Reiki: What is it & How does it work?

WHAT DOES REIKI MEAN?

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing, The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words – ‘Rei’ which means ‘Spirit’ or ‘Higher Power’ and ‘Ki’ which is ‘life force energy’. Therefore, Reiki is in essence ‘Spiritually guided life force energy’.

HOW DOES REIKI HEALING WORK?

Reiki is based on the idea of our unseen “life force energy” which flows through us and is what allows us to be alive and experience this earthly plane, can help in the healing of mind, body  and spirit energy imbalances.

Within a Reiki Healing Session, a Reiki practitioner serves as a conduit or channel for this “life force energy” and directs it into the body or energy field of the recipient with or without physical contact with the body.

If one’s “life force energy” is low, stagnant or too high within the body or chakra’s, then we are more likely to obtain an imbalance within ourselves mentally, physically, emotional or spiritually.

A treatment promotes deep relaxation allowing the body to heal naturally, deepen your connection to your innate healing power, increase your vitality, support your nervous system and advance your spiritual growth.

WHO DISCOVERED REIKI?

Reiki, as we know it today, began in the early 1900s. It is recorded that a Japanese man, Mikao Usui, through study, research and meditation had an experience of empowerment that led to the development of Reiki as a healing system. 

Usui devoted the rest of his life to practising and teaching this art of living and healing.

Usui recommended that one practice certain simple ethical ideals to promote peace and harmony, which are nearly universal across all cultures. During a meditation several years after developing Reiki, Mikao Usui decided to add the Reiki Ideals to the practice of Reiki. 

The Ideals came in part from the five principles of the Meiji emperor of Japan whom Mikao Usui admired. The Ideals were developed to add spiritual balance to Usui Reiki. 

Their purpose is to help people realize that healing the spirit by consciously deciding to improve oneself is a necessary part of the Reiki healing experience. In order for the Reiki healing energies to have lasting results, the client must accept responsibility for her or his healing and take an active part in it. Therefore, the Usui system of Reiki is more than the use of the Reiki energy. It must also include an active commitment to improve oneself in order for it to be a complete system. 

The ideals are both guidelines for living a gracious life and virtues worthy of practice for their inherent value.

The following are the Precepts of Reiki.

• Just for today, I will not worry.
• Just for today, I will not be angry.
• Just for today, I will be grateful.
• Just for today, I will do my work honestly.
• Just for today, I will be kind to every living thing.

Whether you practice Reiki or not, the Precepts offer simple teachings that can guide your day. By reciting them in meditation, or contemplating their meaning, you can ground the mind, align with higher frequencies, and live with more meaning.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF REIKI?

Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and malady and always creates a beneficial effect.

It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery.

Here are just some of the benefits you can experience through reiki:

• Relieves pain
• Relieves anxiety, depression & fatigue
• Enhances quality of life
• Promote Harmony & Balance
• Relaxes and Releases Tension from The Body
• Breaks Down Energy Blocks and Balances the Mind, Body, and Spirit
• Cleanses Body of Toxins and Supports Immune System
• Clears The Mind and Improves Focus
• Helps You Sleep Better
• Helps Spiritual Growth and Emotional Cleansing
• Accelerates The Body’s Self-Healing Ability

HOW TO RECEIVE REIKI?

To receive reiki, you can experience it in person with a practitioner or, as everything is energy and energy is not bound by space, distance, or time, you can receieve the full healing benefits of reiki through a distance reiki session. 

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