How Distance Reiki Works: The Science Behind Energy Healing

"Really? You can do a Reiki session, virtually?"

This is a common response when people learn that I offer Reiki sessions both in-person and online. It may sound hard to believe, but by looking more closely at energy, a bit of quantum physics, and the body's electromagnetic field, we can understand how healing energy like Reiki can be sent across time and distance.

Everything is Energy

Elementary science lessons remind us that everything is made of energy. You may remember learning that the speed at which atoms move determines whether an object is solid (atoms move very slowly and exist tightly together), liquid (atoms move more freely and aren't as close together), or gas (atoms move much faster and are more spread out). Building on that, early 20th-century physicists such as Albert Einstein and Otto Stern studied energy at the quantum level - 10,000-100,000 times smaller than an atom. Their work revealed that the universe is not a collection of separate parts, but is actually a dynamic and interrelated web of energy.

Quantum Entanglement: The Science of Connection

One of the most fascinating findings from their time, the phenomenon of quantum entanglement, demonstrates how two particles that have interacted previously become linked - a change in one particle instantly influences the other, regardless of the distance between them.

This challenges our ordinary understanding of distance and separation, suggesting that everything in the universe is energetically connected through a shared energetic field.

Modern day research using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has demonstrated significant changes in brain function in humans who received healing intentions from someone in a separate room. In a controlled study published in 2005, healing intentions from trained practitioners were sent at random 2-minute intervals that were unknown to the recipient. During the 2-minute intervals, a statistically significant change in brain activity was measured in multiple areas of the brain. Subsequently, brain activity in those areas previously activated significantly decreased when the healing intentions stopped.

Your Body's Energy Field: The Biofield and Aura

Human beings are not separate from this universal field - we are a part of it. Each of us maintains our own measurable electromagnetic field, often referred to in science as the biofield, and in spiritual traditions as the aura - the subtle field of energy and light surrounding the physical body.

Just like the Earth has its own magnetic field, your body's biofield or aura helps regulate energetic balance, emotion, and overall well-being.

How Distance Reiki Works

Reiki operates within this same energetic framework. During a distance Reiki session, the practitioner connects intentionally with the recipient's energy field to channel universal life force energy. Reiki doesn't travel through space in a linear way like a phone signal - instead, it connects through this shared energetic field that transcends time and distance, much like those entangled quantum particles do.

In my virtual Reiki sessions, I often use crystals intuitively chosen and laid in front of me to represent my client's physical body, channeling Reiki energy to those crystals. Many clients describe feeling warmth, tingling, slight pressure, clarity, or emotional release - just as they do during in-person sessions.

The deeper we look into energy and connection, the clearer it becomes that separation is an illusion. Reiki flows through the same web of energy that connects us all, gently reminding us of our innate capacity to heal, no matter where we are.

Experience Reiki from Anywhere

Reiki reminds us that energy knows no boundaries. Just as quantum particles remain connected across vast distances, healing energy can reach us wherever we are.

If this topic sparks your curiosity or you'd like to experience a virtual Reiki session firsthand, I invite you to reach out or schedule a session. I'm always happy to answer questions and help you explore how Reiki can support your own healing journey!