An energy treatment begins with the recipient's and practitioners
mutual comfort. You should arrive at your session in comfortable,
loose-fitting clothing. There is no need to remove any clothing for
treatment, but tight fitting or restrictive clothing may cause discomfort. You should also remove excess jewelry and watches and leave these at home. Metal articles sometimes interfere with the flow of energy. Wear socks as you will be asked to remove your shoes as well as your belt, and the body temperature can cool due to deep state of relaxation.
While session can be performed seated in a chair, it is much more comfortable to administered with the recipient lying flat on a
padded massage table. Pillows can be used under your knees for your comfort. Typically a session with begin with the recipient
lying face up during half of the treatment session, then rolled over face
down through the remainder of the sessions. A typical Reiki
session will take about 45 to 60 minutes.
The session is enhance with soothing to help increase the relaxation response. Dim lighting is also desirable, and if the recipient approves, essential oils or nature herb incense may be used to help set an up lifting mood.
Following your treatment your Practitioner will gently wake you from your relax meditative state. Very often during a treatment you will drift into a twilight state of awareness. While fully aware you may be in a deep state of relaxation. This is an important and desirable altered state of awareness, but you must be be brought back into a fully-conscious state in a gentle manner. You will be allowed to rest comfortably, perhaps offered a drink of juice or water, then permitted to don your shoes and prepare to depart.