Stress and trauma shape who we become, often quietly and without permission. For much of my life, I carried wounds from childhood that lived not only in my mind, but deep in the tissues of my body. I learned to cope, to survive, and to keep moving, yet my nervous system remained on alert, and my body held stories I hadn’t yet learned how to release.
It wasn’t until Reiki Energy Therapy entered my life that I understood healing was not just about talking about trauma, but about allowing the body to finally feel safe again. Reiki helped me come home to myself.
The Body Holds What the Mind Cannot
We often imagine trauma as something emotional or psychological, but the body remembers in its own language. Muscles tighten. Organs constrict. The breath becomes shallow. The nervous system becomes vigilant. These “invisible wounds” can remain for years, even decades, when not tended to.
The human body is an intelligent and sensitive energy system. Every cell carries electrical signals, and every organ has its own electromagnetic field. When we are in balance, these fields communicate with harmony and coherence. When we experience stress or trauma, the frequencies shift, and the body begins to compensate.
Reiki Energy Therapy works directly with these fields, inviting the system back toward balance and safety.
How Reiki Energy Therapy Supports Healing
During a Reiki session, the practitioner uses their hands above or on the body to interact with the client’s energy field. This is not forceful work, it is gentle, intuitive and respectful of the client’s timing.
Reiki supports healing across the four aspects of being:
Physical — easing tension, fatigue and nervous system activation
Emotional — softening suppressed or stored feelings
Mental — calming overthinking, fear and internal noise
Spiritual — reconnecting to meaning, purpose and self
This approach acknowledges something essential: we heal in layers, and the body does not rush.
My Lived Experience With Reiki
For me, Reiki did not just relax my mind, it shifted something much deeper. It helped release the trauma I had internalised in childhood and carried silently for years. It helped my nervous system settle enough to trust life again. It helped me feel safe in my own skin.
It also taught me that healing is not linear. Some days we release. Some days we rest. Some days we simply breathe. Reiki held space for all of it.
This personal transformation is why I hold such deep respect for this work today. When I support clients, I do so with compassion, non-judgement and a trauma-aware understanding of how delicate healing can be.
Who Comes for Reiki
Not everyone who seeks Reiki carries trauma. Many come because they feel lost or disconnected from themselves. Others simply want to maintain energetic balance or enjoy a deeply relaxing session that supports their immunity and clarity.
Reiki meets each person exactly where they are. There is no single reason to come, and no single way healing unfolds.
A Grounding and Spiritual Practice
Although Reiki carries spiritual teachings, it is not tied to any religious system. Its foundation is energetic and experiential. It invites presence, gratitude, self-awareness and alignment, qualities that support well-being no matter what someone believes.
Reiki gently reminds us that we are more than what happened to us. We are energy in motion, capable of transformation.
Ready to Explore Reiki?
If you wish to book a one-to-one Reiki session with Sharon, either in person or online, or if you’d like to learn more about how Reiki Energy Therapy can support you to help yourself, family or friends, you are warmly invited to explore the upcoming Reiki share and training dates.
About Sharon
Sharon Fitzmaurice is a Holistic Wellness Coach, Reiki Master Teacher & Practitioner, and Clinical Hypnotherapist with over 18 years experience. She also hosts The Sharon Fitzmaurice Podcast, celebrating the resilience of the human spirit. She is the author of Someone Please Help Me, So I Did and Awaken Your Wellbeing, and founder of the Soulful Journeys Online Community.
Sharon’s work centres on supporting others in recovering from trauma, nurturing emotional resilience and reconnecting with their inner wisdom. She believes healing is personal, sacred and possible for everyone, and encourages others to become the most authentic version of themselves.