| Rei - Spirit and Ki - Universal Life Energy. This | | | | Depression, Illness, Death & Bereavement. |
| simple translation of the word means that Reiki is | | | | 7. Restoring Self-Worth and the ability to take |
| more than a physical therapy - it is a healing | | | | Responsibility for the Self. |
| system that heals on all levels, the Body, Mind and | | | | 8. Supporting and Replenishing All Carers. |
| Spirit at one and the same time. | | | | 9. Promoting Harmony within Relationships. |
| Universal Life Energy is the life-force of the | | | | 10. Gaining Greater Perception of Inner Clarity, |
| universe. It is the never-ending source of support | | | | Understanding, Wisdom, Awareness and |
| and strength which flows through all living things | | | | Enlightenment. |
| and is vital to sustain us and enable us to survive | | | | How does it work? |
| and live within our human - 3-dimensional - | | | | Reiki Energy is able to go to the deeper levels of |
| existence on the earth. It is known as ki in Japan, | | | | our being where so much illness has its origin. |
| chi in China and prana in India and the practice of | | | | Dis-ease is always a 'chicken and egg' situation. Is |
| Acupuncture, Tai Chi and Yoga are all based on | | | | it the mind that creates the physical sickness and |
| the free-flow of this energy within and around us | | | | pain - or the body that affects the mind, resulting |
| all. | | | | in depression, unhappiness, mental upset and illness |
| But this life-force is more than just a cosmic | | | | because of our physical state? The profound |
| energy. Expressed through the System of Reiki, | | | | ability of Reiki Healing is that it has the power to |
| by those who have been 'attuned' to use it, it is | | | | open our mind - and our spirit - to understanding, |
| activated by the power of intent. It then | | | | accepting and working with the root-causes of |
| becomes dynamic and is - 'The Manifestation of | | | | our 'dis-ease' - whether they are physical, mental, |
| the Healing Power of Love.' | | | | spiritual, or a combination of all three. |
| But this Love goes beyond the conditional love of | | | | Reiki releases our resistance: receiving Reiki and |
| an exchange of our individual need and support, | | | | allowing it to work within us enables us to work |
| each for the other, which operates on our human | | | | with it. Instead of our normal mental response to |
| level of understanding and sharing. The | | | | resist all that we perceive to be negative, |
| manifestation of Love through Reiki is the | | | | disturbing and destroying in our life we discover |
| expression of Universal, Unconditional and | | | | that we are able to accept it - it is there, it has |
| Compassionate Love. It operates 'from the | | | | happened - we cannot turn back the clock. This |
| highest good and for the highest good' for both | | | | release of resistance releases the tension in our |
| those that receive it - and those that give it. | | | | mind and body which engenders a deep peace |
| (Which is not always exactly what we believe to | | | | and relaxation. In turn this enables our own natural |
| be our highest good at the time - see 'What to | | | | healing ability, activated by universal life energy |
| expect!') | | | | and 'spirit,' to take over. This healing works on all |
| What is it used for? | | | | levels, the body, mind and spirit, as and how it |
| 1. Inducing Deep Relaxation and Releasing Stress | | | | needs to in order to promote the body's own |
| and Tension. | | | | regenerative self-healing. |
| 2. Stimulating the natural healing of Acute and | | | | There is now a great deal of research into the |
| Chronic Ailments. It can - and sometimes does - | | | | working of 'energy', within the universe and within |
| relieve ALL physical pain to a greater or lesser | | | | our human selves. There are also scientifically |
| extent. | | | | researched books now being published linking the |
| 3. Speeding Recovery after Surgery and Injury. | | | | application of energy via specific electronic |
| 4. Supporting Conventional Medicine & Minimising | | | | instruments - the Tens Machine, the Sensar, the |
| the Side-Effects of Drugs. | | | | Q Strip etc., with the channelling of energy via |
| 5. Releasing Blocked Energies and Cleansing Toxins. | | | | human application - i.e. that the 'energy' |
| 6. Supporting during the Times of Crises, | | | | transmitted is exactly the same! |