WHAT IS REIKI

 

Reiki is both a personal spiritual practice, and a Japanese healing art that can be used to heal the self and others.

Reiki as a HEALING ART

Healing with the hands is a wonderful way to maintain a dynamic state of health on all levels, not only physically. The simplest way to describe Reiki’s healing benefit is that it balances and harmonizes you. Reiki is noninvasive, and blends very well with any health regimen you may already be on.

WE ARE ENERGY

We are energetic beings. In short, we must understand the body as a complex energetic template, and Reiki is a teaching and practice that addresses this subtle template in a direct way.

Central to the practice is the notion of LIFE FORCE ENERGY – “KI” -  life energy that flows in the body, the mind, throughout nature and the cosmos. Working with and applying different types of KI is how Reiki can facilitate healing both personally and for others.

Acupuncture works with meridians that are closer to the underside of the skin. Yoga says that we have 72,000 nadis, or energy pathways which run deeper than the meridians. Also, a CHAKRA system that runs up the spine, the central energy pathway, or SHUSHUMNA. The Left side of the body and right side have feminine and masculine energy, the IDA & PINGALA.

Working with Reiki addresses this system in its entirety and can help bring about holistic wellbeing spiritually, mentally, emotionally, energetically and physically.

 

Healing session experience:


During a Reiki session you remain fully clothed and lie down comfortably. The practitioner applies his or her hands on or slightly off your body in a static position and there’s no pressure or manipulation, its not a massage!  Reiki energy then flows through the practitioner’s hands into the body.

There is no transfer of personal energy from the practitioner, it is powerful and pure Universal energy /Ki.  A typical session will last about an hour.

Wherever you have a need, the REIKI will flow there. It will work where it is most needed. Often there are unexpected healings and blessings.

Your commitment to your healing journey and willingness to receive Reiki is all that you need to show up with. Reiki sessions are insightful, uplifting and profoundly comforting to your body, mind and spirit. You are doing major self-care work!

 

Reiki as a personal practice:


As a personal spiritual practice, Reiki is an open-minded teaching that is highly adaptable to any other practice or belief system.

The founder of Reiki, Usui Sensei, gave a 5-point guideline:

For today only:

Do not anger

Do not worry


Be humble


Be honest in your work

Be compassionate to yourself and others

The rest of the teachings consist of a set of practices, for personal growth and transformation, healing, and consciousness evolution.

Reiki techniques enhance your personal energy flow through the connection to Universal Ki. Ki is also understood as containing the noble attributes such as wisdom, compassion and peace, as well as universal consciousness.

Reiki also teaches the principle of Oneness—That we are all from one source… and at one with ourselves, others, nature and everything in nature, the cosmos, and the Universe / Source.

Reiki practices include meditations; ‘healing hands” techniques used on the self and others; energy cleansing techniques for self, objects and surroundings; methods for spiritual alignment and mental/emotional health.  

Original teachings of Usui Sensei:

The teachings of Reiki were formulated by Mikao Usui, a Buddhist Monk, during the 1800’s in Japan when the country was coming out of two hundred years of isolation. Spiritual and healing ideas were flourishing, as were the martial arts. Spiritual groups were emerging. Usui was around at the same time as founders of Judo and Aikido.

“Usui’s teachings are based on the truth that we are inherently spiritual. His practices and techniques simply help you become more and more actively spiritual, so that your spirituality is a conscious and observable experience, and not just an innate quality. “ Pamir Kitchiman Oasis Reiki Dojo

 

Reiki training experience:


To become a practitioner, you have to be trained by a qualified teacher. There is a definite teacher-student relationship. The foundational or first level is Shoden which means beginning or first teaching. The training is a combination of instruction, hands-on work, experiential portions, sharing, Q&A, and Reiju.

 

WHAT IS ENERGY HEALING ?

Energy healing is a type of holistic therapy that supports the body in self-healing. The body is an energetic system, and has an AURA or biofield - a field of energy that surrounds and extends from the body around 6 feet. This is why we can feel someone when they walk in a room!

This energy system is visible to the human eye, but the AURA /biofield can be felt and in energy healing sessions, such as REIKI - a Japanese healing method, the energy is felt through the hands, often through tingling, temperature changes, and anything sensed intuitively.  Energy medicine modalities such as Reiki, Crystal therapy, sound therapy, and use of aromatherapy oils directly affect this subtle energy field that surrounds the body.

The human energy system is often understood in energy medicine as comprising five components:

Meridians / Nadis

Chakras

AURA / biofield

Hara

Core star

• Meridians or NADIS are pathways in which energy travels within our tissues that run on each side of the body. There are 12 major meridians, and one side mirrors the other. Each meridian correlates to an internal organ.

  
  

• Chakras are spinning wheels of energy and are located up the spine. There are seven major chakras and these draw in this energy so that the whole of our life issues are kept in balance—the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health of the body. The chakras can reveal "the issues in your tissues"

  
  

• The AURA or biofield, includes both the chakras and their corresponding fields. They are not two separate systems but two aspects of one system. The Aura / biofield is our energetic external coat.

  
  

• Hara is the unique energetic presence that you chose to bring with you from divine source and is essential for the human’s complete spiritual and physical manifestation on the earthly plane. The hara is where we hold our lessons, traumas, contracts, and karma. The HARA is located beneath the solar plexus in Reiki.. the heart is also a hara area.

  
  

• Core star is the energetic expression of the individual’s core essence and is the expression of source through the individual’s personal experience. The core star is how we bring our light into the world.

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The goal of energy healing is to help elicit a relaxation response and transform fear into thoughts and feelings of calm, acceptance, peace, gratitude, or joy. Energy medicine techniques can stabilize the human energy system and bring relief from being in a constant state of fight or flight response. This stress response, is triggered by a release of hormones either prompting us to stay and fight or run away and flee. Our life situations and stressors can show up in our energy system as blocked energy. 

CHINESE NEW YEAR - THE WOOD SNAKE

Wednesday, January 29th was the start of the Lunar / Chinese New Year the YEAR OF THE WOOD SNAKE, a distinct symbol with different meanings amongst different cultures and traditions. 

Snakes can  represent fear, challenge, and the unknown. For others, it is a sacred emblem of wisdom, transformation, and healing. 

Can we look past initial reactions of discomfort or resistance and welcome the deeper lessons and blessings the year of the snake will bring us?

In its ability to shed its skin, the snake teaches us to release what no longer serves us—to let go of outdated patterns, beliefs, or fears so we can grow into a more authentic version of ourselves. 

The snakes graceful movements remind us of the importance of flexibility and flow, even when life feels uncertain.

This is a year brimming with possibilities for growth, transformation, for increased self reliance and determination to create what you want on your journey. To tap into your strength and figure out the road you want to follow in this moment of your life. 

In the MOMENT is where your power lies… right here, right now. Yesterday, last year, years ago… what you have been through, is over. A memory. The future… all a dream.. only in your imagination. NOT REAL. 

KNOWING WHERE YOU WANT TO GO is Key. Your GOALS.But life is HAPPENING in the NOW. Its being steered in the direction of your actions TODAY. What you do again TOMORROW.. AND THE NEXT DAY.

Surrender to how it has to look.. respond in the NOW to what presents itself each day. 

The snake doesn’t get anywhere going in a straight line.. its journey has twists and turns and flexibility. It assesses and recalibrates according to what crosses its path. 

If it feels threatened… it stands up and takes ACTION. 

If it feels safe…it pauses and continues in its original direction. 

Pick a direction, keep moving.. stay open AND AWARE of what crosses your path.