What is Reiki?

Reiki (pronounce Ray-Key) is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation, that also promotes healing. Reiki is administered by "laying on hands." Such techniques have been practiced for hundreds of years. Reiki is a very simple yet powerful technique.

REI- Spiritual Wisdom
The word "Rei" as it is used in Reiki means higher knowledge or spiritual consciousness.

KI – Life Energy
The word "Ki" means the same as Chi in Chinese, Prana in Sanskrit and Ki in Hawaiian.

How Does Reiki Heal?

We are alive because life energy or Ki flows through us. When the flow of Ki is disrupted it causes diminished functioning within one or more of the organs and tissues in the physical body. Unless the blockage is released, a person could eventually become ill. When a person receives a Reiki treatment, the Rei part of the energy assesses where the person has blocks and then directs the healing energy to the block. Reiki clears, straightens and heals the energy pathways thus allowing healthy Ki to flow.

What Can be Treated?

Reiki is effective on not only physical discomfort but emotional blockages as well. Reiki can reduce and eliminate physical pain in the body. Reiki is also used to treat more serious conditions. I have used Reiki to treat multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, heart disease, chronic pain, migraines and insomnia. In its history, Reiki has aided in healing virtually every illness and injury.

Reiki Can Never Cause Harm

Reiki is both powerful and gentle. Because Reiki is guided by God consciousness, it can never do harm. It always knows what a person needs and will adjust itself to create an effect that is appropriate. Reiki is always helpful.

Reiki Can be Complimentary

Reiki works in harmony with all other kinds of treatment. You can continue to receive regular medical or psychological treatment while receiving Reiki. In fact, Reiki improves the results of any medical treatment reducing negative side effects such as those from chemotherapy, surgery, and invasive procedures. It shortens healing time, reduces or eliminates pain and reduces stress promoting your own body’s natural healing ability. It has been regularly noted that patients receiving Reiki leave the hospital earlier than those who don’t.

Is Reiki a Religion?

While Reiki is spiritual in nature it is not a religion. It has no dogma. Reiki is not dependent on belief, it will work whether you believe in it or not.

Can Anyone Learn Reiki?

Reiki is not taught in the way other healing techniques are taught. The ability to practice Reiki is transferred to the student by the Reiki Master during an attunement process. During the attunement, the Rei or God-Consciousness makes adjustments in the student’s energy pathways to accommodate the ability to channel Reiki and then links the student to the Reiki source. After the attunement, all that is necessary for practitioners to use Reiki is to place their hands on the person to be healed with the intention of healing. Reiki is also ideal for self-treatment.