I am guessing that most of the readers of this blog are interested in having a reiki treatment in Sydney, and found me through a search engine like Google. Some readers will find this through my newsletter, which I send out a few times a year. A few might come from me posting a link to this blog post on Facebook. And some will be generally interested in reiki, rather than in coming for a reiki treatment.
It might surprise you that with this post, I’m not going to try to sell you on the benefits of reiki and convince you to come in for a treatment. My marketing philosophy is to remind people I’m here and be visible (and I’ve heard that writing blog posts occasionally, which marks my website as being active, helps my website come up in search engines). And I will basically trust that if my clients want to have a reiki treatment and can find me that they’ll come for a treatment.
What I am happy to promote though, to anyone, is that we should regularly, continously and actively be taking care of ourselves. Our bodies won’t be able to be healthy unless we take care of them with healthy eating and drinking and exercise. Similarly, our minds and energy are likely not able to naturally be in a positive place unless we put our intentions there.
So, it may be reiki that you find is a practice that helps you feel good or feel better and it may be something else! It could be yoga, meditation, chanting, acupuncture, counselling, therapy, long walks, exercise or time to yourself. It could be reading, getting massages, a flotation tank, making something with your hands, spending time in nature or spending time with friends and family. It won’t be any single thing.
I advise clients not to view a reiki treatment as a one-time cure for your problems. It should be just one of the tools that you use on a regular basis for your well-being, and you may not use the same tools in the same combination forever. Find what works for you and use the tools regularly and an ongoing basis, instead of waiting until you’re in crisis to act. I hope you can take care of yourself and encourage others to do the same.