Reiki

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation which promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us causing us to be alive. If a persons "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.

The word Reiki consists of two Japanese words - Rei meaning "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki meaning "life force energy". So Reiki is actually "spiritually guided life force energy."

In the past few years I have been interested in alternative healing and one of my interests was Reiki. I decided I wanted to try it so I called up a women I read about on the internet who has years of experience healing people. My mother came with me and we took a cab trying to find her place. After getting lost of a while we finally found her house.

The "reiki master" ansked my mom to wait while I had a 45 minute healing session. She took me to her "healing room" so we could begin. She had another lady with her who would assist her. The room had symbols of all religions and she said that all religions are coming form the same source the One God and that is where the healing energy comes from. I laid down and for the session both ladies laid their hands on certain parts of my body each time for about three minutes. I felt heat in many parts mainly my head and neck and shoulder area. There was relaxing music playing during the session and it was overall very relaxing, kind of like a massage.

After the session the lady told me that I may feel really energetic or tired and want to sleep, every one reacts differently. I felt fine, maybe a bit energized. After we finished I went to find my mom sitting in the ladies salon waiting for me. We all sat down for a while. I never told the lady I have MS. I wanted her to tell me what she felt, however, she didn't say much. She just said that she felt that there was more heat in the head and ear region. She said for me not to be worried. She said she can only say where she feels there could be problems. I decided to tell her that I have MS. I told her that I was interested in alternative healing because I have Multiple Sclerosis, she jumped saying that she knew! She said she didn't want to tell me to worry me, but she knew because a certain man told her. She showed me a book of a Shaikh in Sudan. I found all this very strange. She said I was going to heal myself. I didn't take what the lady said too seriously, but I do believe that I will heal myself with the will of God.