About Reiki

Reiki: The Usui Method of Natural Healing

The knowledge that an unseen energy flows through all living things and is connected directly to one's quality of health has been part of the wisdom of many cultures since ancient times. The existence of this "life force energy" has been verified by recent scientific experiments, and medical doctors are considering the role it plays in the functioning of the immune system and the healing process.

Reiki is a technique for stress reduction and relaxation that allows everyone to tap into an unlimited supply of "life force energy" to improve health and enhance the quality of life. A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through you and surrounds you. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotion, mind and spirit, and creates many beneficial effects including relaxation and feelings of peace, security and well-being. Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use.

Rei - Spiritual Wisdom
Rei as it is used in Reiki is more accurately interpreted to mean supernatural knowledge or spiritual consciousness. This is the wisdom that comes from God or the Higher Self. This is the God-Consciousness which is all-knowing. It understands each person completely. It knows the cause of all problems and difficulties and knows what to do to heal them.

Ki - The Life Force
Ki means the same as Chi in Chinese, Prana in Sanskrit and Ti or Ki in Hawaiian, and has been given many other names by the various cultures that have been aware of it. Ki is the life force. It is also called the vital life force or the universal life force. This is the nonphysical energy that animates all living things. As long as something is alive, it has life force circulating through it and surrounding it; when it dies, the life force departs. If your life force is low or if there is a restriction in its flow, you will be more vulnerable to illness. When it is high and flowing freely you are less likely to get sick. Life force plays an important role in everything we do. It animates the body and also is the primary energy of our emotions, thoughts and spiritual life.

Ki is used by martial artists in their physical training and mental development. It is used in meditative breathing exercises called Pranayama and by the shamans of all cultures. Ki is the nonphysical energy used by all healers. It is present all around us and can be accumulated and guided by the mind.