Is a “healing crisis” different from a detox?
Yes, the so-called “healing crisis” is a short period of adjustment that may take place in the energy body of a Reiki student as a result of receiving the attunement(s) to any of the Reiki levels. The phrase “healing crisis” sounds more dramatic than it really is; it would be more accurate to call it an “energy adjustment”. There are some intense stories going around about 21 day “detox” symptoms and I personally have never known anyone who experienced this. Sometimes students will find that a day or two after their attunement, they might experience this short period of adjustment in their body. It is not at all dangerous, but it can be a bit uncomfortable (think mild, flu-like symptoms, but not the flu). Speaking from my own experience, I remember feeling really tired and just wanted to stay very quiet, the following day, I felt no illness at all and this happened only with the first level. A quiet day of rest and lots of water took care of it. The following morning I felt wonderful a
