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Combining Reiki and Massage

Edited: July 2, 2018

Combining Reiki and massage?  At first glance this might seem weird. But it has proven to be a very effective and valuable resource for both client and therapist.

Massage, using the healing touch that comes naturally to us as humans, is written into our DNA. The earliest known textbooks describing this method of healing date back almost 3,000 years to the Chinese doctors who were treating their Emperors and the royal court. Their knowledge of the flow of energy around the body via the meridians and the healing benefits of massage and acupuncture became widespread across Asia. We know that the Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans used massage in combination with heat, steam and medicinal herbs and there is archaeological evidence showing that many other cultures and civilizations were doing the same before the contemporary era (CE).

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