Reiki

What is it?

Reiki has been traced back about 10,000 years where it was (and still is) used in Tibet and the techniques recorded in ancient Sanskrit writings. Pronounced (“ray – key”) it comes from the Japanese “Rei” meaning Universal and “ Ki” life energy – the universal life energy is around us and flows through us and every living being. Rediscovered in the last century by Dr. Mikao Usui and introduced into the Westem World in the mid 1970's this ancient buddhist healing art is a safe, natural, hands-on energy therapy which promotes and accelerates the body's own healing abilities and it operates on all levels, physical, mental and emotional.

Wearing light clothing you lie on a couch or sit on a chair and the therapist’s hands are placed in a sequence of positions directing the energy into the body of the receiver. The hand positions are held in place for several minutes. If you prefer, Reiki can be given with no contact. The therapist is used as a channel to conduct the Universal Life Energy, which instantly flows into the receiver with each treatment. Your body only takes the amount of energy it needs, or can cope with at the time so you can’t overdo it. Reiki treats the cause rather than the symptoms.

The treatment is a highly relaxing experience which many people describe as "being in the present". You may feel various sensations such as heat, cold or tingling in certain parts of your body or you may simply fall into a "reiki slumber".

What can it alleviate?

• stress
• low energy levels
• mental or physical pain
• arthritis
• digestive problems
• headaches and migraines
• insomnia
• emotional blocks