All About Reiki

Reiki is a beautiful healing art offering beneficial, calming, balancing, and stress-reducing effects.

Definition of Reiki

Reiki is a spiritual healing art. It is not massage nor is it based on belief or suggestion. A Reiki session usually is between 60 and 90 minutes in length. The session is performed by a Reiki Practitioner (RP or RMT) using specific Reiki hand positions. During a Reiki session, the client is fully clothed while comfortably reclining on a massage table or seated in a chair. A Reiki session aids in stress reduction and it is almost always a very relaxing experience. Reiki sessions or classes are a great investment in yourself.

Reiki is:

• A subtle and effective form of energy healing using spiritually guided life force energy (Rei-ki)
• Practiced in every country of the world
• Being used in many settings including hospitals, hospice, as well as in private practice and in self-care
• A wonderful complementary modality in a personal wellness or healing program

Reiki is not:

• Affiliated with any particular religion or religious practice
• New. Reiki energy itself is thousands of years old

Defining qualities of Reiki:

• A practice of transmitting healing energy through the hands
• Passed on through the attunement process
• The energy is not guided by the practitioner, but the energy has its own innate wisdom to guide itself.
• Reiki energy is not based on belief, faith, or suggestion.

A Reiki session may help ease tension and stress and may help support the body to facilitate an environment for healing on all levels- physical, emotional, and spiritual. A session is pleasant and relaxing and is most often utilized for one’s own personal wellness. A Reiki Level I class is a great gift to give to yourself. To find a Reiki Practitioner or Reiki Master Teacher in your area of the world please see Find a Reiki Practitioner or Teacher.

Please see Reiki Articles in the main menu above to learn about Reiki.  If you are new to Reiki, you may start with the following articles to learn more.

What is Reiki?

Reiki Sensations

Reiki Sessions – What to Expect

Making Reiki Real

Please Note: Reiki is meant to be used as a complement to traditional care or as a personal relaxation or stress reducing tool. It is not a substitute for qualified medical or traditional care.