What Is The Meaning Of Reiki? 

Originating from Japan, Reiki is a form of energy healing, which is also a substitute for medicinal therapy. The word “Reiki” connotes “rei,” which means universal, and “ki,” which means life energy. Techniques like ‘palm healing’ and ‘hand on hand healing’ are extensively used by Reiki practitioners also known as healers, in which “universal energy” is transferred through the palms of the practitioner to the patient obtaining the therapy to stimulate physical or emotional healing. However, Reiki healing cannot completely exclude traditional medicinal therapy; rather, it should be complemented with medications for better results. Reiki treatment helps in reducing stress and releasing tension from the entire body. The body’s healing mechanism works better when this treatment is done as it induces emotional balance of the body, accompanying physical wellbeing. Reiki healing is synonymous with “spiritually guided life force energy” it is a must-try healing therapy for spiritual healing of mind and body. 

 Reiki Meditation   

It is rightly said that there is uniqueness in simplicity. Reiki meditation highlights the same by adding simplicity and uniqueness and boosting healing in your body. It restores energy in your body and gives you ample relaxation. Reiki meditation is a combination of hand gestures accompanied by slow and in-depth meditation that heals your body externally and internally. The simplicity and silence allow your mind to wander and reflect upon various energies.   

There are four meditation techniques –  

1. Cleansing the body system  
2. Chakra forces   
3. Healing through hands   
4. Final thoughts that linger in your mind   

Origin Of Reiki   

Reiki therapy originated in Japan by Mikao Usui. He worked wonders for patients dealing with chronic stress and chronic depression. During his lifetime he taught Reiki healing to 2000 people. The first Reiki clinic was set up by Chujiro Hayashi’s student Hawayo Takata in the United States in 1970. Reiki is practiced in many medicinal fields and care settings.   

What Are Reiki Techniques?   

Some Reiki techniques that will uplift your health and state of mind mentally, physically, and spiritually are:-  

• Infusing    
• Beaming   
• Centering   
• Clearing   
• Extracting harmful energies   
• Smoothing and raking the aura   

To protect your home from a negative aura and induce the healing process, some Reiki practitioners incorporate crystals and chakra healing wands in their therapy.   

What Are The Health Benefits Of Reiki?  

Reiki has the ability to cure a lot of diseases from chronic depression to heart diseases and facilitate the natural healing process of the body. Reiki healing also develops emotional, spiritual healing, and mental well-being.   

Reiki healing has helped to cure severe health-related conditions such as –  

• Fatigue   
• Autism   
• Infertility   
• Depression  
• Heart disease   
• Cancer   
• Anxiety   
• Chronic pain   
• Neurodegenerative orders  
• Crohn’s diseases    

Note – Medical treatments should never be replaced by Reiki therapy, instead should be used as an additional medical aspect to improve the patient’s health condition.   

What Are The 5 Principles Of Reiki?  

Jamie Wozny, a Reiki master at DEN meditation, said “Reiki principles are the key to living a happy life and serve as medicine to the soul”. Reiki principles teach us to live a qualitative life and to be kind to this world.    

Five principles of Reiki and their essence in life-  

1. Just for today, do not worry  
2. Just for today, be humble   
3. Just for today, be honest   
4. Just for today, do not anger  
5. Just for today, be compassionate towards yourself and others  

Research On Reiki And Its Evidence  

The National Centre for Complementary and Integrative Health of the national institutes of health wrapped up their research of Five Studies pointing at Reiki’s ability to impart advantage to people with diabetes, advanced AIDS, fibromyalgia, prostate cancer, and stress.   

Reiki therapy has given evidence by showcasing the betterment of health in terms of anxiety, pain, and stress, together with blood pressure, heart rate, and salivary cortisol. Better outcomes occurred using Reiki healing by evaluating depression, stroke rehabilitation, and other chronic health conditions. Better quality of life, stress reduction and patient satisfaction are some potential outcomes exhibited by the patients who have experienced Reiki therapy.   

Is Reiki Dangerous?  

Reiki is not dangerous as it does not involve any surgical aspect or heavy medications, however, some people might feel some discomfort during Reiki therapy. However, Reiki healing has been associated with certain disadvantages and limitations like –  

• Discomfort during Reiki session – the ambience of Reiki therapy holds dim lights, a dark room, soft music playing in the background and your healer standing over you can make you feel conscious and awkward anticipating anxiety within you. 
• Blood oxygen level drops – due to anxiety, panic attacks, or inability to relax, a patient might feel triggered resulting in a dropping in blood oxygen level.  
• Increased tiredness – it is believed that Reiki treatment relaxes you and releases all the tensions from your body, but sometimes there are contradictory effects. Reiki therapy might make you feel tired, accompanied by headaches, weakness in the body, and stomachaches.   

Myths About Reiki  

There are many myths surrounding Reiki which people tend to easily believe and fall into the pit of bad experiences due to false or incomplete knowledge. Read on to bust the Reiki myths mentioned below  –  

• Reiki therapy has the capability to cure anything.  
• Reiki is complicated millennial stuff.  
• Reiki is a cult or religion.  
• One single session of Reiki healing is enough to cure the ailment.  
• Since Reiki makes use of divine energy or universal energy, it should be free of cost.  
• Healing means getting cured, often patients take the wrong explanation of healing and compare it to getting cured.   

How To Learn Reiki?  

It is interesting to know, regardless of a person’s age, health, or status, that Reiki can be practiced by anyone interested in this particular field. 

Reiki therapy can be learned in the following three stages 

1. 8-12 hours session of first degree  
2. Learning distant healing in the second degree   
3. The third and final level is the Reiki master   

No special background or credentials are mandatory for receiving Reiki training. You can learn Reiki therapy from a qualified Reiki master; you can get contacts from your friends that practice Reiki or their mentor. Massage therapists are also in good touch with Reiki healers. You can find one from there also, or you can check bulletin boards in yoga studios or contact a healthcare service provider.   

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