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Reiki is a compound word meaning "Universal Energy" or "Lifeforce Energy". It is the energy of the cosmos, the life-giving energy that exists in all living things.

To begin to understand Reiki, you first need to understand that everything is frequency and vibration. Physical objects and living things vibrate with a lower frequency and their makeup is denser. This makes them palpable, touchable, visible, and 'real' to us. Living things have a slightly higher frequency vibration than inanimate objects, like rocks or furniture. And yet even these seemingly 'dead' things have a frequency field around them as well.

This frequency band is called the Aura, or energy field, and everything on the planet has one. Most of us can't see them, though some do, and most cannot sense them either. The field is very subtle and fine, and it takes very perceptive senses to observe them.

Most of us are familiar with Kirlian photography, which shows the bright auras around living things. This is the field I am talking about.

Years ago the notion of any kind of electrical field around living things was dismissed by science, mostly on the grounds that because it couldn't be detected it obviously wasn't there. But now we have much more sensitive equipment than existed before, and we now know that humans do have a very weak, subtle forcefield surrounding them.

When we are in perfect health our field is strong and balanced. When we are suffering from negativity, stress, and overexertion or have been injured, weak areas form in our field and can slow down our rate of healing. The aura is not just an electrical field that we wear outside our skin. It permeates our whole being, feeding our organ systems, muscles, and tissues, and can have an effect on our mood as well. Our thoughts and feelings affect the field and are affected by the field. A positive outlook creates a stronger healthier field.

Receiving Reiki energy recharges and balances this energy field so that you can enjoy the benefit of a stronger field. A stronger field = a stronger body.

When giving Reiki to someone, the energy is simply offered. It is not imposed, pushed, or forced into us. Because the energy being run, or channelled, is the same lifeforce energy that permeates the universe there is no danger of receiving someone else's bad or 'used' energy. The Reiki practitioner has been opened as a strong channel, or conduit, to allow the life energy to flow powerfully through them and will help everyone who accepts it. We may rest our hands directly on the recipient's body or we may work in the space surrounding the body, depending on what the person needs. In this way damage to the outer layers of the aura can be repaired, as well as helping the immediate physical body to repair itself. Always the wisdom of the person's body takes the energy in and uses it in ways that it knows best.

Particulars:

Reiki treatments take one hour, and are usually done reclining fully clothed on a massage table. If you are unable to lie down the treatment can be given sitting upright.

Reiki and energy work can also be done over distance, without being physically present. The benefits are the same.

I also teach Reiki. Please click on the Reiki Class button for more information.

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