Last blog I talked about what Reiki is and touched on a bit of its history. One thing I mentioned is Reiki’s incredible ability to help remove energy blocks. Huh?
Don’t worry if you don’t know what that means—that’s why I’m here!
Everything in our known universe is made up of energy. This is scientific fact. Just as when a pipe gets clogged, water cannot flow smoothly, when our energy channels get blocked our life-force (the “ki” of reiki) cannot flow smoothly. Pipes get clogged with all the debris they accumulate and from external roots, cracks, and pressure. This analogy works well to also illustrate how energy becomes blocked or stagnates. Except instead of literal, tangible debris, the “debris” in this case could be illness, stress (internal or external), emotional blocks (such as grief, anger, or sadness), or external pressures we are picking up from the outside world—especially if you are empathetic.
Reiki is a practice that helps remove those toxic energies/beliefs/emotions to allow the flow of energy to resume to its natural ebb and flow. When energy is flowing smoothly we call this being balanced. A Reiki practitioner aids your energetic body in returning to that natural balanced state.
There are seven main locations in the human body that tend to become blocked. These areas are known as Chakras.
Chakras (pronounced shaw-kraw; alternatively chaw-kraw) are energy centers of the human body, located along the spine (center) of the body from the base of the spine (Root Chakra) to the top of the head (Crown Chakra). Below I created an info-graphic to help visualize where the Chakras are located on the human body.
When your Chakras are balanced you will feel energetic, alert, and an overall positive demeanor. However, if there is blockage (especially a prolonged blockage) it can affect your mood and eventually begin to manifest physically. (I will be going into more detail on each of these seven Chakras in future blogs and how you can tell if one of your Chakras might be blocked).
Now, we are human and experience a wide range of emotions in our daily lives. Just because we have a temporary emotion it does not necessarily mean that our Chakra become immediately blocked. It could just deplete that energy slightly. Sometimes—as I’m sure some of you can attest to—all you need is a good cry and a solid night’s sleep to feel refreshed and “back to your normal self”. However, if emotions are suppressed, ignored, or just very intense—like after the loss of a loved one, the emotion can be too much and result in a blockage. This is where a Reiki practitioner is especially helpful: when its too big to navigate on our own.
Daily meditation and grounding exercises can also help keep your Chakras flowing well.
Take a moment to look at the featured picture in this blog: a tower of smooth rocks. When the rocks are all centered they stand tall, effortlessly. If one of those rocks were out of alignment, the tower would lean or collapse. This is the same as our energy. If we are not aligned and balanced we are not able to effortlessly stand tall in our own power.
So although you may be new to the idea of Chakras and energy, my wish for you is that you allow yourself to take time to turn inward and tend to yourself today. Find something (or someone) that bring you joy or soothes your soul to help draw in positive Ki into your life! If you need me I’ll be outside under a copse of billowing trees with my journal doing just that.
Happy Sunday and thanks for stopping by. May you be lead to all the people, places, and things that joyfully grow your soul.
-J
Lightbearer Reiki 