Reiki is the art of setting aside your Ego and making a conscious “Free Will” decision to allow a Higher Power to work through you for the purpose of healing yourself and others.
Rei - being widely accepted as meaning Universal and Ki - representing the Life Force Energy that many languages and religions speak of, such as; The Christ, Chi in Chinese, Prana in Hindu, Mana by Kahunas and many others.
It is the boundless energy in all of us and all of creation. Reiki is the science and art of activating and applying Universal Life Force/Energy for healing and balancing of the mind, body and spirit.
Reiki is positive energy that relieves stress, pain and disease. It is excellent for relaxation and increasing an unlimited positive energy that is manifested for our use.
Most importantly, Reiki is:
Safe, simple and easily learned and cannot cause any harm to the recipient. In fact, Reiki increases the energy of the provider when administering to self and others. It is truly a “Gift” of positive healing energy.
Thought to be in existence 1600 years BC, Reiki was rediscovered in the early 1900s by Dr. Mikao Usui. An avid practitioner of Kiko,( the Japanese version of qiqong,) a health and healing modality that requires increasing one’s energy and then depleting his own life energy while giving treatments.
He searched for a method of healing that would not draw on his own energy. While attending a retreat on his beloved childhood mountain, Mt. Kurama, he experienced Reiki, realizing that depletion of energy was not a factor, indeed, his energy increased upon giving Reiki.
Reiki, is not a religion, cult, or belief system, it has no dogma or specific doctrine. Reiki is however, a recognition of a Higher Power, that channels positive healing energy through attuned students that consciously set their ego’s aside and open up their hearts to facilitate the healing of self and others.
All living entities benefit from the positive energy of Reiki, animals, plants, trees, anything that has the life force of KI.
It is not a massage, hypnosis, or a tool for diagnosing illness, and should be used in conjunction with conventional medicine, not in lieu of it.
Reiki is a powerful technique that gently promotes balance among all the bodies systems and the normal regeneration processes of the mind, body and spirit.