Reiki (pronounced Ray-Key) is a gentle
hands-on technique for stress reduction and relaxation that helps a client tap
into their supply of "life force energy" to improve their health and enhance
their quality of life. Reiki is based on the idea that an unseen "life
force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive.
If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel
stress. If it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.
It's like your car's engine. If the battery or transmission fluid, etc. in
your car is low, it won't run right. Replenish the battery or fluids and
your car will run smoothly. This is what Reiki does for you.
The word Reiki is made of
two Japanese words: Rei, which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power";
and Ki, which is "life force energy". So Reiki is actually spiritually guided
life force energy.
Reiki stimulates the natural ability of the body to self-correct and restore
balance. A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows
through you and surrounds you. Reiki treats the whole person, including
body, emotions, mind and spirit, and creates many beneficial effects including
relaxation and feelings of peace, security and well-being.
Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of self-improvement that everyone can
benefit from. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or
therapeutic techniques. Reiki has no side effects and it promotes a
speedier recovery.
An amazingly simple technique to learn, the ability to use Reiki is not taught
in the usual sense, but transferred to the student during a Reiki class
"attunement". The "attunement" is given by a Reiki Master/Teacher and
allows the student to tap into an unlimited supply of "life force energy" to
improve one's health and enhance the quality of life.
Reiki is not dependent on one's intellectual capacity or spiritual development,
and therefore, is available to everyone.
Just for today,
I will be thankful for my many blessings;
Just for today,
I will let go of anger;
Just for today,
I will let go of worry;
Just for today,
I will do my work honestly;
Just for today,
I will be kind to myself,
my neighbor and all living things.
Mikao Usui