I love Reiki!! Can you tell, or do I need more exclamation points? lol. Perhaps we should be more serious considering the topic of stressful transition, but in fact that's when you need to laugh the most!
Osho has a wonderful simple meditation in which you pretend to laugh for five minutes. This will naturally bring up real laughter and release pleasure hormones that reduce stress.
When I'm feel stressed out or down, this is a very hard thing to do, so if you're interested in something like that, I suggest you preload a favorite comedian clip or movie clip into your phone/computer so you can naturally make the shift.
Understanding the Roots of Stress
Life transitions have a way of shaking us up—emotionally, mentally, and even physically. During these times, it’s easy to feel unmoored or overwhelmed, like your usual tools aren’t quite enough to steady you. Often, stress sneaks in through subtle imbalances that we don’t immediately recognize.
We may be feeling the following things which contribute to our angst:
Lack of Confidence – Feeling unsure about your abilities or decisions can make even small changes seem overwhelming.
Lack of Clarity – Uncertainty about what lies ahead or what steps to take can leave you feeling stuck or directionless.
Lack of Courage – Fear of the unknown or worry about failure can keep you from moving forward with trust.
Overabundance of Chemical Stress – Stress hormones like cortisol flood your body when you’re overwhelmed, making it harder to think clearly or feel grounded.
Do you notice how much lack is going on? For exactly this reason, I want to share a few Reiki hand positions that I have found to be very helpful in times of transition.
Reiki is a wonderful healing tool because it infuses your body with loving vibrations that are clinically proven to counteract stress, and it fills up your power centers with the vibration of Wholeness. In this way, it really doesn't matter where you lay hands because your whole body will benefit.
Reiki Hand Positions For Immediate Relief
However, there are a few places you can lay on where you will feel immediately better. Here they are:
Position 1: Heart & Solar Plexus. Laying the dominant hand on the solar plexus (around the navel) and your other hand over the heart, helps encourage a gentle flow that will open the heart without being overwhelming, and connect that heart energy back into your will power center. This placement is particularly helpful in transitions, as it nurtures self-compassion while rekindling your inner strength to take action.
By splitting hands, the energy can begin to break up blocks between both centers. As you lay on, imagine a loving light flowing between the heart and stomach.
Position 2: Temples. Place hands on your temples at each side of the head. Even Edvard Munk's famous painting, "Scream" captured the instinctive act of holding your temples in moments of intense emotion!
Palms on each of your temples stabilizes the spiritual flow of energy between your left and right brain centers, creating more integration and balance in how you are mentally processing your experience.
Think of the temples as activating your "Inner Temple" of wellbeing.
Position 3: Throat. The throat is the gateway of self-expression. When stress blocks your ability to articulate your needs or truths, working with this area gently clears emotional and energetic congestion.
Many people feel sensitive about laying hands on the throat, but doing so will support spiritual energy as it moves the lymph (which is critical to clearing toxins from the body) and it will also help unwind stress around expressing what you may need in your process.
Position 4: Feet. When we're stressed our first thing is to forget about our feet in doing Reiki because we are not grounded, and it doesn't feel comfortable to get grounded when change is afoot. Who wants to ground in the middle of a hurricane? Yet, grounding during turmoil provides the stability and calm needed to weather the storm.
Start by grounding energy through your knees, which serve as a bridge to the earth. Lay hands for at least 10 minutes on knees (one hand on each knee). Then, move to the feet. Reaching your feet, take time to also lay hands along the bottom of each foot. Imagine bright light opening up the energy centers in the bottom of the feet so that you can constantly release your stress right into the earth.
If you can't physically reach your feet, you can hold your hands out in that direction, focusing intention and love to all foot positions.
Combining Reiki with Affirmations
It helps to pair these exercises with mental affirmations geared specifically toward your journey. It can create incredible shifts.
Self-care isn’t always easy in times of transition, but Reiki offers a way to ground and center yourself. If you’d like support in exploring Reiki and affirmations tailored to your unique journey, let’s chat. Together, we can create a plan to help you move forward with clarity and ease.
Send me a message—your next step might be closer than you think! I’d love to support you in creating affirmations and grounding back into your heart and vision. If that resonates with you, send me a message!
blessings,
Dailey
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