How Often Do We Have Someone Channeling Energy Our Way for 60 Minutes?

Amy Mew
Nov 2, 2025
2 min read

The Power of Receiving Reiki

When was the last time someone held pure, loving intention for your healing, uninterrupted, for a full hour?

In our busy and overstimulated world, it’s rare. Most of us spend our days constantly giving — attention, energy, care, and effort. Even when we rest, the mind keeps running. True relaxation and receptivity, the kind that allows the nervous system to settle and the heart to open, requires intention.

That’s exactly what happens during a Reiki session.

If you’re new to Reiki and want to understand how it works, start with What Is Reiki? A Beginner’s Guide to Energy Healing. It offers a gentle introduction to Reiki’s origins, how energy flows through the body, and what to expect in your first session.

What Happens in a Reiki Session

For 60 minutes, you are the receiver. A Reiki practitioner channels universal life force energy — the same energy that flows through all living things — directly toward your body and energetic field.

The energy does not come from the practitioner. It moves through them. Their role is to be a clear, loving channel, creating space for balance, peace, and renewal to emerge.

Whether you are lying on a treatment table in person or relaxing at home during a remote Reiki session, the effect is the same. Energy is not limited by distance; it flows where it is needed most.

Curious how distance Reiki works? Read What Is Distance Reiki? How It Works & Why It’s So Powerful to explore how healing energy travels beyond physical space to support deep energetic alignment.

If you’re preparing for your first session, you might also like What to Expect in Your First Reiki Session, which walks you through how to prepare, what you might feel, and how to integrate the experience afterward.