How Reiki affects the body Part 1

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Reiki affects the body less like a medication and more like a nervous system reset. Think of it as shifting your body from stress mode into repair mode — and a lot of physical changes flow from that.

Here’s what’s happening physiologically and energetically.

🧠 Nervous system regulation

Reiki activates your parasympathetic nervous system — the “rest and digest” side.

When this turns on:

heart rate slows
breathing deepens
muscles soften
cortisol (stress hormone) drops
blood pressure may decrease

Your body moves out of fight-or-flight and into healing mode.

This alone explains why people often feel warm, heavy, floaty, or deeply relaxed during a session.

🧬 Cellular repair & energy flow

While Reiki isn’t mechanical like massage, practitioners believe it improves biofield coherence — the energetic field surrounding and interpenetrating the body.

From a body perspective, relaxation triggers:

• improved circulation

• better oxygen delivery to tissues

• reduced inflammation signals

• enhanced immune response

• more efficient cellular repair

Stress blocks healing. When Reiki lowers stress, the body can finally do what it already knows how to do: restore balance.

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