What is Reiki
Introduction
Reiki is a Japanese form of healing that is becoming increasingly popular worldwide. What makes Reiki unique is that it
incorporates elements of just about every other alternative healing practice such as spiritual healing, auras, crystals,
chakra balancing, meditation, aromatherapy, naturopathy, and homeopathy.
Reiki involves the transfer of energy from practitioner to patient to enhance the body’s
natural ability to heal itself through the balancing the natural life force energy within the body. It is a holistic, natural, hands-on
energy healing system that touches on all levels: body, mind, and spirit.
Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a Japanese word representing universal life energy, the
energy which is all around us. It is derived from Rei, meaning “free passage” or “transcendental spirit” and Ki, meaning “vital
life force energy” or “universal life energy”.
What is Reiki?
Reiki practitioners channel energy in a particular pattern to heal and harmonize. Unlike other healing therapies based on the
premise of a human energy field, Reiki seeks to restore order to the body whose vital energy has become unbalanced.
Reiki energy has several basic effects: it brings about deep relaxation, destroys energy blockages, detoxifies the system,
provides new vitality in the form of healing universal life energy, and increases the vibrational frequency of the body.
The laying of hand is used in Reiki therapy also as in spiritual healing. There is a difference though. In spiritual healing,
a person with a strong energy field places his or her hands above a particular part of the recipients body in order to
release energy into it. So, here the healer is the one who is sending out the energy. In Reiki, however, the healer places
the hands above the recipient; however, it is the recipient that draws the energy as needed. In this case, the individual
being healed takes an active part in the healing process as opposed to having a passive part in spiritual healing.The individual
takes responsibility for his or her healing. The recipient identifies the needs and cater to them by drawing energy as
needed.
Although there are a few positions in which the practitioner is in contact with the patient (such as cradling the head), most Reiki
treatments do not involve actual touching. The practitioner holds his or her hands a few inches or farther away from the
patient’s body and manipulates the energy fields from there.
History of Reiki
Reiki is believed to have begun in Tibet several thousand years ago. Seers in the Orient studied energies and developed a system
of sounds and symbols for universal healing energies. Various healing systems, which crossed many different cultures, emerged
from this single root system. Unfortunately, the original source itself was forgotten.
Dr. Mikao Usui, a Japanese Christian educator in Kyoto, Japan, rediscovered the root system in the mid- to late 1800s.
He began an intensive twenty-one-year study of the healing phenomena of history’s greatest spiritual leaders. He also
studied ancient sutras (Buddhist teachings written in Sanskrit). He discovered ancient sounds and symbols
that are linked directly to the human body and nervous system which activate the universal life energy for healing.
Usui then underwent a metaphysical experience and became empowered to use these
sounds and symbols to heal. He called this form of healing Reiki and taught it throughout Japan until his death around 1893.
The tradition was passed through several Grandmasters of Reiki such as Dr. Chujiro Hyashi, Hawayo Takata, and Phyllis Lei
Furumoto.
Reiki is useful in treating serious illness as well as others. Examples are: sports injuries, cuts, burns, internal diseases, emotional
disorders, and stress-related illnesses.
Reiki was introduced to the western world in the mid-1970s. Since then its use has spread dramatically worldwide.
First Degree
In this level one gets capability to heal with physical touch to self and others.
Second Degree
After getting attainment for second degree power of healing is increased to four time and
one can ever send distant Reiki to anyone any where in the world. One also gets capabilities to heal emotional problem
traumatic events and painful memories of the patient.
Third Degree
Is for people who desires to excel in the discipline of Reiki. These persons after completion can act as a teacher of Reiki.
Training
No one can learn or teach Reiki with the help of books. One has to learn and practice Reiki under proper guidance
provided by Reiki Master. The process is known as attunement.
Procedure of attunement is very simple. Initially the trainee goes through meditation under
the guidance of trainer or Reiki Master. Purpose of meditation is to clear the channels of the trainee and awaken his/her
inner self. Attunement is done by the Reiki Master in which energy channels are opened through ritual spiritual exercise. After
the first initiation, the healer becomes channel and is able to transmit universal energy to his client. This is called Reiki level 1.
People interested to go beyond can opt for further training called Reiki
Level 2.
In level 2 or second degree energy flow becomes four times strong and one gets capability of healing a person at distance.
The healer also gets power to heal emotional problems and remove negative energy from people and places.
Level 3 or 3rd degree is an advance level where one gets extensive training to teach Reiki to others.
I offer training in Reiki Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3.
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