A Complement to Traditional Rehabilitation and Treatment Practices

Reiki is a benign form of energy that can be accessed, drawn on and transmitted to self and others for the purpose of developing and healing spirit, mind body.

 “Rei-ki” means “universal life energy”.  The same energy is used in martial arts (ki, chi) and yoga (prana)  It is accessible and available to all people. We are “hard wired” for Reiki.  Initial access through energetic attunements.

 Mysterious  Magic  Quackery  A panacea  A religious cult  Available to only a select few  A replacement for modern medical treatment

 Non-invasive and non-manipulative  Can be given at emergency sites  Can be given during and immediately after surgery  Helps healing of set fractures  Helps healing of burns  Assists during pregnancy and delivery

 Can be administered without physical contact  Compatible with ethical rules against touching  Energy can be applied directly to extremely painful areas  Reiki can be sent over distance

 Compatible with all medications, no side effects

 “Dosage” determined by the recipient, not the provider  No possibility of overdose  No waiting room—treat yourself  No known medical contraindications

 Reduced Health Care Costs

 Reduced health care costs  Earlier discharge-AGH study showed earlier removal of ventilator and earlier discharge in cardiac surgery patients who had Reiki treatments.  Reiki can be self-administered p.r.n.  No special medical equipment required

 Deep relaxation response  General stress reduction  Restores balance in breathing, sleep and digestion  Chronic illness (Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, MS, neuropathy, diabetes, seizure disorders, etc.)

 Anxiety, Depression  Chronic pain  Cancer  Recovery from physical and mental trauma

 Reiki can serve as the foundation for a spiritual practice.  Meditation with Reiki is a way of deepening one’s spiritual connection.  The practice of Reiki is not a religion, and is compatible with every religion that has a contemplative component, i.e. all religions.

 Reiki was developed in Japan in 1922 by Usui Mikao as the result of an experience during the course of a religious retreat.  Usui trained others to teach, and they spread Reiki throughout Asia, America, Australia and Europe.  Many different schools and systems of Reiki exist today, all traceable back to Usui.

 Quantum physics postulates that all basic particles and elementary forces derive from a single energetic field.  Western science recognizes that the messages that flow through our nervous system are chemoelectric, therefore energetic.  Many forms of Western medical treatment involve the introduction of energy into the body, e.g. defibrillators, ECT, muscle stimulation.

 Acupuncture, Acupressure, Shiatsu and Chi Kung are Asian treatment forms that identify and work to restore the flow of energy through a system of “meridians” running throughout the body.  Both Western and Eastern medicine recognize that health exists where spirit, mind and body are in a state of equilibrium, or homeostasis.  Both Western and Eastern medicine use energy to restore that balance.

 The various systems of Reiki healing use Reiki energy to restore the balanced flow of energy in spirit, mind and body.  In Reiki healing, this is done by drawing Reiki through a practitioner, or by direct access by the individual.  The effect is to clear physical, mental, emotional or spiritual blockages.  The recipient’s system, not the practitioner, determines how the energy will be used.

 Access to and conduction of this energy is enhanced through certain practices  Hatsurei-ho – and other meditations with Reiki  Reiju – micro-attunements  Gokai –Reiki principles  Self-treatment – filling your own energy tank  Treating others – spreading the wealth, and receiving as you give.

 Research on Reiki is in its infancy.  Randomized control trials are as yet being done with only small cohorts. See Miles, P. and True, G. “Reiki—Review of a Biofield Therapy: History, Theory, Practice and Research,” Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine 9, no. 2 (March/April 2003):