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What is Reiki?
Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a Japanese
word meaning universal life energy. Reiki energy is the natural, vital healing
force found in all life. The Usui System of Reiki Healing
or Usui Shiki Ryoho is a hands on and distant healing practice that uses life's
natural healing energy to balance body, mind, heart and spirit in a
structured way through light, gentle, non-intrusive touch and
compassionate intention and regard.
Universal life energy is a only a very minimal description of Reiki's
extraordinary benefit. In an early diary written by Hawayo Takata, the
woman who first introduced the Japanese Usui System of Reiki to the her
students in the
West, stated: "This power (Reiki) is unfathomable, immeasurable, and
being a universal life force, it is incomprehensible to man. Yet, every
single living being is receiving its blessings daily, awake and asleep."
At the end of a Reiki treatment most people relate that they feel both
relaxed and energized at the same time -- like after a good massage. But
unlike a massage the body is not manipulated and no oils, creams, or lotions or removal of clothing is preferred or needed.
What does Reiki do?
The Usui
System of Reiki can be a used as a personal tool for healing and growth, as a way to give
supportive energy (to bless) family and friends, and as a
complementary therapy to holistic, naturopathic, alternative and
conventional medicines among an almost unlimited number of beneficial
purposes. A Reiki treatment simply supports the whole person
physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Reiki is
easy to learn and can be used in a home or clinical setting to enhance
the health and emotional wellness of both self and others When a Reiki
practitioner places hands on an area of their own or a client's clothed
body, Reiki flows from the practitioner to the client and then back to
the practitioner in a circle of compassionate energy that starts when the
treatment begins and ends when the treatment stops usually an hour to an
hour and a half later. Although the
experience of reiki treatment is completely individual --
experienced by both the client and the practitioner as a variety of
sensations, including, heat, cold, vibration, tingling, unusual
heaviness or lightness, or no sensation at all -- it is often reported
as accompanied by a deep feeling of warmth, well-being, comfort, deep
relaxation, and revitalization. Reiki relaxes muscles, stills the mind,
and eases pain. Reiki treatment has been scientifically shown to accelerate
healing. Many health professionals are effectively incorporating the use of
Reiki into their individual practice. Those who learn Reiki find that it
can be successfully administered very simply in all kinds of
settings: home, clinic, hospital, or any place where people
experience stressed muscles, accidents, exhaustion, or personal
trauma. Many Reiki projects have been created for AIDS patients, victims
of war, and hospice care settings, to name a few.
On the physical
level, Reiki can bring relaxation to stressed muscles, decrease
pain, accelerate the healing time of bones and wounds, diminish the
tissue damage of
burns and bruises, and much more.
On a mental and emotional level,
anxiety is reduced, a sense of well-being is increased and another
deeper level of relaxation can be felt. At this depth of relaxation,
a rebalancing of energies can occur and the natural healing ability
of the body is enhanced and stimulated.
People receiving reiki or giving reiki to themselves usually feel revitalized and
with their vitality newly awakened especially after a full-body
session.
Where does the Usui System of
Reiki Healing come from? The Usui System of Reiki is named
after its founder, Mikao Usui. Usui developed Reiki in the 1920's in
Japan. He began an investigation into the healing
phenomena of history's greatest spiritual teachers. Through travel,
study, research, and meditation, he developed the form of Reiki and
spent the rest of his life applying and teaching this method.
Usui's work continued in pre World
War II,
Tokyo at a clinic run by Chujiro Hayashi. A patient, Mrs. Hawayo
Takata of Hawaii, recovered from her serious ailments at Hayashi's
Reiki clinic, and became his first known western student. She
practiced and taught throughout the US and Canada from 1937 to her
death in 1980. Her granddaughter, Phyllis Furumoto now carries on
her work. Today millions of people practice Reiki throughout the
world.
The Usui System of Reiki Healing
has spread through an oral tradition of teaching, sharing
information, and exchanging treatments. Reiki is not something that
can be learned by reading a book—it is something to experience by
receiving a treatment, taking a class, and talking with Reiki
practitioners, students, and masters.
How Can I Learn More?
Reiki Treatments
Reiki treatments are given to the
person fully clothed and generally lying on a massage table. The
Reiki practitioner gently places his/her hands on the head, the
abdomen, the back, and any particular areas of pain or discomfort.
Treatments last between an hour to an hour and a half.
Reiki Classes The Usui System of Reiki is taught
by Reiki Masters who are trained in the traditions of Reiki as
passed through the spiritual lineage, and are committed to this
healing art.
A Reiki I class is usually taught
in one to four sessions adding up to seven to twelve hours total.
Each student is attuned to his/her own Reiki energy while also
learning the history of Reiki, the basic hand positions for
self-treatment and the treatment of others, and ways to use Reiki in
their own lives.
Reiki II is offered to students
who have taken Reiki I, have had several months to one or more years
of committed practice, and feel drawn to take this next step with
Reiki.
We invite you to share reiki with us. Join us for reiki
treatments, reiki training, and reiki circle.
Emerald City Reiki Center
offers traditional reiki
treatment, reiki training and reiki community.
Who can the Usui
System of Reiki Healing really help?
It happens to
everyone—the unexpected, the
"worst possible" scenario. You don’t know how to work
through it (though you think you should), and the approaches
you’ve used in the past aren’t working this time. You just
want to feel better.Although your specific
situation may be a little different, there’s a common
quality to our struggle and longing. Reiki has helped people
in all of these situations.
Do you see
yourself here?
- Stress
dominates your life.
The demands of your life seem greater than your ability
to cope with them. Everybody needs something from you,
and you feel like you'll never catch up. You've tried
deep breathing and exercise, but that just adds more to
your schedule. You're becoming increasingly irritable,
your sleep is lousy, and you may feel anxious or
depressed.
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Challenged by illness.
You're in treatment right now for something pretty big.
You're in good hands medically, but the side affects are
troubling. Maybe you're in pain. And good as your
medical team might be, they can't treat the worry about
what this could do to you in the long run. Furthermore,
you worry that your worry is impeding the healing
process.
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Grieving the loss of someone you love.
Maybe it's a relationship gone sour or someone important
to you has died. Either way, you feel lost and alone.
You've tried support groups or talking to friends, but
they can’t seem to soothe what feels like a big empty
hole.
- Career
collapse
Through your choice or the boss's, the career is gone.
Or maybe you've lost your focus in life. Work used to be
the one place where you really felt in charge. You knew
who you were and had a clear life purpose. But now, the
industry has changed, or you've lost your job, or your
youthful enthusiasm. No matter how many self-help
articles you read, you're feeling more and more listless
and useless.
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Deepening your healing wisdom and spiritual connection.
Things are going okay, but you feel a nagging
restlessness, a sense that there's more to life than
meets the eye. You know there's a larger truth than the
one we live day-to-day, but you don’t quite know where
to look for it.
No matter which of
these circumstances you find yourself in, we can help you.
We treat people
not conditions. Our clients have dealt with:
- Cancer and the
side-effects of chemotherapy and radiation
- Grief—loss of a
partner, child, parent, friend, or their own dying
- Chronic illness—high
blood pressure, multiple sclerosis
- Auto-immune
disorders—fibromyalgia, Epstein-Barr, lupus, AIDS
- Chronic pain
- Surgery
- Stroke, heart attack
- Divorce and the
sometimes-rocky-road of relationship
- Eating disorders
- Stress, depression,
anxiety, worry, and insomnia
- Accidents and injury,
broken bones and sprains
- Aging
- Abuse—physical,
emotional and sexual
- Addiction, recovery,
and co-dependence
- Therapy support
- Fatigue, stress, and
middle-aged road wear
- So-called
psychosomatic conditions
- Mental health
problems
- Women’s
health—pregnancy, menopause, endometriosis
- Men’s health—prostate
conditions
What do all these
clients have in common?
Even though their
conditions are different, they all suffer from depleted
vitality—a drain on their life energy. Reiki restores and
revitalizes your energy, which leads to balance, wellness,
and healing.
But will Reiki
work for you?
We have found
Reiki to be most helpful for people who share any of these
values:
- They know that
healing is more than physical.
- They want to know
themselves.
- They believe that
anything of value takes time.
- They’re willing to
invest in their health and well being on every level.
- They’re looking for a
deeper meaning in life.
- They trust there’s
more to life than what we can see or measure.
- They intend to live
life to the fullest . . . right up to the last breath.
- They want to face,
feel, learn from, and honor their pain.
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