So, what is Reiki (ray-key)?

Reiki - meaning universal life-force

It is recognized in cultures all across the world, for thousands of years. Life-force. In Japan, it is called Ki, in the East it is called Chi, in India it is called Prana, here in the Western world, it is more commonly known as energy. This energy or Life-force is what is flowing through all of us and around us, as well as all the plants and animals. Without this energy or life-force, we could not exist. As well as the energy that we, the plants, and animals are, there are other energies that affect us and all that live on the planet, as well as other peoples energies can affect us too. If someone close to you is in an excited, happy mood that will usually rub off on you, or at least lighten your mood. Just the opposite can happen if someone is in a horrible mood, it can darken your mood. Our energetic fields are roughly about 6 ft out from your body, so if you can imagine how we touch and bounce off each others energies, it is a bit easier to see how we can be affected.

We all have a "stream" of energy that feeds us that comes directly from God, The Universe, The Divine, or what ever you choose to call the Supreme Divine. Like I said with out this energy, we could not live. If you think of your body and energy body like the stream flowing all through out your body and energy body nice and easy. Think about a beautiful day flowing down the river moving nicely in a canoe just enjoying the calm stream. An interruption in that stream is like someone cutting you off in traffic on the way to work and it makes you angry. That is like someone just threw a giant boulder in your river and now you either have to let it go and navigate around the giant boulder, or you could stay mad about it, re-living the situation over and over. Every time you do, it throws another boulder in your river. Your day goes on and because you are already in a foul mood, you are attracting more negative experiences and those experiences are just putting more boulders in your river. Soon, it it just too much to try to figure out how to navigate around all of this and you may just have to get out of the river and rest until you can find an easier way to get around all those boulders and turbulence. All these boulders will eventually cause blockages in the physical, emotional, and mental bodies, and if left untreated will manifested into disease. This is where Reiki can help. Reiki comes directly from God, The Universe, and even though it does, it is not a religion. It has its own concoiusness. It has been better known in the past as "laying on of hands". This energy that comes directly from God, channels through the practitioner's hands and passes the energy to the client. The energy goes into and around the body and breaks up all those boulders and moves them downstream so you and your body can flow the way it is suppose to.

Reiki is holistic meaning it affects the whole person, mind, body, and spirit. You do not need to believe in anything, just have to be open minded enough to experience the session. There is not any massage, pressure, or manipulation of any kind. Most people achieve a very deep sense of relaxation. Healing can only happen when the body is deeply relaxed.

Reiki benefits everyone. Regardless of age or what ever disease may be going on in the body. It does not interfere with any treatments or medications you may have or be going through. Reiki has been shown to help people going through treatments like chemotherapy, for instance, to help ease the symptoms and relax the patient enough so the body can heal.

The list of illness Reiki can help with are long. It can help with cancer, heart disease, neurodegenerative disorders, chronic pain, infertility, anxiety and depression as well as numerous other problems. Sometimes, it is just nice to come in and get to feel deeply relaxed to you can go on to have a more happier and productive week.