by Jennifer Hillman (Angels Intuition) a certified Reiki practitioner since 2000
Reiki (pronounced ray-kay) is a Japanese form of energetic alternative healing method of transferring energies from the practitioner to the patient to enhance the body's natural ability to heal itself. Reiki utilizes specific techniques for restoring and balancing the natural life force energy within the body.
This is a natural hands-on energy healing system touches all levels of the persons body, mind, and spirit. Reiki practitioners channel the universal energy and the subconscious mind decides the amount of this energy the patient needs, so one could not get too much energy.
Reiki is the Japanese word representing universal life energy or all energy surrounding us. Rei means 'free passage' or 'transcendental spirit' and ki, means 'vital life force energy' or 'universal life energy'.
Reiki is believed to have begun in Tibet several thousand years ago and was rediscovered the roots system in the mid to late 1800 by Dr. Mikao Usui, a Japanese Christian educator in Kyoto, Japan. He began an extensive twenty-one year study of the healing phenomena of history's greatest spiritual leaders. He discovered ancient sounds and symbols linked directly to the human body and nervous system, which activate the universal life energy for healing.
Dr. Usui underwent a metaphysical experience and became empowered to use these sounds and symbols to heal calling this form of Reiki and taught throughout the Japan until his death. His daughter continued her father's teaching, expanding it to the states.
The practitioner goes through three attunements to receive this energy, becoming open to be channel for the energy. A Reiki Master has received and learned the sounds and symbols and can teach them to others. While giving a session, the practitioner also receives a healing energy.
The session can have no feeling for less sensitive to having a tingling feeling during the session. The reaction of the session can be a release of toxins within the body, mind and spirit with a response of crying to laughing. Each person receives the energy has a different reaction as the patient.