1. Just for today,
let go of anger.
2. Just for today,
let go of worry.
3. Just for today,
give thanks for all blessings.
4. Just for today,
work honestly.
5. Just for today,
be kind to all living things.
WHAT IS REIKI?
Reiki (pronounced Ray-key) is a form of "universal life energy" channelled through the practitioners hands to the recipient. Reiki helps to harmonize body, mind and spirit.
The recipient of Reiki relaxes, fully clothed, on a couch or seated while the practioner holds his /her hands on or above the recipient. A treatment can last an hour or longer depending on the treatment required.
In the western world many practitioners use the standard hand positions and commonly a full treatment is given covering all the important organs of the body. There is no pressure on the body making it ideal for treating all ages and conditions, sometimes hands are even held away from the body. The energy flows wherever it is required (spiritually guided) and can normally be felt as a warm sensation or tingling in the body. Receiving Reiki is a very relaxing and soothing experience!
Intent
Reiki is an intent driven system; it's an important key element in Reiki energy and attunements.The practitioner must have a clear intent to assist the recipient in developing a feeling of well - being and peace. The practitioner should remain conscious of it, though out the Reiki session.
Reiki can only work for the highest good and harmony It will not do harm or create negativity if the practitioners intent is not clear if they are angry, worried or have any other negative emotions, Reiki will not flow through that person.
A Reiki practitioner may not be able to help, at certain times, but they are assured of never doing harm, it starts with the practitioners intent, and unites with the recipient while working, but the practitioner does not control it.
Reiki is intuitive and goes where it needs to go with the proper intensity for the person receiving the energy Therefore, the practitioner's ego or imperfect knowledge cannot interfere. Intent is all that is required knowledge of what problem relating to the recipient is not needed.
Intuition
Reiki practitioners work intuitively opening themselves up to their intuitive side so that the Reiki energy guides the hands to the right places to treat. opening yourself up to your intuitive side so that the energy guides your hands to the right places to treat, Intuitive treatments do something special for the recipient.
Interested in Reiki Treatments or even Practising Reiki yourself?
The sections below provide helpful background information but if you'd like to learn specifically about my Reiki treatments, courses and prices then please go to the Sessions Available page where you'll find detailed information about the sessions.
Reiki can be used for many ailments like reducing stress, relieving pain, headaches, stomach upsets, back problems - but you don;t have to be ill to benefit from it.
It strengthens the immune system, detoxifies the body and it can help you to cope with stress.
Reiki is non-invasive and you remain fully dressed for the treatment. It does not use manipulation and it does not create dependency.
Reiki can help with numerous problems and in many ways. Here are just a few below:
- lack of energy
- anxiety and panic attacks
- depression
- poor circulation
- insomnia
- cancer
- MS
- respiratory problems
- low self-esteem
- digestive problems
- nervous tension
- promotes natural wellbeing
- strengthens the immune system
- adapts to the natural needs of the receiver
- enhances personal awareness
- promotes creativity
- releases blocked and suppressed feelings
- aids meditation and positive thinking
The practitioner simply lays their hands on your body, or in your aura, and allows energy to flow. This is not consciously directed to anywhere specific, but is said to be pulled by the body to whatever parts that need treatment.
A session lasts about an hour but depending on your health needs and what you have agreed with the Reiki practitioner the session may run over.
During treatment you may become aware of the generation of heat, or feel a tingling sensation, from the practitioner's hands.
You may also feel a sense of peace and well-being, or you may feel nothing at all, which doesn't mean that the treatment hasn't been successful.
Afterwards you may feel relaxed and sleepy or relaxed but invigorated. Most practitioners will not talk during the session but may discuss things afterwards with you.
For best results a minimum of 3 sessions is advisable. You draw what you need to help break the cycle. Chronic conditions may take longer. Energy pathways can be very scrambled, hence resultant illness.
Reiki for pets is a service provided to give comfort to all animals and is a gentle process that your pet will find soothing and welcoming. It can assist with an illness and/or injury - even with aggressive, skittish and/or wild or distressed animals.
Almost any animal can benefit including dogs, cats, horses and many more.
The touch of human hands can be very soothing plus relaxing to the animals body.
Massage helps with muscle tone/muscle spasm, pain from arthritis and it also helps with stress, anxiety and relaxation; it also helps increase the removal of toxins and metabolic waste products, decrease swelling in the joints and increases well-being.
It is beneficial for calming hyperactive pets or those with temperament problems, especially those with a history of past abuse or trauma; it can help an animal become used to human touch and love.
Massage can:
- Improve Circulation
- Relax Muscles
- Calm Nervous Dogs / horses
- Boost the Immune System
- Increase Flexibility
Massage and Reiki is great for social development, it is a wonderful mode for bringing pets and people together for healthy interaction. It helps people and animals to relax and feel less stressed by the everyday pressures of life. This then enables them to become more open to meeting and sharing interaction with each other.
Reiki with Veterinary Care
Reiki and massage is not meant to be a substitute for veterinarian health care, however, reiki and massage can work effectively alongside other treatments. Always ask you vets advice regarding Reiki and massage before considering any of these treatments.
With the aid of treatment and holistic therapies, your pet can live a healthy and happy life.
WHAT IS TERA-MAI™ REIKI?
Tera-Mai™ is a system based on Dr.Usui's work. It was developed by Kathleen Milner, an American artist, teacher and author of Reiki and Other Rays of Touch Healing and Tera, My Journey Home.
WHAT ARE THE BENFITS OF TERA-MAI™ REIKI?
Tera-Mai™ Reiki is a gentle, yet powerful, hands-on technique that is taught through a special 'attunement' process.
The attunement process creates an open channel for energy to flow through the Tera-Mai™ Reiki practitioner to the receiver. Tera-Mai™ Reiki attunements pass on the energy from the element earth.
Tera-Mai™ Reiki works on a variety of different levels and produces a deep purification effect on the mind, body, emotions and spirit.
It is used to effectively treat a variety of physical ailments and can also be used for self-healing, emotional healing, and distant healing.
Tera-Mai™ Reiki is a totally positive force; it will only heal and protect and cannot be mis-used.
People of any age can benefit from it, as can plants and animals.
WHAT IS TERA-MAI™ SEICHEM?
Seichem is reputedly to have been practised in Ancient Egypt. In the Tera-Mai™ system, Reiki is an element of Seichem which uses the four elemental healing rays. These are Reiki (earth), Sophiel (water), Angelic Light (air and spirit) and Sakara (fire).
These rays work individually or together, depending on the needs of the recipient. It promotes a feeling of well-being while providing deep relaxation which helps towards the elimination of stress.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF TERA –MAI™ SEICHEM?
A treatment usually lasts one hour and you remain fully clothed while laying down on a couch. The practitioner will gently place her hands in various positions on or just above your body and you may feel a pleasant sensation of warmth, coolness or tingling.
A treatment is usually very relaxing and it can be an opportunity for emotional release, a chance to talk or you may simply fall asleep! It takes a few days for the energies to be assimilated.
During this time you may feel revitalised or temporarily a little worse – a good sign that you are releasing the cause of your symptoms. Everyone’s reaction is different and no two healing treatments are the same.
Tera-Mai Reiki/Seichem energy goes to much deeper levels of a person’s being, where many illnesses have their origin, releasing blocked energies, cleansing the body of toxins and working to create a state of balance. It reinforces the recipient’s ability to make the necessary changes in attitude and life style to promote a happier and healthier life.
Reiki (earth) - is connected with the earth element. (This is not energy from the Earth - the ground we walk on is simply a third dimensional manifestation of the earth element which pervades the entire universe through all dimensions.) The energy can be experienced as hot or cold, just like the surface of the planet. Reiki can benefit physical, mental and emotional health, and forms a base through which the other elemental rays can work.
Sophi-El (water) is connected with the water element, and can be experienced as a gentle wave-like coolness, or as an intense cold, like ice. Sophi-El aids emotional and sexual healing, and opens the heart to receive love and to feel compassion. The energy reaches deep within the emotional body to find the core, cause and effect of the disturbance. Sophi-El also increases the practitioners psychic awareness.
Angeliclight (air and spirit) is connected with the air element, and also forms a link with the angelic realm. In the practitoners perceptions through the third eye are enhanced. Clients often experience sensations of healing work being carried out nowhere near to the hands of the practitioner, accompanied by cool and gentle breezes.
Sakara (fire) - is connected with the fire element, and is experienced as hot and tingling, like a mild electrical current. Sakara works well in the electro-magnetic aura surrounding the body, and cleanses the chakras. The energy 'burns' through blockages.
These healing rays work individually or together, depending on the needs of recipient and the energies enhance the body, mind and spirit's natural abilities to heal themselves.
A HISTORY OF REIKI
At the end of the 19th century, a healing method was rediscovered in ancient Sanskrit texts by a Japanese scholar, Dr. Mikao Usui.
He called this method Reiki, a Japanese word meaning "Universal Life Energy" (Rei - the cosmic, universal energy, Ki - the fundamental life force).
His revelations paved the way for its emergence in the United States and the rest of the world. There are stories about the life and work of Dr Usui or "sensei"(teacher) as he is affectionately called.
Based on ancient Buddhist and Hindu teachings, Dr. Usui evolved a system through study, research, and meditation. He practiced and taught his method of Reiki utilising the laying on of hands.
In the traditional Reiki lineage, he trained Chujiro Hayashi to continue his work after his death. Dr. Hayashi then opened a clinic and school in Tokyo where he trained his successor, Mrs. Hawayo Takata, who brought Reiki to the mainland of the U.S. Between 1945 and 1970, she was the only living Reiki Master in the world. Between 1970 and 1980, she trained twenty-one Reiki Masters.
Mrs. Takata's granddaughter, Phyllis Lei Furumoto, is the currently the Grand Master of the Usui System of Natural Healing (Usui Shiki Ryoh).