The term reiki massage is a bit of an oxymoron when it comes right down to it simply because in reality reiki is NOT massage. However, some regard it as "massaging" the energy field. But to mention reiki massage is confusing, as this is nothing like a conventional remedial massage therapy from a licensed massage therapist.
In most instances reiki healing (not reiki massage) is the use of spiritual energy to heal a person's aura or situation. Massage on the other hand is the process of rubbing or kneading different parts of the body for therapeutic reasons or purposes. Now having said this, there are indeed many massage therapists who are trained in reiki and who combine the two disciplines to get an even better result for the client. In instances like that, then you could aptly describe what you are receiving as reiki massage.
Licensed massage therapists who take reiki are learning how to better use their already existing healing energies to promote the spiritual well-being of their clients, as well as their physical well-being. Their treatments then become a blend of reiki massage – but this is really the only instance where those two things go together in the same sentence. So keeping this in mind, when we refer to reiki massage in this article, we are referring to a massage therapist giving reiki using the usual hand positions.
The usual treatment of reiki massage starts at the head and then works down the front of the body and down the back of the body through the seven different chakras. Where the hands are placed coincide with your seven major chakras or in other words, the energy centers of your physical body. Reiki massage helps you manage pain, deal with stress and relaxes you on a very deep level. The hands of the reiki practitioner will either be laying on you gently or working just a few inches above your body. The healing energy is sent through/channeled by the practitioner into you.
There is no need to be nervous about a massage treatment combined with reiki at the same time. The reiki will not hurt you in any way. It is actually used to help treat conditions such as lockjaw, muscle pain, tension, stress, injury healing and well over 60 other types of ailments. In the Western world you will discover there are four areas/chakras used for treatment – the head, body, legs/feet and back.
It is safe to say that reiki treatments are one hundred percent safe and do not have any side effects, nor do they incur injuries. Some will experience sensations like warmth, tingling or cold during their session, but these sensations will not hurt you. Depending on the patient, Reiki treatments have been known to show results immediately or at a later time.
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A Reiki massage table is a personal choice to be made by the practitioner. Some prefer to do Reiki with the client on a chair, or bed, but depending on what positions you find comfortable, then choose according to your personal preferences. A reiki massage table has to at least be at a height that allows you to be comfortable to stand for periods of up to an hour giving reiki.
For shorter sessions on a reiki massage table, you might want to get a table that is adjustable – either one that you can push a button on so that it elevates, or a reiki massage table that you can manually adjust. What you are striving for when you get a reiki massage table is something that is comfortable for the client. Something they can feel at ease on and perhaps even drift off to sleep during their session. If you have a reiki massage table that is soft enough, but still gives some flexibility position wise for your client, drifting off to sleep happens quite often.
Where do you find a reiki massage table? Actually there are a number of places on the Internet that carry them, and you can do some comparison shopping while you are at it. Just because this is a "massage table" don't let that confuse the issue that reiki is a massage – because it is not a massage. It is the channeling of life force energy from the practitioner to the client on the table. The only similarity a reiki massage table has to a conventional massage table is that it looks the same, but the purposes are different.
Try to also remember that just having the massage table alone isn't good enough. You will also need sheets and a pillow and pillow covers. The client needs to be covered during the reiki session as sometimes they experience a sense of cold during the treatment session. Then again, some also may feel the energy entering them as hot or a tingling sensation. However if they drift off to sleep on the table, they will be cold when they wake up.
Try to also remember before you start your Reiki session to protect yourself with the protection symbol and to also protect your client from you with the same symbol. Before you start the session, scan the client with your hands to see what areas of their body may need a little extra reiki energy. Once you have an idea of what areas to need work, then start the traditional session with the usual hand positions. On the other hand if your client came to you and only wanted one area worked on, then you can do that as well. Reiki is very intelligent and will go where it is needed in the body - the clients and yours while you are giving the treatment.
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