
Reiki, Love And Grief...
A woman came in recently for Badass Reiki healing to help with some stress and physical symptoms.
Just as the healing was about to start she mentioned, that she had recently lost her husband. She was devastated and still deep in her grief.
I asked if she wanted some support for her grief too. She hesitated because she feared that it would be too much to ask. I assured her that it is absolutely ok and a very normal thing that I offer healing support for.
As soon as the healing began, she began to cry. “Oh, no. I’m crying. I’m sorry.”
I asked if she had given herself time to cry. She had not.
I told her that it is safe to cry with me, and that she was doing a good job of being with her feelings and letting them move through.
I rested my hands gently over her heart I reminded her that grief is part of love. I asked if she could feel the love behind her tears. I reminded her that love is eternal and asked her to feel into her love for her husband. To feel how powerful their love is.
Love is the one force that is powerful enough to transcend death. Love remains untouched by any of life’s circumstances.
I guided her to feel how constant and unchanging her love is and to imagine holding both the love and the sadness in her heart at the same time.
The most gentle, comforting energy began to pour out of my hands as she cried.
Then asked I her to make room in her heart for gratitude by thinking of just one thing she can be grateful for today. She nodded when she found one.
I asked her to hold that gratitude in her heart along with the grief so we could expand her heart to make room for that too.
We continued gently expanding her heart space to hold as much love and gratitude as possible along with her grief.
The Reiki surrounded and filled her with gentle, comforting energy. Her tears eased and we continued the healing in silence. I could feel my own heart expanding as I shared this process with her.
After the session, she told me she had never felt such a deep peace.