Reiki when broken down into its Japanese roots is “Rei” which means universal, and “ki” which means life force energy. It is an ancient healing/harmonizing touch therapy rapidly becoming recognized among health practitioners. Physics tells us that energy exists and moves first – matter follows. There is usually a disturbance in the energy systems of the body first. This eventually starts to bring about the physical changes that eventually become the `disease'. Our body is composed entirely of energy at different levels of vibration. The slowest vibrations make up the bones. The higher vibrations go through the spectrum of the muscles, organs and blood until we arrive at even higher vibrations that make up our energy system (chi, Qi, prana, ki, etc.).
Once this energy system is thrown into disharmony, it starts to manifest changes in the body/mind. These changes eventually lead to disease as we recognize it. Reiki has been clinically shown to decrease the distress of the following conditions:
- Physical trauma
- Stress
- Physical injuries
- Wound healing
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic Pain
- Fatigue
- Surgery
- Emotional disturbances
- Inadequate diet
- Environmental influences
- Insomnia
- Depression
Source: The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing, http://learnreiki.org, & PaRama School of Philosophy and Life Sciences, www.parama.com