How I healed myself- an introduction to Reiki
I came to reiki because I was desperate. Two years ago my body started jerking uncontrollably. I could feel the electricity of my nervous system pulsing throughout my body, and because I would shake all night long I was not getting any sleep. The doctors diagnosed me with "severe restless limb disorder". We tried several medicines, finally finding a dopamine agonist that worked, but in the meantime I started having Reiki done with my therapist Erica. I believe reiki saved my sanity. Reiki therapy is based on an Eastern belief that vital energy flows through the body. You lie on the table fully dressed while the practitioner positions their hands over you based on the flow of energy they perceive. I know it sounds whack, but my experience is that it works for both people and animals. Everything is made of energy, reiki is just an energy tune-up. Learning that anyone can do reiki and that I could do it by myself- I decided to learn the art of the ancient techniques, which
