Healing Sadness with Reiki

Being sad is a natural feeling that comes for different reasons. Disappointment, rejection, loss, and sometimes due to a physical circumstance, a chemical imbalance in the brain that can’t be helped. You just feel like crying or actually end up crying, wanting to be alone, feeling down, and losing your energy. 

As adult, you probably cried over missed opportunities, unmet expectations and disappointments, and changes that are not always welcome. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and tired. You just want to cry and stay in bed but can’t afford to (maybe even in the literal sense).

And surely there have likely been times that you felt sad about people hurting you, speaking badly about you, or even betraying you. The reality of the world, how brutal it can be. You feel sad about what is happening in the world. It’s not all sunshine. You have to experience rainy days too, even weather the storm.

Also, there’s nothing like the sadness that grief brings. The grief over facing death in the family brings. Death makes goodbyes seem so final. A world without that loved one will be unbearable for the first few months. There will be times when you wonder if the pain will ever go away. 

There is a sadness that goes away as fast as it comes. But there is also the kind of pain that stays. It wounded you so bad it left a scar. When the weather is cold you can feel the dull ache and you just know you haven’t fully healed yet.

How to Rise Above The Blues

Recognizing your feelings of sadness and acknowledging them rather than repressing them is very important. Merely suppressing your sadness can result in more severe mental health problems.

But while expressing your sadness is important it is also equally important to heal from your sadness. Crying is a way to unload how you feel to feel lighter until you feel better. It will take some effort on your part to feel better and not continue on a downward spiral. At some point, you must rise above the blues.

You can always talk and confide with someone you trust and participate in activities you will enjoy. You may also need to go to a therapist if you need professional help to process your emotions.

How Reiki Can Heal Sadness

Reiki is an energy healing technique that affects a person’s body’s intangible energy fields. Sadness and other unpleasant feelings often hinder our energy flow without us realizing it, which may result in physical and mental sickness.

Reiki treatments consist of practitioners channelling Reiki energy to the Reiki recipient’s body, with a hands-on treatment. The Reiki practitioner will identify areas that could benefit from healing and focus on those areas. Reiki energy aims to clear blockages in our energy field and bring the body’s energy field back into balance, which can lessen grief.

In addition, Reiki can help you feel more relaxed and also help with promoting inner peace. Reiki can be beneficial for people who experience depression. Reiki is an increasingly popular form of complementary alternative medicine and is often suggested to those who are open to integrative or alternative wellness. Moreover, it can support the body’s innate healing mechanisms, which over time can aid in emotional healing or recovery, such as relief from sadness.