What is Reiki?

Reiki (pronounced Ray-Key) is a Japanese word which translates into:

' Universal Life Force Energy'

Reiki is interpreted as a higher spiritual consciousness that understands the root cause of everything and therefore can heal all problems and difficulties…. Rei - directly translates into God Consciousness or Higher Consciousness which describes all of creation, it is an all knowing, all seeing intelligence which directs the life force energy known as Ki.

Ki - is the unseen vital life force energy that animates all of creation and which flows through every living organism. It is believed that Ki is all around us and can be channelled by the mind. When our life force energy is low we are more vulnerable to illness and stress.

Chi is the Chinese equivalent of Ki and they consider it to be an essential part of our life force. In India it is known as Prana, Ruach in Hebrew and Barruka in the Islamic countries. Chi has been studied by the Chinese for thousands of years and various forms of Tai Chi, Chi Kung and Qi Gong taught as martial arts, are claimed to be the ‘science and practice’ of Chi. Chi Kung literally means ‘energy cultivation’. All those who practice Martial Arts focus on re-distributing Ki throughout their body to increase their strength, both physically and mentally. Reiki Practitioners channel this life force energy, which can release emotional blocks, and negative energies replacing them with positive healing energy.

Reiki is becoming an ever increasingly popular holistic treatment which incorporates elements of almost every other alternative treatment however the fundamental difference is that Reiki flows to the cause of the problem and not only addresses the disease itself.