What Is Reiki?

What is Reiki?

• Reiki is a form of relaxation, stress reduction, and pain relief that promotes healing on every level; mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional.
  
  
• Reiki is a simple, safe and complete hands on therapy to access a natural vibrational energy which promotes the healing processes.
  
  
• Reiki helps balance the body systems; restoring the depleted energies and promoting increased vitality and longevity.
  
  
• The science of Reiki can be traced back to Tibet and was rediscovered by Dr. Mikao Usui. Reiki was introduced into the western world by Hawayo Takata.

Reiki Roots

Reiki is a form of relaxation, stress reduction, and pain relief that promotes healing on every level; mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional. The roots of Reiki can be traced back to Tibet thousands of years ago and is becoming increasingly popular worldwide. What makes Reiki unique is that it incorporates elements of just about every other alternative healing practices such as spiritual healing, auras, crystals, chakra balancing, meditation, aromatherapy, naturopathy, and homeopathy.

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The Meaning Of Reiki

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".

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The Practice Of Reiki

Reiki involves the transfer of energy through the practitioner to the client to enhance the body's natural ability to heal itself through the balancing of energy. Reiki utilizes specific techniques for restoring and balancing the natural life force energy within the body.

Reiki is not affiliated with any particular religion or religious practice. It is not massage nor is it based on belief or suggestion. It is a subtle and effective form of energy healing using spiritually guided life force energy.

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What Can Reiki Help

A Reiki session can help ease tension and stress and can help support the body to facilitate healing on all levels - physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional. A session is pleasant and relaxing and is often utilized for one's personal wellness beyond any illness.

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Reiki Benefits:

• Relaxation
  
  
• Stress reduction
  
  
• Pain relief
  
  
• Healing on every level; mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional
  
  
• Improve memory, creativity, intellect and intuition
  
  
• Enhance your quality of life
  
  
• Ease the pain of any chronic disease
  
  
• Treat common health problems, sports injuries, flu, migraines, burns, allergies, etc.
  
  
• Complement and increase the benefit of any treatment you may already be receiving

Reiki Treatment

• A Reiki treatment involves a Reiki practitioner gently placing their hands on the client's body in a passive manner.
  
  
• The positions of the practitioner's hands will be changed approximately every five minutes across the client's body.
  
  
• The usual duration of a treatment is typically an hour or two depending on what work needs to be done during that session.
  
  
• Reiki is not a form of a massage as the hands remain still while in contact with the patient's body.
  
  
• The treatment will be given in a safe, quiet environment while lying on a massage table.
  
  
• For your own comfort loose clothing is preferred.
  
  
• During a Reiki treatment clients enter a very deep state of relaxation.
  
  
• A 1-hour Reiki treatment is the physiological equivalent of 3-4 hours sleep, making it one of the most advanced, natural stress reduction therapies available.