Reiki is a powerful touch healing system. What it
can do and how it works is the subject of numerous books and articles.
Reiki is an ancient healing technique, rediscovered in the nineteenth
century in Japan. Reiki was brought to the West in the twentieth
century and has grown greatly in popularity through the last two
decades.
The word Reiki literally means Universal Life Energy. Reiki
practitioners work with the energy and chakras in the body and the
energy field surrounding the body. Everything in the Universe is made
of energy. We breathe in energy, we absorb it...it flows in and around
us...it emanates from us, radiating around us and creating our auric
field...it flows through our bodies in pathways called meridians.
Energy keeps us alive; it animates us. Many bodywork therapies work
with this energy, including Acupuncture, Therapeutic Touch, Yoga,
Reflexology, and others.
A Reiki practitioner has been specially attuned by a Reiki Master to become a channel for Universal Life Energy. Each client draws what he or she needs through the Reiki practitioner's hands. This allows blockages to be removed and ensures the smooth, even, unrestricted flow of energy through the body. Reiki treatments are usually provided with the client seated comfortably or lying on a massage table. Reiki treatment can be provided with the client fully clothed.
I am also a Reiki Master-Teacher and will be happy to provide Reiki Workshops for those interested in becoming Reiki practitioners.