What is Reiki?
Reiki (pronounced “Ray-key”) is a simple Japanese energy-balancing method that is used by hundreds of thousands of people all over the world. It is most well known as a sort of hands-on treatment technique, but most “Reiki practitioners” actually use Reiki for their own benefit too, by working with energy and treating themselves!
Mikao UsuiWhere is it from?
Reiki was developed by a man called Mikao Usui in the early 1900s in Japan. He created a simple self-healing, spiritual development and treatment system that anyone could use. Eventually Reiki passed to the West and it is now practised all over the world.
What can Reiki do for me?
Anyone can benefit from Reiki, whether you have learned Reiki for yourself or received a course of Reiki treatments from a practitioner. These are some of the things that are possible through Reiki...
- Deep relaxation
- Reduced stress & anxiety
- Boosted energy levels
- A feeling of inner calm, contentment and serenity
- A speeding up of the natural healing process
Reiki can also help you to:
- Feel more positive, confident and better able to cope
- Deal better with stressful people and difficult situations
- Develop a strong sense of purpose and clear-thinking
- Remove some of the ‘clutter’ from your life
Reiki treatments
Receiving Reiki from a practitioner is a simple process. The client lies on a treatment table and the practitioner will gently lay their hands on the body in a series of hand positions from the head to the feet. During the treatment, energy (called “chi”) is drawn through the practitioner into the recipient, helping to produce a state of balance. You might experience deep relaxation, tingling, heat from the practitioner’s hands, or feel like you are floating. You might feel nothing: everyone is different. The recipient remains clothed throughout the session.
Treating yourself
If you have learned Reiki for yourself, then you can treat yourself. This is a wonderful relaxing process that will leave you feeling content, comforted and at peace with yourself and the world. You can “self-treat” every day!
Reiki is not a substitute for medical treatment. If you have any symptoms of illness you should see your doctor.
Reiki is safe and will complement any form of complementary or medical treatment.
A Reiki practitioner will not diagnose or recommend any form of treatment.
