REIKI TREATMENT AND INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE AT EVERGREEN

REIKI TREATMENT

What happens during a treatment?
Reiki treatments are gentle and relaxing. You only need to remove things like shoes, a watch, belt, glasses or contact lenses. Receiving Reiki is a very simple process, but usually produces quite profound effects. The session begins by lying down on a treatment couch, fully clothed, closing your eyes and listening to gentle, soothing music, which helps to produce a state of deep relaxation. Then the Reiki practitioner will gently rest their hands upon or just above you, non-intrusively, in a series of positions from the crown of the head to the feet.

Each hand position is held for a few minutes, and during this time healing energy will flow into you, balancing your energy system, releasing stress, soothing pain, and promoting your body’s natural ability to heal itself. As the energy flows, you may feel warmth, or heat, or tingling from the Practitioner's hands. It is usually a deeply relaxing experience: some people fall asleep. Other sensations may include seeing coloured lights or feeling as if you are floating. Occasionally people have an emotional release of tears or laughter as emotional turmoil is brought to the surface and dissipated. Reiki is not a religion, and does not require any particular belief system. It does not promise cure.

To gently close the session Janet usually offers a short foot massage. (You do not need to remove socks or stockings.)

How does it work?
Reiki harmonises and balances your energies at all levels - physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. All these systems interact and can affect one another. Reiki clears your system of energy blockages which can arise from habitual negative thought or feeling patterns. It is important to empower yourself by realising that positive thoughts and feelings can have a beneficial effect on your general well-being. Your intention to heal is of the greatest priority. Reiki is LIGHT at many levels - sometimes a treatment may help you to understand yourself and see the solution to any problem more clearly.

INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE AT EVERGREEN

What happens during a treatment:-

Do I have to lie down?
No. You sit in an upright position in a comfortable chair,

What should I wear?
Ideally ladies wear a vest style top with thin straps, or camisole, and gentlemen a vest or t-shirt.

Treatment normally begins with a deep kneading and probing of the neck and shoulder muscles, at times similar to osteopathy, but with no crunching or cracking of joints. The head is then worked with the scalp being squeezed, rubbed, gently tapped prodded. The hair is briskly tussled and gently combed. Pressure points are gently worked on, and the ears are tugged and pressed. Lastly the practitioner moves to the face, working with acupressure points to help relieve any sinus pressure, stimulate the circulation and increase alertness.

Indian Head Massage may also help relieve or alleviate tension headaches, eyestrain and eye problems, tinnitus and other ear problems, insomnia, sinusitis and congestion, hair loss and thinning, and mental tiredness, anxiety and stress.

As the massage proceeds you will find yourself relaxing, breathing more deeply, and negative energy can be released making room for more positive feelings.


CONTRAINDICATIONS

There are some conditions when it is advisable not to receive Indian Head Massage.

During the first 3 months of pregnancy, or if there is a history of miscarriage or other complications.
Very high or low blood pressure
Osteoporosis, frailty, chronic fatigue, epilepsy, diabetes, spondylitis or spondylosis.
High temperature, fever, swelling or inflammation
Severe bruising, or any skin disorders such as eczema in the area to be massaged
Recent injury, accident or surgery to the head, neck or shoulder areas such as whiplash concussion etc.
Acute infectious diseases such as flu, chest infection or a bad cough or cold
Scalp infections
Food poisoning
Cancer, HIV, AIDS and any other serious medical condition whilst undergoing treatment
Aneurosa (localised dilation of blood vessels – commonly the artery in the temple or forehead area)

If you are in doubt about a condition you should consult your doctor before receiving a treatment. You may feel drowsy after a massage so it is advisable that you do not drive, operate machinery or drink alcohol straight after the treatment.