The Mind-Body Healing Benefits of Reiki
According to the Japanese healing technique known as Reiki (pronounced
"ray-kee"), when your “Ki” -- or life force energy -- is low or
disrupted, you’re more likely to feel stressed or sick. High levels of Ki lead to health and happiness, and it is upon this principle that Reiki exerts its healing effects.
Composed of two Japanese words -- “Rei,” which means “God’s Wisdom or
the Higher Power” and “Ki,” which means “life force energy” -- Reiki can
be translated as “spiritually guided life force energy.” This gentle,
energy healing technique works by helping to clear the negative energies
that are blocking the flow of your vital life force energy and is
becoming increasingly practiced in U.S. hospitals, hospices and other
health care settings.
How Does Reiki Work?
A Reiki
treatment generally involves working with a Reiki practitioner who will
access your life force energy and allow it to flow freely. This is done
by placing their hands palms down on or just above your body in up to 15
different positions. Each position is held for two to five minutes, or
until the practitioner feels heat and tingling sensations dissipate,
which signals that the flow of energy has stopped.
Each Reiki
session lasts anywhere from 30 to 90 minutes, and patients generally
receive multiple sessions. It is also possible to receive Reiki
long-distance, in which Reiki is performed on clients who are not
physically present.
A Gentle Form of Mind-Body Medicine
According to the International Center for Reiki Training: “A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through
and around you. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions,
mind and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include
relaxation and feelings of peace, security and wellbeing … Reiki will
improve the results of all medical treatment, acting to reduce negative
side effects, shorten healing time, reduce or eliminate pain, reduce
stress, and help create optimism.”
The energy that is channeled from
the hands of a Reiki practitioner is said to “break up and wash away”
negative thoughts and feelings that are stopping the flow of your life
force energy, leading to improved mental and physical health.
As the
International Center for Reiki Training reports: “Reiki heals by
flowing through the affected parts of the energy field and charging them
with positive energy. It raises the vibratory level of the energy field
in and around the physical body where the negative thoughts and
feelings are attached. This causes the negative energy to break apart
and fall away. In so doing, Reiki clears, straightens and heals the
energy pathways, thus allowing the life force to flow in a healthy and
natural way.”
Because Ki is influenced by your thoughts and
feelings, Dr. Mikao Usui, who rediscovered the ancient healing art of
Reiki in Japan in the early 1900s, also developed five Reiki principles
that complement the healing technique. To improve your mind and body,
Dr. Usui recommended repeating the following, out loud and in your
heart, each day, morning and night:
1. Just for today, I will let go of anger. (Letting go of anger brings peace into the mind.)
2. Just for today, I will let go of worry. (Letting go of worry brings healing into the body.)
3. Just for today, I will give thanks for my many blessings. (Being thankful brings joy into the spirit.)
4. Just for today, I will do my work honestly. (Working honestly brings abundance into the soul.)
5. Just for today, I will be kind to my neighbor and every living thing. (Being kind brings love into the will.)
What Health Problems is Reiki Used For?
Reiki is used for relaxation and stress relief as well as to relieve
chronic pain, side effects from medications and medical treatments, and
to improve overall health and well-being. The technique is increasingly
being offered in U.S. medical settings, and it’s estimated that over 800
U.S. hospitals now offer Reiki as part of their services.
Are You Looking for a Reiki Practitioner?
Reiki practitioners must receive their training from an experienced
Reiki teacher or Master, and can hold degrees in level 1 (which involves
about two days of training), level 2 or Master Reiki, which can take
years to achieve. When choosing a practitioner, be sure to find
out about their background, experience and training, as expertise can
vary greatly and there are currently no set licensing standards.
Although research into Reiki is still ongoing, it appears to be a very
safe treatment with virtually no side effects reported. Using it in
addition to your current therapies for a variety of physical and mental
health complaints may therefore be a complementary treatment worth
looking into.
Do you know the most natural therapy, free of medicine that can assist
you baby to be calmer, or relieved from pain? Reiki is a hands-on,
non-manipulative, energy renewal technique, to help babies to sleep
well, to relieve pain from teething or to speed up recovery during a
cold. Reiki can help by providing additional energy to be used for
healing. The sooner an ailment is addressed the better. If you come as
soon as your dear bub starts sneezing it will prevent them from
coughing. It is so heartbreaking for us when they cough, don’t you
agree? And it will deprive them from sleep and you too!
The
baby’s body will attract the energy that is transferred through the
hands of the practitioner, Catherine. The baby can sit on his mum’s lap
or be hold in her Mum’s arms, or be held by Catherine if the baby
agrees. The energy will flow and go wherever it is needed. For babies,
who have so small bodies, one of Catherine’s hand can cover the whole
lungs surface!
Reiki is very gentle for babies and adults alike.
Why do we need a Reiki Treatment?
We all, from time to time, experience sudden changes in our lives; disturbances, long term depression, anger, unhealthy thought
patterns and also fear, just to name a few.
These are all negative emotions which cause our bodies to feel stress
and tension which after a long period of time can deeply affect us and
can cause harm by weakening our immune system resulting to health
problems if not dealt with promptly.
Reiki energy allows our body to relax so that it can accelerate its own
ability to heal itself by supporting its healing process.
Reiki Benefits
When the flow of the
“Life Force Energy” is disrupted, weakened or blocked, emotional or
health problems tend to occur. Imbalances can be caused from many
situations occurring in our lives, such as emotional or physical trauma,
injury, negative thoughts and feelings, including fear, worry, doubt,
anger, anxiety, negative self-talk, toxicity, nutritional depletion,
destructive lifestyle and relationships, neglect of self and lack of
love for oneself or others, from emotions that are not expressed in a
healthy way.
Reiki therapy is now recognized for its natural
ability to heal peoples’ lives in many miraculous and powerful ways and
at all levels such as spiritual, mental, physical and emotional.
Here are some practical ways Reiki can benefit you:
Helps relieve general aches and pains
Generates deep relaxation and feelings of peace
Restores balance and harmony
Restores energy flow throughout the body
Removes negative thoughts and attitudes
Removes energy blockages
Helps purify the body of poisons and toxins
Helps with insomnia. Aiding better sleep
Helps stabilise blood pressure
Enhances support for the immune system
Enhances spiritual growth
Enhances emotional clearing
Stimulates a sense of compassion
Delays one’s aging process
Reduces symptoms of Menopause
Reduces stress and anxiety
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