Emotional benefits of meditation:
In meditation you may clear away the information overload that builds up every day and contributes to your stress.
The emotional benefits of meditation can include:
• Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations
• Building skills to manage your stress
• Increasing self-awareness
• Focusing on the present
• Reducing negative emotions
• Increasing imagination and creativity Increasing patience and tolerance

Meditation and illness:
Meditation might also be useful if you have a medical condition, especially one that may be worsened by stress. While a growing body of scientific research supports the health benefits of meditation, some researchers believe it's not yet possible to draw conclusions about the possible benefits of meditation. With that in mind, some research suggests that meditation may help people manage symptoms of conditions such as:
• Anxiety
• Asthma
• Cancer
• Chronic pain
• Depression
• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Sleep problems
• Tension headaches

Source: Mayo Clinic

Relieves pain, anxiety, and fatigue
• A 2015 studyTrusted Source found that people being treated for cancer who received distant reiki in addition to regular medical care had lower levels of pain, anxiety, and fatigue. These levels were significantly lower than the control group, who only received medical care. Participants had 30-minute sessions of distant reiki for five days.
• In another 2015 study, researchers looked at the effects of reiki on women following cesarean delivery. They found that reiki significantly reduced pain, anxiety, and the breathing rate in women 1-2 days after having a cesarean delivery. The need for and number of analgesic pain killers was also reduced. Reiki didn’t have an effect on blood pressure or pulse rate.
• A 2018 study compared the use of reiki to physiotherapy for relieving lower back pain in people with herniated disks. Both treatments were found to be equally effective at relieving pain, but reiki was more cost-effective and, in some cases, resulted in faster treatment.

Treats depression
Reiki treatments may be used as part of a treatment plan to help relieve depression. In a small 2010 study, researchers looked at the effects of reiki on older adults experiencing pain, depression, or anxiety. The participants reported an improvement of their physical symptoms, mood, and well-being. They also reported more feelings of relaxation, increased curiosity, and enhanced levels of self-care. Larger, more in-depth studies are required to expand upon these findings.

Enhances quality of life
The positive benefits of reiki can enhance your overall well-being. Researchers in a small 2016 study found that reiki was helpful in improving the quality of life for women with cancer. Women who had reiki showed improvements to their sleep patterns, self-confidence, and depression levels. They noted a sense of calm, inner peace, and relaxation. Larger studies are needed to expand on these findings.

Boosts mood
Reiki may help to improve your mood by relieving anxiety and depression. According to results from a 2011 study, people who had reiki felt greater mood benefits compared to people who didn’t have reiki. The study participants who had six 30-minute sessions over a period of two to eight weeks showed notable improvements in their mood.

May improve some symptoms and conditions
Reiki may also be used to treat: headache tension insomnia nausea The relaxation response that happens with Reiki may benefit these symptoms. However, specific research is needed to determine the efficacy of reiki for the treatment of these symptoms and conditions. Reiki does not replace, but supplements traditional healthcare and wellness. 

Source: Healthline

Sound healing helps reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. It balances and clears the mind, and leads to a renewed sense of purpose, well-being, calm, and happiness. Sound healing balances and clears the mind, and leads to a renewed sense of purpose, well-being, calm, and happiness. It supports mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being It also heals on the mental and emotional levels.

Deep relaxation is one of the most significant and universal benefits of sound therapy. The sounds permeate our system returning it back to harmony. So if you take nothing else away from a sound healing session, relaxation on its own is worth it. With our busy schedules and so much going on in the world, we can all use some chill vibes.

It helps clears energetic blockages. Some people experience deep healing during sound therapy as the sound vibrations open, clear, and balance their chakras and release stuck energy. This can be described as an "energetic deep tissue massage" that leaves you feeling balanced and replenished. "When energetic  healing happens, you may also feel physical sensations like tingling in your hands or feel or a sense of being hot or cold. 

It boosts your health. That's right—it's not completely woo-woo, as many believe. Research has already demonstrated that sound healing can be incredibly beneficial when working with a variety of patients and conditions. 

Benefits can include:
• improved sleep
• reduction of chronic pain and blood pressure
• lowered cholesterol
• decreased risk of heart disease.

Source: Well and Good

Benefits of Performing Smudging Rituals:
• connect to higher self in meditative ritual
• connect with all earthly elements; air, water, earth, and fire
• transmute energy with positive intention
• clear energy, move stagnant energy
• connect with and move spirits out of your space
• refresh space, feng shui
• clean air with antimicrobial properties
• clear space of bugs, bacteria, and pathogens
• releases negative ions to neutralize positive ions (dander, dust, mold)
• fill your aura, body, and space with pure, loving intention
• calm your nervous system, ease allergies, asthma, bronchitis, & more
• promote relaxation and calm anxiety • increase confidence and sense of safety