What is Reiki & How does it Heal?
What is Reiki, and How Does It Heal?
Reiki is a Japanese word that translates to “spiritually guided life force energy.” It’s made up of two Kanji characters—Rei and Ki.
Rei refers to a form of higher spiritual consciousness—an energy of divine intelligence that guides healing.
Ki is the vital life force energy that animates all living things. It’s the same concept as Qi (pronounced “chee”) in Chinese Medicine and Prana in Ayurvedic traditions.
We each have a physical body, but we also have an energetic body. Our energetic body is made up of this life force energy—Ki. And when Ki is flowing freely, we feel balanced, grounded, healthy, and whole. But when this energy becomes blocked, stagnant, or dysregulated, it begins to show up as emotional distress, physical tension, illness, or a general sense of disconnection from ourselves.
In fact, I would go so far as to say: everything happening in our physical body is a direct manifestation of what’s happening within us energetically.
That’s where Reiki comes in. Reiki is a specific type of Ki—a healing form of life force energy that comes from a higher realm of spiritual consciousness. A Reiki practitioner taps into this energy, like plugging into a divine healing WiFi network, and channels it into the body—restoring balance, clearing blockages, and helping the system return to its natural state of flow.
To understand how Reiki heals, it helps to look at the energetic body like a system of plumbing pipes. Ki is constantly flowing through these pipes, nourishing your physical, emotional, and spiritual systems. But over time, stress, trauma, pain, and unprocessed emotion can act like hair clogs and grime in the pipes—slowing down the flow, building pressure, and causing all kinds of energetic and physical backups.
Reiki is like Draino. It moves in and clears out the sludge—restoring flow, lightness, and vitality.
Another way to think of it: your energetic body is like a computer hard drive, and when you’re dealing with stress, illness, or emotional turmoil, your system might be full of glitches, short circuits, or outdated programs. Reiki acts like an antivirus code from this “Wifi” signal that begins to restore and repair those internal short circuits. It also words to empty that overflowing trash bin on your hard drive and clear out junk files that are slowing down your operating system.
Reiki is a spiritually cleansing energy. It is directly connected to a divine consciousness. When you receive Reiki, it’s like you’re soaking in a warm & nourishing energetic bath - in waters that cleanse, relax, and restore you on the physical, emotional, and spiritual planes.
