I just wanted to share what seems to be a success in the world of infertility. I once read that 75% of infertility is due to stress and stress related disorders. With this in mind my business partner and I did a couple of our "Signature Massages" that combine Reiki and massage at the same time on one of our clients battling infertility. She has been trying for many years and is being threatened by the ticking clock. We were ecstatic to find out that her last round of IVF was successful. I am hoping that the positive thoughts of others will help bring her baby into this world, so please keep them in your thoughts.
I realize that this is one case, but the effects of Reiki are so profound and far reaching that if you haven't ever had Reiki, go get some. It calms your sympathetic nervous system and takes you from"fight-or-flight" to "rest-and-digest". Your mind can't function and neither can your body when you are constantly stressed and trying to survive. Our society is built around stress and how much or how quickly we can accomplish things. We worry constantly. We are almost constantly releasing cortisol that perpetuates the stressed state. I liken Reiki to Prozac without the sexual side effects. You enter the session with a "full plate of life". You leave with that same full plate, but with an ability to rearrange it and prioritize it. You feel centered, grounded and relaxed, able to deal with almost anything.
Reiki's effects in childbirth are even more phenomenal. Fear or anger brings the body into fight-or-flight which stops the laboring woman from having her baby. It is a protective mechanism that ensures the survival of the species. The body can't discriminate between fear of birth and fear of being killed by a predator. Birth requires safety (real or imagined) and the ability to go into the parasympathetic side of the nervous system. Reiki does that.
An OB/Gyn named Jeri Mills wrote a book called "Tapestry of Healing" on her use of Reiki in labor. www.tapestryofhealing.com/reiki.htm If you skip to the second half of the book, it details how Reiki helps with pain control during labor. Some women are able to sleep through most of their labor while receiving Reiki. It's amazing stuff. Just know that if the description sounds woo-woo, there is a better explanation. If you have bad results or no results from a treatment, find another practitioner. If they can't explain to some extent how or why it works, then they just haven't looked. There is plenty of research. Although more really good research is always needed.
Just something to think about, maybe another tool in the toolbag.
I realize that this is one case, but the effects of Reiki are so profound and far reaching that if you haven't ever had Reiki, go get some. It calms your sympathetic nervous system and takes you from"fight-or-flight" to "rest-and-digest". Your mind can't function and neither can your body when you are constantly stressed and trying to survive. Our society is built around stress and how much or how quickly we can accomplish things. We worry constantly. We are almost constantly releasing cortisol that perpetuates the stressed state. I liken Reiki to Prozac without the sexual side effects. You enter the session with a "full plate of life". You leave with that same full plate, but with an ability to rearrange it and prioritize it. You feel centered, grounded and relaxed, able to deal with almost anything.
Reiki's effects in childbirth are even more phenomenal. Fear or anger brings the body into fight-or-flight which stops the laboring woman from having her baby. It is a protective mechanism that ensures the survival of the species. The body can't discriminate between fear of birth and fear of being killed by a predator. Birth requires safety (real or imagined) and the ability to go into the parasympathetic side of the nervous system. Reiki does that.
An OB/Gyn named Jeri Mills wrote a book called "Tapestry of Healing" on her use of Reiki in labor. www.tapestryofhealing.com/reiki.htm If you skip to the second half of the book, it details how Reiki helps with pain control during labor. Some women are able to sleep through most of their labor while receiving Reiki. It's amazing stuff. Just know that if the description sounds woo-woo, there is a better explanation. If you have bad results or no results from a treatment, find another practitioner. If they can't explain to some extent how or why it works, then they just haven't looked. There is plenty of research. Although more really good research is always needed.
Just something to think about, maybe another tool in the toolbag.
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