REIKI
The awareness that an unseen energy flows through all living things and directly effects the quality of a person's health has been part of the wisdom of many cultures since ancient times. This life energy goes by many names: qi in China, ki in Japan and prana in India. The ancient Hawaiians called it ti or ki. It has also been called orgone energy and élan vital and science refers to it as biofield energy.
When your life energy is low, it's more difficult to deal with stress; you may not sleep well and you're more susceptible to illness. When your life energy is strong, you feel strong, can more easily deal with stress and are less likely to get sick. Reiki is a technique that increases a person's supply of life energy.
What is a Session Like?
Reiki is administered through the hands of a Reiki practitioner with the client lying fully clothed on a massage table. A session usually lasts from 45 minutes to an hour and a half and shorter sessions are also possible.
The Reiki Practitioner places his or her hands at locations around the head and shoulders, abdomen and legs & feet. The practitioners hands are simply held at each location, lightly touching or slightly away from the body. Reiki energy flows from the practitioner's hands and into the clients body and energy field. A Reiki session feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that surrounds and fills the client and includes feelings of relaxation, peace and well-being that also promote healing.
Reiki Benefits
Reiki energy allows muscles to relax and increases blood flow to treated areas, which in turn quickens the healing process. Practitioners and clients report help with stress, headaches, insomnia, upset stomach, sprains and other minor conditions.
Occasionally, miraculous results are reported. Reiki also promotes psychological healing, including release of anger, fear, worry, sadness and other unhealthy feelings, and replaces them with self-worth, confidence and tranquility.
Reprinted from the International Center for Reiki Training.
