Has anyone had experience with Reiki?

Being the skeptical fellow that I am, I've never given reiki much credit as the theory isn't based on any type of accepted science. I am, however, curious to try it since I can't really write it off unless I give it a fair shot. So I was wondering if any of my fellow tokers have recieved/given reiki, and what your opinions of the experience was.

I did try it once about 4 years ago, and it did wonders to relieve my back and neck pain for about 3-4 days after the session. I still remain a bit skeptical though since it was only a one-time trial and I do get occasional periods of remission where I'm like 80% better for a few days for no reason (I get this maybe 1-2 times as year).
I'm also a strong believer in the healing abilities of the placebo effect. That is, the brain can be rewired to mimic the result of what your brain thinks should happen.

Still, I'm absolutely open now to giving this a chance, so has anybody tried it?

Reiki is fakey.
It never did a darn thing for me, except make me laugh at all the hocus pocus humbug.

Hi Gandalf,

I'm a Reiki Master-Practitioner and I've been practicing for about 4 years now. So I'll warn you up front that my answer is probably biased lol. And in that time I've seen the full spectrum of physical manifestations. I've seen the much touted Reiki "miracles" - a deep cut that completely closed and healed in 10 min; a friend who caught a hot (450 degree) cast-iron pan in her bare hand and didn't have even a first degree burn, etc. I've also seen the times where it appeared that absolutely nothing happened.

Reiki is probably one of the most misunderstood of all of the Ki-based healing modalities that exist. One of the biggest misconceptions that non-practitioners have (and even a few practitioners lol) is that Reiki's purpose is to correct/heal physical ailments. Yes, physical healing is often one of the results of Reiki therapy, it's not the main goal. The goal of Reiki is to bring the patients energy (ki, prana, etc.) into harmony with the energy of the Universe (or the Divine, depending on your point of view).

Because of this goal, predicting the results of a Reiki session can be quite complicated and trying to do so is usually an exercise in futility. There are just too many factors involved. Sometimes a person is not supposed to receive physical healing, for whatever reason - maybe there's a lesson they're supposed to learn from their illness, maybe it's simply their time to die. Sometimes the healing that a person needs isn't actually physical, but is emotional and/or spiritual and the Reiki energy focuses on that instead.

Also, the outlook and receptivity of the patient is also a very big factor. People can and do reject the Reiki energy for a number of reasons, sometimes despite the fact that they actually paid for the Reiki session. It goes without saying that skeptics frequently reject the energy and then use the lack of results as "proof" that Reiki is a hoax.

To be honest, I can't tell you if Reiki is real or not. That's a decision each person has to make for themselves. I'll even go so far as to admit that, despite being a Reiki practitioner, I'm still somewhat of a skeptic myself. But my attitude is that it can't hurt (remember that Reiki is an supplement to modern medicine, not a replacement for it), and it probably helps. If nothing else, it can bring peace and comfort to a patient at a time when they really need it.

Gandalf- sounds as if you have chronic back pain ,same as me- I haved tried Reiki and many different modalaties of healing- some worked and some were placibos as you mentioned- what I have found as the best solution to my back pain and it can be extreme- is a combination of chiropractic adjustments preferably one who is into kinesteology and trigger-point massage- the masssge has helped me tremendously- it is not as advasive as rolphing which i tried- see if you can find a massage therapist in your area most will be spiritual minded people

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Gandalf- sounds as if you have chronic back pain ,same as me- I haved tried Reiki and many different modalaties of healing- some worked and some were placibos as you mentioned- what I have found as the best solution to my back pain and it can be extreme- is a combination of chiropractic adjustments preferably one who is into kinesteology and trigger-point massage- the masssge has helped me tremendously- it is not as advasive as rolphing which i tried- see if you can find a massage therapist in your area most will be spiritual minded people

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My experience is the same. Chiropractic and Shiatsu work best for me. Although, a good Naprapath can work wonders too.

I've tried chiropractic and all that other stuff, I'm just asking about Reiki, and not looking for other solutions right now, so if we can please stay on topic...

Has anybody else recieved it? Anybody...:confused:

to answer your question - yes i have had Reiki- a friend is a Reiki master- I feel and so does the Reiki practioner that worked on me that you have to have faith in the process- most healings that are based upon moving energy within the body only works if you are confident the process will work- moving negative energy into positive- Faith Healing - personally no it did nothing for me- no more then a good meditation - best luck in your quest for a pain free day

Do me a favor FakeBoobsRule and read your yahoo e-mail under the address you put under "instant messaging".

I am attuned to reiki. And I can tell you that it IS REAL. I feel the energy very strong. And most people I do reiki with can feel it, some may only feel heat, but most have felt more. I just do freinds and family. I have had reiki miracles, I am a believer in the placebo effect. but this is not that. Friday I sent some to a friends daughter who was taking a test today, for the third time, I am curious to see if it helped her or not.

You do NOT NEED to believe in anything for it to work. You just cant be closed to it. I would like to talk to you more about it. If you are serious about it. I am actually having very good luck with distant reiki. Im afraid to say to much here, is there some way to get in contact with each other?