Is Reiki Harmful?

A few years ago, I had a man phone me from the United States. He’d seen two different energy healers for a health issue he was struggling with. Both of them told him the same thing: his condition was caused by something he’d done in a past life.

They both added dramatic details and elaborated on it as much as they could. They made it sound convincing, very spiritual and of course, significant.

So, I asked him:

“Did any of that information actually help you?”

“No,” he said. He didn’t feel any better at all from knowing all of the ‘info’ he’d been given. In fact, he felt worse. More anxious. More confused. Less stable.

Those two ‘energy healers’ were not practicing Reiki, but this type of activity absolutely does exist in the Reiki community.

Reiki itself - the energy and the technique - is low risk. Ego, overclaiming, and poor boundaries are not. That’s where harm creeps in.

That’s exactly what I explore in this week’s article:

👉 Is Reiki Harmful?

In it, I break down:

• What research and healthcare guidance actually say

• Where real risk comes from

• Why training and attunements aren’t inherently dangerous

• The red flags to look out for

Reiki becomes problematic only when it’s framed as something it isn’t, and this is almost always due to ego.

If you're practising, receiving, or considering training, this is essential reading.

Read the full article here.

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