Explore the healing power of reiki

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This article was published 04/06/2018 (2712 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

After attending an information session on reiki back in 2014, area resident Laura Madder became so interested that she decided to become an instructor herself.

“I had a friend who was a reiki instructor and used to give me 10 to 15 minute stress relief sessions,” said Madder owner of L’auras Auras. “I knew for sure then that I wanted to learn reiki, so that I could help others heal as well.”

According to the website reiki.org, reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by ‘laying on hands’ and is based on the idea that an unseen life force flows through us and is what causes us to be alive.

If our ‘life force energy’ is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress and if it is high, we are more capable of being healthy and happy.

“By working with healing energy from the hands, it ‘revs up’ the body’s natural healing process which aids in emotional well-being as well as physical,” Madder said.

“It can help to align and ‘clean out’ people’s chakras, and allow people learn to heal their own bodies. By becoming one with your body and getting to know when your life energy is low, learning to heal it is such a great benefit.”

Reiki is an hour-long session and can be offered individually or in a group setting. Laura offers the service out of her home and can travel to client’s homes or offices.

“During a session you will lay on your back (unless the pain is in your back then I will ask you to lay on your front), hands at your sides,” explained Laura.

“Just close your eyes and relax.”

To book a session or for more information, visit laurasauras.jimdo.com, email lcmadder@mts.net or call 204-330-4091.

Carolyne Braid is a community correspondent for Crescentwood. You can reach her at carolyne.braid@gmail.com