Reiki: The Art Of Healing

Reiki is a Japanese word meaning “Universal Life Force Energy”, the divine life-giving force. This word now refers to a simple hands-on healing technique which had its origins in India. Over the ages, it had passed on to Japan through Tibet and China, but had been neglected. Towards the end of the 19th Century, Japanese theologian Mikao Usui rediscovered this long forgotten art.

What is Reiki?

 

Mikao Usui chose the term `Reiki’ to describe the Universal Life Force Energy, which calms the

mind and raises a person’s life force. Through the use of soothing hands laid on the body in certain positions, the process of healing is accelerated. The essence of this form of healing is passed on from teacher to student through a series of mystic initiations which in Reiki are called attunement or empowerment.

Reiki is basically a way of returning to yourself what you already possess: the Universal Life Force Energy. You essentially recharge yourself with the energy that you have always possessed at the deepest level. Reiki gets the body and mind in touch with the Universal Life Force Energy. It will release you from you age-old restrictions and bondage, and allow you to experience vibrant health and balance, and finally freedom and unity.

Where did Reiki originate from?

 

Reiki is a synthesis of many traditions. The method of natural healing that is today known as Reiki originated from the medical traditions of South, Central and East Asia. According to Usui, it is a synthesis of a seven-level Tantric teaching developed for lay men of any religious or philosophical persuasion. It is also closely connected with the scriptural and energy transmissions or empowerment related to the Buddha.

How does Reiki heal?

 

Reiki removes all your negative thoughts and judgement by exposing them to the much higher vibratory frequency of the Universal Life Force Energy. Through a simple laying of hands over the entire body so that all the energy is drawn, Reiki helps you to experience your feelings fully so that they can easily pass through the body and mind. Thus Reiki heals by calming the mind and raising your life force frequency. It’s not surprising then that Reiki as a concept is gaining immense popularity.