Success Stories

Reiki and Pregnancy, Labor, Delivery, Postpartum

I did the Reiki training level 1 while I was pregnant with my son.  I've been practicing Reiki with him since he was born and now he practices Reiki too.

I had a really pleasant pregnancy - although there was one scare - the Dr.'s gave me that one test (downs/spina bifida) and it came back positive for spina bifida - but after an ultrasound they decided it was false positive and he was okay. But that put me at "high risk" - so I had several ultrasounds as well as stress tests at the end. They  kept saying that if he didn't come on his due date they'd have to induce me. I absolutely didn't want to be induced!!!! So near the end of my pregnancy I was having weekly Reiki sessions with Kim. I went into labor a month early, on a day that was supposed to be my scheduled Reiki session, so Kim came to the hospital. I was in labor for over 22 hours and pushed for 2 and a half - it was horrible and difficult and painful but there were times, once Kim got there and was giving me a Reiki treatment, that I could actually calm down, I could manage the situation. It was on and off while she was there but it definitely made a BIG difference and helped a lot! I ended up having to have a c-section and Jai came out happy and healthy!

After being released from the hospital my incision got infected. The Dr. told me I'd have to go back in the hospital. But I didn't have family around and the father wasn't in the picture so I begged not to be put in the hospital because I didn't know who would help care for Jai, and I didn't want to be separated from him- he was only a week old. The doctor gave me a weekend to heal- he showed me how to treat it and scheduled me for a Monday morning appt. Well Kim came several times and gave me some Reiki sessions. By monday he said he had never seen something heal so quickly!  Gotta love that!

So as you can see Reiki was a BIG part of my pregnancy as well as yoga and meditation. Reiki helped me remain calm and peaceful and very present during the pregnancy.  Jai's a very pleasant little boy and I get compliments all the time on his behavior and I swear it's partly to do with the environment I maintained during my pregnancy.

- Mia Bostic