Reiki for Women age 40-plus

Many times, women mid-life or beyond, come for Reiki; and I love working with them because they’ve already had quite a bit of life experience and they know themselves pretty well. Yet often times, they feel something is lacking in their lives. Now that they aren’t “youthful”, they begin to feel pushed aside by society or not as important as they were when in their 20’s or 30’s. They come to Reiki to see if it might help them feel younger and find a better quality of life.

Reiki for Specific Needs of Women age 40-plus

Women age 40-plus have different needs than when they were twenty-something or thirty-something. Many times they are at a crossroads and they aren’t sure what step to take next. Their children may be grown and have left the house for the first time. They might be facing a career change and want to do something more fulfilling. They may be searching for more meaning in their lives or they might experience a yearning to know their life purpose and to have a deeper, richer spiritual life. Their bodies are changing, so physiologically there are shifts which can affect everything else in their lives. This can also be accompanied by any of the following:

• Lethargy
• Lack of motivation
• Depression or anxiety
• Restlessness or insomnia
• Feeling of being lost or having a lack of purpose
• Longing for something new

Benefits of Reiki Treatment Sessions and Reiki Training for Women age 40-plus

Reiki can address all of these issues by allowing them to deeply relax and what many of these women find is that things slowly begin to change for the better. When we are deeply relaxed, it allows us to come back into balance for well-being on all levels: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Usually after receiving Reiki treatment sessions, women receive many benefits and they also begin to accept themselves more deeply. In turn, the quality of their life is uplifted. And some women after having Reiki sessions, have even said their friends told them their faces look lifted too! Some additional benefits women have reaped from Reiki sessions are:

• Better sleep patterns which affect everything
• A clearer sense of self
• Ideas of something new they want to pursue start coming to them effortlessly
• A deeper connection to that inner knowing (the divine within)
• A richer bond with their higher power and/or guides
• A regained sense of purpose
• A more positive outlook
• More motivation or drive to do whatever they desire

For many women age 40-plus, they find that taking the Reiki training helps them to:

• Bring back balance in their lives
• Be more self-empowered under Grace
• Realize they can be a vessel for helping others to re-balance their bodies, minds, and souls
• Be a positive light for those who need help with staying positive
• Develop a deeper connection to Source and the divine within
• Develop their intuition
• Open doors to new endeavors they may have never thought of before

Reiki Master Yvonne Gleason and Self-Reiki

As I learned Reiki, going through the different Reiki training levels, I practiced giving Reiki to myself once a day. Not only did this help me to process the energy of the attunements, but it also helped to keep me calm during stressful days at work. It also allowed me to get better clarity of issues that were needing to be resolved. I found that I was energized and yet more calm at the same time. I felt the core of my being was solid and strong and there was a general sense of peace. Sounds almost too good to be true, I know. But that’s the way I experienced it. My intuition began to grow and I found I could help others hat way too, more frequently than I had before. So, I was more fully using all parts of myself: mind, body, and soul to help restore balance and well-being on all levels for myself and for others.

I’ve been amazed at how helpful the Reiki is for those whom I teach or give treatments to—I’m really honored to be the vessel, to ask for the highest and best for each person, and then trust the process of the Reiki to give what each individual needs.

In my own Reiki journey, I’ve found that affirmations and positive thoughts go well with Reiki. A positive thought I’d like to share this month is: My inner voice has something important to share with me. I allow the time to listen.

Many Reiki blessings on your journey,

Reiki Master Yvonne Gleason

Reiki Sanctuary of Northern Virginia