DOC WHAT IS REIKI
Reiki developed in 1922 by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui is a form of complementary and alternative medicine using palm healing to transfer healing energy in the form of ki through the palms.
There are two main forms of Reiki:
1.Traditional Japanese Reiki
2.Western Reiki.
Reiki teachings claim that Reiki is inexhaustible and that it can be used to induce a healing effect.
Within both forms of Reiki, there are three forms of degrees:
1.The first degree Reiki course teaches the basic theories and procedures.
Students learn hand placement positions on the recipient's body that are thought to be most conducive to the process in a whole body treatment.
Having completed the first degree course, a Reiki practitioner can then treat himself and others with Reiki.
2.In the second degree Reiki course, the student learns the use of a number of symbols that are said to enhance the strength and distance over which Reiki can be exerted.
Having completed the second level, the student can work without being physically present with the recipient - a practise known as distant healing.
Students in Japan sometimes only attained the Second Degree after a period of 10, sometimes 20, years of practice.
3.Through the third degree, or "master training", the student becomes a Reiki Master.
The new Reiki Master can attune other people to Reiki and teach the three degrees.
The duration of the master training can be anything from a day to a year or more, depending on the school and philosophy of the Reiki Master giving the training.
There are commonly two types of Master:
Master Teacher -a Master Teacher is a Master of Reiki and also has the ability teach Reiki
Master Practitioner - Master Practitioner is a Master of Reiki but does not teach Reiki.
Practice
The seven major chakras.
A schematic diagram of the human body's meridians.
In Western Reiki, it is taught that Reiki works in conjunction with the meridian energy lines and chakras through the use of the hand-positions, which normally correspond to the seven major chakras on the body. These hand-positions are used both on the front and back of the body, and can include specific areas
Healing
The Reiki practitioner touched the diseased parts of the body, he massaged them, tapped them lightly, stroked them, blew on them, fixed his gaze upon them for two to three minutes, and specifically gave them energy, and used a technique commonly referred to as palm healing
Whole body treatment
The Reiki practitioner instructs the recipient to lie down, usually on a massage table, and relax. Loose, comfortable clothing is usually worn during the treatment.
The treatment proceeds with the practitioner placing the hands on the recipient in various positions.
However, practitioners may use a non-touching technique, where the hands are held a few centimetres away from the recipient's body for some or all of the positions.
The hands are usually kept in a position for three to five minutes before moving to the next position.
Overall, the hand positions usually give a general coverage of the head, the front and back of the torso, the knees, and feet.
Between 12 and 20 positions are used, with the whole treatment lasting anywhere from 45 to 90 minutes.
Many Western practitioners use a common fixed set of 12 hand positions,
The use of the 12 hand positions energise on many levels by,
1.physical level through the warmth of the hands,
2.mental level through the use of the Reiki symbols,
3.emotional level through the love that flows with the use of the symbols,
4.energetic level though the presence of the Reiki practitioner as well as the Reiki power itself.
The recipient often feels warmth or tingling in the area being treated, even when a non-touching approach is being used.
A state of deep relaxation, combined with a general feeling of well-being, is usually the most common immediate effect of the treatment although emotional releases do occur.
The Reiki treatment is believed to stimulate the body's natural healing processes.
In a 2008 systematic review of randomised clinical trials assessing the evidence basis of Reiki,there is no proof Reiki had been effective for any condition.
Reiki developed in 1922 by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui is a form of complementary and alternative medicine using palm healing to transfer healing energy in the form of ki through the palms.
There are two main forms of Reiki:
1.Traditional Japanese Reiki
2.Western Reiki.
Reiki teachings claim that Reiki is inexhaustible and that it can be used to induce a healing effect.
Within both forms of Reiki, there are three forms of degrees:
1.The first degree Reiki course teaches the basic theories and procedures.
Students learn hand placement positions on the recipient's body that are thought to be most conducive to the process in a whole body treatment.
Having completed the first degree course, a Reiki practitioner can then treat himself and others with Reiki.
2.In the second degree Reiki course, the student learns the use of a number of symbols that are said to enhance the strength and distance over which Reiki can be exerted.
Having completed the second level, the student can work without being physically present with the recipient - a practise known as distant healing.
Students in Japan sometimes only attained the Second Degree after a period of 10, sometimes 20, years of practice.
3.Through the third degree, or "master training", the student becomes a Reiki Master.
The new Reiki Master can attune other people to Reiki and teach the three degrees.
The duration of the master training can be anything from a day to a year or more, depending on the school and philosophy of the Reiki Master giving the training.
There are commonly two types of Master:
Master Teacher -a Master Teacher is a Master of Reiki and also has the ability teach Reiki
Master Practitioner - Master Practitioner is a Master of Reiki but does not teach Reiki.
Practice
The seven major chakras.
A schematic diagram of the human body's meridians.
In Western Reiki, it is taught that Reiki works in conjunction with the meridian energy lines and chakras through the use of the hand-positions, which normally correspond to the seven major chakras on the body. These hand-positions are used both on the front and back of the body, and can include specific areas
Healing
The Reiki practitioner touched the diseased parts of the body, he massaged them, tapped them lightly, stroked them, blew on them, fixed his gaze upon them for two to three minutes, and specifically gave them energy, and used a technique commonly referred to as palm healing
Whole body treatment
The Reiki practitioner instructs the recipient to lie down, usually on a massage table, and relax. Loose, comfortable clothing is usually worn during the treatment.
The treatment proceeds with the practitioner placing the hands on the recipient in various positions.
However, practitioners may use a non-touching technique, where the hands are held a few centimetres away from the recipient's body for some or all of the positions.
The hands are usually kept in a position for three to five minutes before moving to the next position.
Overall, the hand positions usually give a general coverage of the head, the front and back of the torso, the knees, and feet.
Between 12 and 20 positions are used, with the whole treatment lasting anywhere from 45 to 90 minutes.
Many Western practitioners use a common fixed set of 12 hand positions,
The use of the 12 hand positions energise on many levels by,
1.physical level through the warmth of the hands,
2.mental level through the use of the Reiki symbols,
3.emotional level through the love that flows with the use of the symbols,
4.energetic level though the presence of the Reiki practitioner as well as the Reiki power itself.
The recipient often feels warmth or tingling in the area being treated, even when a non-touching approach is being used.
A state of deep relaxation, combined with a general feeling of well-being, is usually the most common immediate effect of the treatment although emotional releases do occur.
The Reiki treatment is believed to stimulate the body's natural healing processes.
In a 2008 systematic review of randomised clinical trials assessing the evidence basis of Reiki,there is no proof Reiki had been effective for any condition.
