Monday, June 6, 2011

What is Reiki?

What is Reiki?
Rei: means universal, everything that is seen and unseen.

Ki: means the vital life force energy that flows through all that is alive.

The Japanese characters when combine represent the concept of "universal life force energy".
Even though Reiki is known as a "hands on" healing technique, there is no need to touch the client directly. The hands may be held several inches away from the client's body.
A Reiki experience is unique to every one. Some feel the heat, tingling or wave like sensation or a pulsation vibration and with many variables to the formula. Sometimes there is no physical feedback except a magnetized feeling or a sense of being highly energized. Reiki will go to wherever it’s most needed.
Reiki is a pure energy form. When it is combined with the sincere desire of a recipient who is willing to receive for the highest good a total healing can occur.
Reiki works and even if it is imperceptible, the lasting effects are on going.
Reiki is a tool for anytime, any place like meetings, in bed while being in a passenger in a car, on the spot stress release, pain relief and emergencies. Reiki enhances and works with all other health care. Reiki speeds the healing process and provides a source of restoring energy during illness, medical treatment and in recovery. No special environment is needed and age makes no difference.
Reiki is now used and offered in many hospitals by Reiki practitioners that volunteer their services to hospital patients
Reiki Benefits:

Stimulates the immune system
Helps speed the healing process
Pain management
Helps in opening, clearing and re-balancing one's energy.
Decreases stress and promotes relaxation
Helps clear headaches
Helps general aches and pain and discomfort
Promotes self and body awareness
Relieves anxiety and depression
Etc.



5 Principles of Reiki:
Just Today
* don't get angry
* don't worry
* show appreciation
* work hard (on yourself)
* be kind to others

Reiki book list suggestions

The spirit of Reiki by Walter Luebeck, Frank Arjava Petter and William Lee Rand

Reiki Fire by Frank Petter

Reiki energy medicine. Bringing healing touch into home hospital and hospice by Libby Barnett and Maggie Chambers
Angela Allain, RMT Reiki Master/Teacher has been practicing and offering Reiki to her clients for the past 9 years.