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Reiki is an ancient Japanese healing technique utilizing universal life force energy (chi), and is directed to the client and dispersed throughout the body with hands lightly on and/or right above the body. The following content relating to Reiki has been reviewed by the editorial staff at SelfGrowth.com for quality and caliber.

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Christian Reiki: Can Jesus Heal Through Us? - by Michael David Golzmane
Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Michael Golzmane
"Christian Reiki": good idea, or bad? I am a Christian and a Reiki practitioner (a pracitioner of what I call "Christian Reiki"), and I know very fully that what I am doing is "of God", and is really helping people to heal. I know this through observation and through my intuition. I do however ...
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Reiki For Children - by Kytka "Kit" Hilmar-Jezek
Submitted on Oct 02, 2009 from Kytka "Kit" Hilmar-Jezek
Reiki (pronounced ray-kee) is an ancient rediscovered natural healing technique involving the placement of hands onto the body in order to channel healing energy. It allows everyone (children too!) to tap into an unlimited supply of "life force energy" to improve health and enhance the quality of ...
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Reiki Meditation - by Yelena Chizhik
Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Yelena Chizhik
Reiki meditation will help you to strengthen your ki and clear Reiki channel. The first meditation with Reiki technique I will introduce is Kenyoku Ho Kenyoku Ho Kenyoku – dry bath Ho – method Kenyoku Ho is a form of energy cleansing called misogi, which is a common Shinto ...
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Reiki-The Healing Touch - by Lilia V. Marquez, RN, BSN, CCRN, RMT, IARP, CH, HC
Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Lilia Marquez
I've always been interested in Mind Body Spirit connection. It was a time of my life that I needed healing myself- I gained weight, I was seeing an allergist and an acupuncturist. I realized that in order for me to share myself fully with the people I love and care about, I have to go to the ...
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Reiki Energy Healing - by Lisa Sawires
Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Lisa Sawires
Moving forward through pain or illness can seem almost impossible. How do I get better? What is this pain really about and what can I do about it? Feeling stuck happens to nearly everyone; if not for themselves, then in thinking of those closest to them. And those issues can easily get lodged ...
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Getting Rid of Stress - And Whose Stress is it Anyway? - by Kumari Mullin
Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Kumari Mullin
Sages, past and present, teach that there is nothing that we really need, that we are whole, connected beings of great beauty, strength and light. It is the covering over of this reality with identification with the ego-mind which tells us we are separate from All That Is. The denser energies ...
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Reiki Gets Trashed Again! - by Rose Jimenez, RM/T
Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Rose Jimenez
There was an article today in MSNBC's Health/Alternative medicine entitled " Doctors eager to try ‘mystical mumbo jumbo’ Alternative remedies gain acceptance despite lack of evidence wherein Dr. Richard Dutton, chief of anesthesiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center, in Baltimore ...
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Reiki is... - by Debra Burhite
Submitted on Apr 29, 2009 from Debra Burhite
Reiki (ray- key) is a Japanese healing technique that was developed by Mikai Usui in 1922. It is the way of using the universal energy or life force to induce a healing reaction. To explain this little better there is energy within us and energy around us what the practitioner does is a process of ...
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Reiki at a Distance - by Lisa Tunney
Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from Lisa Tunney
If you are looking to have a REIKI session, but just can't find the time or simply do not know a REIKI practitioner in your area then distant REIKI may be the method for you. As a form of energy, REIKI does not follow the same linear way of thinking that we humans do. It can travel across time and ...
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Reiki Distant Healing Techniques - by Chris Comish
Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Chris Comish
There are many methods to use for distant healing. Some involve visualizing the recipient's higher self and using hand positions. Some even involve using proxies such as teddy bears. There are many different techniques in the reiki manuals. I've been a volunteer member of the distant healing ...
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The Difference Between the Reiki and Reconnective Energies - by Chris Comish
Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Chris Comish
This article explains about the differences between the Reiki and Reconnective energies. It covers an explanation of both energies, why they are different and how they are best applied in daily practice. What is Reiki? Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is Japanese for Universal Life Force. Reiki exists ...
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Defining Who We Are - by Robin Littlefeather
Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Robin Hannon
Who are we and how do we define ourselves? Are we simply the sum of all we do and accomplish? If asked to define ourselves most people will give a summary of their life’s work, accomplishments, and how they relate to others. For example, “I am a Doctor; I have a wife, and two children. My ...
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WHAT IS REIKI? - by Lisa Tunney
Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Lisa Tunney
What happens when you scrape your knee? The very first thing you do is immediately touch the area that is hurting. It is an instinctual response for human beings to heal with our hands, even though Westerners are taught otherwise. REIKI simply takes the healing process a step ...
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Living with an Open Heart - by Beth Hansen-Buth
Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Beth Hansen-Buth
Being open hearted is living with a heart full to overflowing with loving kindness. It is a life of power from within, a life filled with purpose and service to humanity. It is a life that can be easily manifested by nurturing your heart with a meditation on loving kindness. Go to a quiet place ...
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***Psychotherapy and Spiritual Healing - Part 3. - by Daniel J. Benor, MD, The Official Guide to Pain Management
Submitted on Mar 19, 2009 from Daniel Benor
I have touched on psychic and spiritual awarenesses that can extend our perceptions well beyond the stage of our life, into the domains of the invisible choreographers and of the Producer. We are told by psychics, healers, meditators and mystics that the pursuit of this awareness is the most ...
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***Psychotherapy and Spiritual Healing - Part 2. - by Daniel J. Benor, MD, The Official Guide to Pain Management
Submitted on Mar 19, 2009 from Daniel Benor
Healing can quickly open therapist and client to intuitive awarenesses of underlying psychological problems that may be buried in the unconscious, often brought into consciousness by the unconscious mind through physical and emotional symptoms. Healing facilitates releases of buried emotional ...
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***Psychotherapy and Spiritual Healing - Part 1. - by Daniel J. Benor, MD, The Official Guide to Pain Management
Submitted on Mar 19, 2009 from Daniel Benor
The Names that can be given Are not the Absolute Names. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; The Nameless is the Mother of All Things. ---Lao Tsu I find myself in a peculiar position where everything I am going to tell you is inhererntly wrong. Words and linear language are ...
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The Reiki Principles - by Dan Liss
Submitted on Mar 16, 2009 from Dan Liss
Those of us know Reiki are familiar with the Reiki principles which serve as guides to a peaceful, harmonious, satisfying life. It is part of what we affirm in attuning our selves to the frame of mind we intend to be in for the effective practice of Reiki. They are simple, and you can easily ...
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Reiki, Love, Courage and Healing - by Dan Liss
Submitted on Mar 16, 2009 from Dan Liss
Reiki comes through the heart, both the heart of the healer and the heart of the one seeking healing. A heart full of love is a heart full of courage and compassion. In order to be of service as a Reiki healer, a person must be willing to open their heart with compassion to be a conduit of healing ...
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What is Reiki Like? - by Dan Liss
Submitted on Mar 16, 2009 from Dan Liss
What is Reiki like? Picture yourself lying on a comfortable massage table. You don't have to discuss or analyze anything. You don't have to do anything. You just have to be open to receive the energy. Just relax and know that whatever is bothering you can be aided by the simple loving, kind, ...
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Reiki: A Secret Beauty Treatment - by Dan Liss
Submitted on Mar 16, 2009 from Dan Liss
Find out how Reiki energy healing can enhance your beauty. Add this special secret ingredient to your array of other beauty treatments. Most women who think about ways to enhance their beauty look to those things which are external, solutions that come in the form of diets, workouts, creams, ...
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Gentle Parenting with Reiki - by Andrea Friedmann, RMT
Submitted on Mar 16, 2009 from Andrea Friedmann
Parenting is the most beautiful, awe-inspiring, heart-opening, frustrating, difficult, infuriating endeavor I have ever faced. When Sebastian, my eldest son, was still a tiny infant who had been fussing, crying, and generally expressing dissatisfaction with everything around him for what felt like ...
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The Spiritual Warrior's Guide to Reiki Science, Part 3 - by Niamo N. Muid-Davis
Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from Niamo Muid-Davis
We begin all things in the name of the most ancient entity many know as God and others call other names. As spiritual warriors our purpose is to seek and spear (get) the truth of our lives, spear-it-you-all, rescuing from the castledom of fear, doubt and anger the feather-light yet protectively ...
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The Spiritual Warrior's Guide to Reiki Science, Part 2 - by Niamo N. Muid-Davis
Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from Niamo Muid-Davis
We begin all things in the name of the most ancient entity many know as God and others call other names. As spiritual warriors our purpose is to seek and spear (get) the truth of our lives, spear-it-you-all, rescuing from the castledom of fear, doubt and anger the feather-light yet protectively ...
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The Spiritual Warrior's Guide to Reiki Science, Part 1 - by Niamo N. Muid-Davis
Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from Niamo Muid-Davis
We begin all things in the name of the most ancient entity many know as God and others call other names. As spiritual warriors our purpose is to seek and spear (get) the truth of our lives, spear-it-you-all, rescuing from the castledom of fear, doubt and anger the feather-light yet protectively ...
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Reiki as an Alternative Wellness Option, When All Else Fails to Cure - by Barbara Rogoski
Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from Reverend Barbara Rogoski
What do you do when you are sick or in pain and the doctor has no solution? Too much stress in your life can causes many health complaints and bring on a variety of illnesses such as migraines, high blood pressure, asthma, insomnia or burnout.What do you do when life is going too fast and your ...
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Intuitive Body Scanning on Animals - by Tim Link
Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Tim Link
Many of my clients have asked me how I can tell if an animal is sick or has the beginning stages of a potential health problem. One way is simply to ask the animal during a consultation if they are experiencing pain anywhere in their body. The animal will provide me with the information in words, ...
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A Higher Consciousness - by Karen Granelle, LPN, Reiki Practitioner, Wellness Coach
Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Karen Granelle
I feel Reiki is a crucial foundation for anyone who is trying to heal. When I am channeling Reiki energy to a client, I am calling on a higher source to offer healing energy to that person where ever they need it. That is the amazing thing about Reiki. It doesn't matter how old you are, what ...
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Reiki Treatments - by Anne-Marie Carratu
Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Anne-Marie Carratu
REIKI TREATMENTS Reiki treatments provide an opportunity for you to totally relax and rebalance, in a safe and caring environment. In addition, Reiki helps the body to reach an inner state of harmony on all levels, physically, mentally and spiritually. As well as helping many physical ailments, ...
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What is Reiki? - by Anne-Marie Carratu
Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Anne-Marie Carratu
What is Reiki Reiki is a complementary healing therapy, founded by Mikao Usui in Japan, in the early part of the 20th century. Reiki, pronounced 'ray-key', is a gentle and effective system of healing which activates the body's own natural ability to heal itself. As a natural healing system, it ...
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The Lost Steps of Reiki: The Channeled Teachings of Wei Chi - by Dr. Kevin Ross Emery
Submitted on Feb 13, 2009 from Kevin Emery
Have you ever felt that something was missing in the Reiki system we have today? There has always been some conjecture that the woman who brought Reiki into this country, Mrs. Takata, was not given all the steps. Some people believe that's because she was a woman. In this case, conjecture is ...
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How Reiki Differs from Massage - by Laura Bruno
Submitted on Feb 04, 2009 from Laura Bruno
In states that do not explicitly exempt Reiki from jurisdiction by the Massage Board, Reiki sometimes raises the ire of people who would prefer to have it regulated. Reasons can range from conservative religious groups looking for ways to minimize the proliferation of alternative spirituality to ...
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Reiki as a Lifestyle - by Tameko Barnette
Submitted on Jan 31, 2009 from Tameko Barnette
Reiki (pronounced ray-key) translates as Universal Life Force Energy. It is a Japanese method of channeling and sharing healing energy to individuals, communities, and the world at large, which was reintroduced in Japan in the 19th century by Dr. Mikao Usui after he read information about this ...
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Making Time for Reiki - by Stef Daniels
Submitted on Jan 20, 2009 from Stef Daniels
I am a super busy person. Raising a houseful of kids, being a wife, mother, cook, and maid seem to be an all consuming task that drains me physically and emotionally. When I lie in bed at night, hoping to get some rest - I like many others simply begin to replay the day’s events, worry about ...
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A Reiki Life - by Linda Carter Backes
Submitted on Jan 18, 2009 from Linda Backes
As a Reiki Master I am blessed to see the transformation that the Light provides, both in clients who seek personal Reiki energy sessions and those who follow the calling of becoming Reiki initiates. Using Reiki for healing ( a claim not encouraged because of its threatening implications to the ...
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Healing Purposely with Reiki - by Samantha Hall
Submitted on Jan 11, 2009 from Cristian Stan
Reiki can be a powerful tool for personal growth and healing. The energy of Reiki originates from the ultimate spiritual source. As such, it creates only the best results. Reiki is used to heal the spirit, mind, and body. It is also used to guide one’s life. Use it to develop your talents. ...
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5 Common Myths about Reiki - by Samantha Hall
Submitted on Jan 06, 2009 from Anne Ming
Many people often misunderstand the Reiki or healing with energy. In this article we will be looking into 5 common myths about Reiki and how you can align yourself with the highest degree of healing. 1) Reiki Healing is a Cult or a Religion This is completely wrong. Reiki is all about ...
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Using Reiki for Stress Management - by Samantha Hall
Submitted on Jan 06, 2009 from Anne Ming
Reiki, which is pronounced as 'Ray Key' is a well-known natural energy healing process, which employs the use of ‘laying on’ of hands in order to enhance and improve the overall health of a person and help him balance the life force energy. Reiki healing is a simple, non-intrusive ...
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Radical Reiki Healing with Feiki Reiki - by Samantha Hall
Submitted on Jan 06, 2009 from Anne Ming
Reiki is an ancient method of healing that has been used for centuries. Since it’s reintroduction in the early 20th century, various methods have been produced and one of them although considered by some as radical is called Feiki Reiki. But why is it a radical form of Reiki? This is because ...
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Reiki Healing with Music Sessions - by Samantha Hall
Submitted on Jan 06, 2009 from Anne Ming
Reiki which is pronounced as Ray Key is a holistic healing system that uses universal energy to heal an individual. In order for this to work, you have to be trained by a Reiki master. Since its rediscovery in the early 1900’s, various forms have evolved and some of them use Reiki music. ...
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Reiki and the Economy - by Mary E. Riposo, PhD
Submitted on Dec 09, 2008 from Mary Riposo
Many people are finding it hard to stay positive at a time when it seems that all we hear is bad economic news. When we turn on the news, read the paper, or talk to family and friends, the topic invariably turns to the slumping economy. Last week the US government announced that we are ...
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Reiki And The Healing Sound - by Samantha Hall
Submitted on Dec 07, 2008 from Cristian Stan
Reiki healing has a lot to do with harmony, music, sounds, and drums. Healing through Reiki requires rhythm. And that’s something that has to be achieved for healing to take effect. During one’s childhood, adults tend to see children rather than hear them. This concept has to change ...
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The Basic Effects Of Reiki Therapy - by Samantha Hall
Submitted on Dec 07, 2008 from Cristian Stan
Reiki therapy involves a lot of elements in just about every alternative healing practice. This is because it uses spiritual healing, meditation, aromatherapy, naturopathy and homeopathy among others to make the person or another feel better. But what makes this Japanese healing art so unique and ...
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The Reiki Symbols - by Samantha Hall
Submitted on Dec 07, 2008 from Cristian Stan
There are many Reiki symbols that have already been revealed and each of them is thought to possess a unique vibration of energy. At one point, they didn’t have any names and were simply numbered from one to five. But later on, each one of them stood for something and here they are. The ...
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Learning The Basics Of The Reiki Drumming Technique - by Samantha Hall
Submitted on Dec 07, 2008 from Cristian Stan
The Reiki Drumming technique was developed to greatly boost every healing session. The technique proves to be very effective for Reiki masters when the following steps are done accordingly: 1. Focus your intentions In order to channel healing effectively, talk to your client. Ask them about the ...
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The Family and Reiki - by Samantha Hall
Submitted on Nov 10, 2008 from Cristian Stan
Reiki can be shared as a family. When thought of it this way, it would increase for you and makes you whole. Reiki can be shared not just with the rest of the members of your family but to others that are close to your heart. Oftentimes, Reiki teachers and masters have families that don’t ...
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Can Reiki Cure Anemia? - by Samantha Hall
Submitted on Nov 04, 2008 from Cristian Stan
Reiki is another form of alternative medicine. Although it can cure certain illnesses, one that has never been thoroughly studied in humans is anemia. Anemia is a common blood disorder and this happens when the person’s red blood cells are below normal. This often leads to other health ...
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The Reiki Principles- Updated - by Mary E. Riposo
Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Mary Riposo
As Reiki practitioners, we are all familiar with the Reiki Principles of Dr. Mikao Usui. They were written around the turn of the century and have a beautiful message. We are taught to live by these principles when we are attuned to Reiki, and they have been a guiding force in the lives of Reiki ...
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A Reiki Hallowe'en - by Mary E. Riposo
Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Mary Riposo
Hallowe'en is one of my favorite holidays. Lore has it that the veil between the worlds gets thinner as we approach All Hallow's Eve, and we can contact the spirit world much easier than at other times of the year. I believe this is true, but I also believe that the veil between the Self we show to ...
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Chanting and the Reiki Mantra - by Samantha Hall
Submitted on Oct 23, 2008 from Cristian Stan
The winter season gives every person the chance to look deeper into one's self and reconnect to everything around him. It is also the best time to celebrate that burning light inside. Look in your Reiki foundation and try to clear away all the old thoughts, beliefs and patterns that complete you. ...
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