Complementary Therapy for Lupus (Part I)
For a good introduction to Reiki, you can read "The Origins of Reiki" and "Reiki - Universal Life Force Energy." I've also written a review on a Reiki book called "A Complete Book of Reiki Healing" that might help everyone understand Reiki a little bit more, how it is practiced, etc.
Okay, why do I think Reiki is the best healing method for chronic pain? Reiki is non-obtrusive. Sometimes, when someone is in extreme pain (especially with a Lupus or Fibromyalgia flare) they can't stand for their skin or body to be touched in any way. It just hurts too bad. With Reiki, the practitioner can hold their hands over the body or even do the Reiki session over distance with the same effects. Reiki is also complete in its healing. It is a holistic healing. Reiki will help with your physical pain, and even the causes of that pain; it will also help heal your mind, your emotions, and your spirit (which in turn helps heal your pain).
In the discussion on Karyn's Lupus pages, everyone who described the pain of Lupus said it is quite severe much of the time. There is aching, swelling of the joints, muscle pain, cramping, and burning that doesn't go away for long periods of time. Your skin develops rashes, itches and burns. Of course with all of this going on, you can't get any sleep, and that causes fatigue which leads to depression, which is a large factor in keeping you in a cycle of pain.
Reiki helps with ALL of these areas. The amazing thing about Reiki is that while it's helping all of these symptoms, it can actually be healing your body all the way down to the DNA. Now, I'm not saying that you should stop taking your medication and get Reiki treatments and that you would be completely healed. However, if you add Reiki to your health care regimen that your doctor has prescribed for you, that prescription of treatment is going to work even better and even faster. Also, if there is a chance that something could help you go into remission and stay there for an extended amount of time, give it a try!
Reiki works. I can't tell you exactly how, exactly why; but I can tell you that I have experienced its healing, and my friends and family have experienced its healing. It works.
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