Reiki

Presented by
Linda Colburn
LaTosha Ross
Sarah Jarvis
Irina Dumitrescu

What is Reiki
/Rk/
A healing technique based on the
principle that the therapist can
channel energy into the patient by
means of touch, to activate the
natural healing processes of the
patient's body and restore
physical and emotional well-being.

Reiki is a Japanese technique for

stress reduction and relaxation that
also promotes healing. It is
administered by "laying on hands"
and is based on the idea that an
unseen "life force energy" flows
through us and is what causes us to
be alive.

Rei can be defined as the

Higher Intelligence that guides
the creation and functioning of
the universe.
Ki is the non-physical energy
that animates all living things.
Ki is flowing in everything that
is alive including plants,
animals and humans.

History of
Reiki
Reiki is believed to have begun
in Tibet several thousand years
ago
Various healing systems, which
crossed many different cultures,
emerged from this single root
system

Dr. Mikao Usui

A Japanese Christian educator in Kyoto, Japan,
rediscovered the root system in the mid- to late
1800s
Usui underwent a metaphysical experience and
became empowered to use these sounds and
symbols to heal
The tradition was passed through several
grandmasters of reiki such as Dr. Chujiro Hyashi,
Hawayo Takata, and Phyllis Lei Furumoto.

History of Reiki cont.

There are many forms of reiki being
practiced now.
The Usui System of Natural Healing
and the Radiance Technique.
The Usui System of Natural Healing
balances and strengthens the bodys
energy, promoting its ability to heal
itself.

How Reiki Works

- Attunement
-Reiki Master
- Increases Healing Energies

How Reiki Works Cont.

-Life Force
-Chakras
-Meridians
-Nadis
-Auras

How Reiki Works Cont.

-Energy Distribution

Reiki Treatments

Stress Reduction

Anxiety Relief

Depression

Fatigue

Chronic Pain

Reiki Benefits

Adapt to Recipient Needs

Provides Meditative State

Promotes Personal Awareness

Enhances Personal Awareness

Relaxes, Reduces Stress

Fosters Natural Self-Healing

Relieves Pain and Discomfort

What Research
Shows

The Center for Reiki Research

CRR Touchstone Process

PubMed: (NIH Library)

Various Studies
Joe Potter, Ongoing Eff.

Treatments on Animals
As Control, Reduce Bias

Special Guest:
Kym Gordon-Cumbo
Advanced Reiki
Practitioner

References
http://psychcentral.com/lib/reiki-healing-and-mentalhealth-what-the-research-shows/00013092
www.jikiden.org
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3116531/figure
/f2/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=reiki
http://www.reiki.org/FAQ/HowDoesReikiWork.html