Reiki and Shamanic Practices Help You Learn How To Calm Your Mind

Do not allow your thoughts to become greater than you. No matter what your thoughts tell you, don't listen.

Remember your thoughts are not your friend. Your thoughts try to confound you, confuse you.

And they will tell you all kinds of things.

Do not listen to your thoughts, even your good thoughts.

Transcend everything, go beyond your thoughts to your bliss, to your joy and to your happiness.

When your thoughts become “greater than you,” they start to feel like authority instead of something passing through you. But thoughts are not your identity—they are experiences, not definitions.

You can hold this perspective:

• Thoughts are visitors, not rulers

• Feelings are signals, not commands

• You are the observer, not the storm

When a thought feels overwhelming, instead of fighting it, gently step back and notice it:

👉 “This is a thought I’m having… not who I am.”

That small shift creates space. And in that space, you regain your power.

Even in moments of doubt or emotional intensity, you remain steady underneath it all. The part of you that notices your thoughts is already greater than them.

🌿 A simple practice

When your mind gets loud:

1. Pause

2. Take a slow breath

3. Name the thought without judgment

4. Let it pass without attaching to it

🌿 You are not here to control every thought—you are here to choose which ones you give weight to.

Peace doesn’t come from silence of the mind,

but from remembering that you are bigger than anything that passes through it. What you said—“Do not allow your thoughts to become greater than you”—touches something very deep. Let’s expand it in a way that’s practical, spiritual, and grounded in your day-to-day experience.

🌿 Your mind produces thoughts constantly—some true, some distorted, some rooted in past wounds. When a thought becomes “greater than you,” it means:

• You believe it without questioning it

• You identify with it (“this is me” instead of “this is a thought”)

• You act from it automatically

But the truth is:

👉 You are the awareness observing the thought, not the thought itself.

🌿 Why thoughts can feel so powerful

Thoughts gain power from three things:

1. Repetition

The more you think something, the more real it feels

(“I always mess up” → starts to feel like truth)

2. Emotion

When a thought is tied to strong emotion, it feels urgent and important

3. Past wounds

Old experiences create default thought patterns (especially around fear, rejection, or not feeling enough)

🌿 How to keep thoughts in their proper place

1. Separate yourself from the thought

Instead of:

• “I am anxious”

Shift to:

• “I am noticing anxiety”

This creates space between you and the experience.

2. Question the thought gently

Not every thought deserves belief.

Ask:

• Is this absolutely true?

• Is this coming from fear or from truth?

• Would God speak to me this way?

If the answer is no, you don’t have to carry it.

3. Anchor into something greater than the mind

This is where your spiritual connection becomes powerful.

You can return to:

• Prayer

• Breath

• Stillness

• Scripture or truth

For example:

“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10

Stillness reminds you that your mind is not your master.

4. Let thoughts pass without grabbing them

Imagine your thoughts like clouds moving across the sky.

You don’t have to:

• Chase them

• Fight them

• Analyze every single one

Just notice:

👉 “There goes that thought again.”

5. Reclaim your authority

You are allowed to choose what stays.

Not by force—but by attention.

What you focus on grows. What you don’t engage with fades.

🌿 When thoughts are tied to emotional patterns (like overeating)

This is important for you specifically.

Often the pattern is:

• Thought: “I need comfort”

• Feeling: Emotional discomfort

• Action: Eating to soothe

If the thought feels bigger than you, the behavior follows automatically.

But if you pause and see it:

👉 “This is a thought asking for comfort”

Now you have a choice:

• Food

• Or a deeper form of care (rest, prayer, grounding, Reiki)

🌿 A simple daily grounding practice

Try this when your mind feels loud:

• Place your hand on your heart

• Take a slow breath

• Say:

“I am not my thoughts. I am the one who sees them.”

Stay there for a moment. Let your body settle.

🌿 Your thoughts can be loud, convincing, and emotional—but they are not the highest authority in your life.

Truth, love, and your connection with God are greater.

You don’t need to silence your mind to find peace.

You just need to remember your place above it.

And from that place…

you can choose peace, one thought at a time. Reiki and Shamanic practices can support this in a very grounded, practical way—not by “stopping” your thoughts, but by helping you come back into your body, your energy, and your deeper truth so thoughts no longer run the show.

They work in slightly different but complementary ways:

🌿 How Reiki helps with overpowering thoughts

Reiki is gentle, calming, and regulating.

When your thoughts feel bigger than you, your nervous system is usually activated (stress, anxiety, emotional overwhelm). Reiki helps by:

✨ 1. Calming the mind through the body

Reiki brings your system out of “overthinking mode” and into rest and safety

👉 When the body relaxes, thoughts naturally soften

✨ 2. Creating space between you and your thoughts

During Reiki, you often shift into an observer state

👉 Thoughts slow down, and you stop attaching to each one

✨ 3. Healing emotional roots behind the thoughts

Many repetitive thoughts come from:

• Old wounds

• Emotional pain

• Inner insecurity

Reiki works underneath the thoughts, helping release what’s driving them

✨ 4. Supporting self-compassion

Instead of fighting your mind, Reiki teaches:

👉 softness, allowance, and gentle awareness

🌿 How Shamanic practices help

Shamanic work is deeper, more symbolic, and transformative. It helps you understand why certain thoughts have power over you.

🔥 1. Identifying the root (soul-level patterns)

Shamanic journeys can reveal:

• Where a belief started

• What part of you is holding onto it

• What needs healing or reclaiming

🔥 2. Releasing energetic attachments

Some thoughts feel intrusive or heavy because they’re tied to:

• Old energy

• Past experiences

• Unprocessed emotions

Shamanic techniques help you clear and release that energy

🔥 3. Power retrieval (calling your energy back)

When thoughts dominate, it can feel like your power is “elsewhere”

Shamanism helps you:

👉 reclaim your energy

👉 feel grounded and whole again

🔥 4. Strengthening your inner authority

Instead of being led by your mind, you reconnect with:

• Intuition

• Inner knowing

• Spiritual guidance

🌿 When Reiki + Shamanism are combined

This is where it becomes really powerful for what you’re experiencing:

• Reiki soothes and stabilizes

• Shamanic work reveals and transforms

Together they help you:

✔ Calm the mental noise

✔ Understand the deeper cause

✔ Release what no longer belongs to you

✔ Reconnect with your true self (beyond thought)

🌿 A simple combined practice for you

Step 1: Ground (Reiki)

Place your hands on your heart or stomach

Breathe slowly and imagine calming energy flowing through you

Say:

“I allow my mind to soften”

Step 2: Ask (Shamanic awareness)

Gently ask yourself:

👉 “What is this thought trying to protect or show me?”

Don’t force an answer—just stay open

Step 3: Release

Imagine the thought as energy leaving your body

You can visualize:

• Smoke dissolving

• Energy flowing into the الأرض (earth)

Step 4: Reclaim your space

Say:

“I call my energy back to me. I am whole.”

🌿 Your thoughts don’t need to be controlled—they need to be understood, softened, and released.

Reiki reminds your body how to feel safe again.

Shamanic work reminds your soul who you really are.

When in that place…

your thoughts naturally return to their proper size— something you witness, not something that defines you.

You are not your thoughts—you are the steady presence beneath them, the awareness that remains when everything else rises and falls.

Through Reiki, you learn to soften and feel safe within yourself.

Through Shamanic practice, you remember your depth, your power, and your truth.

You don’t have to fight your mind or silence it to find peace.

You simply return to your center—again and again—with compassion, faith, and trust.

And as you do, your thoughts no longer stand above you…

they gently fall back into place,

while you stand grounded, whole, and connected to something far greater within you.