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Combining Reiki and Massage

Edited: July 2, 2018

Combining Reiki and massage? At first glance this might seem weird. But it has proven to be a very effective and valuable resource for both client and therapist.

Massage, using the healing touch that comes naturally to us as humans, is written into our DNA. The earliest known textbooks describing this method of healing date back almost 3,000 years to the Chinese doctors who were treating their Emperors and the royal court. Their knowledge of the flow of energy around the body via the meridians and the healing benefits of massage and acupuncture became widespread across Asia. We know that the Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans used massage in combination with heat, steam and medicinal herbs and there is archaeological evidence showing that many other cultures and civilizations were doing the same before the contemporary era (CE).

Two Brains are Better Than One

Edited: July 2, 2018

Zoe had always suffered from painful stomach cramps, even as a small child. She would wake up with tummy pain before school or in the days leading up to exams or sometimes even something she was looking forward to like a birthday party or sleepover with friends. Her mother called it ‘worry ache’. Her GP did all the usual tests and told the family that Zoe would ‘grow out of it’. She didn’t. As a teenager, Zoe was diagnosed with IBS. She was told that her gut was ‘sensitive’ to certain foods, stress, lack of exercise or fibre – and that this was a lifelong, untreatable condition that she should learn to accept.

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Combining Reiki and Massage

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