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"Everyone is born with the
right to be healthy and live with happiness, and the path of Reiki
helps us to fulfill that right." - Roberta
R. Barnes, Reiki Shihan
In Japan, in the early 1920s, Mikao Usui developed Reiki-ho (Reiki
method) as "the way to make mind and body healthy on the basis
of Universal Reiki".* Reiki is the vibration of love and harmony
of universal energy. Reiki-ho is not only a wonderful "healing
technique", but also "an effective way to raise spirituality
and to create a positive life". Reiki brings all within and
around the body into balance, surrounding with harmony, and helps
in personal relationships. It enhances mental clarity in the workplace.
I have had students say to me, "Reiki is making such a positive
difference in my life".
The Reiki (ray
- key) practitioner's body is the instrument through which
universal energy flows drawn by the magnet of any imbalance in the
mind, body, or spirit of the person, animal, or plant receiving.
Neither Reiki practitioners nor teachers can direct the flow of
Reiki.
No worry has to be given to harm coming from Reiki. It will only
flow when needed, and will never give a negative reaction with any
prescribed medication, or require a person to drink extra water,
as with massage.
Clients often speak of feeling a gentle soothing heat from the
Reiki practitioner's hands going deep within, but warmth is only
one sensation that may or may not be experienced. The stresses of
everyday life can rob our bodies of vital energies and Reiki replenishes
those energies. Reiki will flow to any person even if he or she
does not believe in Reiki. Reiki travels to where the need exists,
and touches all the cells that it passes through in a positive way.
It goes to the core of the illness, within the nucleus of the cells,
to begin healing. It does not simply mask the symptoms of an illness.
Reiki is not a substitute for any professional medical care, but
is used in balance with medical or psychological care and expedites
the recovery process. Reiki practitioners who are also medical professionals,
in hospitals initiate Reiki while doing conventional medical practice
or therapy treatment. Reiki speeds recovery in all types of trauma.
More and more hospitals welcome Reiki practitioners coming in to
assist in the healing process of those patients that have requested
it. Reiki can help those people in nursing homes and in assisted
living facilities to adjust to his or her new environment.
It is commonly believed it was on Mt. Kurama where Mikao Usui meditated
and connected with the vibration of universal energy he named Reiki
in March 1922, some records say 1921 but Reiki did not exist anywhere
in the world prior to Mikao Usui's second or true awakening. Over
the centuries, there have been countless forms of hands-on-healing.
Using universal energy to heal has perhaps been happening for over
40,000 years, and there are other energy systems used today for
healing. In 1923, Usui-sensei created the society, which still exists
in Japan today, Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai. Reiki is not connected
to any religion. It is a spiritual practice, which complements all.
Mikao Usui was born August 15, 1865, left home in his youth, traveled,
married and had two children, and held numerous jobs. Hiroshi Doi
said he was called a person of free will. Usui-sensei passed away
in his sleep after a long day of giving treatments, March 9th, 15th
year of Taisho (A.D. 1926). *** His secular name is Usui Mikao and
his Buddhist posthumous name is Reizan-in Shuyo Tenshin Koji. A
Buddhist priest of the temple where the deceased use to belong customarily
gives a person upon death, a Buddhist posthumous name. His Buddhist
name is typical of the Japanese Buddhism sect Jodo shu. All those
that knew him spoke of him as a very intelligent man, but there
are no records of him ever receiving a doctorate or who decided
"Dr." should be placed in front of his name. I was taught
Sensei is a term of respect for an honorable teacher, so I am content
to use that. Legends surrounding Reiki and created myths about Usui-Sensei
are plentiful, but the natural healing wonderment of the energy
Mikao Usui named Reiki overshadows all.
Anyone can learn to allow Reiki to flow through him or her from
a person who has satisfactorily completed the highest level of the
style he or she chose to practice in accordance with the Usui Reiki
Ryoho tradition. The highest level in today's world is usually the
fourth, but I have been told that before Reiki-ho began to move
out of Japan in the late 1930s there were many more levels to be
completed before one was considered to be a teacher. Reiki is not
a skill so there are no schools as we think of them in this country,
but a Reiki teacher will have a certificate and a lineage going
back to Mikao Usui.
It is often heard that once a person has had his or her channel
opened to Reiki s/he should devote his or her life to Reiki. Devote
does not mean to earn an income from Reiki. Gendai Reiki-ho and
Komyo Reiki, the methods I teach most frequently, teach how to make
Reiki-ho a way of living in the home or at the job. Reiki can help
a person to develop relationships that are more positive. Reiki
allowed to flow into the work place can make workdays more enjoyable
by helping to remove obstacles and developing productive relationships.
Each of the levels I teach, except for the Pre-Shoden for children,
includes a minimum of twelve hours of instruction which focuses
on self-care practices that bring the mind, body, and spirit into
balance and nurture a person's positive natural talents, abilities,
and gifts. The path of Reiki helps each individual to develop in
a positive way that is best for him or her, a wonderful way of honoring
the uniqueness in each of us.
Reiki may sound complicated with so many people introducing so
many different things into their practice, but it is not. The wonderment
of the universal energy Usui-Sensei named Reiki resonates with life
energy, enhancing everything positive one does in their life, and
works in harmony with other positive energies. Reiki is a spiritual
path we travel for our own growth. It enhances skills, and can bring
wealth in many forms. Are there people in the world that have read
a book or watched a video, and know the subject well enough to pretend
they have had their channel opened? There will always be pretenders
in the world, but any person having had their channel opened will
have at least one certificate, and easily be able to give their
energy and technique lineages back to Usui-Sensei.
The Gokai, or five precepts, or principals, is the backbone of
Reiki. The five short lines are five ways to invite happiness in
your life now (today), which can touch the past and future in a
positive way.
*Hiroshi Doi-Sensei Gendai Reiki Ho Healing Kyokai, Hiroshi Doi
is a member of the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai.
**Reiki: A Healing Health Remedy By Hima Delal, OTR/L
***Rev. Hyakuten Inamoto-Sensei Komyo Reiki Kai
About the Author
Roberta Barnes is a Certified
Reiki Shihan/practitioner in several styles of Usui Reiki Ryoho
including Gendai Reikiho and Komyo Reiki, and is a Certified Herbalist.
All her life Roberta has naturally been what some call intuitive.
She has worked with herbs since the 1970s and received her first
Reiki master/teacher certificate in the late 1990s. She opened Natural
Healing & Learning Center June 2002.
Website : http://www.naturalhealinglearning.com
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