| Reiki can be defined as a form of energy healing that | | | | passed from master to student over hundreds of |
| needs no specific spiritual alignment. One needs not | | | | years. However, there is a lot of discrepancy |
| be a part of any particular holy group to practice | | | | between the teachings of varied masters and |
| Reiki and it doesn't really matter of which caste or | | | | students, but the moral of the story remains the |
| creed you are. Reiki is a wonderful, portable, simple | | | | same. |
| and non-invasive modality that needs no pricey | | | | Reiki was discovered by a man called Master Mikao |
| equipment and can be learnt easily. Reiki works for | | | | while he was on a meditation retreat in the |
| you without offending your beliefs. There are | | | | mountains. He managed to open his own Chakra and |
| thousands of people practicing Reiki on themselves | | | | received a huge amount of energy which can be |
| and others to heal people across the continents. | | | | termed as a healing energy that he could use to heal |
| Reiki treatments are not at all tiring to perform, nor | | | | himself and others transmitting through touch. He |
| do they cause any wear and tear like massage. Once | | | | realized that Reiki energy could be transmitted from |
| a practitioner completes the second degree | | | | one person to another so that others can |
| attunement, he can treat a person who is present at | | | | themselves become master of the technique and |
| a remote location, may be in another city or country. | | | | heal other people and the lineage continues till today. |
| The possibility of distance treatments offers ease to | | | | Reiki is defined as a healing energy and people who |
| treat others with Reiki enabling a long and healthy | | | | receive the Reiki usually lay flat while the practitioner |
| lifestyle. | | | | place their hands on their chakra points thereby |
| Reiki basically is union of two words; ‘Rei' stands | | | | transmitting this healing energy into their body. Those |
| for universal life giving and ‘Ki' (Chi) stands for | | | | receiving this healing therapy have reportedly felt |
| energy. The origination of Reiki expands over a | | | | relaxed and tingly during the therapy as well as have |
| number of stories made up encompassing knowledge | | | | reported improvement with their ailments. |