• Jan 3, 2026

Combining Reiki & Access Bars Is A Game-Changer

  • Susie

Reiki & Access Bars Provide Deep Support For Stress, Anxiety, Trauma & Resetting Your System

When stress, anxiety or trauma have been sitting in your body for a long time, it can feel like you are living with the wright of the world on your shoulders, your mind on fast‑forward and your nervous system permanently in fight or flight mode.

Reiki and Access Bars are two gentle, hands‑on energy therapies that invite your whole system to soften, release and remember what it feels like to truly rest. Combined in one extended session, they offer a unique and powerful way to calm the mind, ease the body and re‑pattern the stress responses that have been running your life.​

What Is Reiki?

Reiki is a Japanese hands-on healing modality where the practitioner places their hands lightly on or just above the body and channels through their hands a natural flow of life‑force energy to support your body’s natural ability to rebalance and heal. You remain fully clothed, relaxed and supported while your system shifts from “fight or flight” into “rest and restore.”​

Your body simply cannot heal when it is in fight, flight or freeze mode. So switching from the overactivation of the sympathetic nervous system into the parasympathetic rest, digest and healing mode is essential for any kind of healing. It is gentle, non‑invasive and can be used any alongside medical or psychological care as a complementary support for stress, pain and emotional balance.​

This is one of the key reasons why Reiki is not only scientifically proven, but used successfully to compliment to virtually any other form or medical or other treatment.

Key Benefits Of Reiki

People often come to Reiki because they are exhausted, anxious or overwhelmed, and leave feeling calmer, clearer and more grounded. Research and client reports suggest Reiki can support:​

  • Deep relaxation and nervous system reset
    Helps move the body from “fight or flight” into “rest and restore,” reducing overall stress load and nervous system hyper‑arousal.​

  • Stress and anxiety reduction
    May ease feelings of worry, tightness in the chest, agitation and constant “on edge” states, offering a felt sense of safety and calm.​

  • Improved sleep and restfulness
    Many people report falling asleep more easily, staying asleep longer and waking more refreshed after sessions.​

  • Emotional release and regulation
    Can support the gentle release of stored emotions such as grief, anger, sadness or overwhelm, helping mood feel more stable over time.​

  • Pain and tension relief
    May help relieve headaches, muscle tightness, back pain and stress‑related physical discomfort by promoting relaxation and circulation.​

  • Reiki indirectly supports the body’s natural inflammatory and detox processes by removing energetic blockages that cause inflammation to gather and ‘back-up’ in certain areas, generally calming the nervous system and improving energetic and lymphatic flow

  • Support for chronic conditions and recovery
    Often used as a complementary therapy for people living with chronic illness, during cancer care, or in recovery from illness or surgery to enhance wellbeing and quality of life.​ [In the USA, there are many many hospitals, hospices, and end of life care facilities that incorporate Reiki as an adjunct to standard medical care.]

  • Increased self‑connection and inner peace
    Many describe feeling more present in their body, kinder towards themselves and more connected to their intuition or spiritual sense.​

  • Greater resilience to everyday stress
    With regular sessions, people often find they bounce back more quickly from stressful events and feel more able to set boundaries and honour their needs.​

What Is Access Bars?

Access Bars is a hands-on energy process involving 32 points on the head that release stuck energy across 32 areas such as stress, control, money, body, communication, creativity, aging and more. When these points are lightly touched, they help dissipate the electromagnetic charge of thoughts, beliefs, habits and emotions that keep you repeating in old patterns.​ It truly is a game-changer.

Key Benefits Of Access Bars

Access Bars is often described as a “defrag” or “reset” for the mind, creating more space, ease and possibility. Reported benefits include:​

  • Mental clarity and focus
    Helps clear mental fog, overthinking and indecision, making it easier to think clearly and take aligned action.​

  • Profound stress relief and relaxation
    Induces a meditative, deeply relaxed state where the body and brain can switch out of constant vigilance and tension.​

  • Reduction in anxiety, depression and mind chatter
    Many clients notice a significant reduction in incessant “mind noise,” negative self‑talk and emotional heaviness.​

  • Improved sleep patterns
    Can support deeper, more restorative sleep, especially for those whose minds race at night.​

  • Emotional balance and resilience
    Helps release stored emotional charge and old narratives, supporting more stable mood and less reactivity.​

  • Support for PTSD and trauma patterns
    By easing the brain’s automatic responses and softening the charge around memories, Bars can support trauma work as part of a broader healing approach.​

  • Enhanced creativity and problem‑solving
    As mental clutter clears, there is often more space for new ideas, inspiration and fresh perspectives.​

  • Improved relationships and communication
    Letting go of rigid beliefs and emotional baggage can make it easier to listen, communicate and relate from a calmer, more open place.​

  • Greater sense of joy, possibility and empowerment
    Many people experience more lightness, hope and a sense that change is actually possible in areas where they once felt stuck.​

The Power Of Combining Reiki & Access Bars Together In Sessions:

Reiki and Access Bars both work with energy, and complement and enhance each other powerfully. Access Bars focuses more specifically on clearing the mental and energetic charge of thoughts, beliefs and patterns, while Reiki offers whole‑body and whole‑being support for the nervous system, emotions and subtle energy field.​

Bringing them together in a single session can offer:

  • Multi‑layered healing in one experience
    While Bars creates space in the mind and dissolves charged patterns, Reiki soothes and nourishes the body and energy field, supporting integration.​

  • Deeper stress and anxiety relief
    Mental chatter settles through Bars, and physical/emotional tension unwinds through Reiki, often creating a more complete feeling of calm.​

  • More support for trauma and PTSD
    The mind and nervous system are both held in a gentle, non‑verbal way, which can help soften triggers, ease hypervigilance and support a sense of safety, especially when used alongside traditional trauma therapy.​

  • Stronger mind–body–spirit alignment
    Thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations begin to resonate together, leaving you feeling more congruent, centred and at home in yourself.​

  • Faster integration of change
    As limiting beliefs, emotional charge and nervous system activation all begin to shift together, new patterns can stabilise more easily in everyday life.​

  • Support for big life transitions
    For times of grief, separation, career change, burnout or spiritual awakening, the combination can hold you through the emotional, mental and energetic layers at once.​

Many people describe a combined session as feeling like “my whole system finally exhaled,” or “I feel like myself again, but lighter and clearer,” rather than just temporarily relaxed.​

 A Reiki & Bars Session is especially indicated if:

  • You feel exhausted, wired, anxious or burnt out and want more than a quick treatment.

  • You live with ongoing stress, anxiety, trauma or PTSD and are seeking gentle, non‑invasive support to complement therapy or medical care.​

  • Your mind is constantly busy, you struggle to switch off, and you long for a quiet, spacious inner experience.

  • You are sensitive, empathic or highly intuitive and tend to absorb others’ emotions or energy.

  • You are curious about Reiki or Access Bars and want a safe, grounded first experience that honours your pace and boundaries.​

Read more about Reiki and Access Bars here and here.

 

If you would like to book a session:

Sessions are offered at my studio in Mackay, Queensland, with details and current offerings available on the website bookings tab or feel free to give me a call 😊

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If your body has been holding too much for too long, this combination of Reiki and Access Bars offers a gentle, powerful invitation to reset – so you can move forward with more calm, clarity, resilience and inner ease.