Usui Reiki
A little over 100 years ago a Japanese man, Mikao Usui, began a personal search that ended with his having contact with the energy Reiki. His practice grew and eventually Reiki was introduced out of Japan via Hawaii in 1937 by Hawayo Takata Sensei. It is passed on from one person to another through a specific initiation, teachings and a defined form of practice.
The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force energy." So Reiki is actually "spiritually guided life force energy" or "universal life energy." This energy is intuitive and goes where it is needed by the body. Usui Reiki addresses the whole person on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels and those that we cannot identify at the present. Healing is for others as well as the self.
It may by administered by "laying on of the hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive, although the practitioner does not have to touch the body. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.
The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force energy." So Reiki is actually "spiritually guided life force energy" or "universal life energy." This energy is intuitive and goes where it is needed by the body. Usui Reiki addresses the whole person on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels and those that we cannot identify at the present. Healing is for others as well as the self.
It may by administered by "laying on of the hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive, although the practitioner does not have to touch the body. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.
Reiki treatment
The method of receiving Reiki is simple. The recipient remains clothed (loose clothing is best) and lies on a massage table or sits on a chair and relaxes. The practitioner gently places their hands in a series of non-intrusive positions on or near the body. There is no massage or manipulation. The whole person is treated rather than specific areas. Sessions can take 45 minutes to an hour-and-a-half, depending on the client’s needs. Reiki practitioners are not trained in diagnosis and will not predict any specific outcome from treatment. Reiki may be used in conjunction with allopathic healing as it is complementary.
What do Reiki Treatments feel like?
Each person experiences Reiki differently depending on their individual needs at the time. Clients may or may not feel sensations during a Reiki treatment. Benefits reported by recipients include deep relaxation promoting a calm, peaceful sense of well being on all levels. Some people feel sensations of heat, tingling, or experience seeing colours, whilst others can have an emotional response, indicating that shifts are taking place, allowing harmony to be restored.
The method of receiving Reiki is simple. The recipient remains clothed (loose clothing is best) and lies on a massage table or sits on a chair and relaxes. The practitioner gently places their hands in a series of non-intrusive positions on or near the body. There is no massage or manipulation. The whole person is treated rather than specific areas. Sessions can take 45 minutes to an hour-and-a-half, depending on the client’s needs. Reiki practitioners are not trained in diagnosis and will not predict any specific outcome from treatment. Reiki may be used in conjunction with allopathic healing as it is complementary.
What do Reiki Treatments feel like?
Each person experiences Reiki differently depending on their individual needs at the time. Clients may or may not feel sensations during a Reiki treatment. Benefits reported by recipients include deep relaxation promoting a calm, peaceful sense of well being on all levels. Some people feel sensations of heat, tingling, or experience seeing colours, whilst others can have an emotional response, indicating that shifts are taking place, allowing harmony to be restored.