Inner Child Healing

Painful and Traumatic Childhood Experiences

Not everybody is fortunate enough to grow up in a loving home. Imagine growing up in a world that does not seem to want you. When all else fails it’s supposed to be your mom and dad, your family that you can run to and rely on.

You grow up in a family that invites too much competition within itself and has setup the children to fend for themselves? The ones who don’t come out on top may be physically or verbally punished, put down and deemed unworthy. 

How about growing up where your parents are fighting every day and night? You were in the middle of tensions and feel the stress everyday at home.

Some experience abuse as a child. Children being especially vulnerable and helpless experience abuse from predators, supposed caregivers, relatives, family friends, and even their own family.

These experiences or something more severe, such as traumas, abuse, or abandonment can affect a person’s ability to regulate their emotions and cope with stress in life. They may have difficulty forming healthy relationships or trusting others, struggle with low self-esteem or have a negative perception of themselves, and experience chronic feelings of shame and guilt.

Carrying Past Traumas and Hurts Into The Future

Although you seem to have done it, you grew up in one piece but all those unhealed emotional wounds continue to hurt. The memories continue to come back once in a while. You are quickly agitated. You’re fearful and without even knowing have developed self-sabotaging behaviours.

Inner Child Healing

Inner child healing is a practice that aims to delve into the inner most emotions and experiences of one’s childhood to address the negative patterns and traumas that may be affecting your current life. 

You just want to go back in time and talk to yourself as a child. Give a hug and say everything will be alright. You try to work towards transforming painful emotions into positive affirmations of self-love, worthiness, and compassion.

Remember that inner child healing is not about blaming our parents or caregivers for our past, but rather acknowledging that we all have experienced some form of pain or neglect growing up. It is a process of self-discovery, self-acceptance, and self-healing.

The benefits of inner child healing are numerous. By addressing the underlying causes of our negative patterns, we can experience increased self-awareness, self-love, and improved relationships with ourselves and others. We can also break free from limiting beliefs and behaviours that hold us back from living the life we desire.

Reiki for Inner Child Healing

If you are looking for a holistic healing way to free yourself from all the past hurts and trauma from your childhood you can try Reiki healing. Reiki healing is a form of hands-on treatment facilitated by trained Reiki practitioners who can offer Reiki energy through their hands to areas where blockages exist in your mind, body, emotions, energy pathways, and spirit with the intention of helping you shift the energy in all those areas into balance.

Reiki can never do harm and is safe for all ages and anyone in any condition to receive (including anyone sick, pregnant or elderly).

Reiki helps to restore the balance of energy, which promotes physical and emotional healing, and can support your quest to heal the inner child in you in many ways:

Reiki can release pent-up emotions: Inner child healing often involves releasing pent-up emotions we have held onto for years. Reiki can help us gently release these emotions, making it easier for us to process and let go of them.

Reiki can clear energy blockages: Negative experiences from childhood can create energy blockages in our bodies, which can manifest as physical, or emotional pain. Reiki can help to clear these blockages, promoting healing and well-being.

Reiki can promote relaxation: Inner child healing can be a challenging and emotional process. Reiki can help to promote relaxation and reduce stress and anxiety, making the healing process more comfortable and manageable.

Reiki can improve self-awareness: Reiki can help us to become more self-aware, giving us a deeper understanding of ourselves and the beliefs and patterns we hold. This increased self-awareness can help us to identify and heal our inner child wounds.

Reiki can promote a sense of safety and security: Healing our inner child can be a vulnerable process. Reiki healing can help us  feel safe and secure as we navigate this process, providing a supportive and nurturing space for healing to occur.

If you’re looking to heal your inner child, Reiki can be an excellent complementary therapy to support your journey. It requires courage, vulnerability, and patience, but the benefits are well worth the effort.