What is Reiki & Energy Healing?
What is Reiki?
Reiki is an alternative therapy that originated in Japan, which promotes stress reduction, relaxation, and healing. It is based on the idea that Ki or "universal life force energy" flows through us, and we are alive because of this life force energy. Reiki is a special kind of Ki Energy that is guided by spiritual consciousness; and because of this, Reiki can never do any harm or ever deplete our energy.
Traditional Usui Tibetan Reiki is one type of Reiki that combines elements of the original Usui Reiki system with additional techniques and symbols from Tibetan Buddhism. This approach to Reiki is based on the teachings of Mikao Usui, who is credited with rediscovering Reiki in the early 20th century.
In Traditional Usui Tibetan Reiki, practitioners use the Usui symbols along with additional symbols and techniques that are said to enhance the flow of Reiki energy and deepen the healing process. This practice typically includes techniques for channeling and directing energy, as well as methods for balancing and harmonizing the body's energy centers (known as chakras) and energy pathways (known as meridians). It is often used to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and support physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being.
During an in-person Reiki session, the practitioner places their hands lightly on or just above the recipient's body, allowing the energy to flow through them, like a conduit into the recipient’s body. The recipient may experience sensations such as warmth, tingling, and/or relaxation.
What is Distance or Remote Reiki?
Distance Reiki (also known as Remote Reiki) is a form of Reiki therapy that is performed without the practitioner and recipient being in the same physical location.
Reiki practitioners believe that energy is not bound by physical distance and can be transmitted over long distances. The practitioner may use techniques such as visualization, symbols, and/or meditation to connect with the recipient and send the healing energy, regardless of where they are located in the world.
Recipients of Distance Reiki may experience similar benefits to those of in-person sessions. However, with current planetary energies shifting towards a higher vibration, some recipients of Distance Reiki claim an even deeper sense of healing and transformational energetic shifts than in-person sessions.
What is Energy Healing?
Energy Healing is a broad term that refers to various holistic practices that aim to restore balance and promote healing by working with the energy systems of the body. It is based on the premise that all living beings have a vital life force energy that flows through them. When this energy is blocked, disrupted or imbalanced, it can lead to physical, emotional, or spiritual health issues.
Energy healing modalities can vary widely and may include practices such as Reiki, Qigong, Acupuncture, Pranic Healing, Biofield Therapies, Quantum Energy Healing, and various other forms of meditation and breathwork.
These modalities typically involve techniques to manipulate or balance the flow of energy in the body to encourage healing and well-being. Energy healing practitioners believe that by working with the body's energy systems, they can support the body's natural healing processes and help address underlying imbalances that contribute to illness or disease. Essentially, restore the whole person on a physical, mental, and energetic level that was always meant to be.
As with Reiki, Energy Healing can be performed either in-person or remotely.