Reiki

Reiki is an ancient Japanese technique that is used to heal physical and mental trauma, and to support mental clarity and spiritual well-being. In Japanese, the word “rei” refers to a higher intelligence that permeates all living and non living entities and guides the inherent functioning of the universe. The word “ki” refers to the nonphysical life force energy that flows through everything that is alive, including animals, plants, and human beings. ki is also often called “life force energy,” and is known as qi or chi from other traditions. The combination of these two words is what defines reiki as “spiritually guided life-force energy.”

To administer Reiki, a practitioner channels life force energy through his or her hands unto another. It’s said that the aforementioned spiritual guidance enables the Reiki to flow through the affected parts of the subject’s energy field and charges them with positive energy. It heightens their vibration, and raises awareness in and around the physical body where negative thoughts and feelings are contained. This causes the energy—such as stress, anxiety, physical pain, sadness, confusion, (which left untreated can manifest into physical disease or ailments) to break down, allowing the touch of the Reiki practitioner clarify the energy pathways.