Reiki - What It Is And How It Works
The word Reiki is a combination of two Japanese kanji, Rei and Ki, meaning "Spiritual Energy" or "Universal Life Force Energy".
When we practice Reiki, whether on ourselves or someone else, we are drawing on the Universal Life Force that exists within and around each one of us to promote physical, emotional and spiritual health and wellbeing for ourselves. In doing so, we facilitate healing for everyone and everything around us.
How Reiki Can Help You
Are you...
- Feeling stressed, overwhelmed by the day-to-day demands of life?
- Experiencing symptoms such as headaches, insomnia, muscular aches and pains?
- Using food and/or other substances to cope?
- Experiencing nuisance side effects from medications or other treatments?
- Looking for a way to relax and restore balance to your life?
Reiki can help!
Reiki can also be used in conjunction with other therapies, i.e. medical and psychological, to enhance the benefits and results that these modalities provide.
Reiki is not intended to replace any other treatment you may be receiving.
What Happens During A Reiki Treatment
During a Reiki treatment, you remain fully clothed and can either be seated in a chair or laying down on a massage table. The Reiki Practitioner rests his or her hands gently on or above specific areas of your body and energy is drawn into your energy field and physical body, assisting your body in re-balancing its own energy and healing capacity.
During a Reiki treatment you may feel any number of sensations such as warmth, tingling, or coolness. You will most likely feel deeply relaxed and peaceful and you may even fall asleep. You may begin to feel emotional. You may not feel much of anything. All are completely normal and you can rest assured that whatever you feel is what you are meant to feel at that moment and trust that Reiki is working for your highest and greatest good.
Reiki As A Spiritual Path
The system of Reiki offers so much more than hands-on healing. Through daily meditation practices and self-treatment, Reiki offers us a way of being in the world, a way of being one with all that is.
Copyright September 2009. The Reiki Path, Scarborough, ON. All Rights Reserved
