Have you ever wondered how Reiki can heal your whole being and also zoom in on a sore spot at the same time? That’s a beautiful mystery we can explore together. In simplest terms: Reiki is an intelligent, spiritually guided energy, and a skilled Reiki Master knows how to  let it flow both globally for spiritual healing and give Reiki Healing for Pain locally. Let me walk you through it.

What Is Reiki, Really?

Reiki (pronounced “ray‑kee”) is a form of spiritual energy healing. The word is made of two parts: Rei (universal, spiritual) and Ki (life energy). Reiki works by guiding life energy to where it’s needed most.Think of it like a gentle river. The river flows broadly across the land (global), but when there’s tension or blockage, the water swirls into cracks, nooks, or dry valleys (local). A Reiki Master is like a wise guardian of that river, helping it find both wide paths and narrow channels.

The Global Healing: Balancing the Whole Field

When a Reiki session begins, the energy doesn’t have to decide right away where to go. The Rei’s intelligent Universal Life Force energy goes where you need healing most. It naturally senses the body’s landscape:

• Energy fills where you are depleted.
• Clears congestion or tightness.
• Restores harmony where there’s disharmony.

This “whole field” healing is often what people feel first: waves of calm, warmth, release, or comfort across the body. It’s akin to pressing reset on the energetic system.

The Local Healing for Pain: Reiki Healing’s Intention + Focus + Presence

At the same time, a Reiki Master (especially one with experience and clarity) can point the energy deliberately into a chakra, an organ, or a specific region of the body. The Reiki Master:

• Holds attention on the heart, solar plexus, liver meridian, or lower back, for example.
• Intensifies energy where it’s needed most, helping to dissolve blockages, release old patterns, or awaken deeper healing to release physical pain.

This doesn’t bypass the global flow — it works within it. The energy doesn’t have to stop flowing everywhere else. It simply gives extra nourishment or clearing to the place that calls.

Clearing Blocked Energy & Old Patterns to Heal Pain

What do we mean by “blocked” or “stagnant” energy? These can show up as:

• Pain, stiffness, tension
• Emotional heaviness, stuckness
• Mental fog or overwhelm
• Low vitality or chronic stress

Reiki softens the block, clears the congestion, and restores movement and flow. Over time, the body remembers how to soften, open, and rebalance naturally.

Spiritual Healing & Higher Consciousness

Here’s the deeper layer many people feel but can’t quite name.

Reiki doesn’t just heal the body. It also:

• Reconnects you with your inner light and intuition
• Clears emotional and spiritual residue from past experiences
• Helps you release what no longer serves your soul’s journey
• Awakens a sense of purpose, clarity, and spiritual alignment
• Opens you to higher guidance, peace, and connection with Source

This is why people often walk away from a session saying, “I feel lighter… clearer… more like myself.”
The healing is happening on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels all at once.

“Wendy helped me address chronic emotional pain and fears, achieve greater clarity, and better understand my path. During spiritual coaching sessions, I learned to look beyond old patterns that were preventing me from living a fuller, happier life.”

What Does Science Say About Reiki Healing for Pain & Spiritual Healing? (Gently Honest)

Modern research offers encouraging insights:

• A review of multiple clinical studies suggests Reiki may reduce pain and anxiety in adults. (National Institutes of Health PMC4147026)
• A recent meta-analysis of randomized trials found that Reiki may improve quality of life, especially with frequent sessions. (National Institutes of Health PMC11951753)
• A study on rheumatoid arthritis patients found that distant Reiki reduced pain and improved daily functioning. (ResearchGate)

However, many studies are small or preliminary. As of mid-2024, about 140 Reiki papers exist in peer-review journals — promising, but more rigorous research is needed. Reiki is safe, supportive, and deeply relaxing, but not yet considered a medical treatment.

“Rodrigo Ortiz came highly recommended to me by my Reiki Master teacher for deep Energy Clearing work. I have suffered for 10+ years with multiple forms of chronic pain that plagued my life on a daily basis. I’ve tried every form of medicine and energy healing only to find that my pain returns over time. Rodrigo uncovered the origins of my pain and events in my past that had been long forgotten/pushed down. I feel the lightness already within the first few hours following our session and look forward to the life I get to live ahead of me. Grateful and will return 🙂” — JILLIAN T

How to Use Self Reiki for Pain Relief and Spiritual Healing

During a Reiki Attunement, the Reiki Master opens and strengthens your connection to Reiki energy. It’s like tuning your whole system to a higher frequency of Divine light. Old stagnant patterns begin to soften, your natural healing channels awaken, and you’re aligned with a lineage of healing that you can access for the rest of your life.

Once you’ve received the attunement, Reiki flows any time you place your hands with intention. This gentle, intelligent energy:

• Soothes the nervous system and calms anxiety
• Softens pain and tension in the body
• Supports emotional release and spiritual healing
• Helps you feel more grounded, present, and connected to your inner light

Over time, self-Reiki becomes a beautiful daily ritual — a way to reset your energy, clear stress, and come home to yourself.

Many students learn Reiki not only for their own healing, but to offer comfort and support to their children, partners, and even pets. Because Reiki comes from Divine Source, it works safely, compassionately, and respectfully with all beings.

“I recently completed the Reiki Level 1 Class, and it was truly an amazing experience. During both the pre-attunement healing and attunement sessions, my body felt incredibly light and deeply healed — it was powerful to feel the Reiki energy flow. I especially loved that it was a small, in-person group, which made the experience even more intimate and grounding.” — Tiffany C.

Invitation & Gentle Reminder

If you feel called to explore Reiki — whether as a healer or a recipient — approach it with curiosity, reverence, and an open heart. Reiki isn’t a magic wand. It’s both an ancient sacred healing practice and is evidence based that has been proven to heal your body, mind, and spirit.

Wherever there is tension, let peace flow.
Wherever there is doubt, let light return.
And wherever healing is needed, may Reiki guide the way.

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About Wendy Wisner: Your Reiki Master & Intuitive Energy Healer

Wendy Wisner is an Intuitive, Spiritual Healer, Jin Kei Do and Usui Reiki Master, and educator. She runs Radiant You, a holistic wellness center, that offers Reiki and other types of energy healing as well as Reiki Master, Intuitive Energy Healer, and Energy Clearing certification programs. Wendy blends energy healing with Divine insights to guide your release of limiting beliefs to heal your body and emotional wounds from trauma. With Wendy, you reignite your passion for life as you rediscover the radiant you within—healing your emotions and relationships.

With expertise in Reiki, Chakra Healing, Intuitive Energy Healing, Sound Healing, Energy Clearing, Psychic Spiritual Readings, Dowsing, and Access Bars, Wendy empowers clients to heal themselves and others.

Restore your belief that, “I’ve got this” with Wendy Wisner or Rodrigo Ortiz as your Reiki Master, Intuitive Energy Healer, or teacher to heal yourself and others. Rodrigo provides healing in Spanish. If you first language was Spanish, consider this to unlock those childhood traumas in the language they were created. Both Rodrigo Ortiz and Wendy Wisner are Reiki Masters in the Usui Shiri Hyoo and Reiki Jin Kei Do traditions.

All services complement allopathic medical and psychological care provided by traditional healthcare practitioners.

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All services complement allopathic medical and psychological care provided by traditional healthcare practitioners.