How Stress Affects The Immune System & Reiki To The Rescue
Mind over matter” is not simply a catchphrase. It is a truth based on what we know to be fact: that the brain, given the right set of directions, the right environment, and the proper stimuli, will always choose healing over disease.
The ability to fend off illness and disease depends on several factors, some of which are beyond our control, but the way we react to stress and the general health of our immune system are things we can influence. If we cannot change our response to stressors, we’ll find ourselves in a constant hormonal battle that will lead to serious health issues like hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease. The brain and the immune system constantly communicate in this delicate balance that any physical or emotional stress can disrupt.
Ongoing stress makes us susceptible to illness and disease because the brain sends defense signals to the endocrine system, which then releases an array of hormones that not only gets us ready for emergencies but severely depresses our immunity at the same time.
Some experts claim that stress is responsible for 90% of all illnesses and diseases, including cancer and heart disease. The way it does this is by triggering chemical reactions and flooding the body with cortisol that, among other things, decreases inflammation, decreases white blood cells and NK cells (special cells that kill cancer), increases tumor development and growth, and increases the rate of infection and tissue damage.
Because the effects of stress are cumulative, even ordinary, day-to-day activities can eventually lead to more serious health issues. So it’s important to be aware of the simple daily stress in our lives.
Reiki to the Rescue!!
Whenever light is infused into one’s being, it illuminates what has been kept in the dark. This includes outdated patterns, emotional pain that has been quietly suppressed, or even energies that don’t belong to the client but have made a home in their energy body.
The beauty about Reiki is that although the Reiki practitioner is the one facilitating the healing, the true healer is the client.
Everyone embodies innate wisdom (even if they may not be in touch with it or aren’t paying attention), and therefore, their body takes as little or as much as is needed during a session for optimal healing.
We spend so much of our daily lives in fight-or-flight mode; Reiki stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system and transports us to rest and relax mode, allowing time for our mind and body to reset and heal.
As Reiki helps us release what no longer serves us and heals the chakras and energy fields that we cannot see, we are more able to greatly OWN OUR POWER, align with our higher purpose, raise our vibrations, and in turn, RELIEVE STRESS & BOOST OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM.
I look forward to assisting you during your next Reiki Refresh Sesh!