Anyone who has experienced a migraine knows how painful and debilitating they can be. I have suffered from migraines for years. Aside from the common cold or sports related injuries, I never really experienced any physical illness. As a senior in high school I was diagnosed with migraines. For 3 months, my pain mostly came in and out, but I always had some pressure in my head. When I finally went to my doctor, he couldn’t find anything wrong. He ran several tests. At 17, I endured MRI’s and blood tests. In the end, my diagnosis was simple; I suffered from migraines. I had no idea what this meant, but was given about 3 different pills for varying degrees of pain.
I began to suffer more and more frequently. At one point last year, I was having 2 to 3 migraines a week. I had a migraine routine. I would lay down in a dark room (movement and light are a migraines best friends and can make any pressure unbearable).
Through diet and supplemente, I have been able to decrease the frequency of my “migraine attacks,” but from time to time, I still get them. This past Monday I was geared up for a day of work and out of nowhere I began to feel a very familiar pressure on my skull. I stretched out on my sofa, grabbed an eye mask and prepared to fall into a mini comma, while waiting for the pain to subside. Just as I was about to resign myself to doing nothing for the rest of the day, I remembered Reiki.
Reiki clears energy in your 7 primary Chakras and allows your body to heal itself. I thought, there must be something that Reiki can do for my migraine. I prepared myself to work on myself, not sure if I would succeed, since I myself wasn’t able to focus on anything.
My Intention: To allow my body to release any built up pressure that was causing me discomfort and heal itself.
Hand Placement: I placed one hand on my Root Chakra (palm inward) and the other on my Crown Chakra (with my palm facing up and out). My goal was for the energy to travel through my body collecting any negativity or blockage and release it through my Crown.
Meditation: I breathed in healing and exhaled pain, tension and discomfort (quick note: sometimes envisioning breath as color helps me to focus.)
I worked for what seemed like forever (but only ended up being about 15 minutes). I was breathing and releasing; focusing and releasing. In the end, my pain wasn’t completely gone, but I was able to move around and get back to work. After about 30 minutes, my migraine was completely gone and though I was a little drained from focusing so hard and releasing so much, I was relieved.
I am elated to have found a new and interesting use for Reiki and I am pleased to share my story with you, but please remember it is MY STORY. I cannot claim to cure migraines or any illness for that matter, but I do know that Reiki works. Every body is different, so your healing and experiences will be different. My only goal is to share what I know and have experienced.
Healing on Purpose,
Nikki
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