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I had a Reiki session done on Monday and it blasted so much energy into me, I could feel it. Well I've been sick for the last couple of days - toxin release maybe? I was feeling great the day I went and can't seem to get back to that point. My stomach is upset, head hurts, etc. I don't think I'll be going for another session, I think it riled my lyme up too much.
Anyone else have this happen to them?
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No, I have not experienced that myself.
Be sure to drink lots of lemon water, and keep a light diet, and a few long walks to get grounded.
If you do return, or want to discuss it with practitioner, see if he/she can work off the body/in the field, and shorten the length of treatment.
Also, perhaps a few short sessions about 2x/week to see how it goes.
An accupuncture treatment can cause pain, too, when energy blocks are stimulated.
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With imbalances and stagnant energy, and a stagnant system, there is a lot of work to do.
Reiki can be powerful.
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A few years ago I had a session that seemed to caused great pain in my arm for several days. My arm was hurting already when I went into the session, it was hot and had a large lump in it. I think it moved some toxins and that's why the pain was so much worse. If you have another one, tell them about it and ask them to be careful. Terry
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I am very open to meditation and Reiki and think because my system is taxed, I took a lot of the energy in. Even my Reiki therapist said that he felt a lot of positive energy being taken in. I had an hour session and maybe that was a little too much. He said it would only cause me to feel better and feels badly that it caused the opposite effect for me. He believes it could be the release of toxins or the energy working w/the meds to kill the lyme.
I will try the lemon/water and long walks though of course it's snowing here today lol. I'll have to walk inside! My body feels all jittery today, like a bolt of electricity....I might just stick w/Tai Chi for a while with this same teacher and see how I do.
How does Reiki help lyme anyway? I figured anything was worth a shot.
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Jittery: perhaps grounding....google "wellspring point", and massage it (it is on sole of foot). Fresh air, walk in room and stomp march slowly and emphatically. (these are mechanical methods of grounding).
Do you know the tai chi rocking exercise?
Have some bland comfort food like potatoes, take a warm sea salt bath.
Effect on tbd's: most obvious effect is pain relief, of all kinds, and attitude. It did not prevent lyme, but who knows if it helped me from being worse? Cannot say.
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I can't do any energy work anymore, no acupuncture, no energy field therapies, not even chi gong which I had done for years (along with t'ai chi).
All of this stuff moves energy or releases toxins or does something to me that is far worse than Lyme. And once it's set into motion, none of the healers know how to reverse it - I've made the mistake of going to one healer to try to repair what the last one did, and it got worse.
Not to scare you, I realize I'm super sensitive - even the practitioners have told me that.
But I have sworn off it - somehow for me, it's a bad mix with TBDs.
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I wonder if the Reiki type energy (and other energy healing modalities) might sometimes have adverse affects in people with Lyme.
I have had this happen many times, not just with Reiki but other forms of energy work like reconnective healing. It's almost like a massive herx, but it hits very suddenly and very strongly and often has me on the floor whimpering within minutes.
I found this odd because I work with healing energies myself, and yet I seem to have almost zero tolerance for them.
I really think that while this modality might be great for a lot of people, there is something about the Lyme. I think because the Lyme spirochete is *extremely* energy sensitive and also gives off a particularly strong energy itself. The ketes themselves ahve always reminded me of little energy transformers in their shape.
Maybe it's an "energy" herx? But yet again, I find with Lyme, those things that really seem to help other people end up having a negative effect on me. It's even more strange because I use a blood electrification unit every day and it makes me feel great. So it must be something about subtle energy?
Oddly enough, Bowen therapy had no negative effect on me. Hmmm.
There's definitely more to this.
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I think the variety of the above experiences are really interesting.
There was a discussion on a reiki board about epilepsy. Reiki reduced seizures for some, and aggravated them in one case. Sort of like what is happening here.
Very individual responses, and am glad you told of your experiences so others can approach it with some caution. And if they do decide to try it, they can relay these experiences to the practitioner.
Also, care must be taken when choosing a practitioner. It is important to know that there is no way to standardize the energies, nor the method, so there is no guarantee of what you will receive. You have to do some research and interviewing, and know your practitioner.
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Very interesting information - thanks to everyone for posting.
Just one thought, Twinklette: Don't rule out the possibility that you could be fighting off a cold, the flu, some crud or the other. It has been a terrible year for all kinds of that stuff all over the country.
Perhaps if not for the Reiki session, you would be sick by now.
Just a thought.
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Since coming down with lyme, I too experienced negative effects from energy work. I practiced meditation for 15 years prior and could no longer do it, no more accupuncture, cranial sacral or chi gong or chiropractic or massage etc!
I am a Reiki master and do reiki on myself with no problems but don't like getting it from others.
As I get better I can do and receive a little bit more energy work and body work, but got to go slow, gentle and for relatively short periods.
Best wishes, DL
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I credit energy work with really aiding my recovery from Lyme -- especially cranial sacral work and acupuncture.
I haven't tried reiki but the other two have helped me tremendously and did, especially when I was at my sickest.
I got acupuncture weekly, sometimes twice a week, and cranial sacral treatments about every other week. Although there were times my body was more sensntive to acupuncture, I never shied away from it and always came away feeling it contributed to my healing.
I do agree with tracy, though, that the practitioner can make all the difference. I was slated to get some energy work done by one woman, and something just didn't feel okay about it. So I got off the table, apologized and left.
I was very very careful in choosing my acupuncturist.
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In my experience of ten years as a cranial sacral therapist (among other things), energy work can definately cause the body to detox. The energy worker might not even be aware that she/he is draining the lymph or the liver, or jaw infections, etc.
Sometimes the worker's agenda to get in there and really heal something can get in the way of paying attention to the body's response, or the need for moderation. I have been guilty of that in the past when I was fresh from school and wanted to prove myself. I commend anyone for getting off the table any time it doesn't feel right, or feels like too much!
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