People often forget that the human body is the most amazing and powerful machine we've been gifted: even with the worst maintenance plan, it still functions! Not optimally, of course, but it can withstand a lot of junk before it's run into the ground. Why? Because it's a damn fine self-maintaining piece of equipment. Good luck finding the same qualities in a car!
Our bodies are built to heal themselves, but we get into trouble when we don't give them what they need to do so. The forms of these demands are pretty simple: clean fuel, plenty of rest, reduced stress, and regular exercise. These are pretty basic requirements and really aren't hard to accomplish - until you start factoring in how our culture equates everything to time and money in a synonymous manner.
A typical day in the world of an adult involves fitful sleeping, cramped schedules, stress from trying to cram the impossible into these already cramped schedules, insufficient personal and free time, short or non-existent lunch breaks, commuter traffic, and lots of extra stress from trying to race the clock. And - I'm not sure if you've noticed, but
that damned clock always wins!
Money makes our world go 'round so we tend to make sure we do everything we can to pay the bills. It's no wonder that many of us don't have a ton of energy at the end of the day to exercise and prepare proper meals before heading to our dreams for a good night's rest. It's a cyclical issue, and one that fosters less than ideal health situations for us.
In its natural state, your body is perfectly equipped to handle the daily barrage of threats to its immune system. It really handles them with such valor! But when you slack on your maintenance plan and allow everything to get thrown out of whack, you lose a clarity in energy that could be utilized to deal with the emotional and physical issues that arise. Lingering or recurring issues just make us feel terrible and, in turn, create more stress. So, I think you understand what I'm getting at here: we live in a world that produces plenty of stress but allows for little room to repair from it.
At its most basic and physical level, Reiki helps to even out those energetic imbalances so you can stop stressing out so much. Once you can do that, your body can relax and do its job to naturally recover. The benefits hardly end here, though. Later on, I'll explain energy centers and how they impact you physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually!
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Jayleen Hayden is a Level II Certified Usui Reiki Practitioner based out of the Greater Portland, Maine area.
