Reiki is a gentle, hands-on healing practice that channels universal life energy to restore balance and harmony throughout the body. The word itself comes from Japanese — rei meaning "universal" and ki meaning "life energy" — and it works on the understanding that this energy flows through and around us all, supporting our physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.

When that energy becomes blocked or unbalanced, through stress, illness, grief, or simply the pace of modern life, we can feel it: fatigue, anxiety, low mood, tension, or a general sense of being "stuck." Reiki works to clear these blockages, inviting the body's natural energy back into a smooth, balanced flow.

The Chakras and Energy Balance

Central to this idea are the seven chakras, energy centres running from the base of the spine to the crown of the head, each holding its own quality and, symbolically, its own colour of the spectrum: red at the root, orange at the sacral, yellow at the solar plexus, green at the heart, blue at the throat, indigo at the third eye, and violet at the crown.

A rainbow offers a beautiful, natural echo of this same spectrum, fleeting, luminous, and impossible to hold onto. Much like our own energy, it reminds us that balance isn't a fixed state to grasp, but something we return to again and again, gently and without force.