Reiki and Reiki Drum Healing
ABOUT REIKI
Reiki healing is based on the principle that the therapist can channel energy into the client by means of touch, to activate the natural healing processes of the client's body and restore physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.
Reiki gives the body the energy it needs to heal and restore itself, and to bring balance and clarity within.
This is a calming and restorative practice, as well as energising mind, body and soul.
Reiki is a system of energy healing originating from Japan. The word Reiki itself translates to 'Universal Life Energy' and is based on the belief that life force energy (Chi in Chinese medicine or Prana in Yoga) flows through all living beings.
When this energy becomes blocked or there is a dis-ease in the flow, it is believed that stress and disease can follow.
You will lie fully clothed on a couch or sit in a chair. The practitioner will hold their hands on or over specific positions on the body. As Reiki energy has a way of naturally flowing to the area of the body where it is most needed, no two Reiki treatments will be the same.
Reiki energy may be experienced with differing effects such as increased warmth, coldness, tingling or colours. It has been shown to effectively stimulate the relaxation response with recipients often feeling as if they have had several hours of sleep after just one session. This relaxation response may help recipients cope better in times of stress. Other benefits attributed to Reiki include promotion of creativity, assisting emotional release, aiding meditation and encouraging positive thinking.
Email maria@wild-nest.com to make an appointment or to arrange a call should you wish to discuss your option.
Maria is a fully qualified Reiki Master and Reiki Drum Practitioner.
A treatment lasts one hour and is given fully clothed.
Reiki Healing £55
ABOUT REIKI DRUM TECHNIQUE
Reiki is a system of natural healing dating back 2500 years. Rei-Ki means universal life-force energy.
At an atomic level everything which exists in the Universe is made up of energy, vibrating at different rates, including humans.
Reiki is non-invasive and has been shown to effectively stimulate the relaxation response.
Combining Reiki and Drumming creates the Reiki Drum Technique, a method of utilising the drum to introduce Reiki energy into a person's energy field to bring about deep relaxation thereby releasing deep seated tensions and achieving homeostasis. The drum rhythm reminds the body of its optimal vibration. Research has indicated that even drumming for a short period of time can induce an "alpha state", those brain waves associated with wellbeing and euphoria.
On a physical level drumming, studies have shown to alter neuro endocrine and immunologic response in a person facilitating a sense of peace and relaxation. Scientific research demonstrates that cortisol levels and blood pressure readings are positively altered, natural killer cells are more active and research indicates that drumming also aids the production of endorphins, assisting in pain control.
On a spiritual level, the vibrations of the drum beat encourage mental, emotional and spiritual energy bodies to realign and chakras to become balanced, resulting in emotional and mental harmony. Our consciousness shifts and we are able to reach our true spiritual selves.
Drumming allows people to access a higher power, to promote healing and self expression. Drumming can bring people into direct encounters with spiritual forces, thereby allowing them to focus on their body, and integrating healing on both a physical and spiritual level. These experiences are deeply healing, releasing negative feelings, blockages and emotional trauma.
Reiki healing gives the body the energy it needs to heal and restore itself and bring balance and clarity within.
Email maria@wild-nest.com to make an appointment or to arrange a call should you wish to discuss your option.
Maria is a fully qualified Reiki Master and Reiki Drum Practitioner.
A treatment lasts one hour and is given fully clothed.
Reiki Drum Technique £55
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DRUMMING AND ITS HEALING POWERS
Drumming has many physiological effects on the body. It increases heart rate and blood flow. It engages both logical left brain and intuitive right brain. It links humans to the vibrations of the earth by slowing the brain waves to around 8 cycles per second, the same frequency as the earth. It has been noted that IQ scores have improved from playing drums. A recent study by E. Glenn Shallenberg at the University of Toronto demonstrated that IQ test scores for a study group of 6 year olds significantly improved after receiving drum lessons. Other benefits of playing the drums are improved musical co-ordination and brain activity, physical therapy and stress relief, as well as improved social skills such as team work, self esteem and discipline and improved abstract thought processes.
Drumming is gaining recognition amongst researchers and scientists as a therapeutic tool. Recent studies have shown that drumming can boost the immune system. Neurologist Barry Bittman MD of the Mind Body Wellness Center in Meadville, Pennsylvania conducted a study which found that patients who took part in group composite drumming experienced increased levels of Natural Killer cells. Bittman tested the blood chemistry of 111 healthy people in several experiments. The findings were that participants in all groups experienced a drop in cortisol, an indicator of stress, but only the active drumming group had a significant increase in Natural Killer cells. Bittman explains this difference to the stress reducing benefits of self expression, teamwork and rhythmic drumming. This recent research indicates that drumming accelerates physical healing, boosts immune system, produces feelings of well being, releases emotional trauma and assists in the reintegration of the self.
Other studies have shown the positive effects on Alzheimer's and dementia patients. Researchers have found that because rhythm is so intrinsic to our nature, even Alzheimer's patients who are in the latter stages of the disease, can copy simple drum rhythms. This takes on great significance when all other forms of communication have been diminished. Drumming seems to focus Alzheimer's patients for a short time, and they seem momentarily coherent.
Research has also shown positive effects on compromised immune systems. Studies have been conducted and benefits have been recognised with all of the following population groups; cancer patients, autistic children, emotionally disturbed teens, recovering addicts, trauma patients, and prison and homeless populations. Large corporations have found drumming helps employees focus attention and improves their well being.
Study results show that drumming is helpful when treating stress, tension, fatigue, anxiety, hypertension, asthma, arthritis, mental illness, migraines, cancer, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, stroke, paralysis, healing after surgery and sleep and emotional disorders. It also helps to control chronic pain. Research has found that drumming serves as a distraction from pain and grief. It promotes the production of endorphins and endogenous opiates, the bodies own painkillers, and therefore helps control pain.
Research has also demonstrated that drumming accesses the entire brain. It synchronizes the two cerebral hemispheres of the brain. When both pulsate in harmony, intuitive knowing can flow unimpeded into conscious awareness. Unconscious information can be accessed through symbols and imagery thereby facilitating psychological integration and a re-integration of the self. The frontal and lower areas of the brain are also synchronised, integrating non verbal information from lower brain structures into the frontal cortex, producing feelings of insight, understanding , integration , certainty, conviction and truth which surpass ordinary understanding. Because the mind becomes sharper and more lucid, it synthesizes more rapidly than normal and emotions are easier to understand and transform.
Drumming generates dynamic neuronal connections in all parts of the brain even when there is significant damage or impairment such as Attention Deficit Disorder. The more connections that can be made within the brain after a stroke or neurological impairn1ent such as with Parkinson's Disease, the more integrated the patient's experiences can become.
Drumming has also proven to induce altered states of consciousness. A study by Barry Quinn, Ph.D. found that even a brief drumming session can double alpha brain activity. The brain changes from Beta to Alpha waves producing feelings of euphoria and well being. Alpha waves are associated with altered states such as meditation and shamanic trance. It allows people to enter these states easily contrasted to the long periods of practise normally required.
Words from my teacher Sarah Gregg. www.reikidrum.co.uk