(Excerpts from “Reiki: A Comprehensive Guide” by Pamela Miles)
“The hands of a trained Reiki practitioner are placed lightly on a fully clothed recipient who reclines or sits comfortably. When Reiki is offered to someone who is conscious, both practitioner and recipient quickly notice a gentle shift toward relaxation. Breathing becomes slower and more comfortable, and the person may sigh or even snore as the state of relaxation deepens.
The experience of Reiki treatment is very subjective and varies from person to person and treatment to treatment. Some recipients feel a warm tingling where Reiki hands are placed, others feel soft waves of subtle pulsations flowing throughout their bodies, and others feel nothing in particular - nothing, except they are very relaxed afterward, with an enhanced sense of well-being.
If the person came for treatment with pain, it usually disappears or diminishes during the session. After treatment, the recipient typically feels centered and in touch with himself in a way that is very natural, but too rarely experienced by adults living in a frantic postmodern lifestyle. The sense of well-being lingers, and people frequently report an immediate improvement in sleep.
Your actual experience of Reiki may center on physical, mental, or emotional changes - a sense of relaxation, relief from pain, greater clarity, a gradual lessening of anxiety or expectations or other worrisome thoughts. Meanwhile, something far subtler is happening in the background. Very gently, very quietly, very gradually, Reiki opens an inner spiritual connection that can significantly change the way a person experiences life, a sense of connectedness that can help transform negative attitudes and create a sense of meaning and purpose. This may be the most valuable gift Reiki offers.”