reiki 

Reiki is a safe and gentle healing technique. 

       

        The word Reiki is Japanese and means:  

Reiki is based on the idea that life force energy flows through our beings and gives us life. This healing force is known as Prana in India and Ch'i in China. When one's life force energy is low or out of balance we are more susceptible to dis-ease and stress. Through Reiki, one's life force energy is increased and balanced within the chakras or energy centers of the body. This helps one to release negative emotion and stress and allows oneself to be in a place where they are open to receive clarity and healing. Reiki supports the entire spirit — there are benefits physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. It is often used as a complement with other holistic healing methods and with treatments prescribed by doctors.

The fee for a reiki session is $54 per hour.  A discount rate may be offered for continuous care on an individual basis —my intention is to make healing available to all who seek it.

During a reiki session, a client wears comfortable clothing and may choose to lie on a table or sit in a chair. Pillows and blankets may be used to promote comfort and relaxation. A typical session is one hour. The reiki healer may begin by guiding the client to relax and quiet the body and mind. Noticing and following  the breath is helpful. The healer may ask if the client would like to share an intention  that she/he might have for the session. During the session, the healer or the client may  be moved to speak or there may be silence. Life force energy moves through the  healer's crown chakra, is directed by her/his hands and flows into the client. A series of  hand positions may be used and/or the healer may be guided to specific areas of the  body or to specific chakras. The client's own Inner Wisdom draws the energy into their  body where it is needed. The healer can sense this through sensations in her/his hands  and/or through intuitive guidance. A reiki session may bring up deep emotional and  spiritual issues, or it may simply bring the client to a feeling of relaxation and serenity.  Many people describe themselves as feeling lighter while smiling peacefully. Reiki also helps to cleanse the body of toxins. Drinking water after a session aids this process.

Everyone has the ability to learn and give reiki. It is not taught but rather passed on from teacher to student through the sharing of history, information, instruction and initiation. The ability to tap into universal life force energy is given by a reiki master to a student during an attunement. There are three levels of reiki instruction — each with additional information and technique instruction for deeper levels of understanding and healing. With each level of instruction the student will receive an additional attunement to allow them to tap into a greater amount of universal life force energy. Once a student learns reiki, they are guided to first practice on themselves to further their own personal development and healing. Then, to share this beautiful healing with those around them.

Reiki is an ancient healing technique that was rediscovered in the 1800's by a Japanese man named Mikao Usui. Usui began a ten year quest to discover the method by which Jesus healed. He saw resemblances between the lives and healings of Jesus and Buddha and sought information through Buddhism. He would later become a Buddhist monk and live in a Zen monastery in Japan. During his quest, he discovered information on a healing technique and through meditation was given guidance on how to access and use life force energy to heal. Usui named this technique Reiki and began the tradition of passing it from teacher to student before he died in 1930.