Some practitioners believe that inviting an archangel into their practice or session will help strengthen the energy.   Depending on your relationship and connection to that particular archangel or archangels,  their presence could offer guidance and a sense of comfort and protection.

Although the use of Archangels was not original to the Japanese system of Reiki, as a modern-day practitioner, you have the freedom to adapt your practice and offerings.  For instance, during your invocation or Reiji-ho, call the archangel to ask for assistance and guidance, and as you end your session, offer your thanks to that archangel. Reiki has no dogma or religion attached to the system; however, many believe the usage of an archangel or archangels or saints brings in a religious aspect.

As we observe from the lineage of past teachers, we can see the evolution of Reiki that shifted with the times. Even the expansion of various complementary systems or speciality systems of Reiki, such as Angel and Angelic Reiki. 

As modern-day practitioners, after the shutdown due to COVID-19, we have made adjustments in Reiki for online offerings, online training sessions, online attunements, and on-demand recordings. As our world continues to change, many practitioners find the need to offer a more eclectic or modern approach, such as adding crystals, sound bowls, and archangels into their sessions. It is really up to the practitioner to color it spiritual or religious while being mindful and honoring a Traditional Reiki approach. Depending on the system of Reiki, the lineage of teachers, and the preference of the practitioner, the practitioner can have a practice or offering that encompasses different “types of Angelica figures,”  each with a specific purpose of healing.

For instance, Archangel Raphael: The Healer.
Integrating Archangel Raphael into a Reiki session assists in bridging traditional Usui energy healing with celestial assistance and guidance. This combination enhances the healing experience, focusing deeply on physical and emotional renewal.

When to bring in Archangel Raphael

Archangel Raphael, the master healer, is in the angelic realm; the Angel of Healing.  Archangel Raphael emits a vibrant, emerald-green light. This frequency resonates with the heart chakra, emotional balance, and physical restoration. Reiki practitioners invite his presence to amplify the life force energy, assisting in clearing stubborn blockages and providing comfort to clients. He may be of assistance in helping those who are struggling physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually.

As a practitioner, you can seamlessly weave Raphael’s energy into your  Reiki practice by:

1. Creating a sacred space to anchor the space before the client arrives. Kenyoku, or dry bathing for yourself.
2. Use visual anchors: Place green crystals like emerald or jade around your space or near the massage table.
3. Scents: If the client is not sensitive to scents, use essential oils associated with Raphael, such as lavender, peppermint, or frankincense.
4. Place Reiki symbols around your sacred space.
5. Invite Archangel Raphael into your space.
   • Example: “I call upon Archangel Raphael: please help guide my hands to help magnify this Reiki energy and bring deep healing for the highest good.“
6. The invocation begins during your initial grounding meditation. Before touching the client, silently invite the angel’s presence. Invite or use any symbols as needed in the session.
7. Scanning and Visualizing. Visualize Archangel Raphael standing, wrapping his wings around you and your client.
8. Visualize emerald-green light flowing from the universe, merging with the golden-white Reiki energy entering your crown chakra.
9. Hand Positions. Direct the blended energy through your palms during standard hand placements.
10. The Heart chakra: Spend extra time here. Ask Archangel Raphael’s green light to directly align with the heart center to dissolve grief, trauma, and emotional walls.
11. Areas of Pain: If a client has physical injuries, visualize Archangel Raphael directing a l beam of green light through your hands directly into the affected tissue or bone.
12. Clearing Blockages. When you encounter stubborn energetic stagnation, silently ask Archangel Raphael to assist. Visualize his hands gently clearing the heavy energy, then immediately replacing it with loving, restorative green light.
13. Closing the Session: Grounding the client. Visualize Raphael’s green light softening into a protective shield around the client’s aura.
14. Do Kenyoku or dry bathing to seal the session.
15. Express gratitude to both the Reiki and Archangel Raphael for their guidance and protection.

Combining Archangels with Reiki can offer unique advantages, from relief from physical discomfort to a profound sense of peace and divine support. This is really the essence of Reiki: to share this gift with humility and faith that the energy will do what it needs to do for the higher good.

If Archangel Raphael resonates with you in your personal practice or online sessions, and the idea of combining traditional teachings with modern-day tools appeals to you, consider calling upon Archangel Raphael for assistance.

Article by Tracy Searight

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I’m not sure if the pause I just took for myself was forced on me or by me. Right as spring began, I found myself in the process of selling my home and moving across the country from Alabama to California. I had been downsizing, selling off, pulling apart, and donating for several months. My daughter had bought a home in California and had just given birth to my first grandchild. I was starting a completely new chapter.

And, oh my, it meant moving my private practice as well.

In the middle of all that chaos, I made a decision: I was going to take a pause, and I was going to let Reiki be my guide through the move.

It started as a 21-day practice of Reiki breathing, meditating on the symbols, relying on Reiki intuition, and committing to self-Reiki. As everything around me was coming apart, Reiki kept me centered and grounded. I sent energy out into where I was going, using Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen to bridge the distance and connect with my new destination before I even arrived. I Reiki’d my moving pods, surrounded them with Cho Ku Rei for protection, and used Sei He Ki to clear any energetic or physical obstacles from their path.

I even blessed my car. Reiki and my car already had an intimate connection, as I use it constantly while driving. But for this cross-country journey, I washed it, gave it a shine, and blessed it with Reiki, a little sage, a full tank of gas, and lots of Cho Ku Rei.

And now, here I am. Everything made it.

My 21-day pause turned into a full month due to timing and circumstances. And as I emerge from it, I am noticing what I have learned. I am noticing how much Reiki helped me remain calm, stay grounded, and not get caught in the panic of the transition.

When the Pause Gets Loud

As Reiki practitioners, we know the value of stillness. We know how to hold space. But what happens when you are standing in that sacred, liminal space between who you were and who you are becoming, and suddenly, the alarm bells start ringing?

When we are in transition, our energy system is wide open. But the ego does not like being wide open; the ego likes certainty. And when the ego senses uncertainty, it reaches for its favorite weapon: manufactured urgency.

You know the feeling. You are trying to hold space for a new direction in your practice, your healing journey, or your personal life. You are trying to be still. But then you look around and see everyone else seemingly moving forward. Suddenly, the pause doesn’t feel like a spiritual practice anymore. It feels like you are falling behind.

That manufactured urgency triggers the Root chakra and floods the body with cortisol. Your brain screams, “Do something! Anything! If you don’t act right now, the opportunity will vanish!”

In this state of panic, our vision narrows. Our channels close. Instead of staying open to the flow of Universal Life Energy, it becomes dangerously easy to fall back into old habits. We abandon the new path because the old path, no matter how broken or painful, is a path we already know how to walk. We reach for old coping mechanisms: emotional eating, people-pleasing, overworking, or simply hiding our light.

But here is the truth we must remember: the urgency is a lie.

The panic is just the ego throwing a tantrum because it cannot control the outcome. When we feel the panic rising, when we feel the magnetic pull of those old, comfortable habits, that is the exact moment we need to drop our hands to our hearts and invite Reiki in. Call in the Dai Ko Myo to align the Higher Self with the Soul. Feel the centering, and remember — we don’t have to sprint to catch up. True, aligned inspiration does not come from the sprint; it arises out of the pause.

The Shamanic Death of the Protector

When we begin our healing journeys, we often think we just want to change our habits. We want to stop the cycle of emotional eating, the people-pleasing, the self-sabotage. We think healing is simply a matter of swapping out bad behaviors for better ones.

But what the ego desperately tries to hide from us is that those “bad habits” are not just behaviors. They are identities. We adopt them to keep ourselves safe. And to truly heal, that protective identity must be allowed to die.

In shamanic traditions, shapeshifting is the profound spiritual practice of transformation. It is the understanding that to step into a new form, the old form must perish. True transformation requires a death before a rebirth.

When we look closely at the habits we are trying to break, we realize they were never our enemies. They were our protectors. They were the armor our ego forged to carry us through the fire when we didn’t know how else to survive.
But you cannot carry your armor into the new room. It is too heavy. It will block the flow of your energy.

When we finally decide to lay the armor down, we expect to feel immediate relief. Instead, we often feel an overwhelming wave of grief. We grieve because we are losing a part of ourselves. And if we try to spiritual-bypass our way past that grief — if we try to Reiki it away without honoring it first — we will inevitably pick the armor right back up.

You have to honor the protector before you can release it. A little Cho Ku Rei is very empowering here. Send it into your aura and feel the energy surrounding you, protecting you, as you walk into your new room.

Reiki, Resistance, and Rewiring the Nervous System

As I moved into this new season, my spirit felt completely ready to move forward, but my physical body refused to come along.

I had done the mindset work. I had grieved the old identities. But my body felt like it was encased in concrete. My chest was tight. My breathing was shallow. I couldn’t understand why I was still struggling. If my spirit was ready to move, why did my body feel so heavy?

And then, right in the middle of pushing forward, my body made the decision for me. I came down with a cold. My throat was raw, my eyes were streaming, and I had no choice but to stop and rest even more.

As I lay still, I began to understand something profound: the illness was not an interruption of the shapeshifting process. It was the shapeshifting process.

In many healing traditions, a physical flare-up during a major transition is understood as the body’s way of releasing what the mind cannot. The congestion, the tears, the rawness, these are the body purging the old energy, clearing the pathways so that the new life force can move in.

The truth is, you cannot positive-think your way out of a dysregulated nervous system. When we spend years living in survival mode, our bodies adapt to run on cortisol. And eventually, the nervous system becomes addicted to the stress of the struggle. It associates peace with vulnerability. So, when you finally try to pause, your body throws up a wall of physical resistance.

Your Chi hits that wall of fear, and it stops flowing.

This is exactly why Reiki is so vital during times of transition. Reiki energy bypasses the frantic chatter of the conscious mind and speaks directly to the nervous system. It gently guides the body out of the sympathetic “fight or flight” state and into the parasympathetic “rest and digest” state. In that state, the body finally realizes it is safe. The cortisol addiction begins to break. Reiki untangles the deep-rooted physical resistance that words alone cannot reach.

A Practitioner’s Practice for the Pause

If you are in a season of transition right now, whether you are physically moving to a new place or emotionally stepping into a new version of yourself, and you are feeling the chaos of everything coming apart, I invite you to stop fighting it. If your body has come down with a cold, or you are feeling heavy physical resistance right now, honor it. Your body is not betraying you; it is releasing for you.

• Even though everything around me is coming apart, I trust the process of this transition, and I deeply and completely love and accept myself.
• Even though the pause is getting loud and my brain is screaming at me to go back to what is safe, I invite Reiki to ground me, and I deeply and completely love and accept myself.
• Even though I am grieving the part of me that is dying, I honor her service, and I deeply and completely love and accept myself.
• Even though my body is addicted to the stress of the struggle, I give my nervous system permission to rest, and I deeply and completely love and accept myself.

This simple EFT tapping sequence works beautifully alongside Reiki to support the release. Your spirit has already done the heavy lifting. It is time to let your body catch up.

Article by Rev. Terri Ann Heiman

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Terri Ann Heiman, Interfaith Minister of Spiritual Counseling, Reiki Master Teacher of the Usui Shiki Rhyo Lineage, and Midwife of the Soul has worked in the Healing Arts for over twenty-five years. Her influence extends beyond her teachings—she has been interviewed on ABC and the Reiki Rays Healing Summit. She has been published in Reiki News Magazine, as well as writing for Reiki Rays. Her book, Confessions of a Shower Tapper – The Ultimate Guide to Living Your Purpose with EFT, is on Amazon. She is a contributing author alongside best-selling author Freddy Silva in the book Portals: Energetic Doorways to Mystical Experiences Between Worlds. Terri also created The Empowered Spirit Tarot Deck, which can be found on her website. She hosts the podcast The Empowered Spirit Show and offers online classes and private mentoring through her website at TerriAnnHeiman.com

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This month’s Reiki Calendar is dedicated to awakening that beautiful inner presence through gentle practices that encourage self-compassion, creativity, playfulness, and emotional healing. Reiki offers a safe and nurturing space to reconnect with forgotten dreams, release old wounds, and rediscover joy.

As you move through the daily activities, allow yourself to approach each experience with curiosity rather than expectation. Whether you are journaling, practicing Reiki, spending time in nature, or simply slowing down, each step is an opportunity to deepen your relationship with yourself.

May this month help you embrace your authentic self, heal your heart, and remember that the child within you still carries wisdom, magic, and limitless potential. Enjoy the journey!

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For more inspiring insights on completing these daily tasks, you can check out the articles shared below:

• Day 1 – Give yourself a hug & write a letter to your inner child
• Day 2 – Your road to authenticity begins with the inner child!
• Day 3 – Let the inner child know that you are here for her/him
• Day 4 – Reiki practices to calm worry and restore inner balance
• Day 5 – Get in touch with your inner child’s feelings: journaling
• Day 6 – Find your path to a joyful inner child: healing labyrinth
• Day 7 – Reconnect with your joyful inner child: Reiki laughter
• Day 8 – Reiki Toning for Inner Balance and Renewal
• Day 9 – Invite your inner child to play with Reiki
• Day 10 – Tap into your inner wisdom and inspiration with Reiki
• Day 11 – Just for today, what are your inner child needs?
• Day 12 – Create Reiki-inspired children’s stories
• Day 13 – Help your inner child feel safe and happy
• Day 14 – Invite clarity, wisdom, and intuitive flow into your life
• Day 15 – Manifest with your inner child: New Moon letter
• Day 16 – Close your eyes and connect with your inner child – meditation technique
• Day 17 – Seeing & being seen: Reiki-infused art for your inner child
• Day 18 – No plans today! Slow down & enjoy your life fully
• Day 19 – Forgive & set the inner child free: lighten your heart
• Day 20 – Release pent-up emotions and cultivate peace
• Day 21 – Reclaim your divine inner child qualities!
• Day 22 – Release toxic behaviors with Seiheki Chiryo-ho
• Day 23 – Attract love in your life by healing the inner child
• Day 24 – Spend 10 minutes practicing mindful breathing
• Day 25 – Silence the judge within & free your inner child
• Day 26 – Let Reiki guide you to your healing talent
• Day 27 – Create your own inner child affirmations
• Day 28 – Heal your inner child with Reiki chair technique
• Day 29 – Explore & be curious: find your inner child in nature
• Day 30 – Heal the inner child with Full Moon Ho’oponopono

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