Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a Japanese form of healing developed in the early
part of the twentieth century that has become popular worldwide. Reiki incorporates
elements of other alternative healing practices such as spiritual healing,
aromatherapy, auras, crystals, chakra balancing, homeopathy, meditation and
naturopathy. It involves the transfer of energy from practitioner to patient
to enhance the body’s natural ability to heal itself through the balancing
of energy. Reiki uses specific techniques for restoring and balancing the natural
life force energy within the body. Reiki therapy has several basic effects:
it brings about deep relaxation, destroys energy blockages, detoxifies the
system, provides new vitality in the form of healing life energy, and increases
the vibrational frequency of the body.
There are three grades of Reiki practitioner; levels 1, 2 and 3. Level 1 practitioners
have learnt to a level where they can treat themselves, level 2 practitioners
are able to give treatments to patients, and level 3 (a Reiki master) can teach
Reiki.