Benefits of Reiki Healing Therapy

There are many great believers who swear by the wonderful benefits of Reiki healing therapy.

Reiki is a form of energy healing therapy that has been existent for thousands of years. Energy healing works with energy fields that exist around the body, and it has been used for centuries in many various forms.

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Reiki is still believed to be a controversial practice, because it is difficult to prove its efficacy through scientific inquiry. But its advocates who receive Reiki regularly, say it works for them.

This is evident by simply doing a Google search for the term. A Reiki search currently will yield close to 80 million results.

As a form of alternative therapy that emerged out of Japan in the late 19th century, Reiki involves the transfer of universal energy from the Reiki master’s palms to the body of their patient. This transfer of universal energy is widely believed to be highly beneficial by both those who practice it and those who receive its energy.

Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui is widely credited with developing Reiki in its current form in 1922. During Usui’s lifetime, it is widely accepted that he taught over 2,000 students the Reiki method. Usui’s practice became so populat that it subsequently spread to the U.S. through Hawaii in the 1940s, and later throughout Europe in the 1980s.

There are currently over 70 hospitals in the United States that offer Reiki services to their patients.

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Quick Facts About Reiki

What is Reiki?

The word “Reiki” comes from conjoining the Japanese words "rei" (universal) and "ki" (life energy), which means "mysterious atmosphere, miraculous sign."  While it is an energy healing, it is also commonly referred to as palm healing or hands-on healing.

In Reiki, the practitioner transfers energy by placing their hands over or on the patient.

Energy can stagnate in the body where there has been an emotional stress or a physical injury. Over time, these energy blocks can cause a more serious illness.

Reiki aims to increase the energy flow and remove blocks in a similar way to acupuncture or acupressure. According to its practitioners, by acting as “energy medicine” that improves the flow of energy throughout the body, Reiki can speed healing, enable relaxation, reduce pain, and mitigate other symptoms of illness.

Benefits of Reiki Healing Therapy:  A Typical Reiki Session

Although Reiki can be performed anywhere, it is best carried out in a peaceful setting.

First the patient will sit in a comfortable chair or lie down on a table, fully clothed. A soft relaxing musical background is highly recommended but optional to the patient.

Nest the Reiki Master places their hands lightly over specific areas of the patient’s head, limbs, and torso using varied hand shapes, for between 3 and 5 minutes. The hands can also be placed over many different areas of the body.

When there happens to be a specific injury, such as a ligament sprain, the practitioner will hold their hands slightly above the wound.

While the Reiki Master holds their hands lightly on or over the body, the transfer of energy takes place. During this time, the Reiki Master’s hands may be warm and tingling.

How long the practitioner will hold their hands over each area of the patient’s body will depend on when the practitioner senses the energy has stopped flowing. The practitioner will usually remove their hands and place them over a different area of the body, when they feel that the heat or energy in their hands have diminished.

Common Reiki Techniques

Crystals and chakra healing wands will often be used by practitioners. The reason is that they widely believe this will enable healing or protect a home from negative energy.

A typical Reiki session will last from 30 to 90 minutes. The number of sessions recommended by the practitioner will depend on what the client wishes to accomplish. This can range from a single session to a series of regular sessions throughout the year.

Health Benefits of Reiki Healing Therapy

Based on conversations with various practitioners, the healing effects are implemented by channeling the universal energy known as qi (pronounced "chi.") from the practitioner to the patient.

Qi is the life force energy that many believe surrounds all of us and flows throughout our body. This is the same “chi” energy involved in tai chi exercise. In India, this is known as "prana."

The qi energy is believed to permeate the body. Reiki masters make a point that while this energy is not measurable by modern science, it can be intuitively sensed and described by many who tune into it.

Reiki is believed assist in the body's natural healing processes, promote relaxation, and enliven emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. It induces a deep relaxation.

Patients who receive regular Reiki healing therapy describe their experience as "profoundly relaxing." Many claim it has helped them to cope with difficulties in life, by relieving emotional stress and improving overall well-being.

Reiki has been known to treat a wide range of conditions, which include:

Here are some quotes by patients who have undergone a Reiki session:

Cancer patients say Reiki makes them feel better. The reason for this could be that when a Reiki healing therapist spends time with them and touches them, this action has a soothing effect on patients who are overwhelmed by invasive therapy, fear, and stress.

There are different experiences reported by individuals. Other than a release of stress and deep relaxation, here are 3 of the most common experiences reported:

Conclusion: Benefits of Reiki Healing Therapy

This article was meant only to serve as an introduction to Reiki Healing Therapy.

Over my next 2-3 articles in this blog, I will go into further depth and will explain the many various methods of Reiki. I may explain this both from the practitioner’s point of view, and also from the viewpoint of the patient.

Such methods that I will describe in future articles will include the “dry bathing” technique, the Reiki system of hand positions, the “purifying breath” and meditation technique, and the `16 steps to Reiki Yourself” in the absence of your Master.

I hope you enjoyed this article of the benefits of Reiki healing therapy.

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