Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It involves "laying on hands" to channel life force energy, which is said to flow through and around us and influence our health and well-being. Reiki originated in Japan and was brought to the West in 1937. It can be easily learned through an "attunement" by a Reiki master, which allows one to channel Reiki energy for life. Reiki treatments work to clear and balance the energy pathways in the body, relieving illness or imbalance.

5. History of Reiki
 Mrs. Hawayo
Takata brought
Reiki from Japan to
the West in 1937
and continued to
practice and teach
until her passing in
1980.

6. A Brief Overview
 Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress
reduction and relaxation that also promotes
healing.
 It is administered by "laying on hands" and is
based on the idea that an unseen "life force
energy" flows through us and is what causes
us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low,
then we are more likely to get sick or feel
stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of
being happy and healthy.

7.  The word Reiki is made of two Japanese
words - Rei which means "God's Wisdom or
the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force
energy". So Reiki is actually "spiritually
guided life force energy.“

8.  Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of
spiritual healing and self-improvement that
everyone can use. It has been effective in
helping virtually every known illness and
malady and always creates a beneficial effect.
It also works in conjunction with all other
medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve
side effects and promote recovery.
 A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing
radiance that flows through and around you.
Reiki treats the whole person including body,
emotions, mind and spirit creating many
beneficial effects that include relaxation and
feelings of peace, security and wellbeing. Many
have reported miraculous results.

9. How Does Reiki Work?
 We are alive because life force is flowing
through us. Life force flows within the physical
body though pathways called chakras,
meridians and nadis. It also flows around us in
a field of energy called the aura. Life force
nourishes the organs and cells of the body,
supporting them in their vital functions. When
this flow of life force is disrupted, it causes
diminished function in one or more of the
organs and tissues of the physical body.

10.  Reiki heals by flowing through the affected
parts of the energy field and charging them
with positive energy. It raises the vibratory
level of the energy field in and around the
physical body where the negative thoughts
and feelings are attached. This causes the
negative energy to break apart and fall away.
In so doing, Reiki clears, straightens and
heals the energy pathways, thus allowing the
life force to flow in a healthy and natural way.

11. Can Anyone Learn Reiki?
 The ability to learn Reiki is not dependent on
intellectual capacity, nor does one have to be able
to meditate. It does not take years of practice. It is
simply passed on from the teacher to the student.
As soon as this happens, one has and can do
Reiki. Because of this, it is easily learned by
anyone.
 Reiki is a pure form of healing not dependent on
individual talent or acquired ability. Because of
this, the personality of the healer is less likely to
cloud the significance of the experience. The
feeling of being connected directly to God's healing
love and protection is clearly apparent.

12. The Attunement
 Reiki is not taught in the way other healing
techniques are taught. It is transferred to the
student by the Reiki Master during an
attunement process. This process opens the
crown, heart, and palm chakras and creates
a special link between the student and the
Reiki source.

13.  Once you have received a Reiki attunement,
you will have Reiki for the remainder of your
life. It does not wear off and you can never
lose it. While one attunement is all you need
for each level to be attuned to that level,
additional attunements bring benefit.
Experimentation has found that additional
attunements of the same level add to the
value of that level. These benefits include
refinement of the Reiki energy one is
channeling, increased strength of the energy,
healing of personal problems, clarity of mind,
increased psychic sensitivity, and a raised
level of consciousness.

14. Preparing for an Attunement
 In order to improve the results you receive
during the attunement, a process of purification
is recommended. This will allow the attunement
energies to work more efficiently and create
greater benefits for you. The following steps are
optional. Follow them if you feel guided to do
so.
1. Refrain from eating meat, fowl or fish for three
days prior to the attunement. These foods often
contain drugs in the form of penicillin and female
hormones and toxins in the form of pesticides and
heavy metals that make your system sluggish and
throw it out of balance.

15. 2. Consider a water or juice fast for one to three
days especially if you already are a vegetarian or
have experience with fasting.
3. Minimize your use of coffee and caffeine drinks
or stop completely. They create imbalances in the
nervous and endocrine systems. Use no caffeine
drinks on the day of the attunement.
4. Use no alcohol for at least three days prior to the
attunement.
5. Minimize or stop using sweets. Eat no chocolate.

16. 6. If you smoke, cut back, and smoke as little as
possible on the day of the attunement.
7. Meditate an hour a day for a least a week using a
style you are familiar with or simply spend this time
in silence.
8. Reduce or eliminate time watching TV, listening to
the radio, and reading newspapers.
9. Go for quiet walks, spend time with nature, and get
moderate exercise.
10. Give more attention to the subtle impressions and
sensations within and around; contemplate their
meaning.

17. 11. Release all anger, fear, jealousy, hate, worry,
etc. up to the light. Create a sacred space within
and around you.
12. By receiving an attunement you will become
part of a group of people who are using Reiki to
heal themselves, and each other, and who are
working together to heal the Earth. You will also
be receiving help from Reiki guides and other
spiritual beings who are also working towards
these goals. While Reiki is not a religion, you may
prepare your mind with intention work and pray in
a religious mode comfortable to you to prepare to
open to higher spiritual energies and experiences.

19. THANK YOU!