Reiki is a holistic healing practice that can be hands-on or hands-off. It exists on its own, detached from any religion or spiritual belief system. The basis of Reiki is the idea that humans are comprised of diverse, interacting energy fields. These fields respond to our health status, thoughts, lifestyle, choices, and environment. These energy fields ebb and flow with our changing environment, yet Reiki helps them stay balanced.
Reiki does this by supporting and harmonizing the flow of energy through chakras. The practice smooths the extremes and promotes relaxation and higher consciousness. Some Reiki practitioners will use the power of crystals as well. The crystal’s energy vibration flows into the subconscious emotional body, getting to the root cause of the imbalance and keeping you grounded.
Reiki is not a one-time healing experience. Emotional healing takes time. Be sure to seek out a Reiki practitioner that offers a whole support system for healing to take place and well-being to be restored.
What are chakras?
Chakras are energy points on your body. They are also called the wheel of life and are key to the functioning of every aspect: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Because chakras are energy and energy constantly moves, maintaining a balanced system is a daily choice, as opposed to a net or end result or even an ideal state.
Two of the most important chakras are the sacral chakra and the root chakra.
The Sacral Chakra (Swadhisthana) is located 2 inches below the navel. It represents sexual energy, perceptions, and first impressions of people. It contains the energy supply to the reproductive organs, legs, and glands.
The Root Chakra (Muladhara) is located at the bottom of the spine. It represents life, physical vitality, birth, and creation. It contains the energy supply to the spine, kidneys, bladder, and suprarenal glands.
These two chakras are very powerful. Let’s take a deeper look at each one.
Sacral chakra
The Sacral chakra is associated with the element water and the color orange, which represents pleasure and abundance. This chakra regulates our sense of sexuality, sensuality, intimacy, ability to nurture, and social desire. It is the source of our desires, passions, creative and emotional energy, and influences our ability to experience and share pleasure. It is also responsible for producing joy, ambition, self-love, and healthy relationships.
This chakra experiences harm and damage when you engage in taking revenge, expressing too much power, pressure, or suppressing another person with your sexual desires. The results can include:
- Inability to move on
- Overly controlling
- Blocked creativity
- Inability to trust
- Depression
- Denial of own needs
- Expects the worst
- Anger
- Anger towards partner
- Addiction
- Blaming others
- A belief that sex is bad
- Clingy
- Fear of parents
- Often struggles with feeling ashamed, numb, victimized, frustrated, guilty, impatient, and nervous.
- Feels ashamed
- Feels numb
- Difficulty remaining faithful to a partner
- Lacks motivation
- Lacks the ability rely on themself
- Lacks self-confidence
- Struggles with obsessive behavior
- Over-eats
- Sexual overdrive
- Experiences tension in the body
- Uptight
- Unspoken bitterness
- Unexpressed emotions
- Vindictive feelings
A properly balanced Sacral Chakra produces a healthier sense of self and confidently understanding your personality and desires. It promotes emotional stability. You are more open to meeting new people and forming healthy relationships free of negative emotions. You naturally give of yourself, love, and affection abundantly. Your boundaries expand, your communication improves, and you are more focused on others’ needs. The Sacral Chakra governs your reproductive system and helps guide your joy and sexual desires.
Root chakra
The Root Chakra is associated with the earth element and the color red, which represents passion, strength, and fire. This chakra is related to our basic needs, such as food, shelter, protection, and survival instinct. In addition, the Root Chakra is key to family relationships, career, financial stability, strength of character, endurance, patience, achievements, comfort, and safety.
A blockage in the Root chakra results in an energy flow that is deficient or excessive, which can cause any of the difficulties listed below and physical, mental, or emotional illness.
- Feeling discouraged
- Feeling fearful
- Fear of past and/ or future
- Feeling numb
- Financial insecurity
- Addiction
- Blaming others
- Feeling burdened
- Difficulty trusting
- Difficulty managing greed or over-indulgence
- Guilt
- Grief
- Hypocrisy
- Inability to accept change
- long carried hatred
- Instability
- Insecurity
- Overemphasis on the importance of material things
- Nervousness
- Lacking integrity
- Holding onto resentments and past anger, rage, and hurt
- Sexual pressure and tension
- The inability to let go of old ideas
- Imbalanced life
- Difficulty staying grounded
A healthy balanced Root Chakra results in a healthy immune system, solid family and cultural relationships, more physical activity and exercise, and the ability to defend yourself. A balanced Root Chakra enables you to remain grounded and present.
Levels of physical endurance, strength, health, weight, and vitality are healthy with a balance Root Chakra. The Increased confidence and enthusiasm that comes from having a balanced Root Chakra helps to perform all tasks in life. You are much better able to manage conflicts and problems with a calm mind.