How does Reiki work?

When a person is affected by stress and trauma, their life force energy diminishes. Over time, this can lead to physical symptoms or "dis-ease" in the body. Through the principle of energetic resonance, energy systems resonate and operate at similar frequencies when they interact. This explains how Reiki works on an energetic level. When a practitioner, attuned to a higher vibrational energy, comes into contact with a client’s energy field, the client’s energy—which may be disrupted by stress, trauma, or emotional disturbance—aligns with the balanced, pure life force energy of Reiki. The practitioner introduces this energy by connecting to universal energy in its purest form and touching the client’s energy field. According to the principle of energetic resonance, the client’s disrupted energy naturally aligns with the balanced energy introduced by the practitioner. The more stable the vibration, the more it influences the distressed energy.

This process shifts the client’s nervous system from a sympathetic state to a parasympathetic state, which is essential for healing and allows the body’s repair systems to activate.