Healing Trauma with Reiki

Mikao Usui developed Reiki deriving the term from the Japanese words rei, meaning “universal,” and ki, which refers to the vital life force energy.

While it is believed for there to be more than seven energy centers or Chakras, we will highlight them. Each energy center corresponds places in the body, element, emotions, as well as sounds (key notes), and colors. It is believed that each corresponding chakra was developed at particular ages and due to events such as Trauma, some chakras may become overactive or underactive that can manifest in many forms and presenting complaints such as low self-esteem.

The goal of Reiki is to promote self-healing and balance mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. This technique is a wonderful practice to support one’s own healing journey. Similarly to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (See image below), we want to balance the chakras starting from the bottom (Root) up towards the Crown.