| Reiki is complementary energy medicine. Its premise | | | | glands; issues are survival and grounding; affirmation |
| is that dis-ease is an imbalance of energy. The | | | | "I have" |
| imbalance is in the aura, meridians and chakras of the | | | | 2nd) Sacral chakra-located just below the navel; color |
| body causing it to become unhealthy. Reiki is the | | | | is orange; reproductive system; glands are testes and |
| loving universal life force that surrounds everything | | | | ovaries; issues are sexuality and creativity; affirmation |
| and everybody. Reiki practitioners channel it to flow | | | | "I feel" |
| through the seven chakras to help heal any dis-ease | | | | 3rd) Solar Plexus chakra-located between the bottom |
| that may be present. | | | | or the rib cage and navel; color is yellow; digestive |
| I will explain what the chakras of the body are and | | | | system; gland is pancreas; issue is personal power; |
| the importance of each one. In Sanskrit, 'chakra' | | | | affirmation "I can" |
| means a spinning wheel of energy or vortex. Chakras | | | | 4th) Heart chakra-located in the center of the chest; |
| act as energy centers. A central column of energy | | | | color is green; circulatory system; thymus gland; issue |
| runs through the body and connects the seven | | | | is love; affirmation "I love" |
| chakras. They transform information between the | | | | 5th) Throat chakra-located at the base of the throat; |
| spiritual, mental, emotional and physical levels of the | | | | color is blue; lungs and throat (vocal); thyroid and |
| body. For instance, if there are emotional issues | | | | parathyroid glands; issue is communication; affirmation |
| involving the heart chakra, the issues can be | | | | "I speak" |
| transformed into heart disease by way of the heart | | | | 6th) Third Eye chakra-located in the center of the |
| chakra. On the other hand, if there are feelings of | | | | forehead; color is indigo (purple); lower brain, nervous |
| forgiveness and unconditional love, the heart chakra | | | | system, ears, nose, eyes; pituitary gland; issue is |
| transforms that energy to a healthy heart and | | | | vision; affirmation "I see" |
| circulation. | | | | 7th) Crown chakra-located top of head toward the |
| Each chakra has a number, location, name and color. | | | | back; color is violet; upper brain; pineal gland; issue is |
| Each is attached to an organ and system and is | | | | connection to spirit; affirmation "I know" |
| associated with a gland or glands. An affirmation can | | | | When giving a treatment, the Reiki practitioner will lay |
| be used for each to help remedy issues of a | | | | hands gently or hover hands a few inches directly |
| particular chakra. | | | | above each chakra to channel Reiki's healing universal |
| CHAKRAS number, name, location; color; organ | | | | energy into each. Intuition guides his/her hands to |
| system; gland(s); issues; affirmation: | | | | chakras that need energy balancing for optimal |
| 1st) Root or Base chakra-located near the tailbone; | | | | physical and mental health. |
| color is red; excretory systems and spine; adrenal | | | | |