What is Reiki?
Reiki is a form of alternative healing practice. It is a safe, gentle, non-intrusive hands-on healing technique, which uses spiritual energy to treat physical ailments without using pressure, manipulation, or massage. Reiki is also a holistic system for balancing, healing, and harmonizing all aspects of the person – body, mind, emotions, and spirit. It can also be used to encourage personal and spiritual awareness and growth. Reiki is discovered in Japan by Dr. Mikao Usui. It came to the west in the late 1930s.
Origine of the name Reiki:
The Japanese word Reiki is translated as “universal life-force energy” or “spiritual energy.” It is divided into two parts:
Rei – It is translated as “sacred”, “soul” or “spirit.” It is the wisdom of the Universe. It also means the infinite intelligence that guides the creation of the universe. This higher intelligence comes from God (or the Source, the Creator, the Universe, or All that is).
Ki – It is the life-force energy that flows through every living being (people, animals, and plants.)
What is a Reiki treatment?
Reiki treatment takes about an hour. The client remains fully clothed and tucked up with the blanket and pillows on a therapy bed. The treatment starts with the client lying on their back and the practitioner’s hands are gently placed on the specific parts of the client’s body and will stay on each place between three and five minutes. Usually, clients feel very relaxed and calm as the energy flows through their bodies. Many clients drift to sleep during the treatment and have to be gently awakened. Sometimes, after the treatment, clients may experience a shift in consciousness or a realization of the underlying causes of the problems that they had with their health, relationships, job, etc. Anybody can receive a Reiki treatment, whatever their age. Everybody will find Reiki helpful with any health issue or stress-related problems. Also, you don’t have to be ill to receive Reiki, it is great just to relax and to raise your vibration.
Benefits of Reiki:
- Creates deep relaxation – During the treatment, the person experiences a deep state of relaxation, similar to the deep relaxation during meditation. The physical body is deeply relaxed, and very often, people fell asleep during the treatment.
- Helps the body to release stress and tension – Due to the effect of deep relaxation, all tensions and stress are released in an instant.
- Helps the body to relieve pain – Reiki is helping to alleviate pain and relieve other symptoms of the illness.
- Dissolves energy blocks in the body – We often have accumulations of negative energy in the body. This creates blockages and energy cannot flow freely through the body. In these places, physical illnesses often develop later. Reiki cleanses accumulations of negative energy.
- Helps spiritual growth – Since reiki does not work only on the physical level, it will help you to better connect with your inner self and to develop a more loving and forgiving relationship with yourself. It also encourages a person on their personal path toward spiritual development and connectedness with the Source.
- Helps emotional cleansing – Reiki works also on the emotional level. It helps to balance emotions and brings positivity into a person’s life. Reiki flows into all levels of a person’s emotional energy and allowing people to let go of negative emotions such as anger, fear, sadness, or jealousy.
- Supports the immune system – Reiki encourages the body’s own, natural ability to heal itself. It also helps with changing eating habits and encourages exercise. It helps also with sleeping difficulties.
- Assists the body in cleansing from toxins – Pure positive Reiki energy is cleansing the body of poisons and toxins which we accumulate in the body.
- Clears the mind and improves focus – Reiki calms the mind and cleanses it of the negative thoughts. It also brings clarity, awareness, and focus. People become mindful, awake, focused, and aware of every situation.
These are just a few of the amazing benefits of Reiki healing. I would recommend everyone to try reiki. It will relax you, and raise your vibration. You will feel calm, fresh, full of energy, and healthy.
Melita