We’ve written before that Buddha may help you cure your insomnia, but now we have something a little more concrete.
Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that promotes overall health and well-being. In Spokane, WA it is being used to help insomnia sufferers get much needed sleep. Reiki involves placing hands on or above different parts of a person’s clothed body to encourage the flow of energy.
So, does it work as a natural insomnia cure? Well, apparently a 57 year old female insomnia sufferer was able to sleep for 10 hours immediately after her first Reiki treatment. No mention of the long term effects, but that’s a pretty good start, so it could be worth exploring.
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I have been practicing and teaching Reiki for about 5 years now and can confirm that the first thing my clients say is that their sleep is improved, even if that is not originally why they started the Reiki treatments.
Thanks for sharing, Lynda – I think that spiritual and natural options need to be explored and taken more seriously before we start reaching for the pills.
Just found your blog from stumbleupon…I have an all around messed up sleep cycle with seemingly no circadian rhythm. I regularly alternate between periods of insomnia and 18 hour sleep marathons. And yes, I have seen a sleep specialist and attempt to practice “sleep hygiene”.
Anyway, I did rather enjoy Reiki. I did not actually go for my sleep but for my chronic pain condition, but it helped a lot overall. I probably did about 6 sessions. The downside is that this is not something you can practice by yourself, much like a massage, and you must continue going to appointments to see the benefits. If I lived in an area where this kind of stuff was more accessible, I would continue my study in Qi Gong instead…very much like Reiki, but something you can do by yourself.
Thanks for your comment, Jessica – how did you manage to find your sleep specialist? Were you referred by your doctor?
It’s interesting that you found Reiki helped you sleep without that benefit even being on your mind! Do you find your sleep sufferers as soon as you stop keeping up with the sessions?
Dear Jessica,
It’s great that you have experienced the positive effects of reiki, but I would like to add that you can get Reiki Healing distantly also, and not every time you have to visit the Reiki practitioner.
I am doing this Distant Reiki for the last 8 years and the results are amazing.
Love light and peace,
Sandip Jain
i have been suffering from insomnia for the last 2 years,in this moment i am in India and i did the level one course of reiki i gut a full treatment for sleeping problems from the master itself and as much as i try to find a natural help. nothing is working for my even the reiki i didn’t sleep the last 2 days and i am just lost i am 34 very active and healthy man and i just cant find the right thing for this problem if you have any answer i will thank you for it
Sorry to hear of your insomnia and that Reiki didn’t help. Insomnia cures are highly individual so it’s impossible to determine what will work for you. You may want to seek out a sleep specialist for further advice.