💓 Emotional release stored in the body
Emotions are not just mental — they live in the body as muscle tension, breathing patterns, and nervous system memory.
During Reiki, people may:
- feel waves of warmth or tingling
- sigh or breathe deeply
- feel sadness or relief move through
- experience a sense of lightness afterward
That’s the body letting go of stored survival patterns.
Not dramatic. Just gentle unwinding.
🔄 Homeostasis reset
Your body is always trying to return to equilibrium. Reiki seems to act like a signal amplifier for that natural intelligence.
It doesn’t force anything.
It nudges your system toward:
• balance
• coherence
• alignment
• efficient energy use
Some people feel sleepy afterward. Others feel energized. Both are signs of recalibration.
What science can say (without the mystical language)
Clinical studies suggest Reiki may:
• reduce anxiety
• decrease pain perception
• improve mood
• support recovery after surgery
• enhance relaxation comparable to meditation
Even if someone views it purely through a neurobiological lens, the relaxation response alone has measurable health benefits.
If I had to summarize Reiki in one sentence:
👉 It creates the internal conditions where the body remembers how to heal itself.
Not magic. Not placebo. Not force.
More like tuning an instrument that was already built to play.