What is Reiki & Why You Should Try It.

To Believe or Not to Believe — A Soul’s Invitation

This is the real question, isn’t it? Not just a matter of belief, but a deeper invitation to explore how our thoughts and energy shape the lives we live.

Our mind is powerful — it colors every experience. If we walk into something convinced it won’t work, that belief becomes the filter we see through. But what if we opened just a little space for something new? What if we chose to meet each moment, each possibility, with curiosity rather than doubt?

Notice how your energy shifts depending on what you're looking forward to — an event you're excited about feels vibrant, alive, joyful. But when we dread something, the experience often reflects that inner resistance. Reiki is very much the same. The energy you bring to it shapes what you receive.

So, what is Reiki, truly?

Reiki is an ancient Japanese healing art — a gentle yet powerful form of energy work where the practitioner channels universal life force through their hands to support balance and healing in the body, mind, and spirit. It’s based on the understanding that we are more than physical beings — we are energy, and when that energy is low, stuck, or out of alignment, we feel it. We get tired. We feel anxious. We disconnect.

Reiki doesn’t force or push. It meets you where you are. In a world that constantly asks for more, Reiki invites rest. In a life that can feel chaotic or heavy, it offers stillness and peace.

A Reiki session is simple and sacred. You lie down, fully clothed, in a calm space with soft music and perhaps the subtle scent of essential oils. The practitioner gently places their hands on or just above your body, moving slowly from head to feet, tuning in to what your energy needs. Nothing is done to you — it’s a co-creation, a remembrance of your own innate ability to heal.

Sometimes people feel warmth, tingling, or see colors. Sometimes they feel nothing but a deep sense of calm. Some drift off into sleep. Others weep quietly as stored emotion softens and releases. There’s no right or wrong. Just you, meeting yourself more deeply.

Science is beginning to catch up with what many already feel — that Reiki supports healing on all levels. It’s being used in hospitals and wellness centers around the world, from post-op recovery rooms to cancer wards. It helps with pain, anxiety, depression, and so much more — but beyond symptoms, it brings people back to themselves.

So, what’s the risk? Honestly — none. At best, you may feel restored, clearer, lighter. At worst? You’ll have given yourself a moment of stillness in a busy world.

Sometimes healing isn’t loud or dramatic. Sometimes it’s the quiet yes we whisper to ourselves when we choose to open — just a little — to something gentle, ancient, and wise.