| Reiki is viewed by some as mystical but this is far | | | | After a Reiki session is over, you may feel upbeat and |
| from the truth. Reiki is a simple, holistic energy based | | | | energized or you may be tired and emotional as issues |
| healing energy. How does this energy get | | | | which have lain dormant come to the surface. This is |
| administered? The practitioner channels the flow of | | | | natural - your body knows what it needs! |
| energy through simple hand positions either directly on | | | | The following points sum up Reiki: |
| or just above the body. | | | | * Energy healing has roots that are old as humanity |
| Reiki energy works with all other forms of therapy, so | | | | itself |
| it's a wonderful holistic compliment to other treatments. | | | | * Many people feel relaxed and peaceful during and |
| The healing energy goes exactly where it is needed, | | | | following a Reiki session |
| which means that the person who is giving the session | | | | * The Reiki practitioner may or may not touch the |
| does not have to diagnose or prescribe treatments | | | | client during a healing session |
| which would be totally inappropriate to a Reiiki | | | | * Reiki promotes the immune system |
| Practitioner. | | | | * Reiki helps your body heal itself |
| So what happens during a session? The client, who is | | | | The following are the Five Reiki Principles, which Usui |
| always fully clothed, lies on the treatment table and the | | | | Practitioners adhere to in their daily lives: |
| practitioner moves her hands across the body through | | | | Just For Today, I will not worry |
| several positions from head to toe, and from front to | | | | Just For Today, I will not anger |
| back. There is no manipulation whatsoever, just a | | | | Just For Today, I will work honestly |
| gentle non-invasive healing. | | | | Just For Today, I will be kind to all living things |
| When you start receiving Reiki sessions, ideally you | | | | Just For Today, I give thanks for my many blessings |
| should aim for about three or four over a period of | | | | There is one important thing to remember with regard |
| around two weeks. These sessions can help remove | | | | to Reiki - it can never cause harm, it can only heal. If |
| blocked energies from the system and once this has | | | | you are feeling a little stressed at the moment or a little |
| been done, you can then have a session perhaps | | | | out of sync, treat yourself to a Reiki session and bring |
| once a week. | | | | some equilibrium back into your life! |