How Reiki Can Help Protect Our Mental Energy
We spend so much of our mental energy on things that don't add any value to our lives.
This can include scrolling through a feed of videos that lower our mood, or the constant thoughts of work reports, our brains are often under constant pressure. In his book Building a Second Brain, Tiago Forte makes a point that really links into the work we do with Reiki:
“Each minute we spend trying to mentally juggle all the stuff we have to do leaves less time for more meaningful pursuits like cooking, self-care, hobbies, resting and spending time with loved ones.”
As practitioners, we see this burnout first hand. Reiki offers our clients a chance to rest their minds from the constant thinking and take a breather. But as we know, that hour is only the beginning.
The Challenge of Lasting Change
If a client leaves a session only to immediately go back to thinking about work stress or scrolling on their phone, the peace they found during Reiki will not last long. We want the benefits to last, but for that to happen, the client needs to be mindful of how they spend their mental energy outside of their sessions.
How do we encourage these positive shifts without sounding like we are overstepping or giving unsolicited life advice? Ultimately, our clients' lives are their own, and our role is to support, not to lecture.
Low-Pressure Ways to Help Clients Protect Their Energy
I believe we can offer suggestions to our clients, but we have to be careful to stay within our boundaries. It is their life to live as they wish. Here are some non-intrusive ways to help them manage that mental load outside of the room:
Social Media. You can use your social media or newsletters to highlight how reducing stressful thoughts and digital noise helps preserve their mental energy for their own healing. You could try:
Suggesting 30 minutes of phone free time each day.
Encouraging a dedicated tea break at work when overthinking takes over.
Suggesting that when thoughts start overtaking their time off, a walk can help those thoughts ease.
In the Reiki Room. Offering something tangible for the client to take home allows them to engage with the advice on their own terms. Since there is no pressure to report back, it feels like a gift rather than something they need to do. Some ideas are:
A postcard or bookmark: Featuring one or two tips on staying present.
A small pamphlet: With ideas for calming the mind and letting go of non useful thoughts.
A thoughtful token: Even a small pen that says something like, "Remember to take a break."
Looking Ahead
More and more people are beginning to look to holistic wellness to help them cope with the increasing stresses in life. Many of these new clients will likely be coming to us because of burnout, overthinking, and digital fatigue.
If we can help them make small, positive choices to reduce those stresses, our clients can begin using their mental energy to do things that they actually want to and enjoy.
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