Jikiden Reiki physical treatments usually take place with the receiver lying on a bed or treatment table, though you can treat someone sitting in a chair if this isn't possible. 

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The practitioner knows where to place their hands and for how long because she or he is feeling for byosen. Byosen is the accumulation of toxins that can occur anywhere in the body and is the source of illness or disease. During the treatment a practitioner can tell not only where the most toxins are, but how quickly or slowly they are reducing during treatment. 

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Minor sicknesses, such as coughs and colds tend to move through the body faster when treated with Reiki. Injuries heal faster with fewer complications and post-operative care is greatly enhanced. Help with more serious, long term conditions is also possible, though it will take many more treatments to see significant improvement and the number and frequency of sessions should be discussed with the practitioner. Often, in this situation, I prefer to teach the person or close members of their family how to do Reiki as then they can receive daily treatments with ease and at low cost.

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Everyone reacts differently to Reiki treatment so there is no one way I can say exactly how it feels. During the session, most people feel a deep relaxation and sense of peace and they often sleep. Occasionally people also feel twitches in their body, or a slight discomfort but it usually passes quickly. Some feel nothing and others feel wonderful waves of energy in their body. Rest assured, whatever you feel is the sensation of Reiki doing it's job and your body using the energy in the way it needs to. 

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We are working with eliminating toxins from the body, because of that, occasionally people who have a lot of byosen when they receive treatment can feel very tired or slightly worse that evening. It's a good sign the Reiki is working and won't last long. The reason this happens is simple. Hayashi sensei explained it using an analogy...

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Imagine a stream - when you look at the surface, the water looks clear, yet when you stir the water, mud from the bottom rises to the surface. If you remove the surface mud, the stream becomes clear again, yet some mud will have sunk again and, some may still be stuck hard on the bottom. When you stir up the water again, more mud rises to the surface. If you repeat this process many times, eventually, you will have a completely clear stream.

Giving Reiki is like stirring up someone’s water – the toxins rise to the surface and many are cleared, yet some will settle again or were embedded more deeply in the body and have not yet surfaced. Each treatment a person receives brings more toxins to the surface to be cleared – until there are very few toxins left. So feeling tired or 'off' after a treatment is nothing to worry about, it is simply that the core of the sickness, pain or issue is being brought to the surface so that it can be dealt with effectively by the body’s natural cleansing system.

However, many people feel better immediately. If you have a treatment and feel great afterwards – it doesn’t mean you missed something! Reiki will work with your body in whichever way is most advantageous to you at the time. Trust that the intelligence of your incredible body and this incredible energy are working together for your greatest benefit.