QUESTIONS ABOUT REIKI

 1. WHAT IS REIKI?

Reiki is an ancient technique of channeling energy through the palms of the hands in a gentle non-invasive manner. This vital spiritual energy activates the natural healing processes, detoxifying the body of both physical and emotional blockages while bringing about deep relaxation and calmness. In the 20th century while on a meditation retreat on Mt Kurama, a holy mountain in Japan, Dr. Mikao Usui became aware of Reiki energy and discovered that it enhanced his healing abilities. The term comes from two Japanese words, "Rei," meaning "universal," and "Ki," or "life force energy." Reiki loosely translates as "universal life-force energy."

2. HOW DOES REIKI WORK?

Reiki works by increasing the “life force energy” that flows through us and around us and is the essence of existance. This life energy is responsive to our thoughts and feelings, which can become disrupted and diminished by negative self-talk. If this energy is low, we are at higher risk of becoming sick. If our life force energy is high, we are more likely to be happy and healthy.

Reiki provides a positive boost of “ki,” which raises the energy field’s vibratory level in and around the adversely affected areas of the body. Stagnant energy dissipates and falls away. Thus, Reiki restores the strong current of the vital life spirit .

3. IS REIKI A RELIGIOUS PRACTICE?

Reiki is not a religion. It is a philosophy of care that teaches practitioners to relate to a person’s core or essence rather than their personality; to listen without passing judgment, to be willing not to know or understand the “why’s” underlying a patient’s symptoms; and not to view a patient’s response to Reiki treatment as a personal achievement. The practitioner provides a conduit for the universal life-force energy but does not control the process.

4. WHY FOUR SESSIONS TO GET STARTED?

For those new to Reiki, we request the opportunity to provide four sessions in a short time, such as a week to ten days. This will jump start your healing process.

Our problems, both physical and emotional, develop and worsen over time, and there is no magic wand to remove them. We must work together over several sessions until the body and mind start responding positively to the application of Reiki. In the first session the body does not know what to expect, and often remains closed to the flow of energy. During the second treatment the body relaxes more deeply and begins to receive the flow of Reiki more freely. The third and fourth treatments are usually very strong and begin to provoke the healing reaction we want for each client.

After the first four sessions are completed, we ask clients to come once a week (if necessary) until they have achieved the optimal results with which they are satisfied.