What is Reiki?

Reiki, pronounced "Ray-Key", is a natural healing technique that uses the laying -on-of-hands. The word Reiki comes from 2 Japanese words- Rei and Ki . The word Rei as it is used in Reiki is interpreted to mean higher knowledge, spiritual consciousness or God-consciousness. The word Ki means the same as Chi in Chinese, Prana in Sanskrit and Ti or Ki in Hawaiian. Ki is life energy. It is also known as the vital life force or the universal life force. This is the non-physical energy that animates all living things. The word Reiki then means "Spiritually guided life force energy" or as some say, "Universal Life Force Energy". Given many names by many sources and cultures, The Universal Life Force Energy is the source of all creation.

Reiki is very versatile and can be used to heal or improve any human condition or difficulty, physically and spiritually. This ancient process of energy balancing has dramatic success in speeding the healing of injured areas and assisting recovery from illness. In addition to healing yourself and others, it can also be used to protect from harm, help solve problems and achieve goals. Reiki is an energy that comes directly from the highest spiritual source. It is multi-dimensional and will heal the cause of a problem on what level it may exist, be it the body, the mind, the emotions or the spirit. Reiki works at the source of the problem, not just the symptoms. A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through you and surrounds you.  Many have reported miraculous results. Reiki is a simple, natural, and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use.

Reiki has had a positive impact on all forms of negative conditions from minor things such as a head ache, colds, flu, tension and anxiety to more serious conditions such as cancer, heart disease, serious burns and cuts, herniated discs and broken bones. The negative side effects of medical treatments such as chemotherapy, depression, and post operative pain have also been effected by Reiki, as well as reducing the time it takes to heal. Reiki also has a dramatic effect on stress and stress related illnesses. Reiki always helps and in some cases people have experienced complete healing which has been confirmed by medical test before and after Reiki treatments.

Awaken Reiki In You
by Vickie Kissel

Natural healing has been around since the beginning of time and is still practiced today. When a small child trips and hurts his knee, his mother automatically places a kiss on the boo-boo and places her hand over the wound.  This simple act, with intent of nothing more than to comfort the child, is actually transferring healing energy from mother to child.  The result is a happy child that feels “all better now”.

In today’s society we hear buzz words of natural healing modalities, Reiki, massage, reflexology, energy healing, alternative health, holistic health, the list goes on.  We are the “now” generation, searching for greater health, we want to feel better “now” and expect the doctor or practitioner to deliver it “now”.  When this doesn’t happen or it takes longer than we think it should, we become discouraged and enraged that we have not been “cured”.

When healing from an illness, there are three points to remember: 1) You, and only you are responsible for the illness.  No one “gave” you this illness, and no one can “take” it away.  2) You are responsible for your own healing.  So often we go to the doctor or practitioner expecting instantaneous healing.  Disillusioned that we weren’t “healed” we continue our search to find the one that has magic.  By taking responsibility for our own healing we can ask our self: what changes am I making in my life on a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual level to allow the healing to come in?  What part of me is blocking the healing?  3) Healing is hard work.  Are you willing to explore your illness on a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual level?  Are you willing to change your perceptions and belief systems?

In looking at our health through a holistic point of view we begin to see the entire scope of illness is not just what is happening in the physical body, it is what is happening holistically, meaning in our body, mind and spirit for our entire energy system is interconnected.

Our body’s energy system is made up on a physical (our body), emotional (our feelings), mental (our thoughts) and spiritual level (our beliefs – not necessarily religious). Disease and illness is normally treated on a physical level.  By the time we feel ill, we have experienced energy blocks on the spiritual, mental, and emotional levels before it reaches our physical body.  Reiki releases blocked energy, which promotes relaxation and helps to relieve pain and stress, resulting in healing of all levels.  It strengthens the immune system and promotes faster healing.

Reiki is a holistic healing system that addresses the whole person: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels.  A natural light touch relaxation technique, Reiki balances the body’s energy by strengthening and harmonizing.  A balanced energy system is the best defense against disease.  Health is the harmonious flow of life energy, while imbalances in this flow (due to unhealthy habits or negative emotions) lead to illness. When stress disrupts the movement of life energy, our mind, body, and spirit are all affected, and the tendency to become ill increases.

A particularly gentle technique, Reiki is non-invasive and non-manipulative. Treatments can be effective for treating injuries, illnesses, assisting the body in cleaning itself from toxins, as stress relief, to alleviate pain, and to speed the healing process in any condition since it works on the symptoms in addition to the deeper cause.

Because Reiki works on an energetic level, it is complimentary to any medical care you may be currently be under.  It compliments and enhances the health care the patient receives in the hospital or from other health care providers.  It is not the intent of Reiki to replace medical care, rather to work hand in hand to speed the recovery process.  Today, several hospitals across the United States have incorporated a Reiki practitioner in their operating rooms and studies have shown a significant increase in the recovery process.

A natural adjunct to nursing care, Reiki trained nurses have reported shifts in the patients condition following a Reiki treatment such as: the patients “pink-up:, patients sleep more calmly for extended periods of time, less time is needed to calm patients following a stressful event, and patients report a decrease in pain.  In addition to the benefits the patient’s experience, using Reiki on self, can reduce the experience of burnout and job related stress.

In Hospice and care giving situations, Reiki is priceless.  Pain medication can be reduced for the hospice patient, by receiving regular Reiki treatments.  In addition, the patient is more calm, relaxed, and alert to deal with emotional issues of closure with loved ones and in the final stages, Reiki gives the patient energy for closure and dying.  Treatments given to the caregiver assists to center them and keep exhaustion to a minimum.  A Reiki trained hospice patient is empowered to manage their own pain and deal with their fears and anxieties about dying.  By training the family members, the sense of helplessness in terminal situations become more tolerable because they have something of value to offer when nothing else can be done.  Reiki gives them a reason to touch – transmuting sadness into loving action; anxieties decrease enabling patient and those close to him to focus more on accepting and understanding the impending death.

For senior citizens, Reiki can be the avenue for a longer healthier life.  It has been very affective in treating arthritis and other ailments, lower blood pressure, aids in better sleep, and accelerate the body’s self-healing abilities, therefore increases the vitality and postpones the aging process.

Long term practice of whole body Reiki will restore the general health of the body by opening the energy channels resulting in the body better prepared to deal properly and naturally with stress and build-up toxins in the body.  Regular therapy will increase the body’s built-in defenses, and will manifest itself as confidence, outward harmony and a more positive outlook on life.

If you are tired of being tired, sick of being sick, then it is time to develop your own personal healing program.  Reiki is a powerful tool for healing and personal growth.  Its energy comes from the highest spiritual source therefore creates the best results for all concerned. Reiki is not a belief system or religion.  It can be used to heal the body, mind and spirit in addition to guiding us through life.

If you would like to experience better health, feel more positive and able to deal better with the stresses of life, be in harmony within yourself and others… Awaken the Reiki in you.  Schedule a Reiki session today.