What is Reiki?
Reiki is a method of "hands-on" healing and spiritual development
which was developed as "the way to make mind & body healthy on the basis of Universal Reiki" by Mikao Usui.
Though virtually every culture throughout history has some tradition of hands-on healing,
Reiki differs from them in the respect that hard training is not necessary
and anyone can use it, once attuned to the energy.
Usui-sensei said "each and every thing that exists in the universe possesses Reiki"
- the Universal energy which is the essence of all existence,
also known by many names - Aura, Qi, Vitality, Prana, Ki.
When we resonate in harmony with this universal energy, we have health.
When our body or mind is on a different wavelength from the rest of the
universe,either our health breaks down or we suffer misfortune.
Reiki as we know it was discovered by Mikao Usui in 1922
after 21 days of a fasting retreat on Mt Kurama.
It is said that on the 21st day he suddenly felt a great REIKI over his head,
awakening him spiritually and bestowing a healing ability on him.
(Reiki wasa traditional Japanese term for Universal Energy)
On his return from Mt Kurama, Usui-sensei established an institute where Reiki healing treatments
were performed and Reiki was transmitted to interested students.
After Usui-sensei's death in 1926, Reiki continued to be developed in Japan
through the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai,
and in the West through the teachings of Hawayo Takata,
a Japanese-American woman who took Reiki teachings to Hawaii.
Naturally enough, these two traditions have evolved in somewhat different ways over the last 80 years,
and there is now an international movement to re-discover all the different aspects of Usui-sensei's teachings.
What is Gendai Reiki-Ho?
Gendai Reiki-Ho has been developed by a Japanese Reiki Master, Hiroshi Doi,
who has received both Western and Japanese Reiki training.
Gendai Reiki-ho is a synthesis of both Japanese & Western traditions.
It aims to embody the original spirit of Usui-sensei purifying mind,
body and spirit so we can live in perfect harmony, peace and wellness.
It focuses on developing your spiritual path through Reiki and it's practice is
very flowing - developing your ability to work with the body's energy field
and intuitively follow with your hands,to where the Reiki energy needs to flow.
Experiencing Reiki
Reiki treatments are deeply relaxing and
work on the energetic, mental, emotional and physical levels.
Reiki is particularly effective for problems associated with anxiety, stress or mental exhaustion.
Reiki works on the energetic level first, then the mental & emotional,
finally filtering into the physical. As many of our physical ills
stem from mental or emotional sources, Reiki is a very gentle way to address them.
Reiki is effective whether you believe in it or not.
Children, babies and animals respond very well to Reiki, without any understanding of it!
©2007 Katie White