What is Reiki?
Reiki is a natural energy healing technique for stress reduction, relaxation, and healing. It is administered by a "laying on of hands", or working above the body in the aura, and is based on the concept that an unseen "life force energy" flows through all of us and is what animates all living things. This energy passes through the practitioner’s energy channel to the client and the practitioner isn’t using any of their own energy.
The word Reiki is made of two Japanese kanji - Rei which means "Divine Wisdom or a Higher Intelligence" and Ki which is "life force energy" – translating to “spiritually guided life force energy” or “Universal life force energy”. This energy is self-intelligent and when offered to someone it goes to wherever the receiver’s body needs it. So the practitioner isn’t doing any “healing” and is merely a vehicle for focusing and concentrating the energy as it passes through them. The receiver’s body takes in the energy and uses it to do its own healing.
Because everything is energy, Reiki can be used on anyone and anything for healing, harmony, balance and peace, and can even be done effectively from a distance. Many medical studies have documented the consistent, measurable results achieved with Reiki treatments. Because the principles of this powerful energy healing technique are based on the laws of Quantum Physics it can also be used on inanimate objects and situations with great success.
Traditional Usui Reiki
Usui Reiki, the most popular form of Reiki in use today, is a very gentle, but deeply effective form of hands on healing that works naturally with the body’s energy fields. While other forms of Reiki have been around for eons, Usui Reiki was discovered in Japan in 1922 by Mikao Usui. Reiki is a Japanese word that translates to “Spiritually Guided Life Force Energy” or “Universal Life Force Energy”. This healing energy, which is based on the principals of Quantum Physics, has been a proven therapy in use continuously for almost 100 years and is highly effective for healing in humans and animals.
Benefits of Reiki
Reiki treats the whole person including physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual issues creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation, relief from pain, feelings of peace, security, a sense of wellbeing, and many other positive effects.
Physical Healing
• Reduce physical pain
• Recover from addictions/substance abuse
• Accelerate the healing of injuries, surgeries, illness
• Reduce the side effects of chemotherapy and other medical treatments
• Increase the effectiveness of other natural and traditional medical treatments
Emotional Healing
• Relieve anxiety, stress, depression
• Neutralize emotional trauma and triggers
• Enjoy life more and have more positive experiences
• Release unwanted habits and install new positive habits
• Clear negative thought patterns and energetic attachments
• Identify and release hidden blocks that are holding you back
• Heal relationship issues and improve communication with others
Spiritual Healing
• Reconnect you with your Source of Being
• Discover and live your true life purpose
• Balance and harmonize your Energy Meridians and Chakras
• Experience a deep sense of peace, contentment, and acceptance of life
• Heal early life, past life, and ancestral patterns negatively affecting you
What does treatment look like?
In a Reiki session, the client lies on a massage table or sits up in a chair and the practitioner gently lays their hands on the client’s body where the energy is compromised, or works in the Aura off the body, to balance and clear the energy in different areas. Reiki can be given in person in the office or virtually (distance reiki) in the comfort of your home. It’s quite handy to have access to a very powerful healing technique that can be experienced from any distance. Distance Reiki is instantly felt by the receiver who benefits just as much as in-person. The receiver often feels like a soft, warm blanket is over them, and at times even feels a comforting sensation like the warmth of the practitioner’s hands on them. Distance Reiki sessions offer the convenience and safety of receiving healing energy in the comfort of your home so there’s no driving, no touching, no stress, just powerful healing energy that’s safe and extremely beneficial.
It works very well in conjunction with sound healing, hypnotherapy, parts work (Internal Family Systems), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and a number of other modalities to make them more effective, relieve side effects, and promote faster and better recovery. It’s also great for manifesting something you need or want, improving relationships, improving situations, and much more!
Why do we practice Reiki?
We have experienced the healing power of Reiki and want to share this life force energy with our community. We believe in implementing holistic modalities for our clients who seek deeper levels of healing and the decision to add Reiki aligned with our mission and vision. Our practitioners received Reiki training at Rising Light Reiki International Training Academy from Joan Maute Licensed Reiki Master Teacher. We have been practicing Reiki since 2024.
