Reiki (pronounced "Ray-Key") is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and 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, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy. 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."

While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. It has no dogma, and there is nothing you must believe in order to use Reiki. It is not dependent on belief at all and will work whether you believe in it or not.

Dr. Mikao Usui is the founder of the Usui System of Reiki. He was born on August 15, 1865 in the village of Yago in the Yamagata district of Gifu prefecture, Japan. Usui was fascinated by healing and devoted his life to trying to discover as much as he could about it, studying both on his own and also with many different groups. Having spent many years in research and meditation he adopted the practice of the Lotus Repentance Meditation which incorporated a 21 day fasting meditation on Mount Kurama, a nearby mountain which was used for meditative retreats. On the morning of the 21st day of one of these fasts he had a satori, or enlightening experience, in which he gained the ability to heal others and to pass this ability on to other people.

Legend attributes the following 'four miracles' to the story. On the way back down the mountain Usui stumbled and stubbed his toe causing it to bleed heavily. He instinctively grasped the painful toe in his hands and instantly felt a great heat there and when he looked, he found that his toe was healing very quickly. He continued on down the mountain and suddenly felt very hungry. He stopped at an inn and ate a full meal which is not easily done after a 21 day fast. After his meal he noted that the girl who had been serving him had a severe toothache. Usui placed his hands over the girl's jaw for a few minutes and the pain left her. When he finally arrived back at the monastery he found that the abbot was ill in bed with severe arthritis. Usui went to visit the abbot and was able to effect a cure for the arthritis by laying his hands on the abbot.

Usui started to devote his time to healing others and teaching his discoveries and this teaching became known as the Usui Shiki Ryoho or the Usui system of Natural Healing.

An amazingly simple technique to learn, the ability to use Reiki is not taught in the usual sense, but is transferred to the student during a Reiki class. This ability is passed on during an "attunement" given by a Reiki master 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.

Its use is not dependent on one's intellectual capacity or spiritual development and therefore is available to everyone. It has been successfully taught to thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds.

Dr. Mikao Usui, the founder of the Reiki system of natural healing, recommended that one practice certain simple ethical ideals to promote peace and harmony, which are nearly universal across all cultures.

Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and malady and always creates a beneficial effect. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery.

Reiki treatments:

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. It begins with the Reiki Practitioner taking information about your physical and emotional concerns and the specific areas that you would like to focus on. After doing so, you will lay fully clothed on a massage table, or may be seated if necessary. The practitioner will place their hands on or slightly above key areas of the body to transmit Reiki energy. Your practitioner will hold each hand position for 3 - 5 minutes.

People's experiences vary during a Reiki session; however, most people feel the energy as heat. They may feel tingling, vibrating or waves of energy from the hands of the practitioner. Most people feel a great sense of relaxation, calm and peace; and at the same time feel energized with more clarity after a session.

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