Healing Past Traumas with Reiki

Life is a journey filled with ups and downs. Sometimes, traumatic events from the past can cast a long shadow on our present and future, impacting our well-being and growth. As a level 2 Reiki practitioner, you have a powerful tool at your disposal to address these past traumas and promote self-healing.
In this article, we delve into how to send Reiki to a past traumatic event, focusing on specific practices and shared experiences to help guide you through this process.

Understanding Emotional Attachment and Reiki

First, it’s essential to understand that your emotional attachment to past events will not inhibit the flow of Reiki energy. Your connection to these memories may indeed make the healing process more intense, but remember, healing often requires confronting and processing emotional pain.
Before you start, affirm to yourself that you’re open to receiving the healing you’re about to initiate. This simple affirmation can help eliminate subconscious blocks that might impede your healing process.

The Process of Sending Reiki to the Past

The process of sending Reiki to a past event is quite similar to sending distance Reiki to the future. The key elements involve intention, focus, and visualization. Here’s a step-by-step guide:

1. Identify the Traumatic Event: Write down what you’d like to heal. Be as specific as possible about the event. This identification serves as your healing mantra.
2. Set Your Intention: Your intention might look something like this: “I intend that Reiki healing energy and love be sent to the event that I remember as XXXXXX, and that the pain and hurt be healed and removed, while the memories and the lessons learned from that event be retained for the betterment of all.”
3. Visualize: Close your eyes and visualize the event. If you have a picture from that time, it could help focus your energies.
4. Engage Reiki Symbols: Hold your mantra in your hands and apply the emotional symbol, then the distance symbol, and seal it with the power symbol. You can modify this sequence according to what feels intuitive to you.
5. Send Reiki: As you visualize the event, say your mantra and send Reiki to that point in time.
6. Repetition: Depending on the intensity of the trauma, you might have to repeat this process several times.
7. Closure: Once you feel that healing has taken place, burn the paper with your written mantra and release the Reiki energy back to the universe for the good of all.

Combining Reiki with Other Healing Practices

Remember, Reiki can be integrated with other healing practices. For instance, you might find value in journaling about your feelings or working with a trusted counselor or a shamanic practitioner. The key is to be open and willing to heal on all levels. This holistic approach acknowledges that healing occurs on multiple levels – physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. By integrating Reiki with other practices, you create a more comprehensive healing experience. Here are some ways to combine Reiki with other healing methods:

Journaling for Emotional Release and Clarity

1. Journaling Before a Reiki Session: Writing down your thoughts and feelings before a Reiki session can help clarify your intentions. This practice allows you to identify specific areas in need of healing and to set clear goals for your Reiki practice.
2. Reflective Journaling Post-Reiki: After a Reiki session, journaling can provide a space for processing and integrating the experience. You might find that insights or emotions surface during or after Reiki, and writing them down can offer further clarity and understanding.
3. Combining Reiki Energy with Writing: Try holding the intention of channeling Reiki energy into your hands as you write. This can infuse your journaling process with healing energy, potentially deepening your emotional release and insight.

Counseling for Mental and Emotional Support

1. Reiki Before Counseling Sessions: Receiving Reiki before counseling can open up your emotional and mental channels, making you more receptive to introspection and discussion. It can also reduce anxiety or resistance you might feel about confronting difficult issues.
2. Discussing Reiki Experiences with a Counselor: Sharing your Reiki experiences with a counselor can enhance the therapeutic process. A counselor can help you interpret and integrate these experiences into your broader emotional healing journey.
3. Coordinating Reiki and Counseling Sessions: Regularly scheduled Reiki sessions, in tandem with counseling appointments, can provide a comprehensive support system, addressing both your energy field and psychological needs.

Shamanic Practices for Deep Spiritual Healing

1. Soul Retrieval and Reiki: In shamanic practice, soul retrieval addresses parts of the self lost due to trauma. Following a soul retrieval, Reiki can help integrate this returned energy, soothing and stabilizing your spiritual body.
2. Shamanic Journeying and Reiki: Shamanic journeying can reveal deep spiritual insights and guidance. After such a journey, Reiki can be used to ground these insights into your physical and energetic bodies, helping you to apply them in your daily life.
3. Working with a Shamanic Practitioner: A practitioner skilled in both Reiki and shamanic healing can tailor a unique blend of these modalities to suit your personal healing journey.

Combining Reiki with Other Complementary Practices

1. Yoga and Reiki: Yoga practices, particularly those focusing on chakra balancing, can be greatly enhanced by Reiki. You might consider receiving Reiki before a yoga session to open your energy centers, or after to integrate and ground the energy work done during yoga.
2. Meditation and Reiki: Meditation, when combined with Reiki, can deepen your state of relaxation and introspection. You can meditate while receiving Reiki or use Reiki principles to enhance your meditation practice.
3. Aromatherapy and Reiki: Using essential oils during Reiki sessions can amplify the healing experience. Different oils can be chosen to correspond with the specific energies or chakras you are working on.

The integration of Reiki with other healing practices offers a holistic approach to wellness. By addressing the multiple facets of your being, you create a synergistic healing experience that can lead to profound transformations. Remember, the key is to remain open and willing to explore these varied paths to healing, finding the combination that resonates most deeply with your personal journey.

Sending Reiki to Others

Sending Reiki to others, especially for the healing of past traumas, is a profound and sensitive endeavor. This practice involves a deep connection not only to the energy you’re channeling but also to the person you’re helping. Here, we expand on this process, offering a more detailed and explicit understanding of how to approach it effectively and compassionately.

Seeking Permission for Energy Work

1. Obtaining Explicit Consent: Always start by obtaining explicit consent from the person receiving Reiki. This can be verbal or written and should acknowledge their understanding of what Reiki is and what they can expect from the session.
2. Connecting with the Higher Self: In addition to verbal consent, take a moment to silently connect with the person’s higher self or energy. This is a respectful practice that honors their spiritual autonomy and ensures alignment with their highest good.
3. Setting Boundaries: It’s crucial to establish boundaries for both parties. Be clear about what is and isn’t within the scope of your Reiki practice, and be respectful of the personal boundaries and comfort levels of the person receiving Reiki.

Preparing for the Session

1. Understanding the Trauma: If appropriate, and with permission, discuss the specific trauma or past event they wish to address. This understanding can help you tailor the Reiki session to their needs.
2. Creating a Safe Space: Ensure the environment is conducive to relaxation and openness. This might include a quiet space, comfortable seating or lying arrangements, and possibly the use of soothing music or scents.
3. Energetic Grounding: Before beginning, ground yourself energetically. This could involve a brief meditation, focusing on your breath, or visualizing roots extending from your feet into the earth.

During the Reiki Session

1. Channeling Reiki with Intention: Focus your intention on sending healing energy to the trauma. Hold a space of unconditional love and compassion as you channel Reiki.
2. Being Receptive to Images or Memories: Stay open to any images, scenes, or memories that might arise during the session, either for you or the person receiving Reiki. These could provide insights into the healing process.
3. Respecting Emotional Responses: The person receiving Reiki may experience emotional responses. Be prepared to offer support while respecting their process. This could mean simply being present, offering tissues, or pausing the session if needed.
4. Using Reiki Symbols: If you’re attuned to specific Reiki symbols, use them as guided by your intuition and training. These symbols can enhance the healing energy and address specific aspects of the trauma.

Post-Session Care

1. Debriefing: After the session, offer the person an opportunity to share their experiences. Listen attentively but avoid pressing for details, allowing them to share as much or as little as they wish.
2. Offering Aftercare Advice: Provide suggestions for aftercare, such as drinking water, resting, or journaling about their experiences. Remind them that processing can continue after the session.
3. Follow-Up: Consider arranging a follow-up session or check-in, depending on the person’s needs and your professional guidelines.

Sending Reiki to others for trauma healing is a deeply empathetic process that requires sensitivity, respect, and a strong ethical framework. As a Reiki practitioner, your role is to facilitate healing while honoring the individual journey of the person you are helping. Remember, each person’s experience is unique, and the way they process and heal from trauma will vary. Your presence, intention, and respect for their experience are central to providing effective and compassionate Reiki healing.

Final Thoughts

Sending Reiki to past traumas can be a profound and transformational experience. By focusing on your intention and being open to the healing process, you can address past hurts and promote emotional and physical healing. Remember, it’s okay to seek help and experiment with different healing practices that resonate with you.

Remember, in the world of Reiki, intention is everything. Whether you’re working on self-healing or aiding others, your intention to promote healing, well-being, and growth is the most important factor. Happy healing!

Article by Patricia Lidia

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Patricia Lidia is a corporate engineer, writer, blogger, and coach on creativity and emotional balance. She is passionate about reading and writing, alternative therapies, and spirituality. She is a Reiki master teacher with over ten years of experience. Her aim is to help women find their emotional balance and create the life they’ve always wanted.
She resides in Timisoara, Romania. You can find her at patricialidia.ro/ or patricialidiaemotionalhealing