Understanding Reiki

 

 

The great beauty and value of Reiki is that it connects us to that part of the universe
where all is guided by wisdom, love and peace.


"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can,
in all the ways you can, in all the places you can,
at all the times you can, to all the people you can,
as long as ever you can." 
                                                                                                                                                    John Wesley


 

 

What is Reiki?

 

An holistic approach to better health, happiness and personal fulfilment

An effective means of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being



 

"Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half awake. 
We are making use of only a small part of our physical and mental resources. 
Stating the thing broadly, the human individual thus lives far within his limits. 
He possesses power of various sorts which he habitually fails to use." 

                                                                                                                            William James

 

Reiki was developed as a popular and widespread holistic therapy in Japan early last century by Mikao Usui, a deeply spiritual, well educated and highly respected man who was honoured by the Meiji Emperor both for his dedication to the health and well-being of his fellow human beings and for his compassionate contribution to his country in working tirelessly to help survivors of the devastating Kanto earthquake.  

Taught by Mikao Usui as a method for health and happiness and with its roots in Japanese Shinto and ancient Buddhism, Reiki therapy is a unique form of stress reduction and energy balancing that can be used by anyone both as an effective technique for deep relaxation, inner peace and well-being and also as a spiritual practice for personal growth and development.  Reiki is a completely natural energy balancing therapy that uses a calm mind, gentle touch and focussed attention to provide loving support for anyone suffering from stress, aches and pains, injuries and illness, and to boost, balance and strengthen the human energy field.  

Reiki was considered to be such an effective healing method in Japan in the first half of the 20th century that the Japanese Navy used it as a form of medical treatment while at sea, both before and throughout the second world war, as a way of avoiding the need to carry and store extensive medical supplies. There were also a number of 'Reiki stations' in Japanese ports. 

Now well known and respected all over the world, with millions of practitioners, Reiki is a holistic energy therapy that works at every level of human existence - physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.  Reiki soothes the spirit, relaxes mind and body, and stimulates the body's natural ability to heal itself. As well as reducing stress and anxiety, Reiki healing can also transform thought and behaviour patterns and restore the vitality and health that is our birthright.

Reiki therapy is a simple but profoundly effective technique that can be learnt by most people, with the commitment required, to calm and soothe, to induce a state of profound relaxation and to restore a feeling of well-being. Some people have been told, or discover, that they are naturally gifted healers, but a natural talent like this is not necessary in order to learn Reiki.  Reiki energy is totally safe and can be of wonderful support to everyone, from tiny babies to the frail and ill, the very elderly, and even to pets, farm animals and plants.

As a complementary therapy, Reiki gently and effectively complements all types of medical treatment and can bring significant relief to people, whether they are coping with simple challenges of mind or body or chronic or terminal illness.  There are millions of Reiki practitioners worldwide, and Reiki is used in many hospitals, private clinics, medical and Reiki treatment centres throughout the UK.

Reiki therapy was developed as a particularly effective way of bringing us back to that awareness of who we really are, who we are truly meant to be - an awareness we were innocently in touch with as very young children but that tends to get lost amongst the pressures of adult life.

 

"We are all in essence perfect, spiritual beings.
We are each a perfect expression of the universal mind
or God consciousness that is within us.
As such, our natural birthright is radiant health,
beauty, boundless energy, youthful vitality and joy
throughout our lives."
                                                                                    Shakti Gawain

 

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