Get What You Want in Life - Journey of How Reiki Led to Wealth, Relationship Success and Happiness

Even as a little girl growing up in San Francisco, I hadusually felt as heat or tingling sensations. There could
wanted to make it big in life. I wanted to be rich andbe a number of sessions which purely depend on the
famous! Well, who wouldn't want to? Despite havingclient's health requirements.
chosen a career path that was considered a sure-fireThere are three degrees or levels of training in Reiki.
recipe to success, I wasn't getting what I wantedAn initiation or attunement from the Reiki Master
out of life! Strangely I felt that 'a wall of hindrance'qualifies you to gain access to the universal energy
was standing between me and the life of myand take up the next degree or level. During the first
dreams! And my real problem was that I was cluelesslevel the students are taught to perform Reiki on
about this 'invisible barrier' and the means to eliminatethemselves and on others. In the next level the
it until the day I bumped into William with whom Istudents are taught to perform Reiki on others from
shared a room while I was in Australia to attend aa distance. You will need many years of experience
linguistic program.to become a Reiki Master, the third level in which you
William is a writer, teacher and more importantly acan initiate others in Reiki healing process.
Reiki Master. He has mastered the ancient JapaneseUses of Reiki
technique of Reiki to reduce stress, provideReiki practitioners claim that the healing method can
relaxation and heal people. There was somethingprovide relaxation, relieve stress and anxiety, and
divine about William and I felt he radiated spiritualpromote overall health at all levels. People use Reiki to
warmth which he obviously attributed to Reiki. Duringget relief from pain, and even to mitigate the side
my stay with William, I saw many people approachingeffects of cancer treatment. Reiki is also practiced
him for Reiki sessions to overcome their problems aton terminally ill patients and their families to induce a
different levels.sense of peace.
And invariably at the end of these Reiki sessions, IWhat does science say?
saw the happy faces of people who thanked WilliamAccording to National Center for Complementary and
for his expert help. Yet, I remained skeptical aboutAlternative Medicine (NCCAM),
the efficacy of Reiki until one day I decided to takeReiki sessions appear to be safe with no cases of
the plunge! It was not that I really bought intoserious side effects. However there is no scientific
William's ideology. It was largely because I wasconclusion on the benefits of Reiki as yet and
desperate to find the 'invisible barrier to success' inresearch on this is still underway.
my life and eliminate it once for all! But before that, IThe 2007 National Health Interview Survey reported
needed to find out the history of Reiki and itsthat 1.2 million American adults had used energy
practice and reassure myself that it is safe to give ithealing therapies like Reiki.
a try.My experience
Origin of ReikiEven though I was not fully convinced that Reiki is
Reiki is a Japanese word where 'rei' means universalsafe, I took the plunge. My first Reiki session with
and 'ki' means life energy. Hailed as the gentlestWilliam lasted a few minutes and was followed by 5
healing technique in the world, there are differentmore sessions. As the sessions progressed I strongly
types of Reiki practiced today. However, thefelt the universal life force entering the seven
traditional Reiki methods are based on the healing andchakras or energy centers in my body, cleansing me
meditative techniques of Mikao Usui who popularizedat all levels, physical, mental and emotional. And when
it in Japan during the 20th century. Later Usui'sthe energy pushed through the heart chakra, I vividly
student Chujiro Hayashi reintroduced it, giving moreexperienced the breaking of the 'invisible barrier,' and
emphasis on the healing part of it. The Reikiwitnessed the little chunks being blown out!
movement was introduced to the West thanks toMy spiritual heart was now 'open' and devoid of any
the efforts of Hawayo Takata, an American studenthindrance and full of positive energy! I felt reborn! I
of Hayashi.have since used this new found spirit to change
The practice of Reikievery aspect of my life, notably the tremendous
Reiki believes that there is a universal energy fieldwealth, relationship success and happiness I have
present that could help in restoring the balance ofachieved since.
body-mind-soul. This is considered important as anyHow you can tap it's power
discrepancies in the energy levels could result inReiki is spiritual and not religious. Whether you believe
illnesses and hindrances in life. And practitioners claimin God or not, it doesn't matter for Reiki to work out
that through Reiki, one can gain access to theits magic on you! So open up your mind and take the
universal energy field and increase its flow in theplunge and live the life of your dreams.
affected areas and help cure illnesses at the physical,Since my first experiences with Reiki, I've attended
mental and emotional planes present in the humanseveral Reiki workshops and courses. A year ago, I
body.came across a low-cost and superb course that I
In a typical session of Reiki, a trained Reikiwould highly recommend to both beginners and
practitioner places his/her hands, palms down, lightlyadvanced Reiki students. This course can be
on or above the affected body parts of the clientaccessed by going to
for a few minutes. This is repeated using 12 to 15Best of luck with your personal journey of
different hand poses or till the time the client feelsself-discovery and success!
the flow of energy in his/her body parts which is