Although I witness how reiki brings positive results to people every day, I still find that many people are skeptical of the benefits of reiki. One such person was a gentleman of about 50 (whom I shall call Charles) who was a friend of a friend. Charles had heard me talking about reiki to my friend and was curious, but not convinced, that it could help.

Charles was going through a stressful period in his life and was finding it difficult to relax. I suggested he tried having a couple of treatments to see if it would help him to chill out a bit more. During his first treatment I was able to sense how stressed he was. I also noticed an energy change around his right knee and mentioned this to him. He was amazed that I had picked up the problem with his knee and told me that he had an old football injury.

That evening he sent me a text to tell me that he was very tired and was ‘glowing’. I reassured him that the reiki was working and that he must listen to his body and allow himself to rest and catch up on his sleep. The reiki was kick-starting his body to heal itself by encouraging sleep. The next day Charles told me that he had experienced the best night’s sleep he had had for some time. Since then Charles has come back for more treatments and is much more ‘laid back’ man.

As my experience with reiki has grown I have found that it takes a minimum of six treatments for a real transformation to take place. Each treatment builds on the previous one, gently releasing negativity on all levels and bringing you to a sense of health and well-being. Restoring overall wellness enables you to understand yourself better so you can make the changes in your life that will make you feel more fulfilled as a person.