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Reiki shares with
Renate Sorenson, Beth DeLap and Teri Goodell
Reiki class
First and Second degree
Please call
Teri for registration
Reiki
Reiki is a safe, gentle,
non-invasive, hands on healing technique for use
on ourselves and others. It utilizes the
Universal Life Force energy to bring about
healing on the physical, emotional,
psychological and spiritual levels. It is
however, much more than a healing tool, and can
also be used to encourage personal and spiritual
awareness. In this context, the word Healing has
a somewhat different meaning from the widely
accepted one. The widely accepted meaning for
healing seems to be curing of symptoms. The
other
meaning for healing, used
in the practice of Reiki, is the return to
greater wholeness. Reiki was reintroduced to the
West in the 19th Century by Dr. Mikao Usui.
Reiki literally translates to "God's (Rei)
Energy (Ki)" or "Universal Life Force". In our
day and age the concept of this energy, central
to most major religions, is known by a variety
of terms. Christians might relate to it as the
Holy Spirit or the healing power of God and will
recognize the human touch involved in the laying
on of hands used in some of the
Christian Sacraments.
Students of Eastern Spirituality and people who
have studied the Martial Arts may relate to this
energy as "Chi." Even those who do not practice
traditional religions may relate to this energy
as the electromagnetic energy which scientists
tell us all human bodies radiate.
The Reiki Practitioner is one who has been
trained and attuned to serve as a means of
transfer for this energy or life force. The Art
of Reiki teaches that this life force is all
around us, and that it has the power to heal
Reiki helps to reinstate the balanced flow of
energy in the body.
First degree Reiki in the
traditional Usui System is the one most widely
known by the public. This is the hands-on
treatment, or the laying on of hands. A first
degree treatment involves the client laying on
his/her back or stomach while the practitioner
places his/her hands on the client from head to
toe in positions roughly approximating the
traditional chakra locations. The energy during
the treatment flows through the practitioner's
via the hands into the client.
Many remarkable recoveries
from serious physical conditions are known to
Reiki practitioners throughout the world.
Individuals can also treat themselves with first
degree Reiki. The first "attunement" given by a
Reiki teacher to a new student is a fairly
simply process. Ideally it is given as a sacred
ceremony in an atmosphere of reverence. The
process involves the teacher opening up the
student's crown chakra (or the energy center at
the top of the head), and the chakras in the
palms of the hands. An energy channel is then
created between the crown chakra and the
chakra's in the palms. Once this is done, the
channel is then "attuned" to Reiki energy. From
this point on, the simple intention of
channeling Reiki energy will cause this channel
to open, allowing Reiki energy to flow into the
top of the head and out through the palms.
Second degree Reiki in the
traditional Usui System involves sending Reiki
long distance to a client many miles away. The
vibration of this Reiki is a slightly different
mix, having a higher proportion of energy from
Source and a lower proportion of Chi than first
degree Reiki. Aside from long distance healing,
this differing proportion brings healing at a
mental, emotional, and spiritual level, compared
to first degree Reiki, which is primarily
physical healing. Second degree Reiki is not
exclusively for long distance healing. It can be
incorporated into a traditional table treatment
with first degree, and it can also be
administered to one's self.
Third degree Reiki in the traditional Usui
system is the level of Reiki Master. Reiki
Masters teach Reiki and give the Reiki
attunements as well as provide healing for
clients.
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