I want to share with you my experience of trying Reiki here in Ubud. It is a form of alternative medicine that uses a technique commonly called palm healing or hands-on-healing, through which the practitioners believe they can transfer universal energy in the form of qi. Reiki has its origins in Japan, it’s more of a spiritual practice and it is not tied to any religion or dogma. Although it has not being scientifically proven to be effective in the treatment of any illness, Reiki can enhance your body ability to heal itself and can help you achieve complete wellness by addressing the physical, mental and emotional issues that are holding you back.

My session was about an hour long. I simply lay down on the bed as my friend Ina, the practitioner, gently put her hands first on my forehead, and later on she moved them to a different part of the body. I was a bit nervous at first but eventually my body slowly entered a deep state or relaxation. I actually felt in a similar state before when many years ago I tried hypnotherapy. But in the case of Reiki I felt warm waves passing through my body, they were painful at times like they were washing away my emotional pain. As the session progressed I became more and more relaxed, and some memories were passing through my mind. After the session I realized that those memory were somehow connected with the pain that I was experiencing during the treatment. By the end of the session I was so calm, almost sleeping and when Ina woke me up I was so deeply relaxed that my body actually felt so heavy, I could hardly move.

Today, one day after the treatment, I feel a much better person. I am much more relaxed, my mind is clear, stress free and is actually refusing to think negative thoughts which is an amazing change for me. So I did some reading today on Reiki. To those of you who are skeptical, particularly those that need science as a proof, I am saying this: one thing is for sure, our subconscious mind is far more powerful than our conscious mind. You can read all about it in this article

But… that our subconscious mind is powerful and can be trained using suggestions, well… that I already know from the days I tried hypnotherapy because that is the main idea behind hypnosis. The subconscious mind will accept all suggestions that are sent to it provided that the conscious mind’s supervision is absent. But in the case of Reiki there was no talking of any sort. And that is what amazes me, it was all about energy flowing. So I did more reading and I found that there are measurable effects occurring during a Reiki treatment. Brain wave patterns of the practitioner and receiver synchronise at the Alpha State and pulse in synchrony with Schuman Resonance, a set of spectrum peaks in the extremely low frequency portion of the Earth‘s electromagnetic field spectrum. The biomagnetic field of the practitioner’s hands in this state, has been measured to be at least one thousand times amplified above normal levels. Infact Ina’s hands became really warm at some point. Independent medical research has shown that this range of frequencies will stimulate healing in the body, with specific frequencies being especially effective for different tissues. So there you have it, a bit of scientific explanation. And guess what, I found out that there is also a Hypno-Reiki available, which blends the two powerful healing therapies. So, all in all, you can be a skeptical or a believer, you may realize it or not, but one thing you cannot deny: the mind is very powerful and has unlimited potentials.