What Is Reiki Healing?
And a Brief History of the Healing Art
How many times have we ever thought to ourselves, “If only there was some means to speed up the healing process or feel better while in the midst of recovery from … (you fill in the rest)”! Well that something is available with a non-invasive technique called Reiki.
Reiki means Life Force (rei-) Energy (-ki). This ancient, healing practice of hands on (or off) was (re)discovered by Mikao Usui Sensei.
It is spoken that one day, prior to 1922, Usui Sensei climbed Mt. Karuma to fast in order to reach Satori. This is a level of Zen mastery which is to know truth (ultimate reality) while leaving ego behind and experience eternal joy. On the twenty first day, while upon the mountain, he felt Reiki over his head. Usui Sensei experienced Oneness with the Universe: I am the Universe; the Universe is me. In his excitement, he raced down the mountain, tore his toe nail then grabbed his toe as a reflex action and that energy he felt healed the torn nail. This was his (re)discovery of the healing energy.
In 1922, Mikao Usui Sensei developed the rigid system of instruction and established Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakai. His first follower and practitioner was Dr. Chujiro Hayashi, a Japanese Naval physician. Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, a Hawaiian woman named Hawayo Takata studied for many years under Usui and Hayashi. Takata Sensei is responsible for spreading the practice in the Western society. To learn Reiki when it was being introduced to the Western world was an expensive proposition, $3,000 to $10,000 (U.S). It was believed that if a gluttonous Westerner wanted to become a Reiki healer, they would have to pay. Charging this amount was appropriate to the teachers, believing this was the way to ensure serious healers only would become involved and they would follow attunements from beginning to end. Today attunements costs range from $100 to $300 (US) per level.
Reiki is performed on a client by a certified, attuned practitioner who holds a certificate as a Reiki II practitioner or above (please ask to see their certificate). Prior to the arrival of a client, the practitioner will:
When the client arrives, the usual procedure is:
The Reiki practitioner is not the healer, per se. If she/he conveys this, you may want to seek an alternate healer because they have let ego and pride interfere with the energy force. The Reiki provider is but a tool or vessel for the Life Force energy, also referred to as Chi in other types of energy healing. The practitioner is the conduit for this healing energy to flow through to the client.
Many of our clients have had spiritual encounters like seeing Ascended Masters, Angels, Animal Guides, and much more during their sessions. Some of them feel a tingling or warm flow of “energy” throughout their body or in specific areas such as energy centers or in an afflicted area (injury or disease/dys-ease area); some have felt the sensation of a healing touch somewhere on their body; while others have an overwhelming feeling or sensation of calmness, peacefulness and/or relaxation. Amazingly, no two (2) experiences are ever exactly the same.
As mentioned previously, hydration for the days following a Reiki session is critical to the whole process of healing. We highly recommend drinking lots of water, unless contraindicated by a specific medical condition.
Contact us and book a session soon. Your feeling good makes, us feel fulfilled.
BREATHE - RELAX - HEAL
We do not replace, nor do we advocate replacing a client's healthcare professional, i.e. doctor, specialist, psychologist, etc. In fact we recommend that your healthcare specialist be made aware of your intent about “seeing” us.
And a Brief History of the Healing Art
How many times have we ever thought to ourselves, “If only there was some means to speed up the healing process or feel better while in the midst of recovery from … (you fill in the rest)”! Well that something is available with a non-invasive technique called Reiki.
Reiki means Life Force (rei-) Energy (-ki). This ancient, healing practice of hands on (or off) was (re)discovered by Mikao Usui Sensei.
It is spoken that one day, prior to 1922, Usui Sensei climbed Mt. Karuma to fast in order to reach Satori. This is a level of Zen mastery which is to know truth (ultimate reality) while leaving ego behind and experience eternal joy. On the twenty first day, while upon the mountain, he felt Reiki over his head. Usui Sensei experienced Oneness with the Universe: I am the Universe; the Universe is me. In his excitement, he raced down the mountain, tore his toe nail then grabbed his toe as a reflex action and that energy he felt healed the torn nail. This was his (re)discovery of the healing energy.
In 1922, Mikao Usui Sensei developed the rigid system of instruction and established Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakai. His first follower and practitioner was Dr. Chujiro Hayashi, a Japanese Naval physician. Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, a Hawaiian woman named Hawayo Takata studied for many years under Usui and Hayashi. Takata Sensei is responsible for spreading the practice in the Western society. To learn Reiki when it was being introduced to the Western world was an expensive proposition, $3,000 to $10,000 (U.S). It was believed that if a gluttonous Westerner wanted to become a Reiki healer, they would have to pay. Charging this amount was appropriate to the teachers, believing this was the way to ensure serious healers only would become involved and they would follow attunements from beginning to end. Today attunements costs range from $100 to $300 (US) per level.
Reiki is performed on a client by a certified, attuned practitioner who holds a certificate as a Reiki II practitioner or above (please ask to see their certificate). Prior to the arrival of a client, the practitioner will:
- Cleanse and protect the room,
- Perform Self Reiki (a daily ritual by the serious healers), and
- Perform other preparatory tasks (music selection, candles, incense, essential oil diffusers, lighting…).
When the client arrives, the usual procedure is:
- A brief Q&A session (intake questions related to expectations, etc.),
- The client lays down on a Reiki table or sits in a specified Reiki chair (chooses),
- A prayer ceremony and setting of intention is performed (not in a religious sense but more a spiritual recital asking for the healing energy and masters to assist for the greater good of the client),
- The practitioner begins the procedure either placing the hands on specific key energy centers of the body called chakras and medians (hands can also be placed above these areas, it is whatever the client specifies), and
- When completed (at least an hour), the practitioner silently recites a payer of gratitude, offers water to the client for hydration (which is important for the next few days).
The Reiki practitioner is not the healer, per se. If she/he conveys this, you may want to seek an alternate healer because they have let ego and pride interfere with the energy force. The Reiki provider is but a tool or vessel for the Life Force energy, also referred to as Chi in other types of energy healing. The practitioner is the conduit for this healing energy to flow through to the client.
Many of our clients have had spiritual encounters like seeing Ascended Masters, Angels, Animal Guides, and much more during their sessions. Some of them feel a tingling or warm flow of “energy” throughout their body or in specific areas such as energy centers or in an afflicted area (injury or disease/dys-ease area); some have felt the sensation of a healing touch somewhere on their body; while others have an overwhelming feeling or sensation of calmness, peacefulness and/or relaxation. Amazingly, no two (2) experiences are ever exactly the same.
As mentioned previously, hydration for the days following a Reiki session is critical to the whole process of healing. We highly recommend drinking lots of water, unless contraindicated by a specific medical condition.
Contact us and book a session soon. Your feeling good makes, us feel fulfilled.
BREATHE - RELAX - HEAL
We do not replace, nor do we advocate replacing a client's healthcare professional, i.e. doctor, specialist, psychologist, etc. In fact we recommend that your healthcare specialist be made aware of your intent about “seeing” us.