Reiki

What is Reiki?

Reiki is best described as "spiritually guided life energy". Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. Discovered by Dr Mikao Usui in the early 1900's, Reiki is a very simple yet powerful technique that can be easily learned by anyone. It is administered by "laying on hands" and techniques such as this have been practiced for thousands of years. Though spiritual in nature, Reiki is not a religion and works regardless of whether one believes in it or not.

Reiki is a Japanese word that can be defined as :
"Rei" : universal, spiritual consciousness or God-consciousness which is all knowing
"Ki" : universal and vital life force that flows and animates all living things; with the same meaning as "prana" in Sanskrit or "chi" in Chinese.

Reiki is the powerful and gentle healing energy that can only be channeled by a Reiki healer who has been attuned to it, to the healing recipient. Reiki is passed on from teacher to student through an attunement process. A Reiki attunement is a powerful spiritual experience for most people, as the process adjusts the student's energy to enable him or her to channel this high frequency energy. The student will most likely begin a cleansing process that affects the physical body as well as the mind and emotions. This compassionate energy often feels like "Love" to many recipients but its power can heal almost any illness from serious ones to skin problems, headaches, colds or fatigue as well as addictions.

Reiki also works in harmony with all kinds of treatment, medical or psychological. It is a perfect complement to any treatment as it can never do harm. Because it is channeled energy, it prevents the depletion of the healer's own energy and benefits both the healer and the healing recipient as both receive healing during a treatment. "Ki" flows within the physical body through pathways called chakras and meridians and it is the disruption of the flow of "Ki" that is the main cause of illness. Reiki balances and harmonizes the flow by releasing blockages caused by one's own thoughts, feelings and stress overtime. The high frequency of Reiki raises the vibratory level in and around the physical body where negative or harmful thoughts and feelings are attached. This causes the negative energy to break apart and fall away. In so doing, Reiki clears, balances, straightens and heals the energy pathways, restoring harmony to its flow. The use of sacred symbols to amplify and direct energy is also an effectual healing tool in Reiki.