What is REIKI?

In the early 1920's, Mikao Usui, a spiritual seeker in Japan, had a profound experience. It came after years of study and followed 21 days of meditation with fasting. He realised that he had been given the gift of healing and also that he was able teach others to heal. He called this healing gift "reiki".

Reiki is derived from two Japanese characters: "rei", which literally means the Soul or the Spirit and "ki" , the Breath. "Rei" also means the universe, the source, while "ki", your essence, life force, as in "chi" in Chinese, and "prana" in Sanskrit.

All forms of energy treatment such as acupuncture and reiki is believed to work by stimulating clearance of energy blocks and allowing natural healing to take place. Reiki is non-invasive, it complements all medical and natural treatments and it is safe and gentle. The beauty of reiki is its simplicity and, as Mrs. Takata, who brought reiki to the West, said: "Hands on, reiki on; hands off, reiki off!" Reiki is effective regardless of age, race, religion or belief system.

What are my Credentials and Experience?

I started practising reiki in 1993 and was initiated as a reiki teacher in July 1995. My spiritual lineage can be traced back to Mrs. Takata and my reiki masters are John and Esther Veltheim and Phyllis Furumoto, Mrs. Takata's grand daughter.

I treat myself every day and regularly attend reiki gatherings and workshops to keep myself in touch with the practice and the community.

How does a Reiki Treatment work?

You lie on a bed (or sit on a chair) for forty minutes to an hour, fully clothed. There is no striving: you don't have to do anything and I do not need to diagnose or guide the reiki or manipulate any parts of you. All it involves is me placing my hands gently over various parts of your body. Just as water flows and finds its own level, so does the reiki go to where it is most needed and redresses any imbalances within.

What does a Reiki Workshop entail?

Each of my reiki course takes 8 - 10 hours over 2 to 4 days. It is a blend of storytelling, four sacred "initiations", questions, answers, sharing and hands-on experiences. Once you complete the training , you have reiki for life.

Reiki Charaters

"Let no-one persuade you to cure the head
until he has first given his soul to be cured,
for this is the great error of our day in the
treatment of the human body, the physicians
first separate the soul from the body."
Plato

(Picture: Reiki written in Japanese / Chinese Characters)


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