Last night while I was giving a quick Reiki treatment, the recipient suddenly had an acute spasm that almost sent her flying off the table. She said that it felt like something inside of here knee popped (even though I was treating her head at the time). Welcome to the wonderful world of Reiki Kriya!!

Kriya is a Sanskrit word used more often in advanced Yoga studies than it is in Reiki, but the phenomena is the same. Kriya can be translated as “action” or “cleansing process” and is the basis of a style of yoga called, surprisingly, Kriya Yoga which was recently popularized by Paramhansa Yogananda in his bestseller Autobiography of a Yogi. In Reiki it is the “cleansing process” interpretation that we are concerned with.

Many times when an energy block is released there are noticeable pings, pops or mini-spasms, these are Kriya and their intensity is directly proportional to the level of blockage being released. These Kriya are not only felt during hands-on treatments, but also during meditation (which is where I most frequently experience them), Reiki attunements and distance healing.

Kriya can come as quite a surprise or shock when they are encountered, like getting zapped by an electric current (yes, I know what that feels like ) but according to Yogic study (as well as my own personal experience) they are always a good thing and should never be cause for concern.

Just as there is no way to control Reiki energy, there is also no way to control Kriya or otherwise cause them to happen. Reiki has an intelligence of its own and it goes where (and when) its needed the most (according to the highest good of the individual, which may not be readily obvious to the Reiki practitioner), which is how I could “cause” a Kriya to occur in this woman’s knee while I was busy treating her head. I could claim responsibility, but I had nothing to do with it… its all in the Reiki.

During Reiki meditation, if done correctly, we can reach levels of relaxation sufficient enough to allow the blocks to release themselves naturally. I’ve never meditated for these to happen, it just happens naturally, although recently less and less frequently, but when they do happen, they always bring a smile to my face.

For further explanation or discussion, your thoughts are most welcome and highly encouraged, please feel free to comment below!!!