Reiki

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3. I also approached it as a skeptic

This is probably why I waited so long to really use.
A friend has a serious diagnosis and the only thing I could offer her was Reiki. She was receptive to trying it, also with skepticism. At this point, we are both convinced that it does something. At first I thought that it enables the recipient to go into deep relaxation and tap into self-healing.
I now think that it is even more than that. I think it helps resolve deeply held trauma. Deeply held trauma and other emotions don't get released in a single session but over time, it does help release internalized trauma, IMHO.