how to perform reiki on myself and others. I have two more classes to attend with reading and practice in between.

Has anyone tried reiki? It is considered complementary medicine, of which I am in favor. I think most disease affects us not only physically but also emotionally and spiritually. That certainly was true of my obesity and now my fitness. Anyway, I suggest that you give it a try.

Here is an article on it: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2014/11/10/what-is-reiki

Interesting. I've personally never tried it...but I would have no trouble trying it, just like I'd have no problem trying acupuncture. As a matter of fact, an Asian healing store just opened near my home. I'm looking forward to checking it out

@@ProjectMe I have a mentor who swears by acupuncture. There are many Eastern approaches to healing that pique my interest. Do let us know about the acupuncture if you try it, reiki, too!

I've never tried it, but I work for a hospice company, and we provide that service in some locations. What you describe would be wonderful for terminally ill people, as well as healthy people!

My best friend is a Reiki practitioner. I haven't actually experienced it myself, but from what she tells me, she has gotten some very good results. For instance, she used it on her father when he was terminally ill. He definitely seemed to rest easier after the session.

I am a Reiki Master and encourage others to find out more. When I give a treatment to myself or a client, the energy returns to me two-fold. Reiki is an excellent way to center yourself and empower spirituality to contribute to overall health.

@@MichiganChic I've been told that many nurses practice reiki on patients. I think it is a wonderful service for the hospice to offer. I'd like to see more nurses and physicians assistants doing this for patients. I believe it will help with healing and recovery, as well as overall wellbeing.

@@IcanMakeit I have heard stories like that about terminally ill people being put at ease with reiki. Would you consider having your friend do a session on you?

@@ocean4dlm where did you learn reiki and what was your training like? I am going to continue with the class to get my master certification. I just want to make sure that I am getting a good training. I have two options that I am aware of...

There is a Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist center about 90-min from my house that offers a training once in a while. It is a one-day intensive.

Then there is a metaphysical center about 20-min from my house that offers reiki 1, 2, and 3 classes over the course of a few months so that you can practice in between. This is where I had my reiki session with the tuning forks and it was amazing. Its also a place where I have done guided meditation, as well as took my first reiki training (reiki 1).

I also am Reiki Master and Teacher of several forms of Reiki. My Master/Teaching is Usui Reiki as well as Lightarian Reiki. You can search them all on the internet. Here is a great link for research and exploration into Reiki history, healing and treatment.

http://www.reiki.org/faq/whatisreiki.html

I am not a Dr. or in the medical field, but I will tell you this whether you plan to work on patients or others or not practicing Reiki is a gift you give to yourself and those around you.

@@lisacaron thanks, Lisa, that is a great link. I was not aware that there are several forms of reiki. I've attained the first degree in the Usui system (Usui Shiki Ryoho). What other complementary modalities do you use or practice? I want to learn more about tuning forks and the 7 chakras.

I did mindfulness based stress reduction years ago under a Jon Kabat Zinn instructor at a yoga center in NJ. And I've done two guided meditation classes recently that were very powerful. I also did a guided meditation many years ago with an art therapy teacher who did the class at a local hospital. I absolutely love seeing HCPs and medical centers incorporating whole body approaches into healing. I am pretty sure that Zinn began with cancer patients, but don't quote me on that.

I recall reading an article by a surgeon who told of the ritual he and his surgical team do before operating on a patient. It was a combination of prayer and music to keep the ghosts (or something to that effect) away. It was a little scary because I read it before my big plastic surgery (which already had me very scared in and of itself) but I thought the surgeon was very brave to put a story like that out there in the mainstream. When I asked my plastic surgeon what he did to prepare for surgery he immediately thought I meant yoga or something like that. To me that was very telling... perhaps such practices are more common with HCPs and physicians that we might think.

I've also enjoyed yoga the few times I've tried it. And decades ago I went to a psychiatrist for hypnosis to over come panic braking after I'd been involved in a car accident. I was surprised at how quickly that worked. I needed only a few sessions.

I sometimes feel like a child discovering all these new dimensions of self and spirituality. I always was a late bloomer. Hopefully that mean I'll live for a long time! :-)

I'm a Reiki Master Teacher and have been practicing since 1998. [For those of you who are interested, my lineages are Usui-Do, Usui Shiki Ryoho, Traditional Japanese Reiki and Non-Traditional Reiki (Stein)]. I was made a Master by Diane Stein.

Reiki is a gorgeous complement to anything you are doing to nourish your health and wellness. It has its own intelligence; cannot get in the way of allopathic medicine, surgery, or any other therapy or treatment you are currently receiving. It will only help and heal.

@@TheProfessor I see we have a lineage in common Usui Shiki Ryoho. Might you recommend a good beginner book for me to read on Reiki, please? It is so good to hear all these testimonies for the benefits of reiki. I am looking forward to building my proficiency.