First and foremost, Reiki was designed as a path to spiritual enlightenment, however, it seems to have changed over the years to being just another healing modality (although a very potent one). I believe this to be because the healing aspect of Reiki is extremely easy to master while the spiritual aspects are quite difficult… [...]
This is an area quite near and dear to my heart in that my day job is that of a language teacher. So I could probably write a book about Reiki & Education (or Reiki in the Classroom… and someday I just may) but for now I promise to keep it short.
Reiki Level 2 [...]
As touched upon in the posts on Reiki & Aromatherapy & Reiki & Reflexology and to some extent in the post on Reiki & Acupressure, Reiki & Massage complement each other extremely well and since either of these therapies work well on their own, the combination makes for an extremely powerful session. The main idea [...]
Aura viewing is an integral part of my own approach to Reiki teaching as it is very easy to teach and much easier to perceive than the more subtle Reiki energies. Wikipedia defines an aura as a “subtle field of luminous multicolored radiation surrounding a person or object as a cocoon or halo. An aura [...]
As opposed to the ability to see Auras (discussed here), the ability to see chakras is much more difficult, but you don’t have to be able to see them to take advantage of their existence. One excellent description of chakras found at Wikipedia defines them as such:
A chakra is a center of activity that receives, [...]
In the wonderful little book called Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, by Edwin A. Abbott, (available here in its entirety) the idea that 2 dimensional people called Flatlanders are not able to understand 3 dimensional reality is presented. Imagine a 2 dimensional place, where the people are also 2 dimensional…. like in this image [...]
The sciences of Acupuncture and Acupressure are so closely related that I am discussing them as one (although I realize there are some notable differences). For simplicity’s sake, in this treatise I am just referring to Acupressure as Acupuncture without the needles (see, I told you it was simple).
The main principle behind Acupuncture [...]
Here is another healing modality that is greatly enhanced by Reiki (and vice versa). Reflexology (aka Zone Therapy) is basically a simplified form of acupressure for the feet, (but can also be applied to the hands and ears as well) and in case you haven’t tried it, Reflexology is almost as simple to do as [...]
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is the brainchild of Gary Craig and I highly recommend it to Reiki enthusiasts everywhere as being another one of the many healing modalities that fits Reiki like a glove. Described as an emotional version of acupuncture, EFT is based on the premise that “The cause of all negative emotions is [...]
If you asked me about the differences between traditional Japanese Reiki (what I’m calling Eastern Reiki) and that studied in other countries (what I’m calling Western Reiki) when I first started to study Reiki here in Japan (about 10 years ago) I would have said the differences were night and day. However over the last [...]
