What is Reiki?

The simplest definition of the word Reiki is Universal or Spiritual (Rei)- Life Force or Energy (Ki). The Reiki system is a simple and powerful system of energy work that anyone can learn to use for developing physical, emotional, mental and spiritual harmony and wholeness in themselves and for assisting others.

Reiki functions on the energy body first, usually following the same channels used in acupuncture
and acupressure, chi gong and other traditional Asian Medical and healing modes but not limited to them.

The practitioner uses the Reiki energy to help people move & balance energy, remove blocks and
repair tears in the aura and help restore well being. Advanced practitioners are able to give
treatments without touching the recipient and even send treatments great distances, even to people on other continents .

Reiki is a system of energy healing from Japan using methods transmitted to and received by Mikao Usui, legendarily at the end of a 21 day fast and meditation in Japan. Reiki is a simple and powerful system of laying on of hands and remote healing that can transform lives. The Usui System of Natural Healing was introduced to the West by Mrs. Hawayo Takata, from Hawaii, who received Reiki Attunements From Dr. Hayashi.

Dr Hayashi had a Reiki clinic in Tokyo. Mrs. Takata was visiting relatives in Japan and had
successful treatments for a chronic illness at Dr. Hayashis' Clinic. Dr. Hayashi is credited with
formalizing the system of hand positions and levels for use in a more clinical health oriented
practice. Usui Sensei intended his system to assist people to become enlightened. Physical healing was a side effect rather than the end goal.

The ability to heal physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual imbalances with energy
channeled through the hands has been viewed as a rare and mystical gift requiring great
spiritual achievement. However this simply is not true. Reiki is almost as easily learned as learning to tie your shoes.

Healing energy can be channeled by any one. This ability can be acquired by energetic transmission from one person to another. These transmissions are called attunements or empowerment or sometimes initiations. They remove blocks in the aura and allow the healing energies that surround us to come in through our crown chakra and flow through our bodies and out our hands to where they are needed. This is not the only path for the Reiki healing energies but only the most common or most easily sensed.

The ability to channel the specific healing energy Functions we call Reiki is received from a process called Attunement, a direct transmission of the ability to channel Reiki and the clearing of energetic blocks to that ability guided by a Reiki Teacher ( Reiki Master) into the personal energy field of the recipient. The attunements open the palm chakras and energy channels if this is needed and connect you to the specific Reiki Shakti healing frequencies. The attunements also allow us to direct these energies for specific purposes.

Anyone can get these attunements and channel Reiki, it requires no special abilities and is a reliable way of doing healing treatments for yourself and others. Reiki has traditionally been used for treatment of physical issues and to compliment allopathic health treatments and practices. Reiki is not a substitute for Medical treatment nor is it a diagnostic system. Reiki is an intelligent energy of love and wholeness. When you use Reiki you find many more ways to work with and gain value from it. The possible ways and systems for working with universal life force energy are infinite.

What is a Reiki attunement?

This is the process by which the Reiki teacher (often called a Reiki Master) passes on the ability to channel the Reiki energy. This involves a process of clearing any blocks to Reiki in your aura and connecting you to the ability to run Reiki energy by means of a direct transmission to your energy body (aura) There are many different energy systems that use attunement. Reiki is one of the most well Known and is an excellent basic all purpose system. It is easy to learn and is not burdened with a lot of esotericism or dogma.

An attunement is usually given during instruction in the various techniques involved in
practicing Reiki. Reiki is most often taught in three levels designated I, II and III, with III being the Master level. In level one people are taught basic techniques for hands on treatment for self and others. In Level two one learns techniques for remote healing and receives attunement for using symbols to activate specific functions for mental and emotional healing and for increasing the connection and effect of Reiki. Level three adds a spiritual or intuitive healing energy function and the ability to attune others to use Reiki themselves.

In some Reiki systems there is a Master level distinct from the Teacher (or Master/Teacher) level. To learn to pass on atonements one must undertake a further teacher level. Some teachers teach and transmit a unified Reiki attunement which includes all the functions of the three level system. Each level requires an attunement or set of atonements. As one progresses through the levels there can be a distinct and noticeable difference in the perception of effects and sensations of both the practitioner and the client . As one progresses through the levels one is taught the Reiki symbols which can be (and generally are) used in giving a Reiki treatment. The symbols are usually explored in the second Reiki level.

Being a Reiki Master is not a sign or guarantee of a person's moral fiber upstanding behavior, or any form of emotional or spiritual development. Reiki Masters are as human as anyone else.

What does Reiki do?

Reiki can help alleviate suffering, whether it be of a physical, emotional, mental or spiritual nature. This means that Reiki can heal. This statement is not a guarantee or a promise that someone will be relieved of any ailment whatsoever with a single or with multiple Reiki treatments. In most cases Reiki does enhance the effects of medical treatment when used in conjunction with it. An underlying principle of Reiki is that it can do no harm and cannot be used for any harmful purpose. When we speak of healing a well physical body may be the first thing that comes to mind. However the root meaning of the word is whole. The practice of healing is that of becoming whole on all levels of being including the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels. Illness happens when the mind, body and spirit become unbalanced. True wellness is reached only by returning the entire being to harmony and balance with itself and with the Earth and the Universe. We begin healing by finding our desire to be well and whole. Without the motivation to be well and the intention to act in our own behalf we can not become well. Reiki is a means to empowering us to become whole in all ways.

Another Purpose of Reiki Is to help enhance personal and spiritual evolution. Reiki will help to assist us on the path to enlightenment. Reiki is not affiliated with any one spiritual path and will work for anyone. Having Reiki does not guarantee enlightenment either. To get Reiki either means to receive Reiki treatment from a practitioner or to learn to practice Reiki. Reiki
treatment may be received from any Reiki practitioner . Reiki treatment enhances the body's natural ability to heal itself. It increases vitality and stamina. It works throughout the body, on the mind, emotions, spiritual essence and aura. Reiki treatment releases blocked energy, promotes relaxation and reduces stress.

Reiki energy has a degree of innate intelligence and goes wherever most needed in the body and aura. It helps to cleanse the body of energetic and physical toxins. Reiki can over time, enhance stamina, intuition, meditation and spiritual evolution.

Reiki works on people, plants, animals and even machines. Reiki can be used in Earth healing and to transmit healing energy for treatment of situations, world events etc.. Reiki will work for you personally and is also a tool you can use to help others. Reiki and other subtle healing energies are valuable tools for anyone whether they have health, emotional, mental, or spiritual issues or only want to empower their personal evolution. Many people like to get regular hands on Reiki treatments as a refreshing and relaxing treat for themselves, in the same way that they might get a massage or a facial, a guided visualization session or a mud bath. Reiki can be a door to a higher part of your own spiritual being. Reiki treatment and practice can increase the flow of higher vibrations of energy through your aura and into the physical body. Reiki energy works to harmonize, or bring into balance, the total you: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. You do have to actively use Reiki or get treatments to receive its benefits. Reiki treatment is available from many Reiki practitioners.

The use of Reiki as a relaxation and stress reducing technique is becoming accepted and widespread. In addition to its use in supporting treatment of illness and injury. Reiki enhances other body work and healing techniques and sports performance as well as assisting with spiritual development. Science is reluctant to accept the validity of energy work but double blind studies have often shown significant and accelerated improvement from energy treatments of many different forms. Kirilian and aura photos also show significant changes before and after Reiki treatments . To learn to practice and share Reiki with others yourself, you must receive attunement from a Reiki Teacher. You can learn to give Reiki treatments to yourself, family and friends. Animals, plants etc. Some people use Reiki on appliances. The Reiki energy treats and energizes you even while you are treating others.

Many people like to get regular hands on Reiki treatments as a refreshing and relaxing treat for themselves, in the same way that they might get a massage or a facial, a guided visualization session or a mud bath. Reiki can be a door to a higher part of your own spiritual being. Reiki treatment and practice can increase the flow of higher vibrations of energy through your aura
and into the physical body. Reiki energy works to harmonize, or bring into balance, the total you: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. You do have to actively use Reiki or get treatments to receive its benefits. Reiki treatment is available from many Reiki practitioners. The use of Reiki as a relaxation and stress reducing technique is becoming accepted and widespread. In addition to its use in supporting treatment of illness and injury. Reiki enhances other body work and healing techniques and sports performance as well as assisting with spiritual development.

Science is reluctant to accept the validity of energy work but double blind studies have often shown significant and accelerated improvement from energy treatments of many different forms. Kirilian and aura photos also show significant changes before and after Reiki treatments .
To learn to practice and share Reiki with others yourself, you must receive attunement from a Reiki Teacher. You can learn to give Reiki treatments to yourself, family and friends. Animals, plants etc. Some people use Reiki on appliances. The Reiki energy treats and energizes you even while you are treating others.

restore energetic balance and repair things like blockages and tears in the energy field which createSometimes people have unreasonable expectations of Reiki both as clients and as practitioners disease and unhappiness. This can take time. Mrs. Takata, who introduced Reiki to the West received treatment daily for months. People often receive great benefit from a single treatment. Conditions which have taken years to form and manifest as disease are likely to require consistent treatment over a period of time. Certainly any Reiki treatment is good, even a single short one but for most the greatest effect comes from frequent treatment. Practitioners are urged to self treat daily.

While not be practical for a client to come daily for months as might have been done at Hayashi
Sensei's clinic or for the practitioner to move in with a client for weeks or months as Mrs. Takata is said to have done on occasion. A series of treatments is recommended for many conditions and often family members can receive attunement so that they may provide the treatment as needed.

Reiki - My Introduction

First of all I would like to thank my Back-ache!!! Due to which I came in contact with Reiki. I am also grateful to Dr. Sadashiv S. Gore who treated me with Reiki and the results were enough for me to get impressed with Reiki and learn Reiki as early as possible, as it helped me in expressing my spirituality in a practical manner. I also want to offer my gratitude to my Higher self which continues to reveal the truth to me.
I want to thank my Reiki Master Dr. Madhusudan K. R. with whom I learnt about the fascinating subject of Energy work. With his patience and abundant knowledge he answered all my innumerable questions in a qualitative way; it was a pleasure to spend time with him. I am also grateful to my online masters who have expanded my understanding about the working of subtle energies and other occult sciences. A special thank you also to the Orkut Reiki communities through which I am in contact with my online Reiki students.
On the practical note, thank you to everyone who has helped me in this journey called Reiki, first above the rest my previous employer Mr. Sathish who had helped me in every way through my learning Reiki, a special thanks to all my friends who had been a driving force by giving me emotional support when I needed it the most.
I would be doing a big blunder if I dont thank my Reiki Guides who have been helping me in every point of time of my life. A special thank you to all my students through whose innumerable questions I have learnt a lot about Reiki which I couldnt have done on my own. It has been a privilege and an inspiration to watch changes brought about physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually in my students and myself with the help of Reiki. Lastly I would like to thank every body who has been instrumental in shaping me as a better human being. Without which this blog would not have existed at all.

Reiki - A Brief Overview

Reiki is a natural system of energy healing. It is done by placing the hands on or near the recipient. The practitioner runs Reiki Energy while placing their hands on or over a series of locations on the recipients body. This energy is the life force that permeates the universe. Practitioners can also work remotely. Remote techniques are usually taught at the second degree level. The process of doing Reiki treatment is thought of as "laying on of hands" or "spiritual healing" and is considered to be a metaphysical phenomenon. Reiki also has elements based on the traditions of Asian medicine and martial arts which have given rise to acupuncture, chi gong, tai chi and similar practices.

Reiki is related to some practices of Chinese Medicine, Chi gong and other Holistic Medicine and
modes. Reiki is somewhat of a fusion of spiritual healing and some traditional Asian medical,
spiritual and health practices. The hand placements correspond to some of those points used in
Acupuncture and other practices but no needles, pressure or massage is used.Reiki flows through the practitioner but is not generated by the practitioner. Giving treatments does not deplete the Reiki practitioners own energy supplies. Advanced practitioners can do treatments without physical contact. Mikao Usui Developed the Reiki Universal Healing Energy system after years of study of spiritual healing of many kinds. He received the ability to heal with Reiki energy during a spiritual initiation after long fasting and meditation on one of Japan's Many sacred mountains.

A Brief Overview

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.

The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force energy". So Reiki is actually "spiritually guided life force energy."

A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and wellbeing. Many have reported miraculous results.

Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and malady and always creates a beneficial effect. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery.

An amazingly simple technique to learn, the ability to use Reiki is not taught in the usual sense, but is transferred to the student during a Reiki class. This ability is passed on during an "attunement" given by a Reiki master and allows the student to tap into an unlimited supply of "life force energy" to improve one's health and enhance the quality of life.

Its use is not dependent on one's intellectual capacity or spiritual development and therefore is available to everyone. It has been successfully taught to thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds.

While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. It has no dogma, and there is nothing you must believe in order to learn and use Reiki. In fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all and will work whether you believe in it or not. Because Reiki comes from God, many people find that using Reiki puts them more in touch with the experience of their religion rather than having only an intellectual concept of it.

While Reiki is not a religion, it is still important to live and act in a way that promotes harmony with others. Dr.Mikao Usui the founder of the Reiki system of natural healing, recommended that one practice certain simple ethical ideals to promote peace and harmony, which are nearly universal across all cultures.

During a meditation several years after developing Reiki, Dr. Usui decided to add the Reiki Ideals to the practice of Reiki. The Ideals came in part from the five prinicples of the Meiji emperor of Japan whom Dr. Usui admired. The Ideals were developed to add spiritual balance to Usui Reiki. Their purpose is to help people realize that healing the spirit by consciously deciding to improve oneself is a necessary part of the Reiki healing experience. In order for the Reiki healing energies to have lasting results, the client must accept responsibility for her or his healing and take an active part in it. Therefore, the Usui system of Reiki is more than the use of the Reiki energy. It must also include an active commitment to improve oneself in order for it to be a complete system. The ideals are both guidelines for living a gracious life and virtues worthy of practice for their inherent value.

The secret art of inviting happiness
The miraculous medicine of all diseases
Just for today, do not anger
Do not worry and be filled with gratitude
Devote yourself to your work. Be kind to people.
Every morning and evening, join your hands in prayer.
Pray these words to your heart
and chant these words with your mouth
Usui Reiki Treatment for the improvement of body and mind
The founder , Usui Mikao