Whatever helps, is okay by me, when it comes to MS.
Whether it's massage, marijuana, acupuncture or communing with pixies from
outer space. If it helps, then it must be okay. However, what's good for the
goose is not always good for the gander. In other words, not everything helps
everyone
I know that many people with MS swear by hyperbaric
oxygen therapy. Recently I tried it, and found no benefit whatsoever. I was
disappointed. However, life often has a funny way of putting you in just the
right place at the right time unexpectedly. That's what happened to me, when I
tried Reiki therapy, instead.
My very first session blew my socks off! I had so much
energy for 3 days, that I had trouble getting to sleep. This is a woman who
normally nods off in front of the telly by 8 PM. My muscle spasms were about
80% better! My body went through a 3 day
detox, I drank like a fish, yet went to the toilet normally. I couldn't believe how much the Reiki
affected me.
So what actually happens during a session? Well, my therapist,
Sabina, treats me while sitting in my wheelchair. Sometimes she puts her hands
on me, and it's amazing to feel how hot and full of energy they are. At other
times she simply hovers her hands a few inches from my body. It's as simple as
that!
For me, having Reiki is a bit like being struck by a
lightning bolt, but in a good way. The therapist is like a lightning
conductor:channelling raw energy, converting it into something helpful and
healthful, and skilfully directing it to where it is most needed in the body.
When Sabina holds her hands a few inches from my eyes, I feel the heat and
energy from her hands particularly intensely.
With my eyes closed, sometimes at this point, I see
colours or I am aware of a bright white light bathing my whole body.
Afterwards, I feel like I have had 2000 volts of energy
pumped into my body. People tell me I
look 'fantastic', if a little wild-eyed (pupils dilated, looking very
''awake'). I find that I can then slowly release that energy throughout the
week, until I see my therapist again, for another charge.
One of my biggest problems, as an MS sufferer, is fatigue
and lack of energy. This tends to accumulate throughout the day. By the
evening, I am always in bed, and usually nodding off in front of the telly.
Therefore all the extra energy that Reiki sessions are
giving me, is so very welcome. I find that I am able to be awake, alert, and
talkative, way into the evening. This has greatly improved the quality of the
time I spend with my son and daughter who usually visit me in the care home in
the evening.
Since having Reiki as well as having far less fatigue, I
have also experienced many other benefits: general body detox, reduced muscle
spasms, improved bowel function, improved skin condition (sometimes the skin on
my bum threatens to break down due to sitting in my wheelchair for long
periods).
We respond to treatments in different ways. Others may
not get the same wide-ranging benefits
from Reiki that I experience. However, one thing I can say, is that if whatever
works is okay, then Reiki is more than okay by me
April 2017