Reiki

What is Reiki?

Reiki, pronounced RAY Kee, is a Japanese term for “life force energy.”  This life force energy is what sustains our bodies, and our energetic balance and wellbeing. When this life force energy is depleted or reduced, health is compromised as well as emotional stability. When we have an abundance of life force energy, we are more mentally alert, we have more compassion and the ability to forgive, we are more physically energized, and our general health is maximized.

Reiki is actually the combination of two Japanese words:  Rei which in Japanese means “God’s Wisdom, or Higher Power.” Ki (also commonly called Chi) is the life force energy. So Reiki is life force energy powered and directed by God.

History

Reiki is an art discovered by  Dr. Mikao Usui, a philosopher and teacher. Dr. Usui, through the urging of his students, began his search for the lost art of energetic healing--miracles. He eventually did find evidence and descriptions of spiritual healings in ancient Sanskrit through Buddhist Sutras. This information described using various symbols and mantras to imprana the energy and transfer it to another. However, Dr. Usui was still unable to perform miracles.

His journey continued to the Himalayas where he discovered Tibetan scrolls which further illuminated his understanding of spiritual healing. However, the knowledge still did not afford him the ability to perform miracles. It was not until Dr. Usui received the first attunment during an extensive meditation (21 days) that he fully understood and was able to heal. Dr. Usui, in his meditation, saw the symbols used today in traditional Reiki and his charkas were connected to the powerful energy of the symbols and mantras. He spent the remainder of his life healing and teaching Reiki, passing down the lost art of miracles.

How does it work?

Reiki sessions involve the laying of hands on the client or in the energy field of the client. The practitioner uses the symbols and mantras to “channel” the life force energy through their body and into the client. The practitioner and the client enter an Alpha brainwave which helps to further the relaxation and peace of the client.  Energy comes through the practitioner and enters the client as a warm light or flow of energy.  The energy cleanses and renews the area of the body including the charkas. Toxins are released, fears and anger are minimized, while love, compassion, strength, and peace are restored through the removal of negative energies.

As a result of this energetic clearing, pain is diminished or removed completely,  the body becomes relaxed and at ease, reducing anxiety, and physical disturbances receive the energy necessary to heal themselves. Just as when the correct vitamin is applied to a illness, it has the ability to heal itself, so it is true when the release of negativity which is creating the disturbance and the influx of “God directed power” is applied, the physical, mental and emotional body are able to heal.

Reiki is simple, natural, safe, and relatively easy to administer and receive. It is a method of healing that positively affects everyone.  Reiki can also be used on animals, plants, and inanimate objects. It can be combined with any and all traditional medical or behavioral therapies without adverse effects. While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it has no religious affiliation. There is nothing to believe or knowledge which is required to use or receive it. The Reiki is what it is and transcends our thoughts or beliefs about it.

There are 3 levels of Reiki: Reiki I, Reiki II, and Reiki Master (teacher). Reiki Masters have learned how to attune or transfer the Reiki energy to the student, just as Dr. Usui recieved his first attunment. Some spiritual healers have associated this attunement to the healing energy with the awakening of the Holy Spirit in Jesus's disciples, when he passed on to them the ability to heal the sick. John 20: 21 and 22, "Again Jesus said, 'Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.' And with that he breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit'.

What can a Reiki Session do for you?

* Release energy blocks

* Help the body transition after a physical change

* Heal physical pain, illness, and disease

* Decrease stress and dis-ease, while increasing peace and stability

* Bring emotional balance

* Increase feelings of love and forgivness

* Open yourself to higher levels of spiritual energy

* Increase Physical Energy

* Transition when grieving

Clients should drink an increased amount of water and get plenty of rest so that the physical body can adjust to any energetic changes that occur during the treatment. A healing crisis can result if the heaing is not completed. Therefore, we recommend a series of three sessions for beginning clients. Detoxing is common, so vitamin supplementation is recommended in addition to both increased driking of water and bathing to assit in the detoxification of the physcial body.

Check out Reiki on our Sessions Page to learn more.

The information on this web site is not intended to diagnose or to replace the care of a medical professional. InLighten offers spiritual and behavioral therapies intended to compliment and enhance traditional medical practices.

Maryann@InLighten.org
253.226.2535