Post by stef on Sept 10, 2005 11:49:34 GMT
WHAT DOES REIKI FEEL LIKE?
During a Reiki treatment, the healer and the healee can usually feel different sensations in the hands of the practitioner. This is usually felt as a warmth, tingling, pins and needles, throbbing, cold, or even an electrical type feeling. Sometimes, there is no noticeable feeling at all, and the sensations can vary between treatments. I have noticed that with people who are very sick, the sensations are even stronger. This has also been true during distance sessions.
Is there an explanation for these differences? Actually, the Reiki itself has no sensate characteristics. What you are feeling during a treatment is the body's reaction to the Reiki flowing through it. Reiki emerges from the practitioner's hands and reacts to the tissues of the hands as it is passing through them. Then, as it flows into the body, it also reacts to the tissues of the person being treated. This is called polarization. This can change from day to day and from person to person. It also responds according to the individuals' sensitivities at the time of the treatment. Also, some people are simply more in touch with what their body is feeling than other people are.
Since Reiki is also treating the practitioner at the time of the healing session, both the practitioner and the healee experience different sensations and healing within their bodies, minds and spirits.
HOW DOES REIKI KNOW WHERE TO GO?
One of the most unusual things about Reiki is that when an attuned practitioner is near a person who is sick, the Reiki turns itself on automatically. The practitioner will often know exactly where a person is sick in their body. This intuitive aspect of Reiki is fascinating. Even if the Reiki practitioner is asleep (or even in a coma) and their hands are placed on a person who needs healing, the Reiki energy will start to flow.
This example shows that Reiki is activated despite the practitioner, the healee, or the belief systems of either individual. This is also why Reiki is so simple to use! The practitioner doesn't have to know what is wrong with the healee to help them. The Reiki knows.
The energy flow does, however, appear to flow more powerfully when the Reiki practitioner deliberately places their hands on the client in a conscious, loving way. If the practitioner consciously desires to help the client and uses intent, and if the client consciously accepts the healing energy, the Reiki is more powerful and effective.
DOES REIKI'S STRENGTH VARY?
As stated above, Reiki does vary in strength according to the amount of disharmony within the client. In clients who are seriously ill, or very upset emotionally, the Reiki flows more intensely. This is due to the natural harmony and balance within the Reiki energy. It functions according to the client's need.
Reiki practitioners have also noticed that Reiki apparently turns itself off after the hands have been in one position for any given amount of time. This is usually the practitioner's signal that it is time to change hand positions and move on to the next area. Some people do not experience this intuitive sensation, sensing that the Reiki continues to flow during the entire treatment. This could be due to the individual expectations, consciousness, or intuitive abilities of the practitioner. This feeling also varies between the practitioner and the client during the same healing session.
IS REIKI THE SAME IN BOTH HANDS?
Many hands on healing practices teach us about giving and receiving hands. This isn't true of Reiki. The flow and effectiveness of Reiki are same in both hands. For example, if you treat one person for one hour with one hand, they will get half as much as they would have gotten if you had both hands on them. However, the quality would not be any less. Also, with Reiki you can treat two people at the same time, having one hand on each person. Reiki's effectiveness is not altered, and Reiki will continue to flow regardless of the rules of other healing methods that we have learned.
DOES REIKI RUN OUT?
Reiki does not appear to run out. A Reiki practitioner can treat sick people all day, and the Reiki will continue to flow just as strongly as it did at the start of the day. Also, the Reiki practitioner, having received Reiki's healing energy themselves during these treatments, will feel even stronger and better than they did at the start of the day.
Often, in other healing systems, the healer uses their own physical energy, or chi, to heal the client. This is very draining to the practitioner's own energy. Therefore, each treatment is dependent upon the vitality of the practitioner. After a long day of healing, the healer can need to recharge their own energy. Many forms of spiritual healing fall into this category; however, Reiki does not.
CAN A REIKI PRACTITIONER HEAL IF THEY ARE SICK?Usually, a sick person has low physical energy and would be less effective in treating others because of the difficulty in harnessing their own energy. Clinical observations have shown that even a very sick or weak person can be attuned to Reiki, and they are just as strong and effective as a person who was attuned to Reiki while they were in excellent health. This again shows that Reiki energy is not coming from the physical body of the practitioner.
CAN YOU REIKI ANIMALS AND PLANTS?
Believe it or not, animals tend to respond to Reiki more quickly than we do, and their powers of recuperation seem to be superior to ours. Because animals have less accumulated stress, emotional blockages or self-sabotage tendencies, their inner abilities to heal are often stronger than our own. Also, wild animals tend to accept the Reiki energy more readily than domesticated animals. Any of you who have a pet know that they can be a reflection on their owners. So, if you see a really stressed out pet, you may need to also Reiki the pet's parent.
Plants also have a living energy field that can become out of balance; therefore, plants will respond to the harmonizing effects of Reiki. These two facts, that Reiki works on plants and animals, makes it very clear that the effects of Reiki are more than psychosomatic.
CAN WE TREAT OURSELVES WITH REIKI?
There are many gifted healers who can help others through energy exchange but cannot help themselves because their system is using their own energy to heal. Because Reiki does not come from our own bodies, directing the Reiki energy towards ourselves works effectively, thus the practitioner is also able to enjoy all of the benefits of Reiki. This is wonderful from the perspective of preventative medicine! One of the great joys of the Reiki practitioner is their time spent in self-healing sessions.
CAN ANYONE LEARN AND BE ATTUNED TO REIKI?
Provided the initiation and attunements are performed correctly by a Reiki Master Teacher, anyone can have Reiki activated in their hands. People in comas, children, or even animals can be attuned to Reiki. If you have been attuned to Reiki, you will have Reiki in your hands for the rest of your life.
IS REIKI A RELIGION?
Reiki is not a religion. Reiki is practiced by people of all beliefs. Christians, Muslims, Jews, atheists and agnostics can all learn, practice, and receive Reiki. Once you have it, you have it for life and should use it. Reiki practitioners are normal human beings who simply have the desire to heal.
ARE THERE ANY HARMFUL SIDE EFFECTS FROM REIKI?In the two decades since Reiki Masters have been actively initiating practitioners in the west, there have been no reported cases of negative side effects from Reiki. There are, however, a large number of cases where people have observed what first appears to be a negative side effect. Actually, these people who have no understanding of the physiological healing process of the body are misinterpreting what they experience. When the body is undergoing a healing process, there can be short term effects which cause some discomfort.
People with a great deal of accumulated stress or emotional blockages can find everything stirred up at first by the Reiki treatments because the body is beginning its process of healing. These side effects are usually very much like a cold. I have also found that Reiki pushes an illness through the body at an accelerated rate. I believe that an illness has to run its full course in order to heal. In other words, the illness has to peak and then subside. A broken bone for example, may hurt a little more right after the Reiki treatment, but it will hurt for a great deal less time, and it will heal more quickly and effectively.
CAN REIKI BE COMBINED WITH OTHER TREATMENTS?There are no contraindications to the use of Reiki. Reiki can be used effectively on its own or combined with another therapy. There are health problems that are so serious that we should take advantage of everything that is available to us. For example, Reiki is brilliant at promoting the rapid healing of cuts, even large ones; however, if you amputate a limb, you should see a surgeon. You would still give the body as much Reiki energy as possible because it will help dramatically in the recovery process from the surgery and reduce the amount of scarring and pain.
Serious illness such as cancer and AIDS still need to be treated and monitored by medical experts. Reiki will, however, increase the overall vitality of the body and its ability to heal. Reiki will also reduce the side effects of medical treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy and will maximize your potential to heal. In the meantime, each Reiki treatment you receive will work on harmonizing the underlying cause of the illness.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW REIKI WORKS?
One common observation of Reiki has very important ramifications. People being treated by Reiki and Reiki practitioners have repeatedly noticed that if a practitioner has his/her hands on a client in a particular position (such as the head), a person being treated will sometimes feel the Reiki working on a completely different part of the body. The part of the body they feel the Reiki working on is the part of the body that is in greatest disharmony. For example: the client may have diseased kidneys and feel the Reiki strongest there even though the hands are on another part of the body. This important observation helps to confirm the theory that Reiki is a harmonic that will, by its nature, always go to the area of greatest disharmony.
When we experience symptoms of an illness, we often fall into the trap of thinking that this is something that has just happened to us. This is very far from the truth in most illnesses. The condition will have often existed for years before it finally manifests as a symptom. A heart condition, for instance, will often have existed for years before you actually have a heart attack. Physics tell us that energy exists and moves first - matter follows. There is usually a disturbance in the energy systems of the body before there is a disturbance in the physical body. This eventual disturbance in the physical body is what is known as the disease.
The great thing about Reiki is that it doesn't specifically treat the symptom. Because Reiki is a harmonizing energy, it treats the whole complex of the body holistically. As it pours into the body and interacts with it, the Reiki will systematically start harmonizing the whole body, mind and spirit.
Even with apparently simple things like sports injuries, we find that there are underlying predisposing facts such as stress or fatigue. It has been established that if the body is over stressed or run down, it is more easily injured. When Reiki treats the injury, it is also treating the stress and enhancing the vitality of the individual.
Each disease can be seen as a particular combination of disharmonious frequencies. This would effectively tend to neutralize the disharmony in the same way that frequency therapies like homeopathy work. The difference is that in homeopathy, the practitioner has to diagnose the disharmony and choose the appropriate frequency, or medicine, with which to harmonize the illness. Reiki doesn't need diagnosis because it follows its own laws of harmonics and gravitates to the frequencies of predominant disharmony. Simply put, one does need a diagnosis because Reiki does its own.
During a Reiki treatment, the healer and the healee can usually feel different sensations in the hands of the practitioner. This is usually felt as a warmth, tingling, pins and needles, throbbing, cold, or even an electrical type feeling. Sometimes, there is no noticeable feeling at all, and the sensations can vary between treatments. I have noticed that with people who are very sick, the sensations are even stronger. This has also been true during distance sessions.
Is there an explanation for these differences? Actually, the Reiki itself has no sensate characteristics. What you are feeling during a treatment is the body's reaction to the Reiki flowing through it. Reiki emerges from the practitioner's hands and reacts to the tissues of the hands as it is passing through them. Then, as it flows into the body, it also reacts to the tissues of the person being treated. This is called polarization. This can change from day to day and from person to person. It also responds according to the individuals' sensitivities at the time of the treatment. Also, some people are simply more in touch with what their body is feeling than other people are.
Since Reiki is also treating the practitioner at the time of the healing session, both the practitioner and the healee experience different sensations and healing within their bodies, minds and spirits.
HOW DOES REIKI KNOW WHERE TO GO?
One of the most unusual things about Reiki is that when an attuned practitioner is near a person who is sick, the Reiki turns itself on automatically. The practitioner will often know exactly where a person is sick in their body. This intuitive aspect of Reiki is fascinating. Even if the Reiki practitioner is asleep (or even in a coma) and their hands are placed on a person who needs healing, the Reiki energy will start to flow.
This example shows that Reiki is activated despite the practitioner, the healee, or the belief systems of either individual. This is also why Reiki is so simple to use! The practitioner doesn't have to know what is wrong with the healee to help them. The Reiki knows.
The energy flow does, however, appear to flow more powerfully when the Reiki practitioner deliberately places their hands on the client in a conscious, loving way. If the practitioner consciously desires to help the client and uses intent, and if the client consciously accepts the healing energy, the Reiki is more powerful and effective.
DOES REIKI'S STRENGTH VARY?
As stated above, Reiki does vary in strength according to the amount of disharmony within the client. In clients who are seriously ill, or very upset emotionally, the Reiki flows more intensely. This is due to the natural harmony and balance within the Reiki energy. It functions according to the client's need.
Reiki practitioners have also noticed that Reiki apparently turns itself off after the hands have been in one position for any given amount of time. This is usually the practitioner's signal that it is time to change hand positions and move on to the next area. Some people do not experience this intuitive sensation, sensing that the Reiki continues to flow during the entire treatment. This could be due to the individual expectations, consciousness, or intuitive abilities of the practitioner. This feeling also varies between the practitioner and the client during the same healing session.
IS REIKI THE SAME IN BOTH HANDS?
Many hands on healing practices teach us about giving and receiving hands. This isn't true of Reiki. The flow and effectiveness of Reiki are same in both hands. For example, if you treat one person for one hour with one hand, they will get half as much as they would have gotten if you had both hands on them. However, the quality would not be any less. Also, with Reiki you can treat two people at the same time, having one hand on each person. Reiki's effectiveness is not altered, and Reiki will continue to flow regardless of the rules of other healing methods that we have learned.
DOES REIKI RUN OUT?
Reiki does not appear to run out. A Reiki practitioner can treat sick people all day, and the Reiki will continue to flow just as strongly as it did at the start of the day. Also, the Reiki practitioner, having received Reiki's healing energy themselves during these treatments, will feel even stronger and better than they did at the start of the day.
Often, in other healing systems, the healer uses their own physical energy, or chi, to heal the client. This is very draining to the practitioner's own energy. Therefore, each treatment is dependent upon the vitality of the practitioner. After a long day of healing, the healer can need to recharge their own energy. Many forms of spiritual healing fall into this category; however, Reiki does not.
CAN A REIKI PRACTITIONER HEAL IF THEY ARE SICK?Usually, a sick person has low physical energy and would be less effective in treating others because of the difficulty in harnessing their own energy. Clinical observations have shown that even a very sick or weak person can be attuned to Reiki, and they are just as strong and effective as a person who was attuned to Reiki while they were in excellent health. This again shows that Reiki energy is not coming from the physical body of the practitioner.
CAN YOU REIKI ANIMALS AND PLANTS?
Believe it or not, animals tend to respond to Reiki more quickly than we do, and their powers of recuperation seem to be superior to ours. Because animals have less accumulated stress, emotional blockages or self-sabotage tendencies, their inner abilities to heal are often stronger than our own. Also, wild animals tend to accept the Reiki energy more readily than domesticated animals. Any of you who have a pet know that they can be a reflection on their owners. So, if you see a really stressed out pet, you may need to also Reiki the pet's parent.
Plants also have a living energy field that can become out of balance; therefore, plants will respond to the harmonizing effects of Reiki. These two facts, that Reiki works on plants and animals, makes it very clear that the effects of Reiki are more than psychosomatic.
CAN WE TREAT OURSELVES WITH REIKI?
There are many gifted healers who can help others through energy exchange but cannot help themselves because their system is using their own energy to heal. Because Reiki does not come from our own bodies, directing the Reiki energy towards ourselves works effectively, thus the practitioner is also able to enjoy all of the benefits of Reiki. This is wonderful from the perspective of preventative medicine! One of the great joys of the Reiki practitioner is their time spent in self-healing sessions.
CAN ANYONE LEARN AND BE ATTUNED TO REIKI?
Provided the initiation and attunements are performed correctly by a Reiki Master Teacher, anyone can have Reiki activated in their hands. People in comas, children, or even animals can be attuned to Reiki. If you have been attuned to Reiki, you will have Reiki in your hands for the rest of your life.
IS REIKI A RELIGION?
Reiki is not a religion. Reiki is practiced by people of all beliefs. Christians, Muslims, Jews, atheists and agnostics can all learn, practice, and receive Reiki. Once you have it, you have it for life and should use it. Reiki practitioners are normal human beings who simply have the desire to heal.
ARE THERE ANY HARMFUL SIDE EFFECTS FROM REIKI?In the two decades since Reiki Masters have been actively initiating practitioners in the west, there have been no reported cases of negative side effects from Reiki. There are, however, a large number of cases where people have observed what first appears to be a negative side effect. Actually, these people who have no understanding of the physiological healing process of the body are misinterpreting what they experience. When the body is undergoing a healing process, there can be short term effects which cause some discomfort.
People with a great deal of accumulated stress or emotional blockages can find everything stirred up at first by the Reiki treatments because the body is beginning its process of healing. These side effects are usually very much like a cold. I have also found that Reiki pushes an illness through the body at an accelerated rate. I believe that an illness has to run its full course in order to heal. In other words, the illness has to peak and then subside. A broken bone for example, may hurt a little more right after the Reiki treatment, but it will hurt for a great deal less time, and it will heal more quickly and effectively.
CAN REIKI BE COMBINED WITH OTHER TREATMENTS?There are no contraindications to the use of Reiki. Reiki can be used effectively on its own or combined with another therapy. There are health problems that are so serious that we should take advantage of everything that is available to us. For example, Reiki is brilliant at promoting the rapid healing of cuts, even large ones; however, if you amputate a limb, you should see a surgeon. You would still give the body as much Reiki energy as possible because it will help dramatically in the recovery process from the surgery and reduce the amount of scarring and pain.
Serious illness such as cancer and AIDS still need to be treated and monitored by medical experts. Reiki will, however, increase the overall vitality of the body and its ability to heal. Reiki will also reduce the side effects of medical treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy and will maximize your potential to heal. In the meantime, each Reiki treatment you receive will work on harmonizing the underlying cause of the illness.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW REIKI WORKS?
One common observation of Reiki has very important ramifications. People being treated by Reiki and Reiki practitioners have repeatedly noticed that if a practitioner has his/her hands on a client in a particular position (such as the head), a person being treated will sometimes feel the Reiki working on a completely different part of the body. The part of the body they feel the Reiki working on is the part of the body that is in greatest disharmony. For example: the client may have diseased kidneys and feel the Reiki strongest there even though the hands are on another part of the body. This important observation helps to confirm the theory that Reiki is a harmonic that will, by its nature, always go to the area of greatest disharmony.
When we experience symptoms of an illness, we often fall into the trap of thinking that this is something that has just happened to us. This is very far from the truth in most illnesses. The condition will have often existed for years before it finally manifests as a symptom. A heart condition, for instance, will often have existed for years before you actually have a heart attack. Physics tell us that energy exists and moves first - matter follows. There is usually a disturbance in the energy systems of the body before there is a disturbance in the physical body. This eventual disturbance in the physical body is what is known as the disease.
The great thing about Reiki is that it doesn't specifically treat the symptom. Because Reiki is a harmonizing energy, it treats the whole complex of the body holistically. As it pours into the body and interacts with it, the Reiki will systematically start harmonizing the whole body, mind and spirit.
Even with apparently simple things like sports injuries, we find that there are underlying predisposing facts such as stress or fatigue. It has been established that if the body is over stressed or run down, it is more easily injured. When Reiki treats the injury, it is also treating the stress and enhancing the vitality of the individual.
Each disease can be seen as a particular combination of disharmonious frequencies. This would effectively tend to neutralize the disharmony in the same way that frequency therapies like homeopathy work. The difference is that in homeopathy, the practitioner has to diagnose the disharmony and choose the appropriate frequency, or medicine, with which to harmonize the illness. Reiki doesn't need diagnosis because it follows its own laws of harmonics and gravitates to the frequencies of predominant disharmony. Simply put, one does need a diagnosis because Reiki does its own.
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