“A journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step” - Traditional Chinese Proverb.

I’ve been thinking about this quote a lot recently after witnessing phenomenal transformations for some of my clients.

I wanted to share their stories anonymously with you in this month’s blog posts to hopefully inspire and support you too. Please read on for my first story…

How The ‘Unseen’ Power of Reiki Can Change Lives

Client 1 came to me only a few months after her husband passed away as she was trying to do more things for herself. She had seen one of my posts on Facebook and decided to give me a go as I was nearer than the usual place she went for massage.

She had never tried reiki but was willing to give it a go and booked the De-stress Wellbeing Package so she could still enjoy some head massage.

Very early on she said how much she liked knowing she was the only client there and that it felt like her own personal one-to-one wellbeing retreat rather than what she was used to in a larger leisure environment.

For the past months she has continued to come every two or three weeks. In this time, she has been navigating her grief and faced some issues with her health and at work but has kept making herself the priority.

A few weeks ago, she turned up for her appointment with a real spring in her step. She jubilantly told me that she was the happiest she had been for years, if not ever, and finally felt like she was being true to herself.

She had loads of energy, was motivated and excited to make plans and get things done and couldn’t wait for the future. We discussed why this was during the head massage part of her treatment. The counselling she had been having recently had definitely helped enormously with this new lease of life. Interestingly though, she pinpointed the day she started to take better care of herself as the very starting point of the journey that has led her to today. Without this first step, none of the rest would have happened.

She also agreed that the reiki had played a key role in helping her to get into the right headspace to contemplate seeking the other help she needed and had given her the inner strength to cope with the emotions and challenges this work had brought up for her.

Reiki often works in this kind of ‘unseen’ way, helping the receiver to release past emotions and clear the way for new personal growth but its influence only becomes apparent once the transformation is well underway.

She is now determined to keep up with her regular sessions and keep putting her needs first as this will make her a better colleague, friend and daughter.

Next time, I’ll share the story from Client 2, looking at how she has ended up moving lock, stock and barrel to a beautiful Scottish island as she finally connects with her true, authentic self!

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