Reiki is a holistic tool so helps on all levels of the mind, body and spirit. For me, as a healthy adult, the most dramatic changes I noticed where emotional.
When I first experienced Reiki I was a real skeptic. My mother introduced me to the concept over 15 years ago and I was very resistant. However, I could not deny the extreme level of heat I felt coming out of her hands, so I booked on to a Reiki 1 course just so I could figure out what on earth was going on!
The changes I experienced over the next couple of months were not dramatic from an outsiders perspective, but for me personally they marked a dramatic shift in my perception of life.
The first thing I noticed, about 2 weeks after the course, was I was sleeping well. As an insomniac I had lain in bed for hours every night (since childhood) wishing for sleep to come. What an incredible difference to be able to go to bed and fall asleep within 20 minutes! What a difference it made to my energy levels the next day - talk about a revolution just there!
Secondly I noticed many of my fears and phobias were disappearing. I hadn't really considered my fears something to be 'healed', I just figured they were a part of my mental makeup and as such 'incurable'. How surprised was I when a year after completing Reiki 1 I was climbing a volcano in Bali without a second thought. How surprised was I when walking around my apartment in the pitch dark no longer gave me the creeps. Now that's real freedom, freedom from fear!
Thirdly I noticed my levels of stress where reducing dramatically - this is something that others did notice, and continue to do so to this day - 'you're so CALM!' Which is hilarious considering I am a self-confessed Drama Queen. But even Drama Queens have their quiet moments!
Finally, at least within that first year, I noticed the most dramatic shift. Stopping the Victim complex story of 'why me'. Phew to dumping that Energy Vampire! The Why Me story of my life had stopped me doing so much, and once removed I could see clearly for the first time that the only person or issue in the way of my growth and success was myself. So obvious, I know, but so hard to grasp fully and honestly. Well, once the shackles came off there was no stopping me...still sprinting ahead today, 15 years later :)
Of course I noticed tons of physical improvement as well - eyesight improvement, back improvement, posture, breathing, release of headaches, release of pre-menstral cramps...but that's another story!
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