Introduction to Reiki
Reiki is a Japanese form of healing that 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,
charka balancing, meditation, aromatherapy, naturopathy, and homeopathy.

Reiki involves the transfer of energy from practitioner to patient 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. It is a
holistic, natural, hands-on energy healing system that touches on all levels: body, mind, and spirit.

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".

What Is Reiki?
Reiki practitioners channel energy in a particular pattern to heal and harmonize. Unlike other healing therapies based on the premise of a human energy field, Reiki seeks to restore order to the body whose vital energy has become unbalanced.

Reiki energy has several basic effects: it brings about deep relaxation, destroys energy blockages, detoxifies the system, provides new vitality in the form of healing universal life energy, and increases the vibrational frequency of the body.

The laying of hands is used in Reiki therapy also as in spiritual healing. There is a difference though. In spiritual healing, a person with a strong energy field places his or her hands above a particular part of the recipient's body in order to release energy into it. So, here the healer is the one who is sending out the energy. In Reiki, however, the healer places the hands above the recipient; however, it is the recipient that draws the energy as needed. Thus, in this case, the individual being healed takes an active part in the healing process as opposed to having a passive part in spiritual healing. The individual takes responsibility for his or her healing. The recipient identifies the needs and cater to them by drawing energy as needed.

Although there are a few positions in which the practitioner is in contact with the patient (such as cradling the head), most Reiki treatments do not involve actual touching. The practitioner holds his or her hands a few inches or farther away from the patient's body and manipulates the energy field from there.

Reiki Benefits

• Reduces stress and promotes deep relaxation , sprains and other complaints of day-to-day living.
• Promotes accelerated recovery from surgery, illness, and broken bones.
• Reduces stress and promotes deep relaxation Eases pain and depression, helps to overcome fear and anxiety
• Strengthens the immune system allowing the body to fight off illness
• Helps to minimize the side effects of cancer treatments and assist in gaining remission of the disease.
• Eases the pain and discomfort of chronic diseases.
• Reduces the incidence of illness and injury.
• Aids in withdrawal from addictive drugs.
• Increases the effectiveness of therapeutic medicines.
• Improves memory, creativity and learning ability
• Positive changes to attitudes and perceptions

The Reiki Treatment
A standard Reiki treatment includes placing the hands above, or on, the head, shoulders, stomach, legs and feet. The client remains fully clothed throughout the session (apart from removing shoes) and hands are never placed on or near any inappropriate areas of the body. Half ways through the client turns over and the back of the body is also given Reiki.  Each position is held 2 to 5 minutes and the entire treatment lasts 30 to 60 minutes and extended one up to 90 minutes.

A treatment creates a wonderful radiance that is deeply relaxing and includes many beneficial affects for both client and practitioner. At the very least, you will feel very relaxed during a session, often to the point of falling asleep. A Reiki session always seems to impress those who say they find it difficult to relax.

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