USUI Reiki Therapy
A form of Japanese Spiritual Healing, Reiki has its foundations in ancient Tibetan Buddhism, and was apparently forgotten until its rediscovery in the late 19th century. Practitioners draw on “Reiki energy,” channeling it to areas of need in themselves and their patients. They borrow terminology from physics, claiming that Reiki acts at an atomic level, causing the body’s molecules to vibrate with higher intensity and thus dissolving energy blockages that lead to disharmony and disease.
Dr. Mikao Usui, the founder of Reiki, was a Japanese theologian who studied the secret of Christ’s healing power. Usui spent 14 years seeking the secrets of healing, and claimed that the answer came to him in a vision.
The Japanese word Reiki is derived from Rei (‘universal”) and ki (“life energy”). The ancient Reiki healing practices of Tibetan Buddhism were believed to have been lost over the centuries, until Dr. Usui rediscovered and reinterpreted them in the late 19th century. One of his pupils, Dr. Chujiro Hayashi, passed on this knowledge to Hawaio Takata, a Japanese woman living in Hawaii, who introduced Reiki in the West in the 1970’s.
Reiki promotes health, maintains well-being, and helps people attain a higher consciousness. Reduces stress related conditions, emotional distress and pain relief. Practitioners channel ki, or “life energy,” to the patient to rebalance and replenish areas where it is depleted. Channeling Reiki also clears the practitioners’ own energy blocks, encouraging inner strength and self-growth.
