Rei = Universal
Ki = Life Force
Reiki, put simply, is energy healing and balancing.
Nearly every culture has some form of recognising (and healing with) this life force: Chinese Chi, Indian Prana, Hawaiian Huna, Mana in other Pacific islands. Reiki is the Japanese version.
Hinduism identifies seven main centres of energy. The Chakras. They appear to those who can see energy, either visually or intuitively, as the colours of the rainbow, from the red Root chakra at the bottom of the spine to the purple Crown chakra at the top of the head. Each represents and embodies different aspects of our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies.
Chakra System:
1) Root Chakra – I have.
Position/Colour: Base of spine – Red
Central Theme: Will to live, security, trust, self-preservation
Strengths: Life energy, endurance, rhythm, connection to nature
Weaknesses: Egoism, lack of self control
Mental/Spiritual Levels: Will to live, basic trust
Physical/Emotional Manifestations: Constipation, back pain, diseases of the bones, basic fear, distrust, disorientation
Exercises: Horseback riding, bike riding, walking, meditations/visualisations of being tree-like/connected to Earth
Affirmation: “I trust the Power of the Earth and feel my own body.”
2) Sacral Chakra – I feel.
Position/Colour: Below the navel – Orange
Central Theme: Sexuality, sensuality, fertility, creativity
Strengths: Vitality, creativity, joy
Weaknesses: Uncontrolled drives, compulsiveness, guilt feelings
Mental/Spiritual Levels: Awareness of one's own body, creativity, passion
Physical/Emotional Manifestations: Problems of reproductive systems, kidney disease, addiction, sex drive, mental weakness
Exercises: Healthy sex life/mentality, creating art, creating in general
Affirmation: “I take pleasure in life with all my senses.”
3) Solar Plexus Chakra – I can.
Position/Colour: Above the navel – Yellow
Central Theme: Will power, personality, self-control
Strengths: Sensitivity, spontaneity, emotionality
Weaknesses: Sentimentality, self-pity, jealousy
Mental/Spiritual Levels: Emotion, sense of Self
Physical/Emotional Manifestations: Digestion, Stomach problems, diabetes, obesity
Exercises: Focused deep breathing, connecting with Sun, honesty, follow-through from thought to word to deed
Affirmation: “I trust my own feelings and spontaneity.”
4) Heart Chakra – I love.
Position/Colour: Centre of chest – Green (or pink)
Central Theme: Love, empathy, humanity
Strengths: Love, empathy, humanity
Weaknesses: Narcissism, bitterness, arrogance
Mental/Spiritual Levels: Empathy, love
Physical/Emotional Manifestations: High/low blood pressure, coronary or respiratory disease, lack of feeling, problems with relationships, poor boundaries
Exercises: Focused breathing, random acts of kindness, loving and caring for the Self
Affirmation: “I send myself and others love and compassion.”
5) Throat Chakra – I speak.
Position/Colour: Throat – Sky Blue
Central Theme: Communication, truth, inspiration
Strengths: Discrimination, multifaceted interests, musicality
Weaknesses: Need for admiration, intolerance
Mental/Spiritual Levels: Communication, truth
Physical/Emotional Manifestations: Thyroid ailments, neck pain, speech defects, shyness, inability to express one's self
Exercises: Honesty, openness with Self and others, healthy forms of self-expression
Affirmation: “I open myself to the power of the Truth.”
6) Third Eye Chakra – I see.
Position/Colour: Middle of forehead – Indigo
Central Theme: Intuition, perception, fantasy, visualisation, intelligence, insight
Strengths: Healing energy, self-confidence, intuition, imagination, intelligence
Weaknesses: Lust for power, over-confidence, irresponsibility
Mental/Spiritual Levels: Fantasy, wisdom
Physical/Emotional Manifestations: Headaches, sinus pain, mental illness, poor concentration, learning disabilities, anxiety
Exercises: Intuitive games and exercises, visualisation, art/music appreciation
Affirmation: “I open myself to my inner light.”
7) Crown Chakra – I know.
Position/Colour: Top of head – Royal Purple (or White)
Central Theme: Spirituality, enlightenment, self-realisation, wisdom
Strengths: Spirituality, connection with the Divine
Weaknesses: Superstition, apathy, illusion
Mental/Spiritual Levels: Self-realisation, enlightenment
Physical/Emotional Manifestations: Cancer, immune system disorders, chronic illness, depression, confusion, flight from reality
Exercises: Connection to Divinity, healthy prayer, meditation, seeing Divinity in others
Affirmation: “I am aware in every moment.”
* * * * * * * * *
Reiki provides energy to areas of the physical body that are weak, blocked, or in excess of healthy levels. This balances the energy of the physical, emotional, and spiritual bodies to balance basic wellness on all levels.
This can be done in person, through the practitioners' hands, usually laid upon or hovering above each Chakra or, if the practitioner is trained in their second level or more, from any distance of space or time (time: i.e. To heal old emotional wounds, or to send to a stressful situation in advance).
* * * * * * * * *
My Personal Experience
I learned my first level of Reiki in November 1998. I spent the following years practicing on my own chronic pain, on my friends, and on plants and animals. In March 2007 I got the attunement and began my training in Level 2. On my way walking home from one of these classes I slipped on ice, fell and smashed my elbow. I practiced on myself while I healed over the next year and finally completed my Level 2 training in April 2008.
Level II – Distance Treatments & Intuitive Perception
When I learned Level 2, I was told I would be able to “see” energy imbalances in a new way. I dismissed this, as it was not something I was interested in (and I lacked confidence in my visualisation abilities); I just wanted to help people heal themselves. Time passed and I began practicing distance healing on people I knew. I got amazing feedback, telling me that it felt as it did when I was there with the energy passing through my hands. I was surprised and admittedly quite skeptical. My skepticism was relieved when I was told by one of my friends that she could feel Reiki and recognised it as such, without me telling her that I was sending it.
Later I joined a Distance Reiki Share group and the practitioner who provided my treatment gave a detailed description of her experience of the health and balance of my Chakras. This encouraged me to be more focused on each Chakra when I sent the treatment to the group member on whom I was to work. It helped me develop a more thorough method of distance sessions and more importantly, I began to work Chakra by Chakra instead of only sending energy in a general way.
When I tried this and to this day, images and sensations present themselves to me. Images of the Chakras themselves, often in a symbolic manner, give me insight into the health and balance of each Chakra and often also how they relate to each other. When I relay the ideas with which I am provided to the person on whom I'm working, I get very positive feedback. Often it makes me laugh out loud, because I really don't know how I know, I just do. Often, I am still hesitant to give full disclosure as I don't always understand what I'm experiencing, but I do anyway, and I nearly always hear: "Wow! How did you know?!" or "I can't believe how accurate you are!" I can barely believe it myself sometimes, but each time a layer of my skepticism in myself is discarded.
Group Treatments
This is another area that I had a more difficult time in which to put my own faith. I guess I felt as though the energy would be divided among the people and situations on whom/which I was working. This seemed to be disproved when I began to get feedback saying that the energy was well received, experienced and effective, seemingly as well as with one-on-one sessions. Again I found this mildly surprising, but totally inspiring!
Connect!
If you wish, please visit me at Refresh and Renew Reiki on Facebook with any questions, if you are interested in a session, either in person or from a distance.
Or you can call (please leave a message) or text 780-893-1108.
https://www.facebook.com/RefreshRenewReiki/
Be well, Lovelies!
30 October 2011
Updated 27 May 2019
Reiki, put simply, is energy healing and balancing.
Nearly every culture has some form of recognising (and healing with) this life force: Chinese Chi, Indian Prana, Hawaiian Huna, Mana in other Pacific islands. Reiki is the Japanese version.
Hinduism identifies seven main centres of energy. The Chakras. They appear to those who can see energy, either visually or intuitively, as the colours of the rainbow, from the red Root chakra at the bottom of the spine to the purple Crown chakra at the top of the head. Each represents and embodies different aspects of our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies.
Chakra System:
1) Root Chakra – I have.
Position/Colour: Base of spine – Red
Central Theme: Will to live, security, trust, self-preservation
Strengths: Life energy, endurance, rhythm, connection to nature
Weaknesses: Egoism, lack of self control
Mental/Spiritual Levels: Will to live, basic trust
Physical/Emotional Manifestations: Constipation, back pain, diseases of the bones, basic fear, distrust, disorientation
Exercises: Horseback riding, bike riding, walking, meditations/visualisations of being tree-like/connected to Earth
Affirmation: “I trust the Power of the Earth and feel my own body.”
2) Sacral Chakra – I feel.
Position/Colour: Below the navel – Orange
Central Theme: Sexuality, sensuality, fertility, creativity
Strengths: Vitality, creativity, joy
Weaknesses: Uncontrolled drives, compulsiveness, guilt feelings
Mental/Spiritual Levels: Awareness of one's own body, creativity, passion
Physical/Emotional Manifestations: Problems of reproductive systems, kidney disease, addiction, sex drive, mental weakness
Exercises: Healthy sex life/mentality, creating art, creating in general
Affirmation: “I take pleasure in life with all my senses.”
3) Solar Plexus Chakra – I can.
Position/Colour: Above the navel – Yellow
Central Theme: Will power, personality, self-control
Strengths: Sensitivity, spontaneity, emotionality
Weaknesses: Sentimentality, self-pity, jealousy
Mental/Spiritual Levels: Emotion, sense of Self
Physical/Emotional Manifestations: Digestion, Stomach problems, diabetes, obesity
Exercises: Focused deep breathing, connecting with Sun, honesty, follow-through from thought to word to deed
Affirmation: “I trust my own feelings and spontaneity.”
4) Heart Chakra – I love.
Position/Colour: Centre of chest – Green (or pink)
Central Theme: Love, empathy, humanity
Strengths: Love, empathy, humanity
Weaknesses: Narcissism, bitterness, arrogance
Mental/Spiritual Levels: Empathy, love
Physical/Emotional Manifestations: High/low blood pressure, coronary or respiratory disease, lack of feeling, problems with relationships, poor boundaries
Exercises: Focused breathing, random acts of kindness, loving and caring for the Self
Affirmation: “I send myself and others love and compassion.”
5) Throat Chakra – I speak.
Position/Colour: Throat – Sky Blue
Central Theme: Communication, truth, inspiration
Strengths: Discrimination, multifaceted interests, musicality
Weaknesses: Need for admiration, intolerance
Mental/Spiritual Levels: Communication, truth
Physical/Emotional Manifestations: Thyroid ailments, neck pain, speech defects, shyness, inability to express one's self
Exercises: Honesty, openness with Self and others, healthy forms of self-expression
Affirmation: “I open myself to the power of the Truth.”
6) Third Eye Chakra – I see.
Position/Colour: Middle of forehead – Indigo
Central Theme: Intuition, perception, fantasy, visualisation, intelligence, insight
Strengths: Healing energy, self-confidence, intuition, imagination, intelligence
Weaknesses: Lust for power, over-confidence, irresponsibility
Mental/Spiritual Levels: Fantasy, wisdom
Physical/Emotional Manifestations: Headaches, sinus pain, mental illness, poor concentration, learning disabilities, anxiety
Exercises: Intuitive games and exercises, visualisation, art/music appreciation
Affirmation: “I open myself to my inner light.”
7) Crown Chakra – I know.
Position/Colour: Top of head – Royal Purple (or White)
Central Theme: Spirituality, enlightenment, self-realisation, wisdom
Strengths: Spirituality, connection with the Divine
Weaknesses: Superstition, apathy, illusion
Mental/Spiritual Levels: Self-realisation, enlightenment
Physical/Emotional Manifestations: Cancer, immune system disorders, chronic illness, depression, confusion, flight from reality
Exercises: Connection to Divinity, healthy prayer, meditation, seeing Divinity in others
Affirmation: “I am aware in every moment.”
* * * * * * * * *
Reiki provides energy to areas of the physical body that are weak, blocked, or in excess of healthy levels. This balances the energy of the physical, emotional, and spiritual bodies to balance basic wellness on all levels.
This can be done in person, through the practitioners' hands, usually laid upon or hovering above each Chakra or, if the practitioner is trained in their second level or more, from any distance of space or time (time: i.e. To heal old emotional wounds, or to send to a stressful situation in advance).
* * * * * * * * *
My Personal Experience
I learned my first level of Reiki in November 1998. I spent the following years practicing on my own chronic pain, on my friends, and on plants and animals. In March 2007 I got the attunement and began my training in Level 2. On my way walking home from one of these classes I slipped on ice, fell and smashed my elbow. I practiced on myself while I healed over the next year and finally completed my Level 2 training in April 2008.
Level II – Distance Treatments & Intuitive Perception
When I learned Level 2, I was told I would be able to “see” energy imbalances in a new way. I dismissed this, as it was not something I was interested in (and I lacked confidence in my visualisation abilities); I just wanted to help people heal themselves. Time passed and I began practicing distance healing on people I knew. I got amazing feedback, telling me that it felt as it did when I was there with the energy passing through my hands. I was surprised and admittedly quite skeptical. My skepticism was relieved when I was told by one of my friends that she could feel Reiki and recognised it as such, without me telling her that I was sending it.
Later I joined a Distance Reiki Share group and the practitioner who provided my treatment gave a detailed description of her experience of the health and balance of my Chakras. This encouraged me to be more focused on each Chakra when I sent the treatment to the group member on whom I was to work. It helped me develop a more thorough method of distance sessions and more importantly, I began to work Chakra by Chakra instead of only sending energy in a general way.
When I tried this and to this day, images and sensations present themselves to me. Images of the Chakras themselves, often in a symbolic manner, give me insight into the health and balance of each Chakra and often also how they relate to each other. When I relay the ideas with which I am provided to the person on whom I'm working, I get very positive feedback. Often it makes me laugh out loud, because I really don't know how I know, I just do. Often, I am still hesitant to give full disclosure as I don't always understand what I'm experiencing, but I do anyway, and I nearly always hear: "Wow! How did you know?!" or "I can't believe how accurate you are!" I can barely believe it myself sometimes, but each time a layer of my skepticism in myself is discarded.
Group Treatments
This is another area that I had a more difficult time in which to put my own faith. I guess I felt as though the energy would be divided among the people and situations on whom/which I was working. This seemed to be disproved when I began to get feedback saying that the energy was well received, experienced and effective, seemingly as well as with one-on-one sessions. Again I found this mildly surprising, but totally inspiring!
Connect!
If you wish, please visit me at Refresh and Renew Reiki on Facebook with any questions, if you are interested in a session, either in person or from a distance.
Or you can call (please leave a message) or text 780-893-1108.
https://www.facebook.com/RefreshRenewReiki/
Be well, Lovelies!
30 October 2011
Updated 27 May 2019
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