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 History
of Reiki - Reiki is believed to have begun in Tibet
several thousand years ago. Seers in the Orient studied energies
and developed a system of sounds and symbols for universal healing
energies. Various healing systems, which crossed many different
cultures, emerged from this single root system. Unfortunately, the
original source itself was forgotten. Dr. Mikao Usui, a Japanese
Christian educator in Kyoto, Japan, rediscovered the root system
in the mid- to late 1800s. He began an extensive twenty-one-year
study of the healing phenomena of history's greatest spiritual leaders.
He also studied ancient sutras (Buddhist teachings written in Sanskrit).
He discovered ancient sounds and symbols that are linked directly
to the human body and nervous system which activate the universal
life energy for healing.
Usui then underwent a metaphysical experience and became empowered
to use these sounds and symbols to heal. He called this form of
healing Reiki and taught it throughout Japan until his death around
1893. The tradition was passed through several grandmasters of reiki
such as Dr. Chujiro Hyashi, Hawayo Takata, and Phyllis Lei Furumoto.
There are many forms of reiki being practiced now. The two principal
ones are: "the Usui System of Natural Healing" and "the
Radiance Technique." The Usui System of Natural Healing balances
and strengthens the body's energy, promoting its ability to heal
itself.
Reiki is useful in treating serious serious illnesses as well as
others. Examples are: sports injuries, cuts, burns, internal diseases,
emotional disorders, and stress-related illnesses. Reiki was introduced
to the Western world in the mid-1970s. Since then its use has spread
dramatically worldwide.
Reiki Infocenteri
What Is Reiki?
Reiki practitioners channel energy in a particular pattern to heal
and harmonize. Unlike other healing therapies based on the premise
of a human energy field, Reiki seeks to restore order to the body
whose vital energy has become unbalanced. Reiki energy has several
basic effects: it brings about deep relaxation, destroys energy
blockages, detoxifies the system, provides new vitality in the form
of healing universal life energy, and increases the vibrational
frequency of the body.
The laying of hands is used in Reiki therapy also as in spiritual
healing. There is a difference though. In spiritual healing, a person
with a strong energy field places his or her hands above a particular
part of the recipient's body in order to release energy into it.
So, here the healer is the one who is sending out the energy. In
Reiki, however, the healer places the hands above the recipient;
however, it is the recipient that draws the energy as needed. Thus,
in this case, the individual being healed takes an active part in
the healing process as opposed to having a passive part in spiritual
healing. The individual takes responsibility for his or her healing.
The recipient identifies the needs and cater to them by drawing
energy as needed.
Although there are a few positions in which the practitioner is
in contact with the patient (such as cradling the head), most Reiki
treatments do not involve actual touching. The practitioner holds
his or her hands a few inches or farther away from the patient's
body and manipulates the energy field from there.
Reiki Infocenter
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