This document provides information about Reiki, an alternative healing method. It describes Reiki as a Japanese technique for spiritual or energy healing that addresses physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Reiki is a safe practice involving gentle touch or no touch to balance energy levels. It can relieve stress or provide energy. Reiki training involves multiple levels of attunement and uses symbols to increase power and heal from a distance. The document outlines how a Reiki session is conducted and its relaxing effects.

1. An Alternative Healing Method
By Nancy Leming

2. Many of you may be familiar with some form of
alternative healing. Alternative healing is
offered to us in many ways. One form I’ve
mastered is Reiki.

3. As both a Reiki practitioner and student I’d like
to share some information about the healing
art of Reiki. Reiki is an energy medicine. It is
a way to achieve healing at all levels:
Physical Mental Emotional Spiritual

4. Reiki is a Japanese term for “spiritual energy,”
and the system of Reiki was founded by
Mikao Usui in Japan in the early 1900’s. Rei
means spiritual wisdom, and ki means
energy. Reiki is safe for humans and animals.

7. What Reiki is:
 Gentle – the touch is soft and light, some
practitioners don’t even need to touch you.
 Harmless - Reiki can have only positive results.
 Natural- No equipment or tools are needed.
 Healing - the highest goal of Reiki.
 Balancing - Reiki will balance your energy levels.
 Relaxing – if you’re very stressed you can get a
feeling of peaceful bliss.
 Energizing - If you feel drained Reiki can revive
you.

8. What Reiki is not :
 Religious- Reiki is non denominational. You
can practice any religion, or none at all and
still use and benefit from Reiki.
 Massage or Reflexology- Reiki is an energy-
healing system, not a manipulative system
such as massage or reflexology.

9. Each chakra maintains a flow of energy
between the
physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual
bodies.
When you are healthy energy flows smoothly
along the chakras.
But if you do have an energy block, the
chakra points do not receive the energy
flow.
If this block is not cleared, disease of
nearby organs can occur.
Reiki can open blocked chakras.

11.  LevelOne Attunement – Learn the hand
positions.
 Level
Two Attunement- Learn the Reiki
symbols.
 MasterLevel Attunement – You are able to
teach and attune students.

14. Cho Ku Rei – Power Symbol, increase the power and flow of Reiki.

15. Sei He Ki- Emotional symbol, mind be still.

16. Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen –Distance Symbol, heals beyond space and time.

18. First, I start by smudging the client with sage.
Then, I ask the client how they are feeling and if there are any
health concerns or areas they would like me to concentrate on.
Next, I play peaceful music in the room.
At this point, I let the client know that they can talk, ask questions,
or just relax during the treatment.
Then I place crystals down on areas on the table and the person.
After that I proceed to Reiki the client.
Usually I will Reiki both sides of a person.
Finally, I end the session by using a singing bowl on their abdomen,
which emits vibrations throughout the body.
A Reiki treatment feels like a very relaxing massage, with no body
manipulation.

20. Just for today, I will be grateful.
Just for today, I will not anger.
Just for today, I will not worry.
Just for today, I will do my work
honestly.
Just for today, I will respect all
life.