Let’s start quite simple with the correction pronunciation:
Reiki (ray-key) – with the emphasis on the first syllable.
It is a Japanese word with a literal meaning of “Universal Life Force”.
Rei (Ray) meaning Universal and Ki (key) meaning Life Force.
In Japan, Life Force is Energy thus we define Reiki as “Universal Life Force Energy”.
Okay, you know how to properly pronounce it. Now, just exactly what is it?
Reiki is the Life Force Energy which flows through everything in life. It’s all around us, sustaining life itself.
The history of Reiki is uncertain, but the basis for modern-day practice may have originated in Tibet more than 2,500 years ago. Reiki was rediscovered in the early 1900’s by Dr. Mikao Usui, in Kyoto, Japan.
This gentleman was not only a Doctor but also a minister, a monk, a teacher, a reader, a researcher, a traveler, a meditator and a channellor. During a lengthy period of travel, research and deep meditations Dr. Usui found ancient texts that described Reiki and its power to heal by manipulating the energy fields that flow through all living things. From his studies, he developed what came to be known as the Usui system or more succinctly the Usui-Ryoho system of Reiki.
Okay, so that answers What is Reiki?
Just so there is no misunderstanding however, you need to know what Reiki is NOT
Reiki (ray-key) – with the emphasis on the first syllable.
It is a Japanese word with a literal meaning of “Universal Life Force”.
Rei (Ray) meaning Universal and Ki (key) meaning Life Force.
In Japan, Life Force is Energy thus we define Reiki as “Universal Life Force Energy”.
Okay, you know how to properly pronounce it. Now, just exactly what is it?
Reiki is the Life Force Energy which flows through everything in life. It’s all around us, sustaining life itself.
The history of Reiki is uncertain, but the basis for modern-day practice may have originated in Tibet more than 2,500 years ago. Reiki was rediscovered in the early 1900’s by Dr. Mikao Usui, in Kyoto, Japan.
This gentleman was not only a Doctor but also a minister, a monk, a teacher, a reader, a researcher, a traveler, a meditator and a channellor. During a lengthy period of travel, research and deep meditations Dr. Usui found ancient texts that described Reiki and its power to heal by manipulating the energy fields that flow through all living things. From his studies, he developed what came to be known as the Usui system or more succinctly the Usui-Ryoho system of Reiki.
Okay, so that answers What is Reiki?
Just so there is no misunderstanding however, you need to know what Reiki is NOT
Reiki is NOT a medical diagnostic tool
AND
Reiki does NOT provide services in lieu of a doctor
with that said however, there is a growing body of opinion that integrative medicine that takes advantage of all parts of the care spectrum as appropriate is more personally-effective, and cost-effective, than allopathic treatment alone (conventional medical treatment).
Reiki is not an INSTEAD treatment. It is to be used in conjunction, or along with, those medical treatments and procedures prescribed by your doctor.
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