RE: Reiki and ME

Dear Babe,

This was discussed on another site not too long ago. Apparently many with ME have found benefit with Reiki, and it was also mainly agreed that it would be benefcial for a ME sufferer to be attuned.
There was a few concerns about the healing process experienced after attunements, but not many.
Reflexology is another therapy that is known to be very helpfull to ME suffers. Also a lot has been written about a supplement called, 'Eye Q'. It is fish oil based and has been proven to be very beneficial for ME.

RE: Reiki and ME

Babe,

As long as your friend is aware of the possible short term "side effects" of attunements that some people seem to experience and she is willing to accept that then what could be wrong. Reiki can only help. At the end of the day it will be her choice as to whether she wants to be attuned or not. If she's unsure and has any questions then she only has to ask. There is always plenty of advice out here to be given.

Love and Reiki Hugs

RE: Reiki and ME

If your friend keeps to self-treatments, a Reiki attunemnt shouldn't make her more tired.

Artemis

RE: Reiki and ME

Hi Babe as someone who has ME Reiki was the best thing I ever did. A few years after I was diagnosed I did Reiki 1 and 2 and found it helped me no end. When I feel tired I can tap into energy self healing is so good on the days you hit the black wall of tiredness. It helped me to reflect and reajust my life. I have given reiki to a number of people with ME.

RE: Reiki and ME

Hi,

Just spotted your message and had to reply. I suffer from ME and after alot of thought and consideration (including posting a message on another forum about the poss healing crisis and how it could interact with the illness) I was attuned at reiki level 1 in November 2004. What can I say? It was the best decision I ever made Being able to self heal with reiki daily has been very beneficial and I have experienced fantastic results with the energy. Regarding attunement - it was the most wonderfully relaxing experience ever and I felt great for the rest of the day and had the best night sleep that night!

Receiving a reiki treatment is obviously beneficial too but actually having it 'on hand' (so to speak!) so that it can be carried out on yourself is so good if you're suffering from a long term medical problem. As for the healing crisis that I was so worried might set me back - quite honestly it never happened!

If your friend is willing to be attuned then all I can say is find an understanding Reiki Master and go for it!

Best wishes

RE: Reiki and ME

Thanks for all your replies, will pass your advice onto my friend and hopefully she can achieve the same benefits as both Sonnet and Somerset Angel - I am sure it will be really reassuring for her to know that there are somethings that she can do to help her to cope and indeed that other with ME have found it to be so benefical

Thanks very much again

LOL
Babe
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RE: Reiki and ME

Hi
I am a Reiki Master with a special interest in ME and have had really good results.
Two of my clients now say that ME is no longer an issue for them - one of whom has recently been attuned to Reiki 2nd degree.
My only advice would be that you must appreciate that people with ME have very delicate energy systems. Treatment and particularly attunement can throw them out of balance and the 'clearing' effects can be more serious, as the system is more vulnerable.
You need to be quite open about this, so that the person can make an informed choice, and understands what is happening when/if their condition temporarily worsens. I must say though that having attuned a number of people with ME they have all coped well with clearing and the benefits have been tremendous.
Whether treating or attuning clients with ME I always make gentleness a specific intent.
Hope that helps. .
Lynn

RE: Reiki and ME

Hi
I joined this forum especially to answer this question but I guess I'm only going to repeat what's already been said.....

I have ME although it's mild these days and I am at Reiki 2. I have to say that having Reiki on tap as it were whenever I want it has been extremely useful for emergency energy, healing after exertion, chakra balancing, mood lifting etc.
The clearing periods after the attunements were a bit bumpy and I was more unwell for a while (more toxic & weak) but came out of them within the normal 2 to 3 week period. Everyone will react differently of course but perhaps it might be advisable to attune your friend when she is stable.
Reiki has been and continues to be a marvellous tool for me and allows me to regulate my condition much more easily.

I hope this is of help.
Good luck and my best wishes to your friend.

Phil

RE: Reiki and ME

Dear Babe,

All good advice so far but one thought occurred to me - (but i can never remember whether it's ME or MS where the symptom is lack of energy - if it is ME, it is important to heal FROM THE FEET UP! not the head down as in a "normal" Reiki session.

Good luck to your friend!

RE: Reiki and ME

Hi ReikiAngel N8,

Both can have lack of energy but its ME that is chronic. When you say heal from the feet up do you mean start at the feet and finish at the head?

Sorry if I sound stupid but I just wanted to make sure.

LOL
Babe
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RE: Reiki and ME

Actually MS can be a extremely chronic neurological disease. It all depends on where the leisions are in your spine or even your brain.
Some with the milder form of MS can live almost normal lives, but at it's worst it can leave someone completely paralyzed, and can be fatal.

Aura

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ORIGINAL: Babe
When you say heal from the feet up do you mean start at the feet and finish at the head?

Sorry if I sound stupid but I just wanted to make sure.

LOL
Babe
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yes thats right heal from the feel upwards , connect to earth energy, bring in earth energy up from the earth and through you into the person, take your time and reccommend that they spend time with mother earth, ie walking or sitting on grass, sitting with back towards a tree and teach and visualise energy coming up through roots into you.

plenty of water

set intention that persons energies will be balanced.

i have had brilliant results this way with ME and it works a dream.

person must also look at their life and what is contributing to the condition, ie feeling stuck, cant move forward in life are a few possibilities, ask how they feel about their condition, their thoughts and feelings etc.. then folow up with a session balancing the mental and emotional levels ..

let me know how you get on
in light
dez

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I would like to agree with pulling energy up from the ground it is very effective I have used this on fellow ME sufferers.

RE: Reiki and ME

Thank you all so much. My friend is really touched that you all took time to reply. She is coming with me to a Reiki Share we have found to ask questions and find more out about it all and will then make her mind up if she wishes to be attuned.

Is it best to to one and one healing for her rather than a group healing?

LOL
Babe
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RE: Reiki and ME

Hi Babe

You cannot overdose on the energy so the more the merrier