I wanted to share an experience with Reiki and noticed that there is no thread dedicated to testimonials regarding Reiki, though there is one thread with one person's testimonial. So the intention with this thread is for testimonials from forum members who have had experiences with Reiki which they would like to share.
My own experience started in December 2019, when I started to have pain in my left elbow. A tennis elbow I thought. Having heard from others that these things can go away by themselves, I left it as it was. A year passed during which I tried various things like Near infrared heatlamp on the elbow, DMSO cream, FIR saunas, various supplements etc. I had the feeling that if I could just find a good acupuncture person like @Seamus then it would be fixed. I did go an acupuncturist, but she seemed not quite sure about what to do and thus I left it after just one treatment. She said though that it wasn't a tennis elbow, but a golf elbow which might have elevated any Regency ducal spirits that I might behold, but alas that was all.
Earlier this year I went to a doctor who referred me to a physiotherapist which is what I wanted. A referral is needed here and so I started 9 sessions. It looked promising to start with but after acupuncture, deep tissue work, ultrasound and exercises it ended up with either trying for another 9 sessions or getting a cortisone injection. That was in June this year.
At this point I had learned to protect my elbow from getting those jabs of pain that otherwise happened, when putting on a jacket etc. I would still wake up at night because of lying on the elbow or otherwise moving it in a painful way.
Moving forward until 5 weeks ago. After I had done a bit of heavy lifting clearing a flat I asked my wife if she would give me some Reiki on the elbow. She did and it felt better. Being reminded of how Mrs. Takata when she learned Reiki in Japan, had patients coming every day until an illness was better, we preceded with me receiving Reiki everyday and there was a noticeable difference. It got better and quite a lot, so that it doesn't disturb my sleep anymore or cause problems when putting on my jacket and so on.
A small but perhaps significant detail. When I learned Reiki in 1988, I also learned that it was important for the patient to find out why the illness or physical ailment was there. This stemmed from Usui's experience with seeing people coming back again and again with the same ailments as before and thus he figured that it was important for people to discover why things happened (a la Louise Hay) and then to take action to change it.
Regarding my left elbow, I was aware that it could relate to the giving and receiving aspect of life, with the right being the giving part and the left the receiving part. I am also aware that I find it easier to give but harder to receive or to ask for help. Elbow problems could thus signal some imbalance which needed attention. So asking my wife to give me Reiki every day was a big step even if it looks small, and it might have contributed to the healing process. She enjoys it too and she had in the past asked if I wanted some specifically on the elbow, which I somehow didn't take her up on. We have been doing Reiki to each other once a week for the last few years, but not specifically with focus on my elbow. That has changed and I feel the better for it.
My own experience started in December 2019, when I started to have pain in my left elbow. A tennis elbow I thought. Having heard from others that these things can go away by themselves, I left it as it was. A year passed during which I tried various things like Near infrared heatlamp on the elbow, DMSO cream, FIR saunas, various supplements etc. I had the feeling that if I could just find a good acupuncture person like @Seamus then it would be fixed. I did go an acupuncturist, but she seemed not quite sure about what to do and thus I left it after just one treatment. She said though that it wasn't a tennis elbow, but a golf elbow which might have elevated any Regency ducal spirits that I might behold, but alas that was all.
Earlier this year I went to a doctor who referred me to a physiotherapist which is what I wanted. A referral is needed here and so I started 9 sessions. It looked promising to start with but after acupuncture, deep tissue work, ultrasound and exercises it ended up with either trying for another 9 sessions or getting a cortisone injection. That was in June this year.
At this point I had learned to protect my elbow from getting those jabs of pain that otherwise happened, when putting on a jacket etc. I would still wake up at night because of lying on the elbow or otherwise moving it in a painful way.
Moving forward until 5 weeks ago. After I had done a bit of heavy lifting clearing a flat I asked my wife if she would give me some Reiki on the elbow. She did and it felt better. Being reminded of how Mrs. Takata when she learned Reiki in Japan, had patients coming every day until an illness was better, we preceded with me receiving Reiki everyday and there was a noticeable difference. It got better and quite a lot, so that it doesn't disturb my sleep anymore or cause problems when putting on my jacket and so on.
A small but perhaps significant detail. When I learned Reiki in 1988, I also learned that it was important for the patient to find out why the illness or physical ailment was there. This stemmed from Usui's experience with seeing people coming back again and again with the same ailments as before and thus he figured that it was important for people to discover why things happened (a la Louise Hay) and then to take action to change it.
Regarding my left elbow, I was aware that it could relate to the giving and receiving aspect of life, with the right being the giving part and the left the receiving part. I am also aware that I find it easier to give but harder to receive or to ask for help. Elbow problems could thus signal some imbalance which needed attention. So asking my wife to give me Reiki every day was a big step even if it looks small, and it might have contributed to the healing process. She enjoys it too and she had in the past asked if I wanted some specifically on the elbow, which I somehow didn't take her up on. We have been doing Reiki to each other once a week for the last few years, but not specifically with focus on my elbow. That has changed and I feel the better for it.
