What Does Reiki Feel Like?

If you’re thinking of doing something for the first time, it’s normal to have questions about it. This blog covers what your first Reiki session might feel like…

The truth is, there isn’t really a right or wrong and it can be really different from person to person and from session to session. It really depends on what you’ve got going on. I have some clients who are still surprised by a new experience, even when they’ve had Reiki many times before. 

Here are some common things that can be felt:

• Tingling

• Hot and cold sensations

• Shivers

• Pulses and vibrations

• A sense of floating 

• Deep relaxation

Sometimes, people feel waves of emotion rising. Sometimes this can turn into crying, sometimes this can turn into laughing. 

Sometimes people feel sleepy and drift off into sleep. 

Sometimes people experience visions, see colours behind their eyes or are reminded of memories from their past.

Sometimes people feel nothing at all. 

All or none of this is completely normal, and I check in with clients to make sure they’re okay at all times. We can communicate during the session if that’s helpful or you can drift away to wherever Reiki takes you. 

You can find out more about what happens in a 1:1 Reiki session with me here.

Or you can find out about Reiki events in Leeds with me here. 

I’d love for your first Reiki session to be with me.