Reiki is a spiritual healing technique which uses the life energy to heal, balancing the energies present inside our body, mind and spirit. Reiki is actually a Japanese term consisting of 2 words Rei which means “God’s Wisdom” and Ki which means “life force energy”. Thus, the meaning of Reiki is Spiritually Guided Life Energy (commonly termed as Universal Life Energy), an energy which is omnipresent.
HISTORY
Reiki technique was found by a Japanese doctor named ‘Mikao Usui’ in 1922. He discovered this technique while performing a 21 day Buddhist training course which was based on meditation. Dr. Usui travelled all over Japan for many years healing a numerous people and also teaching the technique to a lot of people. A few years prior to his death he passed his knowledge to one of his students, which simplified and further shared the knowledge with his successors.
PRACTICE
The energy of Reiki is transferred from the practitioner to the recipient by gently laying the hands on or near the recipient’s body. The entire body is treated, rather than particular areas. This technique provides a sense of deep relaxation to the recipient. It doesn’t involve any pressure exertion on the recipient’s body, thereby making it an ideal treatment for people of all ages. The practitioner uses a sequence of hand placements to transfer varying intensities of energy over the desired areas or the entire body. The energy, being spiritually guided, flows through the desired areas while healing them.
A Reiki session is delivered in an atmosphere with either complete silence or in the presence of meditative music in room with dimmed lights. The session usually lasts for an hour or longer depending upon the extent and intensity of treatment required by the recipient. At the end of the session the receiver experience a peaceful sensation and restoration.
5 Principles of Reiki
Dr. Mikao Usui, the founder of Reiki, gave 5 principles of Reiki.
Just for today
- I won’t be angry.
- I won’t worry.
- I’ll be honest
- I’ll be grateful for my many blessings
- I’ll be kind to all living things.
USES
Reiki can be used for curing a lot of ailments
- Alleviating stress levels and providing mental relief.
- Relieving a person from any kind of physical pain.
- Getting rid of a headache.
- Curing stomach related problems.
- Curing respiratory problems like Asthma.
- Increasing the overall immunity of the body.
- Regulating blood Pressure.
- Providing good and proper sleep.
- Fighting against signs of aging.
- Curing Migraine and Arthritis.
TRAINING
Like any other technique, Reiki can also be taught. Due to an increasing popularity of Reiki a lot of Reiki followers show interest in learning this technique. There are a number of centres providing Reiki classes worldwide.
There are generally 3 levels of training:
1st Degree: This level is often termed as Reiki I (or ‘Shoden’ in Japanese). This is the initial level of Reiki training where the student is taught about Reiki’s history, about how to implement self Reiki, and how to deliver the energy of Reiki to someone else.
2nd Degree: This level is also called as Reiki II (or ‘Okuden’ in Japanese). This is the second level of training in which the student is taught how to use the basic Reiki symbols and performing Reiki from a distance. On the completion of this level, the student is considered to be a Reiki practitioner.
3rd Degree: This level is also called as Reiki III (or ‘Shinpiden’ in Japanese). This is the master level of Reiki in which the student is taught about the master techniques and master symbols. On completion of this final level, the students get accustomed to teach Reiki to others.
Reiki is a wonderful technique and everyone can benefit from it, anywhere, anytime.
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