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Ready for Reiki?
Boost Your Health and Energy Levels
By Lisa A. Goldstein
What did Roebker think of her first Reiki session, other than it being "very interesting"? When the therapist explained to her that the treatment was a series of hand placements on the body, which would help to bring 
energy into her body from the universal life force, Roebker thought, "What the heck is that?" "But I continued to go with the flow – no pun intended," she says.
At the beginning of each hand placement, Roebker tried to focus on where the therapist's hands were and if they were doing anything. After a minute or so, she gave up and just lay there. "That's when the treatment did its work, believe it or not," she says. "Through the hands, I felt this tremendous warmth and, at times, a bit of tingling. Also, with each placement, I seemed to get more and more relaxed, but not sleepy, as [I do] with a massage."
Afterward, Roebker felt a bit less stressed. She also felt energized, as if she could run a marathon. The therapist explained to her that either the client is fully energized or fully worn-out, so Roebker was happy to experience the former. As a person who likes the tangible, Roebker had to see Reiki to believe it.
Will she go again? "Yes, I think so," she says. "But not as often as I would a massage. The tangible is much more appealing to me, and you get more of that from a traditional massage than Reiki."
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