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What is Reiki

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What is Reiki

We all have natural healing ability and the picture above proves that we heal instinctively. Reiki enhances this natural ability by expanding and opening latent healing abilities or even dormant ones. When you were a child and you fell over, did a parent or guardian rub it better?.

Well reiki is a natural healing art which has been developed from the old healing arts which have been used for thousands of years. Mikao Usui who is the founder of what we in the west call reiki healing. Many things have changed since the early days and since reiki came over to the west it has had many - many changes, some of which have been very usefull as healing tools.

Reiki heals through the intention of the healer and a reiki healer channels this energy through themself to the client, a reiki healer does not use their own energy in healing a person as other systems of healing do.

I have studied & practiced reiki healing for over 10 years now and I have been trained by and with many masters from around the world, there are as many reiki type healing systems around as there are days in a year, each having a different method or flavour if you wish.

Reiki has the ability to alter the meridian energy flow of the body rather like acupuncture but without the need to undress or use needles. It goes where it needs to re establish balance in a persons energy field rather like a bucket of water being poured on a road with pot holes in it, the water/energy will fill up a hole and then go to the next one etc.

I have lost count of the times over the years when I have given somebody a reiki healing session and at the end they say "WOW, I could feel it moving through me", or "That was lovely", or "I can't remember the last time I felt that relaxed".

You can read about reiki below,

What is Reiki?

Reiki has been taught in the West since the 1970s, and it has been presented rather like an oriental version of spiritual healing, though in its original Japanese form the emphasis was very much on self-healing and spiritual development. Certainly the practice of Reiki is based on working with, and channelling energy, or a spiritual energy. This energy can be referred to as ‘chi’, which you may have heard of. When you visit an acupuncturist they use needles to encourage energy to flow through a series of meridians or energy channels that run the length of your body; that energy is called ‘chi’.

You may have heard of a Japanese massage technique called Shiatsu, which uses finger pressure on acupuncture points to achieve a similar effect; the Japanese adopted the Chinese view of the body's energy system. You will probably have heard of Tai Chi (or maybe Chi Kung/QiGong), a graceful system of exercises that are designed to build up, or cultivate, your personal reserves of this energy, and the graceful movements that you make serve to circulate this energy smoothly throughout your body, breaking down any blockages and bringing things into balance on all levels. The energy is seen as animating all living things.

When we move from China to India, the same energy is referred to as ‘prana’, and breathing exercises and yoga techniques have been developed to again bring your energy system into balance. In India they do not think in terms of meridians, but of chakras: energy centres running the length of your body from the crown of your head to the base of your spine, seven main ones and further subsidiary ones in other locations.

The intention with all these energy techniques is that if you can harmonise your energy system, you are putting your body in the best possible position to heal itself on all levels: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. In fact, the Chinese view is that chi not only flows through your body, but surrounds and engulfs you, too.

For example, feng shui has been developed as a way of arranging your living environment to allow for the smooth flow of chi around you, eliminating areas where stagnant chi might accumulate, for example.

Reiki seems to deal with this same energy, to an extent; you can focus the energy on yourself, and you can use the energy to treat others if you like.

Spiritual Energy?
When you practice Reiki you are not just dealing with a ‘cold’ ‘clinical’ energy, the same energy that is manipulated by acupuncturists or controlled by practitioners of yoga or tai chi. There is more to Reiki than that. When you channel Reiki, it does not feel like a neutral energy that you are dealing with: it feels beautiful, and the more you practice Reiki, the more beautiful it becomes!

Reiki has important similarities to conventional spiritual healing, particularly in terms of the things that people feel when they are having a Reiki treatment. Many people see the Reiki energy as having divine origins, and interpret the energy as divine love or divine light. Reiki opens you up to the divine, however you wish to interpret that; Reiki reinforces your individual connection to your deity, and it feels beautiful. Because Reiki is not attached to any religion or belief system, though, it does not conflict with an individual's beliefs, or lack of beliefs, so Reiki is acceptable to atheists and believers alike, agnostics and Catholics, Moslems and Pagans.

The Reiki Symbol
The Japanese characters making up the word ‘Reiki’ are usually translated in the West as meaning 'Universal Life Energy' , but the characters can be translated as meaning ‘soul energy’, or ‘aura’ or ‘mysterious spirit’, or even 'spiritually guided life force energy'.

So when the name of the system was chosen, they weren't just thinking of a cold, clinical energy that you can move round the body by sticking needles into a person: they were thinking also of an energy that has a definite connection or resonance with a person's soul or spiritual aspects too.

Interestingly, the latest interpretation of the word 'Reiki' is that it can mean 'a system that has been arrived at through a moment of enlightenment', and we will talk more about the history and development of Reiki shortly.

Reiki and Chi Kung
In fact, the thing that approximates most closely to the Reiki ability is the practice of advanced Chi Kung (also known as qi gong or chi gong). Chi Kung is an energy cultivation technique similar to, but not the same as, Tai Chi. If you were to practice Chi Kung diligently for 10-20 years you might be able to reach the level of Chi Kung Master.

Chi kung Masters are able to cultivate their personal levels of chi to such an extent that they are able to direct this externally to treat others. Such treatments are called 'projection healings'.

There is at least one hospital in China that prescribes Chi Kung exercises to treat a variety of ailments, and has a team of Chi Kung Masters who treat people by directing chi externally, aiming the energy at and channelling it into various acupuncture points on the patient’s body. This ability is way beyond the reach of most individuals, and the Chi Kung practitioner has to continually practice the technique to build up energy reserves that are depleted in treating others: it is the Chi Kung Master’s personal energy that is given out in treating others.

The Reiki attunements seem to give this same ‘Chi Kung’ ability but with two important differences: you do not have to stand there for 20 years doing the exercises, and when you treat someone it is not your personal energy that you giving out. Reiki attunements connect you to an unlimited external source of healing energy that benefits you as you channel it into others.

The origins of Reiki have until quite recently been quite obscure, and plagued with misinformation, but ongoing research is giving us a better picture of how it was discovered and developed.

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Well reiki is a natural healing art which has been developed from the old healing arts which have been used for thousands of years. Mikao Usui who is the founder of what we in the west call reiki healing. Many things have changed since the early days and since reiki came over to the west it has had many - many changes, some of which have been very usefull as healing tools. Reiki heals through the intention of the healer and a reiki healer channels this energy through themself to the client, a reiki healer does not use their own energy in healing a person as other systems of healing do. I have studied & practiced reiki healing for over 10 years now and I have been trained by and with many masters from around the world, there are as many reiki type healing systems around as there are days in a year, each having a different method or flavour if you wish. Reiki has the ability to alter the meridian energy flow of the body rather like acupuncture but without the need to undress or use needles. It goes where it needs to re establish balance in a persons energy field rather like a bucket of water being poured on a road with pot holes in it, the water/energy will fill up a hole and then go to the next one etc. I have lost count of the times over the years when I have given somebody a reiki healing session and at the end they say "WOW, I could feel it moving through me", or "That was lovely", or "I can't remember the last time I felt that relaxed". You can read about reiki below, What is Reiki? Reiki has been taught in the West since the 1970s, and it has been presented rather like an oriental version of spiritual healing, though in its original Japanese form the emphasis was very much on self-healing and spiritual development. Certainly the practice of Reiki is based on working with, and channelling energy, or a spiritual energy. This energy can be referred to as ‘chi’, which you may have heard of. When you visit an acupuncturist they use needles to encourage energy to flow through a series of meridians or energy channels that run the length of your body; that energy is called ‘chi’. You may have heard of a Japanese massage technique called Shiatsu, which uses finger pressure on acupuncture points to achieve a similar effect; the Japanese adopted the Chinese view of the body's energy system. You will probably have heard of Tai Chi (or maybe Chi Kung/QiGong), a graceful system of exercises that are designed to build up, or cultivate, your personal reserves of this energy, and the graceful movements that you make serve to circulate this energy smoothly throughout your body, breaking down any blockages and bringing things into balance on all levels. The energy is seen as animating all living things. When we move from China to India, the same energy is referred to as ‘prana’, and breathing exercises and yoga techniques have been developed to again bring your energy system into balance. In India they do not think in terms of meridians, but of chakras: energy centres running the length of your body from the crown of your head to the base of your spine, seven main ones and further subsidiary ones in other locations. The intention with all these energy techniques is that if you can harmonise your energy system, you are putting your body in the best possible position to heal itself on all levels: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. In fact, the Chinese view is that chi not only flows through your body, but surrounds and engulfs you, too. For example, feng shui has been developed as a way of arranging your living environment to allow for the smooth flow of chi around you, eliminating areas where stagnant chi might accumulate, for example. Reiki seems to deal with this same energy, to an extent; you can focus the energy on yourself, and you can use the energy to treat others if you like. Spiritual Energy? When you practice Reiki you are not just dealing with a ‘cold’ ‘clinical’ energy, the same energy that is manipulated by acupuncturists or controlled by practitioners of yoga or tai chi. There is more to Reiki than that. When you channel Reiki, it does not feel like a neutral energy that you are dealing with: it feels beautiful, and the more you practice Reiki, the more beautiful it becomes! Reiki has important similarities to conventional spiritual healing, particularly in terms of the things that people feel when they are having a Reiki treatment. Many people see the Reiki energy as having divine origins, and interpret the energy as divine love or divine light. Reiki opens you up to the divine, however you wish to interpret that; Reiki reinforces your individual connection to your deity, and it feels beautiful. Because Reiki is not attached to any religion or belief system, though, it does not conflict with an individual's beliefs, or lack of beliefs, so Reiki is acceptable to atheists and believers alike, agnostics and Catholics, Moslems and Pagans. The Reiki Symbol The Japanese characters making up the word ‘Reiki’ are usually translated in the West as meaning 'Universal Life Energy' , but the characters can be translated as meaning ‘soul energy’, or ‘aura’ or ‘mysterious spirit’, or even 'spiritually guided life force energy'. So when the name of the system was chosen, they weren't just thinking of a cold, clinical energy that you can move round the body by sticking needles into a person: they were thinking also of an energy that has a definite connection or resonance with a person's soul or spiritual aspects too. Interestingly, the latest interpretation of the word 'Reiki' is that it can mean 'a system that has been arrived at through a moment of enlightenment', and we will talk more about the history and development of Reiki shortly. Reiki and Chi Kung In fact, the thing that approximates most closely to the Reiki ability is the practice of advanced Chi Kung (also known as qi gong or chi gong). Chi Kung is an energy cultivation technique similar to, but not the same as, Tai Chi. If you were to practice Chi Kung diligently for 10-20 years you might be able to reach the level of Chi Kung Master. Chi kung Masters are able to cultivate their personal levels of chi to such an extent that they are able to direct this externally to treat others. Such treatments are called 'projection healings'. There is at least one hospital in China that prescribes Chi Kung exercises to treat a variety of ailments, and has a team of Chi Kung Masters who treat people by directing chi externally, aiming the energy at and channelling it into various acupuncture points on the patient’s body. This ability is way beyond the reach of most individuals, and the Chi Kung practitioner has to continually practice the technique to build up energy reserves that are depleted in treating others: it is the Chi Kung Master’s personal energy that is given out in treating others. The Reiki attunements seem to give this same ‘Chi Kung’ ability but with two important differences: you do not have to stand there for 20 years doing the exercises, and when you treat someone it is not your personal energy that you giving out. Reiki attunements connect you to an unlimited external source of healing energy that benefits you as you channel it into others. 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