What is Reiki?

Reiki is a Japanese form of healing that is becoming increasingly popular worldwide. It is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. Reiki is one of the more widely known forms of energy healing and is described by adherents as a holistic therapy which brings about healing on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels.

Reiki is capable of healing anything because it works at very fundamental levels of reality. Reiki is a form of spiritual healing using "universal life energy" channelled through the practitioner to the recipient and is also used by practitioners as preventative medicine, as it is claimed that the energy encourages healing before any noticeable symptoms have emerged. Reiki is carried out with the client clothed and usually lying down. Reiki is a wonderful gift which can be shared between us all and is not something that can be learned by reading a bookit is something to experience by receiving a treatment, taking a class, and talking with Reiki practitioners, students, and masters. Reiki is taught in three levels or degrees.

Reiki is a gentle energy and may be used safely by all ages, including the newborn, pregnant mothers, surgical patients, the frail and the elderly, regardless of their state of health. It is administered by a practitioner, who serves as a conduit through whom the Universal Life Energy can be transmitted to the recipient, by either hands-on or distance healing techniques. Reiki is not a form of a massage as the hands remain still while in contact with the patient's body. It is deeply relaxing, eases stress, and has a calming effect. Reiki is optimally given in a full treatment format but can also be administered in abbreviated treatments to a specific area or areas of the body. Reiki music is often played during a healing session. This relaxation music helps create a calm and peaceful atmosphere whilst the healing takes place.

Reiki is a smart energy that automatically flows where the imbalances are in your body regardless of where the practitioner's hands are placed and is a powerful natural therapy that helps to restore balance and health, boost the body’s immune system and relieve stress. Reiki is guided by the HigherIntelligence that sustains and balances all life on this planet. Reiki is not a healing energy reserved only for the elite, wealthy, educated, or spiritually evolved. Reiki is not a religion, it holds no creed or doctrine and is one of the most simple hands-on healing modality in the world and is also one of the most effective.