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Healthy Living, Massage, Natural Remedies, Reiki

Massage for grief

Are you grieving anything right now? Grief is a part of life, and the ultimate cost of love.

I find that the average person who does not work in bodywork associates grief healing massagemassage with a range of things from treating oneself for a special occasion, to working on a chronic pain problem to achieve results, to providing therapeutic maintenance to the muscles we use daily for years and years. Many of you have probably experienced massage in one or more of these capacities, but not all of you might know the benefits of massage during grief.

Grief is broader than dealing with loss from death; it can be experienced from any significant change in which you are losing something that has been a part of you or your life, even it if is moving onward and forward to something that is “better” in your mind. This can be a change of jobs, change of residence, shifting relationships as people grow and change, move, or have children and become less available. Grief can arise from losing the hope of something you had thought was going to be part of your life. It can also occur from giving up certain foods once you find your body doesn’t respond well to them. We humans do get attached. And of course, the most painful of all forms of grief is losing a loved one due to death.

All of us experience grief as a natural process of life; it is vitally important that we acknowledge and feel our grief, in all its painful and shameless glory, to fully let go, heal, and move forward. Pent up grief manifests itself in many ways in the body, mind and spirit, and often gets expressed with anger when bottled up for too long. Grief demands that we let it have its say one way or another; best to let it have its due as you are experiencing your loss. This will not be easy, it will definitely not be linear, nor will it be pleasant, but it is necessary for your overall health and well being.

grief healing massage abandoned sadNow that we are experiencing grief, what next? Many people have trouble balancing life responsibilities while allowing grief to take its course. Sometimes it’s small outbursts of emotions when you can sneak them in during your own private moments – crying in the car is a great emotional outlet; I’ve used this many times after significant losses, and didn’t mind so much when I had a long commute. Allowing the tears to flow during a grou9p fitness class like Jazzercise when everyone is looking at the instructor is also a very cathartic experience. Allowing yourself these expressions of emotions whenever you can will help you fully feel, experience, and ultimately move through your grief.

Massage is one of those outlets too, particularly when grief or trauma is fresh. Massage teams are often in place as part ofgrief massage healing emergency response after a tragedy such as a plane crash. After the Oklahoma City bombing, the state medical examiner observed that the massage therapists were “accomplishing more in 15 minutes than psychologists could in an hour or two” (Life, Aug. 8, 1997). Wow! That is amazing. How can that be? The need for touch is powerful, and it is often the most immediate need that we have after tragedy or loss. It allows us to take a break from life’s responsibilities and just feel for however long we are in session. We might even cry on the table or massage chair, and that’s not only okay, it’s good; it’s healing. The space of massage is always a safe place. You can be who you are, wherever your emotional state might be that day, that hour, that minute.

If you feel you need a deeper level of healing, that’s where energy work such as reiki comes in. You’ll be healing the parts of you that you can’t touch with your five senses. Combining the physical touch of massage with the powerful benefits of reiki will be a truly healing and comforting journey.

Massage and reiki are still beneficial when grief is not as fresh. As you have no doubt experienced, grief takes a long time to finally be on its way, waving goodbye to you from afar and wishing you well. Grief can feel like a long winter that just doesn’t want to let go, but Spring does eventually come. As you move through grief in all its stages that seem like forever, massage is always that safe space for you to just feel and be whoever and wherever you are at the moment. It helps you feel supported so that you can continue to move forward and survive. It answers that vital need for support through touch, while at the same time allowing you to be with your emotions, your mind, and your body.

massage therapist certified cupping therapistHeidi Aschenbrenner is the owner of Renu Massage, Energy & Bodywork Heidi’s team of bodywork therapists and a Reiki master all strive to achieve balance in each session through the use of energy work incorporated into their bodywork therapies

For more information or to contact Heidi, please visit renumadison.com.

References:

http://www.massagetherapy.com/articles/index.php/article_id/302/Touching-Grief
http://www.massagetherapy.com/articles/index.php/article_id/2074/Grief–Loss

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The healing benefits of reiki

Reiki Acupressure

The healing benefits of reiki

By Kathy Bryant

More people are becoming familiar with reiki (pronounced “ray-key”) and its many benefits. A study done in 2007 by the National Health Interview Survey indicates that 1.2 million adults and 161,000 children received one or more sessions of energy healing therapy such as reiki in the previous year. Reiki works to heal the body, mind and the spirit on a holistic level. It has been proven to help minimize pain in chronically ill patients and heal depression and stress among other things. 

Mikao Usui, Sensei of Tokyo, founded reiki in the early 1900s. One of his students was Mrs. Hawayo Takata. In 1935, Takata was diagnosed with several serious illnesses. She was referred to a reiki clinic where she returned to health in two months and was completely healed after eight. In 1937, she brought reiki to the U.S. where she continued to teach it until her passing in 1980. 

Reiki is traditionally defined as the universal life-force energy. This energy, which flows through a practitioner’s hands, can feel like many things to a client. As the practitioner begins, you may feel a slight tingling sensation, feel heat radiating from her hands; you may see colors or sense waves of energy going through your body among other sensations. Many clients fall asleep or into a deeply relaxed state while receiving treatment. This is your body’s way of allowing the healing to take place. 

It is in this state that the ego steps aside and allows our higher self to guide the healing process for our bodies. Many times, we overwork and abuse our bodies with food, alcohol, sugar and caffeine saturated drinks and lack of exercise. All of this can tune us out from our body’s signals. Reiki bypasses the ego’s will to keep control and works with the part of you that is ready to heal. Important ways you can begin to assist yourself in this process are focusing on your breathing, especially when you are stressed, some form of exercise such as yoga, walking or riding your bike, and meditation. 

Reiki’s benefits extend beyond just healing your physical body. It heals the emotional aspect also. Sometimes a healing crisis can occur where you experience what feels like an overwhelming amount of emotions arising or get physically sick. More often than not, though, you notice thoughts coming up about events, or have feelings surface you’d forgotten about. If you do experience a lot of emotions coming up, contact a trusted friend or adviser, and ask them to help you through it. Always know that reiki is about helping you release what is no longer serving you and your greatest good. 

Reiki can be used in conjunction with other modalities and works very well with body work such as massage or acupressure. Practitioners can assist anyone, even animals, in the healing process. As more people are becoming aware of energy healing and its benefits, a shift is taking place where we are seeing energy work integrated into more mainstream society. Even large hospitals such as NYP/Weill Cornell, are using guided imagery and reiki in palliative care for patients.

If you are wondering whether or not reiki is right for you, consider finding a practitioner who offers a half-hour introduction session, or offers a percentage off the first full session. Reiki is for everyone because it is non-invasive and always healing. It is even something you can do on yourself, if you so choose. 

Kathy Bryant is a registered Reiki Master Practitioner and acupressurist. She has studied with teachers both in Madison and Sedona, AZ. She has been helping clients heal for over two and a half years. She owns Adi Shakti’s Center for Sacred Healing, a web-based business and, works at Renu Massage and Day Spa on Madison’s west side. To set up an appointment, visit www.renumadison.com or call Kathy at 608-217-8249. 

References: The Center for Reiki Research. www.centerforreikiresearch.org.

“Does the Reiki Touchstone Process Show Support for Reiki?” The Center for Reiki Research. www.centerforreikiresearch.org/RRConclusion.aspx.

“A Modern Reiki Method For Healing (Revised Edition).” Hiroshi Doi. Vision Publications. 2014. 

“Comfort Zone.” Anna Sobkowski. www.weill.cornell.edu/news/publications/pdf/medicine2/2010-03.pdf.

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