Reiki: Frequently Asked Questions

“Rei" = Universal "ki"= life energy
Reiki (pronounced as 'raykey') is a spiritual healing art - the practice of transmitting healing energy through the hands.

Reiki can be traced to teachings of Dr. Mikao Usui in Japan during the early 20th century, where he rediscovered the healing art and documented the process to teach others. The healing energy has always been here.

Reiki is a subtle and effective form of energy healing which brings about healing on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels.

Reiki practitioners connect with the energy allowing it to flow to the body and facilitate the healing process. All living things have universal life force energy flowing around and through them - plants, animals, people.

Sessions are scheduled for 1 hour, with healing 30-45 minutes long. A discussion will take place where the practitioner will describe the session to the client, and give the client an opportunity to ask questions.

The client will rest comfortably on a massage table on their back, fully clothed, with their shoes only removed. The session is hands-off, the practitioner will hold their hands a few inches from the clients body.

Reiki promotes stress reduction and relaxation as well as healing. If your "life force energy" is low, then you are more susceptible to sickness and stress. When your life energy is high, you are more likely to be happy and healthy.

A Reiki treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the whole person including your body, emotions, mind and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include feelings of peace, security and well-being.

Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of healing that can help everyone, even children. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and always creates a beneficial effect.

Reiki has been effective in helping virtually every known illness or discomfort and always creates a beneficial effect. Here’s a list of benefits:

Reiki quickens the healing process
Increases Energy & Blood Flow
Decrease Fatigue & Relieves Tension
Promotes Muscular Relaxation
Helps with Insomnia
Reduces Headaches
Increases Creativity and Focus
Reduces Stress, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD
Psychological Healing
Release of Anger, Fear, Worry, Sadness
Strengthens Spiritual Connection
Promotes Overall Sense of Well-being
Sense of Self-worth, Confidence, & Tranquility
Relieves Physical Pains - arthritis, fibromyalgia
*Reiki supports well-being of clients receiving chemotherapy, radiation, kidney dialysis

Reiki is a great tool for stress reduction and relaxation. Many people use Reiki for wellness. Reiki assists the body in creating an environment to facilitate healing. Reiki is a great tool that can be used as a complement to traditional medicine and is practiced in many hospitals and medical care settings.

The universal life force energy is naturally circulating to and through each of us. Reiki augments a flow of this energy to sustain health and vitality. This energy relaxes muscles, speeds digestion, stabilizes blood pressure and blood sugar, calms a racing pulse, stimulates the immune system, and relieves pain. Reiki will help those with existing health problems and provides an excellent form of preventive medicine for those who are essentially healthy.

Reiki directs healing to the areas of the person that will most benefit from it. It has been known to alleviate symptoms to such an extent that it initiates and helps to sustain periods of complete symptom remission. Reiki helps by relieving symptoms, reducing pain, and easing emotional distress.

Many times a client, after experiencing Reiki treatments, will wish to learn Reiki for self healing. Natural Energy Healing offers Reiki courses. This can be beneficial as many use this technique for stress reduction and relaxation anytime and anywhere they need it.

Reiki practitioners are trained to access pure life force energy from its source which flows through all living things. This balanced energy is offered through a set of hand positions with the practitioner placing hands lightly on or off the body.

Distance Reiki is also completely effective while performed remotely.

Whether experienced in person or at a distance, perceptions vary from person to person. However, deep relaxation is most widely reported. A recipient of Reiki might feel a warming sensation or a tingling during the session. The session should be very pleasant, relaxing and invigorating. Whether a person feels a lot or a little does not indicate the amount of help Reiki is giving. Awareness varies from person to person and from session to session. Reiki enhances on all levels (physical, emotional, mental & spiritual) some of which are very deep and outside of our awareness.

Relaxation is most commonly reported—both in the session and after. Other common outcomes are feeling unburdened, less pain, well-rested, more balanced, and easy going. Positive effects take place on all levels—physical, mental, emotional and last for days, weeks and for some even longer.

Reiki is absolutely safe because it is a practice based solely on life force energy which is naturally inherent in all living things. It can do no harm and is safe for babies, children, expectant mothers, people of any age or state of health. Reiki practitioners do not prescribe substances nor interfere in any medical treatments. Reiki can be used as a complement to traditional care.

Anyone! If you want to learn it, you can. The energy is abundantly available to all. A person gains confidence and understanding of Reiki through daily practice.

Reiki is not a religion. It is a spiritual healing art. The universal healing energy benefits every person regardless of his or hers religious beliefs. We are all spiritual beings.