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Reiki Healing
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Reiki is considered by many to be a form of spiritual cleansing that also benefits the body, as a whole in many ways. Over a period of time, it has emerged as a complementary therapy that is now being used as a non-invasive treatment option for emotional, mental, and physical diseases.
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The Discovery of Reiki
Mikao Usui is widely regarded as the founder and developer of Reiki. He claimed that after three weeks of stringent meditation and fasting on Mount Kurama (Japan) that he was blessed with the ability to heal without depleting the energy of the body.
Practitioners channel healing energy by laying hands over a person’s body. They claim that the energy will be channeled through their palms, and thus bring about the process of healing. The great advantages of Reiki, as stated by experts, is that you can self-treat as well as treat other people.
The Reiki Treatment Room
Unlike many other medical practices, you don’t need a special treatment room for practicing Reiki. All you need to have is sufficient space to place your hand over the body of the person requiring treatment. However, if you want to practice Reiki professionally, you might want to keep a few aspects in mind for your treatment room.
- The room should be set amidst a peaceful and tranquil location away from high traffic areas.
- The room must permeate a feeling of safety and relaxation. Therefore, the décor must include soft colors, elegant plants and blinds over windows.
- If you want your client to relax, then a dimming of the existing lights and the lighting of candles might help him do so.
The Treatment Equipment
If you are an amateur practitioner of Reiki then you really don’t have to bother with equipment and such. However, if you want to practice this spiritual science on a professional basis, then you need to have a few items. You must have a massage table and a collection of pillows. Moreover, you should also have a comfortable rolling chair in your treatment room. Also, keep tissues and blankets handy. A great way to indulge in Reiki is to have soothing music in the background.
The Treatment Process
Before you begin the treatment you must first demonstrate to the recipient the various types of hand positions that you might use during the treatment. You must also be well aware of the health of the patient including the condition of his or her body, like ailments, medical conditions etc. A Reiki practitioner will never promise the recipient a perfect healing. All they can do is attempt to provide relief from the pain and try to provide balance and relaxation to the body.
During the course of the treatment, a recipient might undergo emotional or physical releases. That is why it is a good idea to have tissues and blankets handy.
During the treatment a recipient undergoes healing through twelve basic hand positions. Each position is held for five minutes. All twelve hand positions are provided for complete treatment. In situations of emergency, Reiki practitioners might do away with a few of them. During the process of Reiki healing both the recipient and practitioner keep their legs uncrossed.
The hands of both the practitioner and recipient touch at the fingers and thumbs. It is said that when the fingers are open a scattered energy is created, while direct energy is a result of closed finger focus. You know the Reiki session is working if your hands may feel a myriad of sensations like pulling, heat, cold, warmth etc. One of the major advantages of the treatment process is that it can be adjusted to suit the needs of the receiver.
After the Treatment Process
Once the treatment session is done, you must use cold water to rinse your hands and arms. This breaks the contact between recipient and practitioner. It must be remembered here that the practitioner is not the healer but the energy is. You might find the treatment or healing process is drawn out, but the fact is that you must continue this treatment till the whole process is complete and the complete body energy is balanced and your health fully restored.
Benefits of Reiki
The treatment process gives some underlying hints about the benefits of Reiki. One can say that the benefits of Reiki cannot be seen but can be felt by the recipient. Reiki aims to heal the cause of the ailment or pain, more importantly it seeks for the elimination of the energy imbalance caused by this cause.
You can call Reiki a spiritual science, but even that won’t describe this healing process exactly. One of its integral advantages is that it will never conflict with any of your religious views on any matter. All in all it’s an alternative healing process that can be combined with other healing methods to offer its recipient all the benefits of natural healing. It does not negatively effect or interfere with the existing healing process that a recipient might be undergoing. If anything, it enhances the effect of medications.
People try to learn or interest themselves in a natural healing process if they think it’s useful for them. Well, if nothing else, natural healing processes like Reiki will minimize the feeling of helplessness, that many people face when faced with a medical crisis or emergency.
One of the premier benefits of Reiki is that it goes a long way in releasing the accumulated daily stress of an individual. Reiki in totality promotes the innate qualities of a person like compassion, trust, peace, serenity, loving nature and emotional growth. You don’t really need a list of equipment of medicinal products to indulge in Reiki. If your thoughts are positive then your Reiki powers will always be on.
More and more people are now looking towards Reiki, to help keep them simmering with positive energy, which helps them lead a happy and healthy life.
