Reiki For Dummies

Reiki--the alternative medicine therapy that's becoming mainstream

Reiki is a subtle, non-invasive form of healing that uses spiritually guided life force energy, and 60% of top hospitals in the United States now offer it as complementary treatment for anxiety, depression, pain relief, and more. Reiki For Dummies is a clear and easy-to-follow guide to the origins of Reiki, where you can study Reiki, what it can do for you, what to expect in a session, and how to use Reiki at home. This book takes you through the principles, practice, and uses of Reiki--even if you're skeptical or taking your first Reiki class. Dummies is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in benefiting from Reiki or becoming a Reiki healer. Discover how Reiki fits in with other healing practices, and how it just might transform your life. This book makes it easy.

• Learn what Reiki is and how to find a Reiki practitioner
• Prepare for your Reiki session and set realistic goals and expectations
• Explore Reiki classes, symbols, and techniques
• Get started performing Reiki with basic hand positions and self-treatment
• Discover the fascinating history and evolution of this Japanese healing practice

This edition has been expanded with new information on self-Reiki, mind-body healing with Reiki, and becoming a Reiki professional. Plus, you'll find the latest Reiki resources to expand your healing journey.

Auteur

*Nina L. Paul, PhD, is a Reiki Master in private Reiki practice in New York. She studied Immunology and epidemiology at Yale University and is also the author of *Living with Hepatitis C For Dummies.

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Reiki--the alternative medicine therapy that's becoming mainstream Reiki is a subtle, non-invasive form of healing that uses spiritually guided life force energy, and 60% of top hospitals in the United States now offer it as complementary treatment for anxiety, depression, pain relief, and more. Reiki For Dummies is a clear and easy-to-follow guide to the origins of Reiki, where you can study Reiki, what it can do for you, what to expect in a session, and how to use Reiki at home. This book takes you through the principles, practice, and uses of Reiki--even if you're skeptical or taking your first Reiki class. Dummies is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in benefiting from Reiki or becoming a Reiki healer. Discover how Reiki fits in with other healing practices, and how it just might transform your life. This book makes it easy. Learn what Reiki is and how to find a Reiki practitioner Prepare for your Reiki session and set realistic goals and expectations Explore Reiki classes, symbols, and techniques Get started performing Reiki with basic hand positions and self-treatment * Discover the fascinating history and evolution of this Japanese healing practice This edition has been expanded with new information on self-Reiki, mind-body healing with Reiki, and becoming a Reiki professional. Plus, you'll find the latest Reiki resources to expand your healing journey.

Contenu

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 2

Icons Used in This Book 3

Beyond the Book 4

Where to Go from Here 4

Part 1: Getting Started with Reiki 5

Chapter 1: Reiki: Connecting with Life-Force Energy 7

Discovering What Reiki Is and Isn't 8

What Reiki is 8

What Reiki isn't 9

Describing the System of Reiki 10

Examining the Energy of Reiki 11

Defining universal energy 11

Detecting subtle energy 11

Understanding how Reiki works 12

Distinguishing Reiki from other forms of energy healing 12

Exploring the History of Reiki 14

Getting Connected with Reiki 14

Trying a Reiki session 14

Taking Reiki classes 15

Choosing a Reiki Practitioner or Master 16

Experiencing the Benefits of Reiki 17

Healing a physical illness 17

Healing emotions 17

Getting insights or inspiration 18

Going further in spiritual development 18

Looking at the Reiki Symbols 18

Chapter 2: Navigating Your Body's Energy Systems 21

Describing Subtle Energy 21

Discovering Your Body's Energy Anatomy 23

Knowing the body's physical and energetic anatomy 24

Sensing your body's electromagnetic field: The aura 26

Pinpointing the acupuncture system: The meridians 28

Locating your energy centers: The chakras 29

Detecting Your Subtle Energy System with Reiki 31

Chapter 3: Exploring Reiki's Roots and Branches 33

Mikao Usui: The Founder of Reiki 34

Finding Reiki on the mountaintop 34

Teaching Reiki to others 35

Mikao Usui's legacy 36

Considering Reiki before Mikao Usui 37

Exploring the Medical Approach: Chujiro Hayashi 38

Bringing Reiki from East to West: Hawayo Takata 39

Learning Reiki for herself 39

Takata's versions of Reiki history 41

Seeing Reiki in Japan and the West 42

Reiki in Japan 42

Japanese and Western Reiki today 42

Looking at Reiki Branch Lineage 44

Japanese Usui Reiki branches 45

Western Usui Reiki branches 45

Choosing a Reiki Branch for Yourself 46

Letting Reiki Branches Differ 46

Forecasting the Future of Reiki 47

Chapter 4: Looking at the Reiki Principles 49

Describing the Reiki Principles 49

Staying in the present: Just for today 50

Going through the five Reiki Principles 51

Incorporating the Reiki Principles into Your Daily Life 55

Sharing Additional Versions of Reiki Principles 56

Just for today, be humble 57

Honor your parents, teachers, elders 57

Part 2: Experiencing Reiki for Yourself 59

Chapter 5: Getting the Reiki Treatment 61

Finding the Right Reiki Practitioner for You 62

Locating a professional practitioner 63

Interviewing your potential practitioner 63

Preparing Yourself for Your First Reiki Session 65

Exploring a Reiki Session from Beginning to End 65

What to expect before the session 66

Undergoing the Reiki session 67

Session accomplished: After the Reiki session 69

Repeating Your Reiki Experience 70

Using Reiki in Tandem with Other Therapies 71

Committing Yourself to Healing with Reiki 72

Chapter 6: Letting Your Entire Family Experience Reiki 73

Helping Yourself with Reiki 74

Cycling through Life with Reiki 75

Starting with pregnancy 76

Cherishing childhood with Reiki 77

Traipsing through the teenage years with Reiki 78

Gracing the senior years with Reiki 79

Concluding life with Reiki 81

Using Reiki for the Family Pet 82

Knowing when to use Reiki 82

Finding the right pet practitioner 83

Listening to animals 83

Using different techniques 85

Part 3: Becoming Well Versed in Reiki 87

Chapter 7: Seeking Reiki Training and Classes 89

Examining Reasons to Study Reiki 90

Asking the Right Questions about Reiki Classes and Teachers 91

Knowing the Reiki Classes and Certification 94

Distinguishing types of Reiki courses 95

Preparing before your Reiki class 96

Looking at individual Reiki levels 97

Defining a Reiki Master 99

Answering Questions about Attunements 100

Do I need to receive an attunement to access this high-level energy? 100

What about repeating attunements? 101

What will happen to me during the attunement? 101

What happens after the attunement? 101

Chapter 8: Discovering the Reiki Symbols 103

Understanding Reiki Symbols 104

Making it easy to connect 104

Looking at the background of the symbols 105

Using symbols without an attunement 105

Removing the secrecy, keeping the sacred 106

Taking a Close Look at the Four Reiki Symbols 107

Cho Ku Rei 107

Sei Hei Ki 109

Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen 110

Dai Ko Myo 111

Drawing the Reiki Symbols 113

Activating the Reiki Symbols 114

Visualizing the symbols 114

Saying the names of the symbols 115

Looking at More Symbols, Reiki and Otherwise 115

**Chapter 9: Connecting with …