The meaning of the word Reiki (Ray-Key) can be translated from two Japanese kanji characters. The first "Rei” means universal with deeper roots to include present everywhere. The second character Ki” represents the life force energy often referred to as Chi, Qi, or Prana in eastern medicine and culture. Ki is the unseen or non-physical life force energy that flows through us and in all living things. Reiki then translates to "Universal life force energy".
Life force "energy" scientifically, or "spirit" to religion is what makes us alive and the animated vibrant beings we are. When emotional issues, traumas, or painful life experiences happen in our life and create blocks and restrictions in our human energetic system this has an effect on the external or physical quality of our life as a result of the body's impended natural, healthy, and rhythmic flow. When these energetic blockages persist and the quality of our life force energy is low or stagnant ongoing for too long, we can expect to see the effects manifest in the physical form of pain, illness, and disease.
Reiki energy healing founded by Dr. Mikao Usui in the early 1900s is a Japanese energy healing technique that assists in restoring life force energy so that healing can naturally take place. Reiki is based on the eastern medicine belief that pain, illness, and disease are often a result of energetic imbalances coming from within the body's own energetic system. When we address and correct these imbalances and heal the life force energy the body is properly equipped with the energy necessary to begin healing itself from inside and out to the physical level.
Today the practice of Reiki is becoming increasingly widespread and recognized for its incredible benefits and ability to be used in all cultures for healing and restoring peace and harmony back to the mind, body, and spirit. Reiki is not a religion, per se, it works for all religions, ages, and walks of life. It is pure life force energy resonating harmoniously with love and will never do you harm. Reiki was intended and meant for everyone to benefit from and experience!
Reiki energy is administered by the practitioner through gentle and lightly placed hands on or just above the body directed to specific areas within such as chakras, meridians, and vital organs. It is a profoundly relaxing and effective way to achieve stress reduction in your life. It is an individually unique experience that invites you to connect with your inner essence and to experience the peace and serenity that awaits you there when you do. The best way to understand Reiki is to simply experience it for yourself. Overall, it is most assuredly a beautiful gift that will help, inspire, and support you on your healing journey and path to living a life of wellness and joy!