What is Reiki?

Reiki (pronounced Ray-Key) is a simple, safe method of natural healing based on the application of Universal Life Force Energy (the name literally means Universal Life Force Energy). It is very easily learned, very simple to use, and beneficial for all. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit and creates many beneficial effects including relaxation and feelings of peace, security, and well-being.

A Reiki session can help ease tension and stress, and can help support the body to facilitate healing on all levels- physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. A session is pleasant and relaxing and is often utilized for one's own personal wellness, not just illness. A reiki session usually takes an hour, some practitiones offer 1 1/2 hour sessions. The session is performed by a Reiki Practitioner (RP or RMT) using specific hand positions for the purpose of strengthening the clients energy system (aura). During the reiki session, the client is fully clothed while comfortably reclining on a massage table or seated in a chair.

Reiki sessions or classes are a great investment in yourself.

Reiki is:
" A subtle and effective form of energy healing using spiritually guided life force energy
" Practiced in every country of the world
" Being used in many setting including hospitals, hospice, as well as in private practice and in self-care
" A wonderful complementary modality in a personal wellness or healing program

Reiki is not:
" Affiliated with any particular religion or religious practice
" New, it is thousands of years old (at least)

Defining qualities of Reiki:
" A practice of transmitting healing energy through the hands
" Passed on through the attunement process
" The energy is not guided by the practitioner, but the energy has it's own innate wisdom to guide itself.
" Reiki energy is not based on belief, faith or suggestion.

What Can Be Treated?
Reiki is both powerful and gentle. In its long history of use it has aided in healing virtually every known illness and injury including serious problems like: multiple sclerosis, heart disease, and cancer as well as skin problems, cuts, bruises, broken bones, headache, colds, flu, sore throat, sunburn, fatigue, insomnia, impotence, poor memory, lack of confidence, etc. It is always beneficial and works to improve the effectiveness of all other types of therapy. If a client has a health condition, and wants to be treated with Reiki, it is recommended that they do so under the supervision of a medical doctor or other health care professional. Reiki will improve the results of all medical treatment, acting to reduce negative side effects, shorten healing time, reduce or eliminate pain, reduce stress, and help create optimism. The limits to Reiki seem to be in the recipients willingness to cast off old habits and patters, to accept change and to accept healing.

The knowledge that an unseen energy flows through all living things and is connected directly to the quality of health has been part of the wisdom of many cultures since ancient times. The existence of this "life force energy" has been verified by recent scientific experiments, and medical doctors are considering the role it plays in the functioning of the immune system and the healing process.

Reiki heals by flowing through the affected parts of the energy field and charging them with positive energy. It raises the vibratory level of the energy field in and around the physical body where the negative thoughts and feelings are attached. This causes the negative energy to break apart and fall away. In so doing, Reiki clears, straightens and heals the energy pathways, thus allowing the life force to flow in a healthy and natural way.

The physical body is energy, which vibrates according to wavelength and frequency, if these waves are imbalanced there will be a direct influence upon the calls of the body in that area. They are unable to function properly and eventually disease and illness will be experienced.

If we restore harmony to the frequency of the wave and thus to the cells, the body's own healing abilities are able to operate more effectively, therefore health will improve. Harmony allows for the free flow of energy through the bodily systems, whereas disharmony will reduce the flow and so cause disruption, the body does not receive the amount of energy required to sustain health and vitality. A Reiki treatment restores balance and harmony to the whole person, creating health.

Reiki classes are a great gift to give yourself. They can help you reach progressively greater levels of well-being. In class, you can learn how to use Reiki on yourself or to share it with others.