Reiki energy therapy: an extraordinary healing technique

Reiki is an energetic healing system, a laying-on-of-hands technique that is very much like a mother’s touch. It is a nurturing energy that supports the body, mind, spirit and emotion.

by Josephine M. Joseph — 

Reiki is a noninvasive energy therapy that promotes the body’s natural abilities to heal itself. It is an energetic healing system, a laying-on-of-hands technique that is very much like a mother’s touch. It is a nurturing energy that supports the body, mind, spirit and emotion.

Reiki is a Japanese word that translates to “universal life force energy” and was rediscovered by Dr. Mikao Usui in Japan in the early 1900s and brought to the West via his successor, Hawayo Takata. It is an ancient technique that is passed from teacher to student by a method of attunement or initiation.

Reiki is taught in levels in order to give the body time to adjust to the new vibrations naturally. It creates a cellular activation or change within, one that promotes a sense of well-being and a feeling of connection to a greater purpose of being.

Becoming a vessel for energy can only serve to support you and those around you on your path of self-discovery. This healing force allows new perceptions to evolve. As more of us are attuned to the awareness that we have the power to heal ourselves, the universe expands and an even greater amount of positive force is accessed. As you form this new partnership, a rapport with the compassionate universe emerges and a portal for transformation is created.

Reiki treatments are done in the body’s energy field. It is not necessary to physically touch someone in order to promote healing. Having or giving a Reiki treatment is an uplifting experience for the practitioner, as well as for the recipient. As the energy passes through, it creates a deeper connection between the giver and the receiver, as well as a reverence for the life force within all of us.

Reiki can be used in all areas of life and is limited only by our thoughts. The energy of the universe is limitless; a never-ending flow is always available to those who desire to tap into this source.

As the Reiki energy is passed along to others, it is important to remember that this energy is first and foremost for personal healing and transformation. Change and growth takes commitment. You have the power to choose yourself and respect your life as a sacred gift. Reiki is one such gift, allowing its practitioners to be able to give and receive light force energy and uncover the spark of light that lives within all beings.

Josephine M. Joseph is a Reiki master teacher who has trained as an energy healer and teacher, and has studied vibrational sound for healing, medical intuition and trance channeling. She is also a certified hypnotist and past life regressionist. www.lightjourneys.org or 623-434-3394.

Reprinted from AzNetNews, Volume 26, Number 1, February/March 2007.