| Hmmm. Now that’s an interesting
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| | Toward the end of his life he created
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| question. If you’ve been looking at
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| | teachings which were aimed at supporting
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| websites or talking to different people
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| | the Japanese military with first aid and
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| you might think that there is a world of
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| | they included mantras, symbols,
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| different systems out there and they’re
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| | hand-healing (which was very popular in
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| all called Reiki – and you may well be
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| | Japan at the time) and reiju (a spiritual
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| right.
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| | blessing - often called an attunement
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| The International House of Reiki has
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| | today).
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| spent many years researching the system
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| | To find out more about these basic
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| and trying to work out which of the many
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| | elements of the system of Reiki please
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| statements made about Reiki are factual
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| | read Five Elements of Reiki.
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| or mythical. The results of this research
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| | So he developed different teachings for
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| are in The Reiki Sourcebook which, if
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| | different purposes. His latter teachings
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| this subject interests, you can delve
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| | have developed (after being adapted by
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| into in much more detail. The information
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| | each new generation of student) into what
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| from The Reiki Sourcebook is all sourced
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| | we call the system of Reiki today. The
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| in an attempt to be non-prejudicial and
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| | International House of Reiki is
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| impartial. From that information, we have
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| | interested in researching all teachings
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| summarised below what can be seen as
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| | of Usui including the earlier practices.
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| factual or mythical in light of today’s
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| | The word Reiki translates from the
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| understandings.
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| | Japanese as 'spiritual energy'. It is
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| To find out more about these subjects you
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| | understood that in all of Usui's
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| may also wish to look through some of the
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| | practices this is the concept of energy
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| articles presented on this website. You
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| | that is worked with. Therefore we work
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| can do this through the search program at
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| | with the energy of everything, believing
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| the bottom of the page. Or you might want
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| | that everything consists of spiritual
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| to just sit back and list to the
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| | energy.
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| intriguing Reiki podcasts - where people
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| | The practices taught in the system
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| from all over the world talk about their
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| | develop our own energy and allow it to
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| experiences with Reiki on The Reiki Show.
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| | flow more freely through us. This
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| | gradually reminds, or re-connects, us
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| Reiki is a Japanese spiritual and healing
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| | with our original nature.
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| practice that supports you in feeling
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| | The benefits being that we feel more
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| more connected to life.
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| | balanced, healthier and happier and that
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| Reiki is a system, a set number of
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| | we progress toward a state of
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| practices, that you can use to develop
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| | enlightenment.
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| your energetic connection to life and
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| | Many Reiki practitioners today use
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| this offers the practitioner many
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| | awareness of their own energy to help
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| benefits.
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| | others with hand-healing as was taught to
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| You can either experience a Reiki
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| | the Japanese military. Using hands for
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| treatment or study how to practice Reiki
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| | healing also stimulates the body's energy
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| for yourself.
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| | to get it moving more freely.
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| A Reiki treatment is one-hour long and is
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| | For more information about the Japanese
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| useful for specific healing or general
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| | influences on the system of Reiki please
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| relaxation. The client remains fully
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| | read The Japanese Art of Reiki.
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| clothed at all times as the practitioner
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| | Reiki is Self-Empowering
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| goes through a set healing process
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| | Students of Reiki learn the various
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| placing hands on or just off the body as
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| | practices so that they can go away and
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| agreed with the client prior to the
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| | work on themselves. The concept is that
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| treatment. Sex, age and condition are of
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| | the more work students do on themselves
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| no concern as the client's own body
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| | using these practices the more in touch
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| controls this energetic process. During
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| | they become with their true nature.
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| the treatment the body will only take the
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| | In this manner the teacher (another word
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| amount of energy that it requires. A
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| | for Reiki Master) guides students rather
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| Reiki treatment is not intrusive and
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| | than controls them. Humans naturally know
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| clients do not remove clothing and no
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| | what is right or wrong for them but can
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| private parts of the body are touched. If
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| | lose sight of this in the flurry of
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| a client is wishing to work on a specific
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| | modern living. By sensing their
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| issue or health problem it is advisable
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| | connection with the flow of life they
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| to book for three one-hour treatments.
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| | become empowered and the teacher has done
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| But first come along for one treatment to
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| | nothing except show them the way – it
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| see if you like the experience.
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| | is the student that must take it and
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| A 2-day Reiki course (called Shoden) will
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| | practice it.
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| teach you:
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| | A true sense of empowerment is when you
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| meditation techniques to strengthen and
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| | do not need to keep asking or looking for
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| clear your energy
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| | a teacher’s approval. It is when you
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| to gain a clearer understanding of the
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| | feel confident in the knowledge that what
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| working of energy in your life and its
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| | you are doing is truthful for you (not
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| benefits
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| | for someone else).
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| to find a spiritual connection to life
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| | Reiki Cleanses
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| helping you to feel happier and healthier
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| | When energy that has been stagnant in the
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| to heal the self and others using hand
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| | body moves - it can be called a
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| positions on or near the body
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| | cleansing.
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| Most importantly, remember that the
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| | When energy moves in the body you can
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| system of Reiki is about you and your
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| | often feel it too. It may feel like
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| spiritual journey.
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| | tingling, sharp pain, waves, - any number
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| Reiki is Japanese
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| | of sensations. It depends on the
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| It is a system created by a man called
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| | student's interpretation of energy as to
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| Usui Mikao in Japan in the early 1900s.
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| | what is experienced. These sensations
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| He brought together various elements from
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| | indicate that energy has been stimulated
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| his own spiritual practices to develop a
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| | and is moving in the body. They may be
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| system we know today as Reiki.
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| | strong or mild sensations depending on
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| Initally he created it to support people
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| | the student, and the student's current
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| on their spiritual journey toward
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| | situation.
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| enlightenment using meditations and
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| | By practising the system of Reiki we
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| precepts. These elements belonged to his
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| | attempt to encourage cleansing so that
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| own practice which were taken largely
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| | the energy can flow freely through the
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| from Mikkyo (esoteric Tendai buddhism)
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| | body allowing you to flow freely with
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| and shugendo (mountains ascetic
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| | nature.
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| practices) practices as well as the
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| | Being at One with everything in life is
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| Japanese culture, philosophy and
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| | part of the spiritual path of practising
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| cosmology.
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| | as a Reiki practitioner.
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