“Reiki is a journey to the heart, the heart of yourself, the heart of others, and the heart of the universe.”
Reiki is an energy healing technique that uses gentle touch to promote relaxation and healing. Reiki practitioners believe that an unseen "life force energy" flows through the body. They use their hands to deliver energy to the client's body, improving the flow and balance of their energy.
You lie on a massage table, fully dressed, while a practitioner places their palms on or just over different body parts that are thought to be hubs for energy. The practitioner positions their hands in up to 15 different ways. They decide how long to leave their palms in each spot based on the flow of energy that they perceive they’re feeling through their hands.
Even though you’re resting on a massage table, the practitioner isn’t giving a massage, using pressure, or manipulating your joints. They’re simply using gentle touch at most.
You might feel sensations like heat, tingling, or pulsing where their hands are, or throughout your body. Or you might not notice any changes. Some people get so relaxed that they fall asleep.
Human and Animal Reiki hand positions are similar, with minor adjustments for size variances. Reiki for cats is pretty much the same as Reiki for dogs, again adjusting for differences in size.
The different and unique part about Reiki for pets is that they will move their bodies around and let you know where they want the Reiki, because they’re intuitive and in tune with energy itself.
Reiki is offered from a distance and allows the animal to be in charge and choose physical touch because they are always in control of how much or how little Reiki they wish to receive.