| Reiki is a complementary and alternative healing | | | | Reiki helps re-balance the flow of one's energy to |
| practice that is gaining a more significant place in the | | | | help return it to a normal free-flowing state. Then |
| holistic healing field. As a Reiki Teacher/Practitioner | | | | symptoms of illness begin to fall away. |
| (also considered a Reiki Master Teacher) I am thrilled | | | | A Reiki practitioner does not exactly DO the healing. |
| to see this mainstream movement in progress. On | | | | The healing energy flows through the practitioner to |
| one of his recent TV shows, Dr. Mehmet Oz included | | | | the recipient, and begins to create a healing |
| Reiki as one of the alternative medicine/healing | | | | environment within the recipient. Basically, the |
| therapies that was featured. Dr. Oz is a strong | | | | receiver of Reiki begins to heal themselves (without |
| supporter of this modality -- his wife is a Reiki Master | | | | any conscious effort), with the assistance of the |
| and Reiki is used regularly in their home. | | | | practitioner. The practitioner is simply a conduit for |
| Reiki is a technique that originated in Japan in the | | | | the energy flow. |
| early 1900s by Dr. Mikao Usui. Though many different | | | | A practitioner may lay their hands lightly on the |
| "branches" and forms of Reiki have sprung up in | | | | recipient or keep their hands elevated above the |
| more recent years, most practitioners can trace their | | | | body. Reiki is always gentle, and offers a person a |
| lineage back to Dr. Usui. | | | | sense of light, warm radiance usually leading to deep |
| The word Reiki combines two Japanese words: "Rei" | | | | and satisfying relaxation. Sometimes the healing |
| meaning universe and "ki" referring to the life force | | | | effects of Reiki can be profound and amazing. Most |
| energy. Most people have heard of "chi" which also | | | | of the time, a state of calmness and serenity is felt. |
| means life energy. Reiki is generally translated as | | | | Sometimes, depending on the individual needs of the |
| "universal life force energy." | | | | person, one can leave a session and soon after, have |
| The life force energy that flows through a person | | | | a delightful feeling of being joyfully energized! |
| determines one's state of health. If the energy within | | | | Reiki is used in many hospitals, clinical settings, and |
| and around one's body is free-flowing, then he/she is | | | | wellness centers across the country. It has been |
| in a positive state of health. If there are blockages or | | | | shown to effectively help reduce pain, as well as |
| weaknesses in one's energy field, one usually is in a | | | | speed up recovery time after surgery, an injury or |
| negative state of health. A negative state of health | | | | an illness. Though gentle and calming, Reiki is truly a |
| can mean a disease, condition, illness, or injury. Health | | | | powerful healing modality with significant and |
| refers to all components and levels of health: physical, | | | | observable benefits! |
| emotional and mental. | | | | |