Reiki. Reiki Energy Healing. Reiki Training.

What is reiki? Reiki is a form of therapy that uses hands-on, no-touch, and visualization techniques, with the goal of improving the flow of life energy in a person. The Japanese word "reiki" means "universal life energy" and refers to universal life force, or Chi, energy that exists within all things. In its simplest form, it involves one person placing his or her hands on another to become an open channel for Reiki energy to flow through. The energy is drawn into the recipient, where it strengthens the life force and gives the body the energy it needs to heal itself. Reiki practitioners are trained to detect and alleviate problems of energy flow on the physical, emotional, and spiritual level. The purpose of Reiki touch therapy is in much the same way to achieve similar effects that traditional massage therapy is used-to relieve stress and pain, stimulating the immune system and to improve the symptoms of various health conditions.

Reiki is a gentle and safe technique. It has been found to be very calming and reassuring for those suffering from severe or fatal conditions.
A few words about history. Reiki was developed in the mid-1800s by a Japanese scholar of religion Dr. Mikao Usui. Usui was a Christian who was intrigued by the idea that Christ could heal sick people by touching them with his hands. Mikao Usui was searching for clues that would explain the secrets of healing with hands for a long time. He visited many countries and studied different ancient books. It is considered that he found clues leading back nearly 10,000 years to healing arts that originated in ancient Tibet. Usui said that he had a spiritual experience, which enabled him to heal with his own hands by becoming aware of and tapping into the universal life force. Dr. Mikao Usui dedicated his life to helping the sick and poor.

The basic idea of reiki is a central concept in Ayurvedic medicine and traditional Chinese medicine: the body has an energy field that is central to its health and proper functioning, this energy travels in certain pathways that can become blocked or weakened.

Reiki practitioners believe that everyone has the potential to access the universal life energy, but that over time most people's systems become blocked and the energy becomes weakened in them. A reiki practitioner is trained to be able to detect these blockages, and practitioners will use their hands, thoughts, and own energy fields to improve the energy flow in a patient. Practitioners say that it works on very subtle energy levels/chakra system. The chakras are the system of seven energy centers along the middle of the body believed to be connected with the nervous and endocrine systems.

Author: Joyce Jones