Traditional Reiki treatment

Hands-on Reiki treatment is offered through light touch on a fully clothed recipient seated in a chair or reclining on a treatment table

• A quiet setting conducive to relaxation is desirable, but not necessary
• A full treatment typically includes placing hands on 12 positions on the head, and on the front and back of the torso
• Hands can also be placed directly on the site of injury or pain if desired, but the technique is neither symptom nor pathology specific
• When even light touch is contraindicated, as in the presence of lesions, the hands can hover inches off the body
• A session can be as short or as long as needed, with full treatments typically lasting 45 to 75 minutes
• The receiver need not be conscious and Reiki can be offered during surgery

Reference:

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