| For those who partake in alternative | | | | traditionally with set hand positions or |
| medicine, Reiki is a powerful compliment to | | | | informally where the format is more open. |
| all therapies whether traditional or | | | | |
| non-traditional. Whatever the case may be | | | | There is a second level of Reiki that allows |
| Reiki is a practice that can bring body, | | | | for healing over a distance. This is |
| mind, and spirit into balance. | | | | accomplished by using three special symbols |
| | | | that aid the practitioner to connect with the |
| What is Reiki? | | | | recipient. This means that healing may be |
| | | | performed no matter the location. |
| In 1922 a Buddhist monk named Mikao Usui | | | | |
| meditated for 21 days atop Mount Kurama, | | | | Can I perform Reiki on myself? |
| Japan. It is said that during his retreat | | | | |
| that the concept of Reiki healing was given | | | | The energy involved when performing Reiki |
| to him through divine inspiration. Later that | | | | makes it an excellent candidate for |
| year he established the Usui Reiki Healing | | | | self-healing. In fact it is said that when a |
| Society in Tokyo. | | | | practitioner generates energy for a healing |
| | | | it enters through their crown Chakra in turn |
| The name Reiki itself is made up two Japanese | | | | providing them with healing while healing the |
| words. When combined these words literally | | | | recipient. |
| translate to "guided spiritual life force | | | | |
| energy". The energy generated by the | | | | The Reiki technique is simple and powerful. |
| practitioner is said to come from the divine | | | | Practitioners attest that the concepts |
| and not the practitioner themselves. | | | | surrounding Reiki are so wholesome and safe |
| | | | that even children can learn to heal. Reiki |
| This would mean that the energy is pure and | | | | has no side effects and can be used on anyone |
| inexhaustible. The energy transmitted during | | | | one in any social setting, even on plants and |
| the session is also deemed "intelligent" and | | | | animals. |
| travels to the precise area in need of | | | | |
| healing, even without the practitioner or | | | | How can Reiki help? |
| recipient being aware of it. | | | | |
| | | | Reiki is used for many types of ailments both |
| How does Reiki work? | | | | physical and psychological. The flow of |
| | | | divine energy creates a chain reaction in the |
| Reiki can be performed over the whole body or | | | | body that promotes healing at all levels. |
| over a specific area. The practitioner can | | | | This domino effect can be blocked however if |
| use a touching or non-touching technique, | | | | the recipient is not open to the receiving of |
| where the hands hover over the recipient's | | | | the energy. |
| body by a few centimeters. In either case the | | | | |
| goal is for the flow of energy to be released | | | | Reiki is a holistic approach to healing and |
| through the hands of the practitioner and | | | | deals with the human body, mind, and spirit |
| penetrate the body of the recipient. | | | | as a complete system. Therefore it is |
| | | | effective in all arenas of healing and |
| The length of a Reiki session lasts from 45 | | | | compliments modern medical treatments. Reiki |
| to 90 minutes. The practitioner's hands stay | | | | is not promoted to replace other forms of |
| over each area of the recipient's body for 3 | | | | therapies but encouraged as part of a |
| to 5 minutes. Reiki can either be performed | | | | comprehensive health strategy. |