How Reiki Can Stimulate Healing Energize Your Body
Reiki taps into the energy balances that yoga and tai chi promote, while focusing on stimulating positive energies within the body, like acupuncture aims to do. As with massage therapy, reiki encompasses the same practice of creating an atmosphere designed for each client, and reiki’s light applications to the skin can mimic massage therapy movements. Reiki’s healing property isn’t so much about anatomically curing an injury through its movements. The practice is more about empowering the body to utilize its own charged-up energy and restorative properties to promote healing. Because of this, patients who are battling or living with cancer, heart disease, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, infertility, and autism have used reiki to aid in their treatment, therapies, and pain relief. At NJIB, we believe in offering a wide variety of treatment options to our patients to give them the best chance at a healthy life. Learn how reiki can energize your body by visiting NJIB.org. Schedule an appointment with one of our practitioners by calling 201-339-1109.
The foundation of physical therapy is the knowledge that the human body has the power to heal itself through coordinated movement and exercise. But it’s not the only form of therapy to utilize the human body for its own healing. When paired with other types of healing and relief, reiki can provide a patient the empowerment to foster a better lifestyle. The practice continues to surge in both medicinal and alternative- healing methodologies. Reiki’s English translation, “universal life energy,” is the perfect descriptor for the healing power of this Japanese practice. Certified practitioners stimulate their patients’ energy fields by applying light pressure onto a patient’s body or hovering their own energy field over it. In a reiki session, the movements, touch, position of the patient, and the atmosphere of the room are all determined by the patient. This method creates a relaxing and inviting experience to promote the rejuvenation of a stalled energy field over injured patients.
Though vastly different in its methods, reiki follows some of the same principles as many other popular alternative forms of relief and fitness.
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Citrus and Avocado Salad
Inspired by Bon Appétit
Ingredients
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1 blood, cara cara, or navel orange, sliced 1/8-inch thick and deseeded 1 Meyer or regular lemon, sliced 1/8- inch thick and deseeded 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
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2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 bunch arugula
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1/2 cup fresh mint leaves 1 avocado, cut into wedges Salt and pepper, to taste
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Directions
1. Heat oven to 425 F. 2. In a rimmed baking sheet, toss citrus slices with 1 tablespoon oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast citrus until lightly charred and caramelized, about 10–15 minutes. Let cool. 3. Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine onion and lemon juice. Season with salt and let sit for 5 minutes. 4. Add citrus, arugula, and mint to onion mixture. Drizzle with remaining oil, season with salt and pepper to taste, and toss thoroughly. 5. Add avocado, combing very gently to not crush avocado.
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