Does Reiki work for anxiety? The answer is quite probably “yes”. If you look at Reiki from a purely scientific perspective you might be left wondering why anyone would pay money for such a treatment. After all, anxiety, depending on what you believe, is the result of psychological trauma or physiological problems such as dietary deficiencies or vestibular disorders. Reiki is just touching people!
But, odd as it may be to the cynic or the scientist, Reiki is often found by anxiety sufferers to be rather effective. Now I want to qualify that and say that I have not crunched the numbers myself and I am not saying that Reiki is necessarily a long term “cure” for anxiety. But I do believe that most people find it highly relaxing, and, when you can give yourself Reiki on a regular basis it works like a regular meditation. Regular deep relaxation (as brought about by Reiki) can do wonders for anxiety disorder.
With something like Reiki the only way to know if it will work for your anxiety is to “suck it and see”. It is relatively cheap and a good therapist will never make promises or demand you pay for multiple sessions up front.
You should be atuned by a Reiki master to apply Reiki, but apart from that you can learn from a book.
I must say that when I was “atuned” I really did feel something. So maybe it is best to acquaint yourself with the Reiki way from one of the books above, and then see a Reiki practitioner if you want to take it further.
