Reiki To Overcome Obstacles

Article by Stefanie Ruth

Everyone has an issue that they battle. For some, it might be anxiety, abandonment, depression, eating disorders, or a feeling of not belonging. The beauty of this life, are the lessons you learn as you overcome these issues. The lessons are made up of many parts, including, staying on your path, walking through a tunnel of obstacles, fighting them with grace, and coming out brighter, and healthier, on the other side.

If we think of our soul’s purpose in this life as walking on an unpaved and sometimes bumpy path, our lessons come to us when we try to take the back roads. In our haste, we want to make it to the end so badly, that we try to skip over the difficult parts. However, the difficult parts are the ones that teach us the most important lessons. Reiki can help us work through these obstacles.

Reiki’s light pushes away the darkness and gives us the strength to put ourselves first and focus on healing. For anyone going through a difficult issue, it is important to try and put yourself, and your well-being, first. Love yourself, forgive yourself, and cheer yourself on. It may be hard, but there is hope. Let Reiki light your path. Let it help you stay on that unpaved road, even when you want to hop off and take the easier route.

In life, there are always lessons. In the lesson, comes the healing. We are always growing, healing, and learning. My particular life lesson lasted nine years. Symbolically, the number nine can signify endings and beginnings; the end of turbulent times and the beginning of something beautiful.

Here is an exercise you can try when you feel like you are lost and need Reiki’s light to pick you up and get you back on your feet.

1. Set up your calming space, sit down comfortably, and take a few cleansing breaths.
2. Draw the Reiki symbols on your palms (for those who are Level I Practitioners, you can skip this part).
3. Place your hands on your Root chakra and imagine a beautiful red light filling up this space.
4. In your mind’s eye, picture the obstacle you are facing and have the red light surround it until the image subsides, and all you see is pure red light.
5. Once you feel calm and centered, send Reiki to your Solar Plexus, with the intention of giving yourself the confidence and strength to continue on your true path. You can stay in this position for a few minutes, or until you feel complete.
6. Ground yourself and give thanks for the Reiki energy.

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Stefanie Ruth is a Reiki Master Teacher, Ordained Minister, and Empath. She holds a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. With divine timing, Reiki entered her life in 2009 and empowered her to change her future. She enjoys sharing the power and light of Reiki with others. Stefanie provides private and distance Reiki sessions and teaches Reiki classes. She can be reached on Instagram at www.instagram.com/live.and.breathe.reiki/ or on her website, at liveandbreathereiki.com.