Frequently Asked Questions

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Reiki (pronounced Ray-Key) is a holistic, non-invasive, natural healing treatment. 

Gentle touch is something we use all the time without even thinking about it. 

When we have a headache or a stomachache – our hand automatically moves to the place that hurts, to soothe and reduce discomfort.  

If your child comes running to you crying and complaining that they bumped their knee – your first inclination is to gently touch the ‘booboo’ and speak in a soothing and calming way. 

Usually after a minute or so - the child has calmed down, stopped crying, and is smiling and ready to go and play again, the pain is gone or has greatly diminished. 

Reiki uses this same principle of gentle touch for calming, comforting, and nurturing.  We automatically use our hands this way, and the body automatically and naturally knows how to receive the benefits of gentle touch.

For those not comfortable being touched. Reiki is just as effective when we hold our hands slightly away from the body and share the healing, the love, and the calming peacefulness that Reiki brings. 

Reiki is available in private practices and in hundreds of hospitals and clinics throughout the country and across the globe.  It is  effective and appropriate for infants, children, teens and adults.    

The Reiki session is 30 minutes.  

Here at the clinic our primary desire is that your child feels comfortable with us.
 

While it is customary for a Reiki Practitioner to gently place their hands on different parts of the body – feet, legs, arms, shoulders, head, REIKI FOR CHILDREN IS DIFFERENT 

We can just place a hand on their leg or foot while we talk or play with them,  and
the Reiki is easily and completely given.  

 
We know that some children do NOT want to be touched, so we hold our hands slightly away from the body. 

Children do not need to be still and quiet in order to receive the full benefits of a Reiki treatment.  

The older children and teens can lie on the massage table or sit in the chair.  For this age group we can begin the Reiki treatment with a relaxing guided meditation where the mind and senses are guided to experience a walk on the beach or a walk in the woods with appropriate calming music in the background. 

As stress and tension release,
the body begins to relax
and release the pain, imbalances, illness, or trauma and return to its natural state of harmony and calmness.

It is known that healing and a return to balance can more easily happen
when the body is relaxed.

We invite you to please pay attention in the hours and days following your child’s Reiki Treatment.  

You may immediately notice that your child is calmer, quieter, more relaxed, or has less pain, and is happier overall. 

If sleep has been an issue, you may notice that they are able to finally get a good night’s sleep.

Because you are bringing your child for a Reiki Treatment for something that they have had for a while – and while ‘instant miracles’ do happen, please do not expect that one treatment will be the cure. 

We hope you will bring your child back for additional Reiki Treatments so that the changes Reiki supports can be more completely and fully set in place.   

Reiki is both a gentle and deep treatment, and we do not always see extreme  benefits immediately.  

Every child is different and we respect this.

Please be sure your child drinks extra water during the rest of the day.