The incorporation of Reiki into any type of bodywork,
be that massage, physical therapy, chiropractic, or any other type of hands on work, is an
incredible marriage. While either Reiki or Bodywork alone will and does bring about
wonderful results, the marriage of the two is a match made in heaven. The benefits
received by both the client and the practitioner from this union can often be quite
profound. The incorporation of Reiki is actually
quite simple. It requires no additional techniques to be used during your work. Once
having completed the training, it takes only your intent for the Reiki energy to begin
flowing. After that you simply continue your normal routine with your client. The energy
will continue flowing throughout the session until you make a conscious intent for it to
stop. As I covered in the section on How Reiki Works we
are beings of energy. What happens to us energetically effects us on the physical level,
and what happens to us on the physical level, effects us energetically. For the most part,
when a bodyworker is working on a client they are working on a purely physical level.
Again, as stated in the section on How Reiki Works, we
can rarely effect a true "healing" by working on only one aspect of ourselves.
One can attain some results, often relieving the physical symptom(s) temporarily, but
rarely is there anything long-term accomplished. However, by incorporating Reiki, now the
bodyworker is able to work not only on the physical (through muscle manipulation, bone
manipulation, etc.) to achieve immediate results, but also the energetic to assist in
affecting long-term, often very profound, results.
The client is not the only one who benefits from the
incorporation of Reiki however. The practitioner also receives numerous benefits. Many of
the benefits are stated in the section on Reiki for Personal and Spiritual Growth. There
are, however, some additional benefits for bodyworkers that often make learning Reiki
quite appealing. When a massage therapist, for instance, works on a client, they
invariably use some of their own energy, often without being consciously aware of it. This
is because their intent is to make the person feel good and help the person. Intent is a
form of energy and very powerful (for an example of this you can do for yourself, see Intent). Because their intent is focused on helping the person, they
are unknowingly sending them their energy throughout the entire session. This is why so
many massage therapists tend to be exhausted after a few sessions. They have literally
depleted themselves of energy. Another very common problem for massage therapists is the
taking on of their clients illness, whatever that may be. This is because they have
accidentally taken on the clients energy during the session. Which is another very common
result of using ones own energy. Through the addition of Reiki, the therapist is no longer
using his or her own energy. Instead they are channeling the Reiki energy through
themselves during the session. This protects them from depletion of their own energies and
from taking on the energies of their clients. I've used massage therapists as the example
above, but this applies truly applies to anyone. When your intent is to help and your are
doing hands on work with someone, you will invariably be sending them energy. By
incorporating Reiki into what you are doing, you substitute the Reiki energy for your own,
and protect yourself from both depleting your personal energy and taking on theirs.
As you can see, the incorporation of Reiki into any
form of bodywork is truly a wonderful marriage. The benefits for both client and
practitioner are numerous. These are only a few of the benefits. If you are a massage
therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, or any other type of bodyworker, I urge you
to consider adding Reiki to your current sessions. Your clients will definitely appreciate
it, as I believe you will as well. |