The Stella Energy

FAQ: What might I experience during a Reiki Session?

No two Reiki Sessions are the same. Experiences differ from one person to the next, and from one session to the next. Here are some examples of what you could feel – 

• Heat, fizzy or a pleasant tingling sensation over the body, especially where your Reiki Practitioner is working.
• Heavy body, sinking deeply into the massage bed or chair, or becoming deeply relaxed, almost like sleep leaving you feeling very peaceful. 
• The overwhelming need to laugh or cry, releasing any blocked emotions. Don’t be embarrassed, you’re in a safe space to laugh or cry as much as your body needs to. 
• Wondering unfocussed thoughts, running through your mind. Acknowledge these thoughts and allow the mind to move on. 
• Seeing colours while your eyes are closed, perhaps just one colour, or many colours interchanging, especially those colours linked to the Chakra System. 

FAQ: What might I experience after my Reiki Session?

Most of the time clients will feel relaxed & uplifted by a Reiki treatment. Commonly, clients find they have an increased ability to focus, feel happier and more able to deal with daily challenges and experience a better quality of sleep. 

In cases where clients are dealing with challenges brought on by periods of emotional turmoil, personal challenges/trauma, or if they have been feeling significantly overwhelmed,  they can have a lot of stored and blocked energy that needs to be worked through.  

A client’s vibration goes up during their Reiki session, and it is thought that toxins that have been stored in the body are released into the blood stream to be filtered by the liver and kidneys. When this happens, client’s may present with a headache, a mild stomach ache or need to use the bathroom frequently, or perhaps feel wiped out. These feelings shouldn’t last long and are widely recognised as normal effects of the body detoxing  and expected during the healing process.

After each Reiki session all clients are encouraged to drink water, eat a lighter meal, take a warm shower before they go to bed and rest.

FAQ: Can Reiki help me while I’m pregnant, and postnatal?

Reiki is safe during any stage of a woman’s pregnancy given the gentle, calming and non invasive nature of the practice. Reiki can provide much needed relief to an expectant client navigating the many physical and emotional changes pregnancy brings.   

In early pregnancy Reiki can alleviate many common symptoms including, fatigue, headaches, nausea, lower back pain, tender breast tissue, tension in the neck and shoulders, insomnia and “baby brain”, helping an expectant mother feel more relaxed and connected with herself, and her baby.

Reiki promotes physical and emotional healing so for new mothers, a Reiki treatment offers a safe and supportive space for clients to reconnect to themselves and recharge their bodies after the birth of their baby. Reiki can alleviate the physical stress experience during labour as well as the discomfort that can be brought on by any breastfeeding challenges. Reiki can also be used to ease postpartum depression and anxiety, but clients should always discuss this with their Doctor as part of wider plan to manage their ongoing mental health.  

(And of course, my clients are more than welcome to bring their beautiful new babies along to their appointment!)

FAQ - What does a “Hands On” Reiki session look like?

During a “Hands On” session, Reiki energy flows from my hands into my client. The client is usually laying on a massage table but I can give treatments while the client is seated or even standing, especially if they have difficulty positioning themselves on a massage bed.

The client remains fully clothed at all times, so its easy to carry on with the day after a treatment.

Throughout the session I will place my hands on or near my clients body in a series of 12 hand positions. Each hand position is usually held for between three to ten minutes depending on how much Reiki the client needs at each position, and I may move my hands slightly out of sequence depending on the energy flow.

The whole treatment can last between 45 and 90 minutes.

FAQ: Can Reiki help with feelings of loss and bereavement?

Suffering the loss of a loved one through bereavement or the ending of an important relationship, and navigating the wave of emotions this brings can at times feel unbearable. 

Reiki can enable my clients to access and release   unexpressed or blocked emotions and negative energy, essential to the healing process.

FAQ: How can I find the time for my Reiki appointment?

For those of us with grueling schedules & numerous commitments centered around hectic careers, frenzied family lives, and even the pressures of general “life admin”, finding time to enhance your wellbeing can be challenging. Using Zoom technology, I am able to offer my clients Distance Reiki that they can access at a time and place to suit them. Clients just need Wi-Fi and access to a quiet space for as little as 30 minutes, and I’ll take care of the rest. Zoom appointments will be fully secure, password protected and 100% private.

FAQ: What do you do in preparation for a clients Reiki Session?

• I smudge the Reiki space by burning white sage which  clears any residual,  negative or stagnant energy in the room. This process will leave a slight woodsy,  herbaceous scent behind that you might notice, but it shouldn’t be overpowering if done correctly.
• I put freshly laundered linen on the massage table.
• I light candles or an oil burner and select the music I’ll stream through the Sonos sound system during the session. 
• I sit quietly before my client arrives to meditate, clear my mind and focus my intention for our session, drawing the Reiki Power /Focus Symbol – Cho Ku Rei, to activate and enhance the energy.