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Reiki is an an"ient or# o healin& that is pra"ti"ed !y the authors and nu#erous
pra"titioners around the 'orld( The inor#ation and te"hni.ues in this !ook do not
"onstitute #edi"al ad%i"e( Healin& and #edi"ine are t'o %ery dierent dis"iplines( You
should al'ays re#e#!er to seek #edi"al ad%i"e ro# a .ualiied do"tor or pra"titioner
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IMPORT)NTNOTETOTHERE)-ER0STU-ENT
The purpose o this !ook is to &i%e the reader a "o#prehensi%e &uide to the tea"hin&s
and dis"iplines asso"iated 'ith Shoden o Usui Reiki Ryoho( /e ha%e purposely kept
the inor#ation "on"ise so the reader "an .ui"kly and easily understand and apply
Reiki(
/here%er possi!le 'e ha%e a%oided addin& personal !elies that #ay dier ro# the
traditional tea"hin&s o Mikao Usui( The kno'led&e and inor#ation "ontained in this
!ook is !ased on the ori&inal Shiki Ryoho Method o Healin& de%eloped !y Usui1sensei
o%er one hundred years a&o(
I you desire to use the tea"hin&s "ontain 'ithin this !ook to heal yoursel and others
you #ust irst ha%e re"ei%ed the ne"essary attune#ents ro# a Reiki Master either in
person or %ia distant attune#ent(
"I am real!#$ I e%&e# mra#le!$" ' Dr$ (a)*e D)er
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T)+,EO:CONTENTS
,esson 4; Reiki the Uni%ersal ,ie :or"e(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((5
,esson 2; /hat is Reiki; Ho' Reiki /orks(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((?
,esson 5; The History o Reiki(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((44
,esson @; The @ Reiki Prin"iples(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((4A
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,esson A; )nato#i" Illustrations or Reiki((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((2?
,esson ?; Reiki Sel Treat#ent((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((>4
,esson B; Preparin& To Treat Others 'ith Reiki((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((>A
,esson 43; Treatin& Others 'ith Reiki(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((54
,esson 44; )dditional Reiki Te"hni.ues(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((5=
,esson 42; Sel1Puriyin& and Sel1-e%elop#ent Te"hni.ues(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((5?
,esson 4>; Group Reiki Treat#ent((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((@4
,esson 45; Reiki and Pre&nan"y$ +a!ies * Children((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((@5
,esson 4@; Reiki +rin&s Co#ort to Those Souls Crossin& O%er((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((@A
,esson 4=; Use Your I#a&ination((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((=4
,esson 4A; :inal Thou&hts((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((=@
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,ESSON4; REI6ITHEUNIERS),,I:E:ORCE+O,r !-rr-. a*/ .-,*/! are eale/ -*l) .e* .e -,# em . #-m&a!!-*
3,//a
There is a non physi"al u!i.uitous ener&y that &i%es lie to e%ery li%in& or&anis#( :or
#any thousands o years 'e ha%e kno'n o this ener&y and ha%e sou&ht to de%elop
'ays to harness its po'er to heal and inluen"e our li%es( The Dapanese "all this ener&y
6i( It is also kno'n as Chi !y the Chinese$ Prana !y a nu#!er o )sian "ultures and the
Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost !y #ost o the 'estern 'orld(
/e "arry this ener&y in and around our !odies ro# the #o#ent 'e are "on"ei%ed(
S"ien"e has esta!lished its eisten"e$ and 'ith the aid o 6irlian photo&raphy 'e are
a!le to see this ener&y that en"o#passes all li%in& thin&s( )n"ient Eastern "ultures
ha%e harnessed and applied this ener&y or healin& sin"e !eore the !irth o Desus
Christ(
Many su""essul dis"iplines su"h as Reiki$ Tai Chi$ :en& Shui$ Meditation$ Yo&a and
)"upun"ture ha%e !een de%eloped to "ontrol and &reatly enhan"e the lo' o this
ener&y in and around the !ody( The ener&y itsel is pure and has o#nis"ient 'isdo#(
43 THINGSTH)T/E)6ENTHE,I:EGIINGENERGY Too #u"h al"ohol
) poor diet ,a"k o eer"ise
-ru&s
To!a""o
Ne&ati%e ha!its
Stress Poor !reathin&
,a"k o sleep and rest
Ne&ati%e psy"hi" a"ti%ity
Hu#anity has !e"o#e raented and hollo'F 'e are only a shado' o 'hat 'e "ould
!e( /e need to &o !a"k to &o or'ard on"e #ore( +y pra"ti"in& the dis"ipline o Reiki
you re&ain your natural a!ilities to heal yoursel and others and the kno'led&e you
re.uire to lead a happier #ore ulillin& lie(
Natures lie &i%in& ener&y is a &reat and 'ise tea"her$ !y pursuin& its 'isdo# throu&hReiki you 'ill &ro' to ne' hei&hts o understandin& and lie 'ill lo' at a #ore enoya!le
and e"itin& pa"e( Re#e#!er al'ays that this lie &i%in& ener&y is a &it ro# God 8
your +irthri&ht( E%eryone possesses this &it and uses it daily e%en thou&h they pro!a!ly
do not reali7e they are doin& so(
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/hen a "hild or instan"e alls and hurts their knee$ instin"ti%ely they pla"e their hand
on the sore spot and the pain is relie%ed as they un"ons"iously 'ork 'ith this ener&y to
heal the#sel%es( ,ike'ise$ a parent 'ill kiss their "hilds hurt or inured li#! !etter and
pla"e their hand on top( Unkno'in&ly !oth the parent and the "hild are 'orkin&
un"ons"iously 'ith this healin& ener&y( The parent sendin& and "hannelin& the ener&yF
the "hild re"ei%in& and dra'in& the ener&y(
This 'onderul ener&y is ree( There are no patents or "opyri&hts atta"hed( )ll you need
is the desire and the dis"ipline to attune yoursel to the ener&y and its lie "han&in&
properties(
Re ! 56ra-*7 Re ! l87 a*/ Re ! ,*5er!al e*er8)$Re'- ! e !)!em7 -r e me-/7 9-r ,!*8 Re e*er8)$
Y-, .ll 6e#-me a #lear &a -9 Re 56ra-*7 a*/ ,!e Re -eal e 6-/) a*/ m*/ a*/ - 8r-. !&r,all)$
Re .ll re,r* )-,r 6-/)7 m*/7 a*/ !&r - ! *a,ral !ae -9 eal7.ell'6e*87 a*/ arm-*)$
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The #iddle dia#ond is in the heart and in /estern anato#y is asso"iated 'ith the
thy#us &land( The ener&y in this "entre is "onne"ted 'ith e#otions( It is hu#an ener&y
"onne"ted 'ith hu#an eperien"e( Throu&h this "entre you learn your lies pro"ess 8
ro# "hildhood throu&h to adulthood and !a"k to !ein& a "hild( /hen you are a "hild
you are 'ithout eperien"e and as you &ro' older you !e"o#e a "hild 'ith eperien"e(
This is the sy#!oli" ener&eti" "entre or Heart 6i(
The lo'er dia#ond is lo"ated 41> in"hes$ or > in&er 'idths$ !elo' the na%el and is also
"alled the &olden sto%e( In Dapanese$ this dia#ond is reerred to as Hara and is not a
ied anato#i"al lo"ation in the !ody$ !ut the "enter o &ra%ity( In this "enter$ Ori&inal
Ener&y is stored( This is the ener&y you are !orn 'ith$ the ener&y that is the essen"e o
your lie and &i%es you your lies purpose( The Ori&inal Ener&y is not only the ener&y
you re"ei%e ro# your parents 'hen you are "on"ei%ed !ut #ost i#portantly it is the
ener&eti" "onne"tion !et'een you and the uni%ersal lie or"e( This is the sy#!oli"
ener&eti" "entre or Earth 6i(
) ull Reiki treat#ent reopens the dia#onds and re1!alan"es the lo' o the uni%ersal
lie or"e around the !ody( The treat#ent sti#ulates the !odys i##une syste# and
natural healin& a!ilities( Nor#ally the !ody 'ill !e&in !y "leansin& itsel o toins( )s the
poisons are re#o%ed$ the !ody !e"o#es re1!alan"ed and the healin& pro"ess "an
!e&in(
Many "ultures ha%e de%eloped te"hni.ues and dis"iplines that sti#ulate the lo' o 6I
ener&y around the !ody( Ho'e%er$ Reiki is the easiest to learn and ad#inister( The
te"hni.ues are si#ple to #aster( The results are proound(
Reiki is e%er1present in our !odies( This #eans anyone "an harness this proound
in!uilt intelli&ent ener&y or healin&(
Ho'e%er$ 'ithout !ein& attuned to the uni%ersal lie or"e you 'ill only !e usin& a!out
43123 o its "apa"ity or healin&(
Mada# Takata eplained it !est 'hen she des"ri!ed Reiki as !ein& si#ilar to radio
'a%es( /e "annot see the# !ut 'e kno' they are e%ery'here around us( /hen 'e
turn on a radio and tune into the radio 'a%es 'e "an pi"k up a si&nal( That si&nal isturned into a radio pro&ra#( Si#ilarly the uni%ersal lie or"e is e%ery'here$ althou&h 'e
"annot see it unless 'e use 6irlian photo&raphy(
/hen 'e are tuned into the ener&y !y a Reiki Master 'e are a!le to harness Reiki to
heal oursel%es and others( This &it o healin& re#ains 'ith us or the rest o our li%es(
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/e "an only lose it i 'e use it or ne&ati%e or destru"ti%e purposes( Reiki is pure and it
needs to !e treated as su"h(
Reiki is "hannelled throu&h the hands( /hen you pla"e your hands on your o'n !ody$
or the !ody o another person or the purpose o healin& you "onne"t 'ith the uni%ersal
lie or"e( The 'isdo# o Reiki then &oes to 'ork to !rin& a!out healin&$ !alan"e and
'hate%er is needed on a holisti" le%el(
The best way to understand how Reiki works is to experience it.
God !e in #y head$ and in #y understandin&(God !e in #y eyes$ and in #y lookin&(
God !e in #y #outh$ and in #y speakin&(God !e in #y heart$ and in #y thinkin&(
God !e at #y end$ and at #y departin&( 1 )non
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,ESSON5; THEHISTORYO:REI6ITe 6e! a*/ m-! e99#e* &arma#) ! .* )-,r -.* !)!em$ = R-6er C$ Peale
The Dapanese like #any an"ient "ultures used 'ord o #outh to pass their history andpra"ti"es do'n ro# &eneration to &eneration( Unortunately this led to a &reat deal o
kno'led&e and 'isdo# !ein& 'atered do'n and lost( Many people in%ol%ed 'ith Reiki
!elie%e that the te"hni.ues 'e use today or healin& 'ere irst used in India !y +uddha
and later !y Desus(
Others look !a"k e%en urther to the "i%ili7ations o Mu and )tlantis or the !irth and
de%elop#ent o Reiki( O "ourse 'ithout 'ritten proo 'e "an only spe"ulate ho'
hu#anity learnt to harness and de%elop the uni%ersal lie or"e(
/hat 'e "an !e "ertain o and "onir# is that it 'as redis"o%ered at the end o the
nineteenth "entury !y Mikao Usui(
Until "o#parati%ely re"ently apart ro# the to#! o
Mikao Usui in Tokyo$ there has !een %ery little
#aterial e%iden"e o his lie and 'ork( Most 'ritten
a""ounts on the history o Reiki de"lare that Usui1
sensei 'as a Christian #onk 'ho le"tured at
-oshisha Uni%ersity in 6yoto( One day a student
asked Usui1sensei i he !elie%ed the tea"hin&s o
the !i!le to !e true( Could Desus 'alk on 'ater
and heal people !y tou"h( )uda"iously he
.uestioned i Usui1sensei hi#sel "ould heal the
si"k like Desus(
Usui had to ad#it that this 'as !eyond his "apa!ilities(
E#!arrassed at !ein& asked su"h .uestions and
una!le to de#onstrate an ans'er$ the story &oes on to
say that -o"tor Usui i##ediately resi&ned his post and !e&an a personal .uest to
dis"o%er ho' he "ould heal in the 'ay that Desus had( The le&end !e"o#es e%en #oredou!tul 'hen it re"ounts ho' Usui1sensei de"ided to !e&in his sear"h or the se"rets o
healin& like Desus$ in )#eri"a 8 na#ely the Uni%ersity o Chi"a&o(
Reiki Master /illia# Rand has !een a!le to dispro%e the le&end o Usui1senseis
sear"h or enli&hten#ent in )#eri"a( Chi"a&o Uni%ersity has no re"ord o Usui1sensei
e%er attendin& as a student( :urther#ore there is no re"ord o Usui1sensei e%er
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attendin& or le"turin& at the -oshisha Uni%ersity( This 'ork !y /illia# Rand "onir#s
'hat #any people !elie%e( The history o Usui1senseis lie had !een "han&ed and
"olored to suit 'estern so"iety( ,o&i"ally there are ar too #any holes in the le&end(
THE,I:EO:MI6)OUSUI
Mikao Usui 'as !orn into a a#ily that had !een pra"ti"in& en +uddhis# or ele%en
&enerations( )s a youth Usui de%eloped a as"ination or all thin&s /estern( Ho'e%er$
he ne%er tra%elled outside Dapan( )ter lea%in& s"hool he 'ent on to study allopathi"
#edi"ine 'ith se%eral 'estern allopathi" physi"ians 'ho had &raduated ro# Yale and
Har%ard Uni%ersity(
/hen a "holera epide#i" spread throu&h Tokyo$ Usui 'as stru"k do'n 'ith the
disease( -urin& his hospitali7ation as he 'as "lose to death he had a spiritual
eperien"e( This inspired Usui to study the an"ient tea"hin&s o his an"estors( He oined
a en #onastery and !e&an readin& the an"ient Sanskrit and Sutras(
)ter #any years o study Usui ound reeren"es to an an"ient or# o healin&( :urther
study re%ealed #ethods$ or#ulas and sy#!ols that detailed ea"tly ho' to pra"ti"e and
#aster this art o hands on healin&( Ho'e%er$ althou&h he had the te"hni"al kno'led&e
to pra"tise healin&$ he la"ked the 'isdo# to turn the tea"hin&s into reality( He needed
the key to turn on and a"ti%ate the po'er( Usui de"ided to seek the inal pie"e o the
i&sa' throu&h #editation(
Takin& lea%e ro# the #onastery$ Usui set o or the holy #ountain o 6ura#a( /hen herea"hed the top he pi"ked up t'enty1one pe!!les and pla"ed the# in ront o hi#sel(
He sat do'n and !e&an his #editation( Ea"h day he thre' a'ay one pe!!le( :or
t'enty1one days he prayed$ #editated$ san& and read the Sutras(
On the last day as he prayed he ask God to sho' hi# the li&ht( Suddenly$ a !ri&ht li&ht
appeared in the sky and "a#e rapidly to'ards hi#$ hittin& hi# on his orehead$ at the
third eye "hakra( Usui 'as kno"ked un"ons"ious$ and 'hilst in this altered state he sa'
a %ision o the sa#e sy#!ols he had earlier ound in the Sutras(
This %ision 'as the "onir#ation Usui1sensei needed( He no' kne' that he had oundthe keys to the an"ient or# o healin& used !y +uddha and Desus( /hen Usui re&ained
ull "ons"iousness$ he pro"eeded to return do'n the #ountain( On his des"ent$ he
stu!!ed and "ut his toe$ he instin"ti%ely pla"ed his hand on the toe and the !leedin&
and pain stopped(
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On arri%al at a near!y %illa&e he stopped to eat and rest( He 'as a!le despite ha%in&
asted or 24 daysF eat a healthy #eal 'ithout any sto#a"h pain( The &irl 'ho ser%ed
Usui the #eal 'as in &reat pain suerin& ro# a tootha"he( Usui asked i he "ould pla"e
his hands on her s'ollen a"e$ she a&reed$ and he 'as a!le to ease the s'ellin& and
the pain( Rested$ Usui returned to the #onastery( On )rri%al he ound his riend$ the
)!!ot in !ed suerin& 'ith se%ere arthritis( On"e a&ain Usui 'as a!le to alle%iate the
pain and suerin&( Usui "alled this &it ro# God 8 Reiki$ the Dapanese 'ord or
uni%ersal lie or"e(
These eperien"es !e"a#e kno'n as the our #ira"les( Ha%in& de#onstrated his
kno'led&e and ne' a!ility to heal the )!!ott ad%ised Usui to take this spe"ial &it into
the slu#s o 6yoto to heal the !e&&ars( He 'as re#inded that it is not enou&h to heal
the !odyF it is o e.ual i#portan"e to heal the spirit and #ind also( This lesson 'as
!rou&ht ho#e to hi# %ery a!ruptly se%en years later( Ha%in& spent the ti#e &i%in& Reiki
to !e&&ars in the slu#s o 6yoto to &et the# 'orkin&$ he ound the# returnin& to hi#'ith the e"use that it 'as easier to !e&(
Usui had or&otten a !asi" do"trine( Mortiied he retreated to #editate on"e a&ain( This
ti#e he 'as enli&htened 'ith the i%e prin"iples o Reiki( The rest o Usuis lie 'as
spent healin&$ tea"hin& and de%elopin& the Usui Shiki Ryoho #ethod o healin&( Usui
had nineteen #aor students 'ho 'ere all either 'estern allopathi" or traditional
Dapanese in their pra"ti"e( He kne' he 'ould ha%e to de%elop a #ethod that "ould !e
understood and a""epted !y any reli&ion or "ulture( Reiki 'as ashioned !y Usui to
ha%e no doa or reli&ious !elies atta"hed to it( This #ade Reiki uni%ersal(
Tenno$ the E#peror o Dapan honored Usuis 'ork !y
a'ardin& hi# a do"torate( +y the ti#e o his death in 4B>3$
Mikao Usui had initiated all nineteen o his students to the
le%el o Reiki Master0Tea"her( -r Chuiro Hayashi 'as
"hosen as the net Grand Master( It is i#portant to note that
Usui1sensei tau&ht all three de&rees toðer( Usui1sensei
'as "re#ated and his ashes pla"ed in a en Monastery in
Tokyo(
Upon the death o Usui1sensei$ Hayashi took o%er the role oGrand Master( He 'as responsi!le or trainin& a urther
siteen Reiki Masters and "reatin& a set or#ula or trainin&(
Chuiro Hayashi 'as !orn into an upper "lass Dapanese a#ily$ and 'as a .ualiied
physi"ian and retired Marine "o##ander(
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He set up a "lini" near the E#perors pala"e in Tokyo "alled Shina No Ma"ha( Ea"h day
his students held healin& sessions at the "lini"$ or %isited people in their ho#es in they
'ere una!le to tra%el(
Hayashi 'ent on to 'rite #any report on the syste#s he had de%eloped to treat %arious
ail#ents( Spe"ial diets 'ere in"orporated into his treat#ents to assist the healin&
pro"ess( Pro!a!ly his &reatest ad%an"e#ent or Reiki 'as to dis"o%er the i#portan"e o
'hole !ody treat#ent and ho' the uni%ersal lie or"e 'ould &o 'here%er it 'as needed
to heal( Pro%idin& o "ourse you applied the ull !ody treat#ent( This 'as needed to
re#o%e any e#otional or physi"al !lo"ks(
Ha'ayo 6a'a#uru 'as !orn on the Island o Ha'aii on
25th -e"e#!er 4B33( )t the a&e o se%enteen she
#arried Sai"hi Takata(
They had a happy #arria&e 'ith t'o dau&hters(
Tra&i"ally$ her hus!and died at the youn& a&e o thirty1
t'o( )ter thirteen years o #arria&e Ha'ayo Takata 'as
let to raise t'o s#all "hildren on her o'n(
The stress and pressure o the situation took toll on her
health( /ithin i%e years o her hus!ands death she 'as
dia&nosed to !e suerin& ro# ner%ous ehaustion( Her
health deteriorated to the point 'here she re.uired sur&ery or a diseased &all !ladder(
Ho'e%er$ she 'as also suerin& ro# respiratory pro!le#s that #eant the use o ananestheti" durin& sur&ery "ould kill her(
This 'as an etre#ely depressin& and tryin& ti#e in her lie( Unortunately there 'as
#ore pain and suerin& to "o#e 'hen her sister died( )s her parents had returned to
li%e in Tokyo$ it 'as Ha'ayo Takata traditional responsi!ility to !rin& the ne's to the# in
person(
)ter her arri%al in Dapan$ she sou&ht help at a hospital in )kasaka( It 'as dis"o%ered
that she no' had a tu#or and appendi"itis to add to her diseased &all!ladder and
respiratory pro!le#s( Her 'ei&ht dropped dra#ati"ally and her do"tor ad%ised her toha%e i##ediate sur&ery(
That ni&ht as she lay in !ed she heard a %oi"e sayin&$ The sur&ery is not ne"essary(J
The net day as she 'as !ein& prepared or sur&ery she heard the %oi"e a&ain sayin&$
The sur&ery 'as not ne"essary$ ask 1 ask(J Takata asked the sur&eon i there 'as
another 'ay she "ould !e healed and he told her o the Reiki "lini" run !y -r( Hayashi(
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The sur&eon had a sister 'ho had !een there hersel and had re"o%ered ully ro# an
illness(
Mada# Takata 'ent to the "lini" and re"ei%ed treat#ents re&ularly or our #onths and
'as "o#pletely healed( She de"ided that she also 'anted to learn Reiki and set up her
o'n pra"ti"e in Ha'aii( )&ainst all tradition$ she 'as e%entually a!le to persuade -r(
Hayashi to allo' her to 'ork and train at the "lini" or t'el%e #onths( )t the end o this
ti#e it 'as elt that she had earned the pri%ile&e o re"ei%in& the se"ond de&ree in Reiki
8 the ad%an"ed pra"titioners le%el(
In the su##er o 4B>A Mada# Takata returned to Ha'aii and set up her o'n Reiki
"lini"( She spent her ti#e healin& and tea"hin& Reiki( -r Hayashi %isited Mada# Takata
in :e!ruary 4B>? and in%ited her to !e"o#e a Reiki Master( He said that she had &one
throu&h tests and had li%ed up to the Reiki Ideals and prin"iples( She 'as the irst
'o#an and the irst orei&ner to !e &i%en this honor( Hayashi returned to Dapan(
)t the !e&innin& o 4B53 Dapan 'as "lose to 'ar 'ith )#eri"a( -r Hayashi 'as a'are
he 'ould !e "alled up to i&ht( )s a #an o healin& and pea"e he de"ided the only
honora!le thin& to do 'as to pre"ipitate his transition( He put his aairs in order( Mada#
Takata 'oke up one #ornin& and sa' a %ision o -r Hayashi at the oot o her !ed( She
realised she #ust tra%el i##ediately to Dapan( On arri%al in Dapan she #et 'ith -r
Hayashi and he eplained his de"ision to lea%e this 'orld( They spent #any days
plannin& the uture(
/hen Hayashi 'as satisied he had sae&uarded the uture oReiki he "alled all his students and riends toðer( )t this
point he de"lared Mada# Takata his su""essor and the third
Grand Master o Reiki( -ressed in traditional Dapanese attire
he lay do'n and allo'ed his spirit to lea%e his !ody( Mada#
Takata installed as the net Grand Master returned to Ha'aii
to "ontinue her tea"hin& and healin&(
This is 'hen the history o Reiki 'as "han&ed to portray
Mikao Usui as a Christian( Mada# Takata realised that the
)#eri"an people and the /estern 'orld in &eneral 'ouldhold "ertain !i&otry to'ards the Dapanese( So soon ater the
/ar it 'ould !e i#possi!le to pro#ote a #ethod o healin&
'ith its roots ir#ly in +uddhis# and Dapan(
Mada# Takata 'ent on to train a urther t'enty t'o Reiki Masters !eore her death in
-e"e#!er 4B?3( There 'ere t'o Grand Masters installed to "ontinue Takatas 'ork(
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Phyllis ,ei :uru#oto$ the &randdau&hter o Mada# Takata and -r +ar!ara /e!er( This
partnership 'as to run or only a year until or personal reasons they split up to "ontinue
the 'ork separately(
The Reiki )llian"e 'as or#ed !y Phyllis ,ei :uru#oto$ 'hile -r /e!er set up the
)(I(R()( KThe )#eri"an International Reiki )sso"iationL(
Unortunately$ like #any spe"ial thin&s in this 'orld the hu#an e&o has taken hold(
There are no' se%eral dierent asso"iations throu&hout the 'orld all i&htin& a#on&st
ea"h other( Ea"h "lai#in& to ha%e the only "orre"t 'ay o tea"hin& Reiki(
There is e%en a syste# o Reiki no' !ein& tau&ht in ele%en de&rees( The latest ru#ors
o an appli"ation to Copyri&ht Reiki see# to sho' ho' ar this 'onderul &it ro# God
"an !e tainted(
There is only one Reiki( No1one has the ri&ht to "lai# it as their o'n$ it !elon&s to
hu#anity and the uni%erse( Our only 'ish or the uture o Reiki is that instead o i&htin&
and !i"kerin& e%eryone in%ol%ed 'ith Reiki "an a&ain "o#e toðer in the true spirit o
healin&(
,ets share our eperien"es and skills so Reiki "an !e a""epted uni%ersally as a natural
treat#ent or the #ind !ody and spirit( /e need to 'ork toðer to pro#ote this "ause(
It is %ital in our in"reasin&ly harsh and %iolent 'orld that 'e "han&e the 'hole psy"he o
hu#anity(
Toðer 'e "an !rin& this &it o healin& to the 'orld( /e need Reiki pra"ti"ed and
used in e%ery hospital and "lini" in the 'orld( ,ets spread the 'ord positi%ely( ,ets
#ake a dieren"e( ,ets #ake Usui1sensei$ -r Hayashi and Mada# Takata Proud( ,ets
honor their 'ork and their #e#ory( ,ets li%e and internali7e the Reiki Prin"iples(
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,ESSON@; THE@ REI6IPRINCIP,ES
Te !e#re ar -9 *5*8 a&&*e!!Te .-*/er9,l me/#*e 9-r all /!ea!e!
:,! 9-r -/a)Relea!e a*8erRelea!e .-rr)
3e 8rae9,l(-r . *e8r)
3e */ - -er!;-r**8! a*/ e5e**8!7 ! * 8a!!- &-!-*
A*/ re&ea e!e .-r/! -, l-,/ a*/ * )-,r ear>-r e m&r-5eme* -9 6-/) a*/ !-,l7 ?!, Re R)--
Te >-,*/er7 ?!, ;a-
The Reiki prin"iples are spiritual ideals( +y adoptin& these pre"epts you 'ill add
!alan"e and su!stan"e to your lie( It is i#portant that you realise that you are not
epe"ted to li%e e%ery #o#ent o your lie 'ithin the ra#e'ork o these ideals( )s
hu#ans 'e are all i#pere"t$ and that is 'hy ea"h prin"iple !e&ins 'ith Dust or today(J
You "an 'ithout pressure or stress 'ork on i#pro%in& yoursel daily( I you slip up today$you "an al'ays !e&in a&ain to#orro'( The #ore you 'ork 'ith the prin"iples$ the #ore
you 'ill "ondition yoursel to adopt the# as a 'ay o lie(
To !e"o#e #ore a#iliar 'ith the Reiki prin"iples it is ad%isa!le to read the# aloud at
least t'i"e a day( You #ay 'ish to pla"e a lar&e "opy o the ideals in a pi"ture ra#e(
Then you "ould position the "opy in a pro#inent pla"e 'here you are sure to see it ea"h
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day$ or i you are &oin& to pra"tise Reiki proessionally$ pla"e it in your healin& roo#(
The :i%e Reiki prin"iples #ean dierent thin&s to ea"h one o us( Meditation 'ill help to
unlo"k your o'n per"eptions(
Si#ply sit or lie do'n in a "o#orta!le position and "lose your eyes( Repeat one o the
ideals se%eral ti#es aloud usin& it as a #antra( )s you drit into a #editati%e state
!e"o#e a'are o 'hat happenin& inside your #ind and !ody( You #ay eperien"e
#any dierent eelin&s$ e#otions and thou&hts( I you do this eer"ise in a &roup share
your eperien"es and 'rite do'n e%erythin& that happened durin& the #editation( It is
interestin& to look at your notes on this eer"ise on a re&ular !asis to see ho' you ha%e
&ro'n !y adoptin& these pre"epts( Repeat the eer"ise o #editatin& on ea"h prin"iple
annually and "o#pare notes or i in a &roup settin& dis"uss the dieren"es that ha%e
taken pla"e(
:ORTO-)Y$ I RE,E)SE)NGRY
)n&er is an e#otion( /hen 'e &et an&ry 'e lose "ontrol o that e#otion(
In order to li%e !y the a!o%e prin"iple 'e #ust understand 'hat tri&&ers
our an&er and ho' 'e "an "hoose to re#o%e this destru"ti%e e#otion
ro# our !ein&(
In e%ery "onrontation that leads to an&er the person or thin& pushin&
your an&er !utton has "o#plete po'er and "ontrol o%er you(
This si#ple realisation allo's you to take !a"k "ontrol o your e#otionsand as su"h you "an no' "hoose to respond to a situation in a positi%e
'ay rather than rea"t to a situation in a ne&ati%e 'ay(
E%ery ti#e you #eet so#eone there is an e"han&e o ener&y( I you are !oth happy
and ind the #eetin& 'as enoya!le then the ener&y e"han&e is neutral( Ho'e%er$ i
you lose "ontrol o your e#otions and !e"o#e an&ry$ the other person steals your
ener&y( ,ike'ise$ i so#eone &ets an&ry at you then you are stealin& their ener&y(
/ith this si#ple philosophy you "an "ounter the endless situations or people that in the
past ha%e tri&&ered your an&er and "aused you to rea"t in an unhealthy #anner( Netti#e so#eone honks their "ar horn at you or "riti"ises you or no apparent reason s#ile
and say to yoursel I a# not &oin& to let you steal #y ener&y(
Dust i#a&ine ho' #u"h !etter you 'ill eel 'hen you "hoose not to rea"t to ne&ati%e
people or situations( Ho' #any ti#es in the past ha%e you shouted a!use at another
"ar dri%er and still elt the an&er in your sto#a"h an hour or so later( That person stole
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your ener&y( They pro!a!ly dro%e on lau&hin& at ho' silly you looked 'hen you lost
your "o#posure( You allo'ed the# to "ause you stress$ an&er and pro!a!ly indi&estion(
Only one person "a#e out o this "onrontation 'ith their ener&y inta"t and it 'asnt
you(
)n&er is a "hoi"e response( -e"ide ea"h day not to allo' your ener&y to !e stolen ro#
you !y ne&ati%e people or situations( On a physi"al le%el an&er "an "ause sto#a"h and
di&esti%e disorders( Choose to li%e a healthier lie ree ro# an&er(
Use Reiki to assist the re1!alan"in& pro"ess( Pla"e one hand on the third eye "hakra
and the other hand on the root "hakra( 6eep your hands there or as lon& as you
intuiti%ely eel is ne"essary( This Reiki te"hni.ue 'ill help you "ontrol and eli#inate this
destru"ti%e e#otion( It "an !e used or sel1healin& or on another person(
:ORTO-)Y$ I RE,E)SE/ORRY
/orry "auses stress and aniety leadin& to an i#!alan"e o the #ind
!ody and spirit and !lo"ka&e to the root "hakra(
The !est 'ay to o%er"o#e 'orry is to a""ept that all o us are a"ed 'ith
dii"ulties and set!a"ks in our li%es( Ho' 'e respond to the#
deter#ines ho' 'e ulti#ately lead our li%es(
I you "hoose to respond ne&ati%ely !y &ettin& upset and anious
to'ards one o lies set!a"ks you ha%e "hosen to da#a&e the
!alan"e o your #ind !ody and spirit(
I you respond positi%ely !y a""eptin& the set!a"k as an opportunity to learn you "an
li%e a happier and #ore ulillin& lie(
)llo' yoursel ti#e ea"h day to really lau&h and ha%e un( /at"h a unny #o%ie or
tele%ision sho'( Read a hu#orous !ook or #a&a7ine( /hate%er it takes to #ake you
lau&h do it( Ralph /aldo E#erson said$ Man surrounds hi#sel 'ith i#a&es o
hi#sel(J This 'onderul pearl o 'isdo# tea"hes us that i you 'ant to !e happy #i
'ith happy people( ,ike'ise i you 'ant to !e ne&ati%e and "onstantly 'orryin& yousi#ple need to asso"iate 'ith people 'ho are ne&ati%e and 'orriso#e(
,au&hter is a 'onderul healer( It has !een pro%en throu&h nu#erous studies that
lau&hter "an heal and in so#e "ases pre%ent lie threatenin& illnesses( Use this
kno'led&e to li%e a healthier and lon&er lie( Take responsi!ility or ho' you deal 'ith
lies set!a"ks( Ha%e un lies too short to 'aste it 'orryin&(
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Use Reiki to re1!alan"e your #ind !ody and spirit and !oost your resol%e( Pla"e one
hand on the root "hakra and the other hand on the heart "hakra( Reiki 'ill !rin& your
#ind !ody and spirit into e.uili!riu#( 6eep your hands o%er these "hakra points or as
lon& as you intuiti%ely eel you need to( This Reiki te"hni.ue 'ill re#o%e the !lo"ka&es
"aused !y stress$ 'orry and aniety( It "an !e used or sel1healin& or on another
person(
:ORTO-)Y$ I)MGR)TE:U,:ORMYM)NY+,ESSINGS
,ie tends to &i%e us 'hat 'e need$ it #ay not !e 'hat 'e 'ant !ut it 'ill
!e 'hat 'e need( 6ar#i"ly throu&hout our li%es 'e re"ei%e 'hat 'e
need to &ro' and learn in this lieti#e(
I 'e &rasp these lessons and &ro' a""ordin&ly 'e 'ill !e"o#e
spiritually enli&htened( Instead o 'astin& your lie "o#plainin& o the
thin&s that ha%e happened to you$ and the pro!le#s you a"e(
Step !a"k or a #o#ent on a re&ular !asis and dis"o%er and appre"iate
the #any !lessin&s in your lie(
Make a list o all your !lessin&s( You 'ill !e a#a7ed at ho' #any 'onderul thin&s
there are to &i%e thanks or( ,ea%e the #aterialisti" thin&s aside( They are shallo' and
#eanin&less( Pay attention to$ and o"us on the thin&s that are ree and !rin& oy and
hu#ility to your lie( :or ea#ple$ your #ind$ !ody$ spirit$ health$ a#ily$ riends$ lo'ers$
trees$ sea$ sun$ lo%e$ aith$ kno'led&e$ the "ountryside$ ani#als$ !irds$ et"($ the list isendless(
/hen you appre"iate the true 'onders o lie and let &o o the #aterialisti" thin&s you
are !ound to enoy your lie #ore(
Pla"e one hand on the third eye "hakra and the other hand on the
o""ipital rid&e( Use Reiki to re1!alan"e this prin"iple in your lie or in the
lie o another person(
:ORTO-)Y$ I /OR6/ITHINTEGRITY
Honesty #eans dierent thin&s to dierent people( Many people eel it is
ine to take ho#e a e' pens ro# the oi"e$ the "o#pany turn o%er
#illions in proit ea"h year so they "an aord to lose a e' ite#s o
stationery(
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/hile another person 'ill ud&e the sa#e in"ident as an a"t o thet and !elie%e that
anyone ound stealin& stationery should !e dis#issed and "har&ed 'ith thet and e%en
prose"uted(
E%eryone at so#e point is dishonest( You #ay not steal ro# another person or
"o#pany$ !ut instead steal ro# yoursel(
:or ea#ple i you a ha%e a talent to help people and you "hoose not to then you are
stealin& ro# yoursel !y denyin& your &it(
You are also stealin& ro# the people 'ho "ould !eneit ro# your talents( /astin& your
ti#e on #eanin&less pursuits su"h as 'at"hin& tele%ision or hours ea"h day is stealin&
ro# your sa"red and spe"ial ti#e on Earth( Try to li%e your lie to the !est o your a!ility
as honestly as you "an( Honesty li%es inside o you and doesnt "are a!out !ein& pla"ed
'here others "an %ie' it(
:inally$ in your pursuit o a happier lie I ur&e you to en"apsulate the 'ords ro# Mi"hael
,andon Kthe ather in the tele%ision series ,ittle house on the PrairieJL in his last
inter%ie' !eore he died pre#aturely o "an"er( He ur&ed us to ,i%e E%ery Se"ondJ(
Pla"e one hand on the third eye "hakra and the other hand on the solar pleus "hakra
to use Reiki to assist in the re1!alan"in& o this prin"iple( 6eep your hands there or as
lon& as you intuiti%ely think they need to re#ain on these "hakra points( This additional
hand position "an !e used or healin& yoursel or other people(
+H-*e!) ! e 6e! &-l#)$' R#ar/ (ael)7 Ar#6!-& -9 D,6l*
:ORTO-)Y$ I)M6IN-TOMYNEIGH+ORS)N-EERY,IINGTHING
The la' o kar#a states that 'hat &oes around "o#es around( Send out
lo%e and you 'ill re"ei%e lo%e !a"k in return( Send out kindness and you
'ill re"ei%e kindness( Send out healin& and you re"ei%e healin&( Send
out positi%e thou&hts and you 'ill re"ei%e positi%e results(
6ar#a is a t'o ed&e s'ord( Send out ne&ati%e thou&hts and you 'ill &et
ne&ati%e results( ,i%in& 'ithin this pre"ept 'ill &i%e you a happier and
less stressul lie ull oy pea"e and lo%e(
To !rin& !alan"e to this prin"iple or yoursel or others irst pla"e one
hand on the third eye "hakra and the other hand on the root "hakra(
/hen you eel you are ready$ #o%e your hand ro# the third eye "hakra to the throat
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"hakra$ and #o%e your hand ro# the root "hakra to the heart "hakra keepin& it there
until you intuiti%ely eel you ha%e inished(
It is important to remember that the Reiki principles are only guides for a happier
and more fulfilling life. Use meditation to unlock the true meaning of these
precepts and incorporate them into your life. They will transform your life.
The 5 Reiki Principles are not commandments; they are simply gifts of wisdom.
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,ESSON=; PREP)RING:ORREI6I4Te ar -9 eal*8 #-me! 9r-m *a,re7 *- 9r-m e &)!#a*$ Tere9-re e &)!#a*
m,! !ar 9r-m *a,re7 . a* -&e* m*/$ ' Pl&,! A,re-l,! Para#el!,!
THEP)THTOREI6I
People ro# all 'alks o lie are dra'n to Reiki or #any dierent reasons( Many people
"o#e to Reiki ater a personal re"o##endation ro# a riend 'ho has already attended
a 'orkshop( They noti"e positi%e "han&es in their riend and de"ide to eperien"e it or
the#sel%es( ) lar&e #aority o people si#ply need healin& and 'ant to take
responsi!ility and "ontrol o their o'n treat#ent and 'ell1!ein&( The #ost "o##on
a"tor see#s to !e that people are sear"hin& or hope and &uidan"e( Oten people eel
e#pty and are lookin& or a 'ay o illin& that %oid(
Many students !e&in as s"epti"s ust "urious to ind out #ore a!out it$ and lea%e as
Reiki enthusiasts( The se"ret to &ettin& the #ost ro# Reiki is to !e open to Reiki(
Instead o !ein& ne&ati%e and s"epti"al let the oy o Reiki en%elop you( ,ea%e your
ears and dou!ts !ehind and u#p head irst in to a lie "han&in& eperien"e( Reiki
dra's you to itsel( I you are attendin& a se#inar 0 'orkshop on irst de&ree Reiki$ you
are there or a reason you need it( Trust in the o#nis"ient 'isdo# o Reiki(
Re#e#!er you 'ill only need the :irst -e&ree attune#ent on"e in your lie$ so #ake it
a "ele!ration you 'ill ne%er or&et( Its up to you(
THEINITI)TIONCEREMONY
In order to 'ork 'ith$ and !e"o#e a "hannel or Reiki you need to &o throu&h the irst
de&ree initiation "ere#ony$ 'hi"h "onsists o our attune#ents( These attune#ents are
nor#ally done o%er the "ourse o a t'o day 'orkshop( I preer to do the our
attune#ents at the sa#e ti#e as I !elie%e it is !enei"ial to the student( The ener&y is
stron&er and the student is a!le to 'ork and pra"ti"e at their ull "apa"ity throu&hout the
'orkshop( This pro"ess also allo's the student to eel sense and eperien"e #ore o
the Reiki ener&y(
The our attune#ents are &i%en on !oth days o the 'orkshop$ to super"har&e the
student and raise their ener&y %i!ration to the peak le%el possi!le 'ith irst de&ree Reiki(
/e also oer a distant attune#ent ser%i"e as part o this ho#e study "ourseF please
"li"k here or #ore inor#ation(
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PREP)RING:ORTHE/OR6SHOP
+eore attendin& the irst de&ree 'orkshop there are a e' !asi" thin&s you should do in
preparation( These &uidelines 'ill ena!le you to &et the #ost ro# the 'orkshop and
the Initiation "ere#ony(
)%oid takin& al"ohol or any other or# o dru& or at least orty1
ei&ht hours !eore the 'orkshop( These su!stan"es slo' and
hinder the lo' o Reiki throu&hout the !ody(
)%oid eatin& #eat$ ish$ pro"essed oods or any other unk ood
or at least t'enty1our hours( I possi!le ha%e a day o resh ruit$
salad and %e&eta!les( The di&estion o ood takes #ore ener&y
than any other !odily un"tion( Proteins and hi&hly pro"essed
oods take #ore ti#e to di&est and 'ill steal %ital ener&y ro# your !ody(
I possi!le #editate ea"h day or a 'eek
!eore attendin& the 'orkshop( This 'ill
help to o"us your thou&hts$ epe"tations
and #ind on !e"o#in& a Reiki "hannel or
healin&(
THEMORNINGO:THE/OR6SHOP Get up earlier than nor#al so you ha%e plenty o ti#e to prepare or the day
ahead( You 'ill then ha%e ti#e to rela and not !e"o#e rushed or stressed(
I possi!le take a 'alk or a &entle o& to ener&ise your syste#(
)%oid tea or "oee( Ho'e%er$ naturally "aeine ree her!al tea is ine(
Eat only ruit or !reakast( You 'ill ha%e #ore ener&y or the 'orkshop(
Mentally prepare yoursel 'ith a short #editation(
Gi%e yoursel plenty o ti#e to rea"h your destination( The stress o !ein& late
"an upset your day and your enoy#ent(
Co#e to the 'orkshop 'ith an open #ind !ody and spirit( You 'ill &et out only
'hat you put into the 'orkshop(
/H)TH)PPENS-URINGTHEINITI)TION2
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HO/TOTRE)TYOURSE,:/ITHREI6I
There is no ri&ht or 'ron& 'ay to 'ork 'ith Reiki on onesel( )s you !e"o#e #ore
eperien"ed 'ith the Reiki ener&y you 'ill intuiti%ely #o%e your hands to 'here%er it
eels ri&ht( Ho'e%er$ i you are a'are o a spe"ii" pro!le# su"h as an inury or pain$
then you should pla"e your hands dire"tly o%er that area to !e&in 'ith$ and ollo' up
'ith a ull sel treat#ent(
In the !e&innin&$ it is al'ays !est to ollo' a set pro"edure as sho'n in the ollo'in&
illustrations #arked Sel Treat#ent Hand PositionsJ(
/hen you ha%e #astered the hand positions you "an then lea%e ea"h sel treat#ent up
to your o'n intuition( You #ay 'ish to 'ork 'ith #usi" to add the ri&ht relain& #ood(
:ind a pla"e 'here you 'ont !e distur!ed i possi!le( Nor#ally you 'ould spend three
to i%e #inutes on ea"h position(
Ho'e%er ti#e is oten shortF !ut re#e#!er a little Reiki is better than no Reiki( On
"o#pletion o the sel treat#ent drink a lar&e &lass o puriied 'ater( Close your eyes
and &o inside and pay attention to the thou&hts and e#otions that ha%e arisen durin&
the session( You #ay eel li&ht headed$ and i you need to rest$ or sit do'n or a short
ti#e$ allo' yoursel this ti#e(
I you eel you need to "ontinue to 'ork on a spe"ii" area o the !ody$ e%en i you ha%e
"o#pleted a ull sel treat#ent$ then &o 'ith your intuitionF al'ays listen to your #ind
and !ody(
Remember the following hand positions are only a guide
Use your intuition
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REI6ISE,:TRE)TMENTH)N-POSITIONS
The ollo'in& positions are dierent than those sho'n in the %ideo( These are a !it
easier to peror# and rele"t the t'el%e hand positions ori&inally tau&ht !y Haya'o
Takata( :eel ree to use either set or #i and #at"h(
POSITION1B EYES>ACE
Cup your hands &ently and rest the# o%er your eyes$
"heek!one$ and orehead Kthird eye "hakraL
Good or stress$ eye pro!le#s$ asth#a$ head "olds$
aller&ies$ sinuses$ pituitary &land$ pineal &land$ and
"ere!ral ner%es
POSITION2B TE;PLES
Hands on either side o head 'ith in&ers "o%erin&
te#ples
Good or !rains$ tinnitus$ hearin& and ear pro!le#s$"olds$ lu$ and !alan"in& the un"tionality !et'een the
ri&ht and let !rain
POSITIONB 3ACKO>HEAD
Hands on the !a"k o your head
Good or heada"hes$ eye pro!le#s$ stress$ hay e%er$sinuses$ di&esti%e disorders$ ears$ pho!ias$ sho"k$
depression$ and stroke
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POSITION4B THROAT
Hands around your ne"k 'ith the heels "o%erin& the
throat Kthroat "hakraL
Good or sel epression$ "o##uni"ation$ !reathin&$
%oi"e and spee"h pro!le#s$ !ron"hitis$ lu "olds$ and
an&er
POSITIONB HEART
Hands o%er "hest$ "o%erin& heart and thy#us &land
Kheart "hakraL
Good or heart$ an&ina$ lun&s$ thyroid$ 'ei&ht pro!le#s$
i##une syste#$ li#!i" syste#$ e#otional pro!le#s$
and stress
POSITIONF THR?B 3ELLYANDPELVIS
Hands are positioned hori7ontally ust !elo' the ri!s 'ith the in&er tips tou"hin&( Mo%e
the hands do'n as sho'n$ "o%erin& ust !elo' the !elly !utton$ and then endin& in a
inside the hip !one(
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Good or all #aor or&ans and &lands$ disease$ ine"tions$ sto#a"h$ intestines$
reprodu"ti%e syste#$ an&er$ and e#otions
POSITION THR?12B SHO?LDERSAND3ACK
Hands irst positioned on shoulders$ then hori7ontally 'ith the in&ertips tou"hin& at the
!otto# o the ri!s$ the area opposite the !elly !utton$ and endin& in a at the !ase othe spine(
Good or all #aor or&ans and &lands$ disease$ ine"tions$ !a"k and spine pro!le#s$
and stress
Te #,re 9-r &a* ! * e &a*$ ' R-8er (--l8er
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,ESSONB; PREP)RINGTOTRE)TOTHERS/ITHREI6IL-5e -*e a*-er a*/ el& -er! - r!e - e 8er le5el!7 !m&l) 6) &-,r*8 -,
l-5e$ L-5e ! *9e#-,! a*/ e 8reae! eal*8 e*er8)$ ' Sa 3a6a
)PPROPRI)TEENIRONMENT
It is i#portant to "reate the ri&ht settin& 'hene%er possi!le or a Reiki healin& session(
You #ay 'ork ro# ho#e and !e a!le to use a spare roo# ust or healin&( I this is not
pra"ti"al you #ay 'ant to look at the %ia!ility o oinin& your lo"al therapy0healin& "enter(
In #ost "ases you 'ill !e a!le to rent a healin&0therapy roo# at a reasona!le
hourly0daily0'eekly !asis(
The roo# should !e li&ht and "lean$ and eel sae( +ri&ht pastel "olors su"h as 'hite$
yello' or purple "an !e used to "reate the desired ee"t( Make sure you 'ill not !einterrupted !y internal or eternal distra"tions$ so unplu& the telephone and dis"onne"t
the door!ell( I youre 'orkin& ro# ho#e let your a#ily or riends kno' your s"hedules
so they do not distur! you(
I possi!le al'ays use a therapy ta!le( )lternati%ely$ you "ould use a stron& ta!le 'ith
thi"k !lankets on top( You 'ill need t'o pillo's$ one or the "lients head and other or
their eet( Make sure the roo# is heated to a "o#orta!le le%el( So#e people #ay &et
"old ust lyin& still on your treat#ent ta!le so al'ays ha%e a 'ar# !lanket a%aila!le(
)dd a plant to the roo# and so#e "rystals under the ta!le to help 'ith the ri&ht ener&y(
So#e people like to 'ork in total silen"e durin& a session( Personally 'e preer to
al'ays 'ork 'ith therapeuti" #usi" su"h as "lassi"al$ a#!ient or ne' a&e to help our
"lients rela( Musi" also "an help the therapist rela and allo' the# to o"us on healin&(
Natural sounds su"h as 'hales$ dolphins and runnin& 'ater are %ery therapeuti" and
relain&(
)s part o our -istant )ttune#ent ser%i"e 'e also pro%ide you 'ith our o'n spe"ially
"o#posed #usi" or healin& and #editation "alled Heart!eat 'hi"h is etre#ely
relain& and therapeuti"$ and a !eautiul &uided #editation !ased on the an"ient li&ht
#editation(
/e re"o##end you play this #usi" 'hile you treat other people and yoursel 'ith Reiki(
There are also a 'ide ran&e o "o#pa"t dis"s and tapes a%aila!le that ha%e !een
"reated spe"ii"ally or Reiki( They ha%e !een desi&ned to run or the len&th o a ull
treat#ent 'ith a !ell or "hi#e added at three or i%e #inute inter%als to let the therapist
kno' 'hen to #o%e their hands to another position(
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+urnin& in"ense or oils "an add a pleasin& aro#a to your roo#( Ho'e%er$ !e "areul as
so#e people are sensiti%e to "ertain s#ells and it #ay "ause the# to eperien"e an
unpleasant therapy session( To pre%ent this happenin& ask your "lient !eore you li&ht
your oils or in"ense sti"ks( -urin& a Reiki session you #ay ind your "lient !e&ins to "ry
as they release !lo"ked e#otional issues$ so al'ays keep a !o o tissues handy or
these o""asions(
:or a inishin& tou"h to your roo# you #ay 'ant to pla"e photo&raphs o Usui1sensei$
-r( Hayashi$ Mada# Takata$ +uddha or Desus$ dependin& on 'ho you "all upon durin&
your in%o"ation 0 prayer(
REMOE),,DE/E,,ERY
Reiki "an tra%el throu&h all #aterials su"h as stone$ !ri"k$ "on"rete and #etal(
Ho'e%er$ the #etal and stones used in the #anua"ture o e'elry "o#e into "onta"t
'ith and attra"t "ertain types o ne&ati%e ener&y( To ena!le you to 'ork 'ith Reiki ree
ro# all su!tle ener&y distur!an"es it is ad%isa!le to re#o%e all e'elry su"h as rin&s$
'at"hes$ earrin&s$ "hains and ne"kla"es(
Pra"titioners 'ho 'ork 'ith pre"ious stones and "rystals or healin& re"o&ni7e that
these #aterials "an !e"o#e saturated 'ith ne&ati%e ener&y( That is 'hy they "leanse
the# on a re&ular !asis(
REMOETIGHTC,OTHING
To allo' Reiki to lo' reely throu&h you and your "lient it is i#portant that you !oth
re#o%e ti&ht "lothin& su"h as !elts$ ties and shoes( This 'ill also #ake you eel #ore
"o#orta!le and relaed( Reiki "an tra%el throu&h "lothes so there is no need to re#o%e
any other or#s o "lothin&( You #ay ind it #ore "o#orta!le i you 'ear loose i&htin&
"lothes 'hen you are 'orkin& 'ith Reiki su"h as a tra"ksuit(
)OI-),COHO,
)l"ohol dissipates ener&y( )l'ays rerain ro# "onsu#in& al"ohol i you kno' you are
&oin& to !e 'orkin& 'ith Reiki or at least t'enty1our hours !eore a session(
PERSON),HYGIENE
Ensure you s#ell and appear "lean and resh( )%oid 'earin& stron& peru#es or ater
sha%es( I you s#oke #ake sure you !rush your teeth or use a #outh reshener( Rerain
ro# eatin& &arli"$ onions or any other ood that #ay lea%e a s#ell on your !reath(
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/ash your hands !eore a Reiki session usin& a li&htly s"ented or neutral soap( Your
hands "o#e into "onta"t 'ith your "lients a"e and skin so it is i#portant or hy&iene
purposes and the pea"e o #ind o your "lient to ha%e "lean hands(
THEINOC)TION
It is i#portant to re#e#!er that as a Reiki pra"titioner you are not healin& your "lients(
The people re"ei%in& Reiki are in a"t healin& the#sel%es( You are #erely the "hannel
that ena!les the# to dra' the Reiki ener&y throu&h your hands to the pla"e it is
needed( The in%o"ation is a token that sy#!olises you are &i%in& up any "lai#s to
po'er( You are si#ply the "onduit in 'hi"h the ininite po'er o the uni%ersal lie or"e
lo's(
)lthou&h the in%o"ation is not ne"essary to turn on the Reiki ener&y I eel it ena!les the
therapist to disasso"iate the#sel%es ro# their e&o and pay respe"t to the uni%ersal lie
or"e and the person they are a!out to 'ork 'ith(
Your prayer should !e personal and in line 'ith your o'n !elies( )sk or per#ission to
!e used as a "hannel or Reiki healin&( /e ha%e listed !elo' our o'n personal
in%o"ation 'hi"h #ay help you de%elop a prayer that is suita!le or your o'n use(
On"e your "lient is lyin& do'n on the healin& ta!le$ relaed and ready to re"ei%e Reiki
#o%e to the top the ta!le Kthe "lients headL( Close your eyes and oin your hands
toðer in a prayer like position in ront o your heart "hakra( )lternati%ely$ i your "lient
is seated$ pla"e your hands on their shoulders or the in%o"ation(
ANEA;PLEO>APERSONALINVOCATION
/e al'ays like to take a e' #o#ents !eore 'e !e&in a treat#ent to #entally prepare
oursel%es or 'orkin& as a "hannel or Reiki( This .uiet ti#e is pere"t or &ettin& in
tou"h 'ith our &uides$ #entors and assistants( It allo's us a !rie #o#ent o rele"tion
and o"uses our thou&hts on healin&( It is i#portant to !e&in the treat#ent 'ith the ri&ht
#ental attitude( Your 'ish should !e to pass on un"onditional lo%e and healin& in the
purest or# and sense(
+I #all ,&-* Re e ?*5er!al L9e >-r#e7 all e A*8el# 6e*8!
.- a5e .-r . Re * e &a! e!&e#all) ?!,'!e*!e7 Dr$
Ha)a!7 ;a/am Taaa7 m) 8,/e! a*/ all e Re ;a!er!
&a!7 &re!e* a*/ 9,,re - /ra. *ear a*/ ae &ar * ! eal*8
!e!!-*$
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I a! a e &-.er a*/ .!/-m -9 Re &erm! me - 6e#-me a
#a**el 9-r Re
-9JJJJJJ *!er #le*! *ame ma) Re
e%a#l) .ere ! *ee/e/ m-!7 !-,l/ 6e 9-r er 8er 8--/$;a) .e all 6e em&-.ere/ 6) )-,r /5*e l-5e a*/ 6le!!*8
'Ame*$
C,E)NSE)N-H)RMONIEYOURC,IENTS)UR)
Prior to "o##en"in& the Reiki treat#ent run your hands in your "lients aura a!out siin"hes a!o%e their !ody ro# their head ri&ht do'n to their eet in a slo' s#ooth #otionat least three ti#es to re#o%e any superi"ial ener&y !uild ups( This 'ill also !rin&
har#ony to your "lients aura and or# a positi%e rapport !et'een you and your "lient(Pay attention to your hands$ use your intuition$ sense or possi!le !lo"ka&es or hotspots to o"us on durin& your healin& session(
ou are now ready to begin the treatment.
I9 )e a5e 9a a! a 8ra* -9 m,!ar/ !ee/7 )e !all !a) ,*- ! m-,*a*7Rem-5e e*#e - )-*/er &la#eM a*/ !all rem-5e ' S$ ;ae. 1B20
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,ESSON43; TRE)TINGOTHERS/ITHREI6ITe -*l) .-r a .ll ,lmael) 6r*8 a*) 8--/ - a*) -9 ,! ! e .-r -9 #-*r6,*8
- e eal*8 -9 e .-rl/$ ' ;ara**e (llam!-*
+eore you !e&in a ull !ody treat#ent on another person there are a e' i#portant
points to re#e#!er(
Ne%er &i%e a Reiki treat#ent to a person 'ho has a pa"e#aker as Reiki "an alter
its rhyth#(
Ne%er &i%e a Reiki treat#ent to a person 'ho suers ro# -ia!etes Mellitus and
are takin& insulin ine"tions$ unless they are prepared to "he"k their insulin le%els
e%ery day as Reiki redu"es the a#ount o insulin they re.uire(
)l'ays eplain to a person 'ho is %isitin& you or the irst ti#e or a Reiki treat#ent
ea"tly 'hat you are &oin& to do and the type o rea"tions that #i&ht o""ur( Stress that
any one o these rea"tions are nor#al( They #ay eperien"e one or t'o o these
rea"tions$ all o the# or none o the#( It #akes no dieren"e( Reiki 'ill &o 'here%er it is
needed(
TYPESO:RE)CTIONSTH)TM)YOCCUR ) sensation o heat
) sensation o "old
See "olors Past lie lashes
In%oluntary Mo%e#ents
:all )sleep
It"hiness
E#otional Responses
Ru#!lin& Sto#a"h Me#ory :lashes
Pins and Needles
Sense Your Hands Mo%in&
Oten the "lient 'ill eperien"e etre#e "old at the position o your hands 'hile you eel
intense heat(
I the "lient eperien"es nothin& eplain to the# that the Reiki ener&y oten 'orks on a
su!tle le%el yet has proound results 'hi"h nor#ally !e"o#e apparent in the ollo'in&
days or 'eeks(
Ne%er or&et the "lient is dra'in& Reiki throu&h you( They are doin& the healin& on a
su!"ons"ious le%el( You are only the "hannel(
Reiki always tra!els to the place it is needed most.
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No kno'led&e o the hu#an anato#y or physiolo&y is re.uired to 'ork 'ith Reiki(
,ea%e your e&o aside and Reiki 'ill do the 'ork(
"orget the symptoms treat the whole person.
,isten to your "lients !ody throu&h your hands( Sense the dierent types o ener&y( Ithe ener&y is stron& keep your hands in that position until your sense a shit in the
ener&y le%el( Use your intuition(
,ook or non1%er!al "o##uni"ation ro# your "lients !ody( -eep si&hs or hand and le&
#o%e#ents are &ood indi"ators that so#ethin& positi%e is takin& pla"e(
The nor#al ti#e re.uired or a ull !ody treat#ent is !et'een sity to ninety #inutes(
)t the end o a treat#ent al'ays oer your "lient a &lass o "old 'ater to aid &roundin&(
)l'ays 'ash your hands under "old runnin& 'ater ater ea"h treat#ent(
+EGINNINGTHETRE)TMENT
Ensure your "lient is lyin& lat on the therapy ta!le 'ith their ar#s do'n !y their sides(
Their le&s should also !e lat a&ainst the ta!le and #ust not !e "rossed as this #ay
!lo"k the lo' o Reiki(
Gently lay your hands on your "lients !ody( 6eep the# in ea"h position or !et'een
three to i%e #inutes( )s you !e"o#e #ore eperien"ed use your intuition(
Your hands should !e "upped 'ith your in&ers ir#ly "losed as thou&h you 'ere tryin&
to hold 'ater( This keeps the "hannel stron& !et'een your "lient and the uni%ersal lie
or"e( I your in&ers are open Reiki "an es"ape ust as 'ater 'ould slip throu&h your
open in&ers(
In the "ase o !urnt skin or a "lients &enitals and !reasts hold your hands ust a!o%e
their !ody(
#on$t forget the box of tissues.
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:U,,+O-YTRE)TMENTH)N-POSITIONS
Remember the following hand positions are only a guide.
Use your intuition%
POSITION1B EYES>ACE
Cup your hands &ently and rest the# o%er your eyes$
"heek!one$ and orehead Kthird eye "hakraL
Good or stress$ eye pro!le#s$ asth#a$ head "olds$
aller&ies$ sinuses$ pituitary &land$ pineal &land$ and
"ere!ral ner%es
POSITION2B TE;PLES
Hands on either side o head 'ith in&ers "o%erin&
te#ples
Good or !rains$ tinnitus$ hearin& and ear pro!le#s$
"olds$ lu$ and !alan"in& the un"tionality !et'een the
ri&ht and let !rain
POSITIONB 3ACKO>HEAD
Hands on the !a"k o your head
Good or heada"hes$ eye pro!le#s$ stress$ hay e%er$
sinuses$ di&esti%e disorders$ ears$ pho!ias$ sho"k$
depression$ and stroke
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POSITION4B THROAT
Hands around your ne"k 'ith the heels "o%erin& the
throat Kthroat "hakraL
Good or sel1epression$ "o##uni"ation$ !reathin&$
%oi"e and spee"h pro!le#s$ !ron"hitis$ lu "olds$ and
an&er
POSITIONB HEART
Hands o%er "hest$ "o%erin& heart and thy#us &land
Kheart "hakraL
Good or heart$ an&ina$ lun&s$ thyroid$ 'ei&ht pro!le#s$
i##une syste#$ li#!i" syste#$ e#otional pro!le#s$ and
stress
POSITIONF THR?B 3ELLYANDPELVIS
Hands are positioned hori7ontally ust !elo' the ri!s 'ith the in&er tips tou"hin&( Mo%e
the hands do'n as sho'n$ "o%erin& ust !elo' the !elly !utton$ and then endin& in a
inside the hip !one(
Good or all #aor or&ans and &lands$ disease$ ine"tions$ sto#a"h$ intestines$
reprodu"ti%e syste#$ an&er$ and e#otions
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POSITION THR?12B SHO?LDERSAND3ACK
Hands irst positioned on shoulders$ then hori7ontally 'ith the in&ertips tou"hin& at the
!otto# o the ri!s$ the area opposite the !elly !utton$ and endin& in a at the !ase o
the spine(
Good or all #aor or&ans and &lands$ disease$ ine"tions$ !a"k and spine pro!le#s$
and stress
"eel free to include the arms and legs as necessary
:IN),,Y
/hen all the positions ha%e !een treated$ pla"e your let hand on your "lients "ro'n
"hakra and your ri&ht hand at the !ase o their spine( This inal position !alan"es the
ener&y in your "lients !ody(
Co#plete your treat#ent !y "o#!in& your "lients aura( Stroke the !ody ir#ly ro# the
"ro'n do'n to the eet in a s'eepin& #otion( Continue past the eet until you tou"h the
loor or &roundin&( Repeat or a se"ond ti#e li&htly tou"hin& the !ody( :inally "o#! the
aura a e' in"hes a!o%e the !ody(
3ele9 #reae! e a#,al 9a#$ ' (llam :ame!
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,ESSON44;)--ITION),REI6ITECHNIQUESTe e) - #a*8e$$$ ! - le 8- -9 9ear$ R-!a**e Ca!
The ollo'in& te"hni.ues are used durin& Reiki treat#ents or at other opportunities(
)UR)C,E)NSING
)ura Cleansin& should !e done !eore and ater a Reiki session( Pre1healin& aura
"leansin& drains the e"ess ener&y and adusts the aura to !alan"e the ener&y( )s the
eel o your hands i#pro%e$ you 'ill !e"o#e a!le to eel the pla"es o ener&y 'ith a !ad
"ondition(
Post1healin& aura "leansin& is "riti"al( )s the ener&y o the 'hole !ody is puriied ater
healin&$ the lo' is a""elerated and it is in a sensiti%e "ondition so that it easily a""eptsany 'a%e( Thereore it #ust !e adusted not to &et any lo' or rou&h 'a%e(
Stroke the air a!o%e the 'hole !ody o the re"ei%er 'ith !oth hands$ or 'ith a sin&le
hand$ a!out 43 "enti#eters a'ay ro# the !ody( It is done ro# head to toe or ro# let
to ri&ht o the !ody$ and in one "ontinuous #o%e#ent( I you are usin& one hand$ do one
side o the !ody and then &o around to the other side and do that side(
:or post1healin& aura "leansin&$ let the re"ei%er rest in pea"e or a 'hile K#ore than i%e#inutesL ater'ards(
NENT)TSU1HO
This is a te"hni.ue or &ettin& a silent #essa&e a"ross to the re"ipients su!"ons"ious
'ith the Reiki %i!ration trans#itted throu&h your hands( There is a 'ide ran&e o use or
it$ su"h as !reakin& !ad ha!its$ &ettin& a"ross Usui1senseis i%e Reiki prin"iples to
people in serious disease$ et"( K-o not &et this #ied up 'ith the "on"ept o healin&
'ith #ind po'er(L
4( Hold your hands up as hi&h as possi!le$ and eel the %i!rations o Reiki
sho'erin& into the 'hole o the !ody(
2( +rin& the hands do'n and pla"e one hand on the orehead KhairlineL and the
other on the !a"k o the head( Think the thou&ht that they ha%e asked you to help
the# 'ith( Make sure it is positi%e and in their hi&hest interest( The i#portant part
is to keep the intent "lear$ pure and "onident(
>( Re#o%e your hands( I this is part o a nor#al treat#ent$ then pro"eed(Other'ise$ Gassho and inish( Shake your 'rists 'ell(
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D)6I6IRIDO6)1HO
This te"hni.ue is used to puriy or transor# ne&ati%e ener&y( Daki #eans ne&ati%e
ener&y and kiri #eans to "ut( This te"hni.ue is supposed to re#o%e ne&ati%e ener&y
or %i!ratory pro!le#s ro# o!e"ts$ puriy the# 'ith Reiki %i!rations and ener&y and to
ill the# 'ith Reiki positi%e ener&y( It is tau&ht that this te"hni.ue should not !e used
'ith people( This is interestin& as it is a "o##on ne' a&e te"hni.ue to "ut "ords(
4( Usin& the hand 'ith in&ers toðer$ pal# lat and stret"hed out$ "hop
hori7ontally "uttin& the air 'ith your hand a!out 2 in"hes a!o%e the o!e"t K@ to =
"# or you #etri" peopleL and stop the "hop a!ruptly and deinitely at the end o
the ran&e o #otion as i doin& a karate "hop( This turns the %i!rations into &ood
ones(
2( Hold your !reath and stay "entered and o"used and keep the o"us on thetantien Ktanden$ dantien$ danden$ et"(L as you do this te"hni.ue(
& little Reiki is better than no Reiki at all.
Ha&&*e!! re!/e! *- * &-!!e!!-*!M a*/ *- * 8-l/7a&&*e!! /.ell! * e !-,l$ Dem-#r,!
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,ESSON42; SE,:1PURI:YING)N-SE,:1-EE,OPMENT
TECHNIQUES
Heal ! e 8reae! &-!!e!!-*$ C-*e*me* ! e 8reae! rea!,re$C-*9/e*#e ! e 8reae! 9re*/$ N-*'6e*8 ! e 8reae! @-)$ ' La- T,
Usui Reiki Ryoho is a!out de%elopin& yoursel( /e treat others$ !ut 'e need to treat
oursel%es irst( The ollo'in& te"hni.ues are or pra"titioners to puriy and heal
the#sel%es( This also #akes the# !etter healers(
6ENYO6U1HO
6enyoku1ho Kdry !athin&L is a te"hni.ue to "lear and stren&then the ener&y "hannels(
This is a te"hni.ue is part o healin& or sel purii"ation and &ro'th(
4( Pla"e your ri&ht hand on the let shoulder so that the ri&ht in&ertips are on the
let shoulder( The hand is open$ the in&ers held toðer all point up'ards( The
hand Kpal# do'nL is a&ainst the !ody(
2( Slide the hand do'n'ard to'ard the ri&ht hip( Mo%e the hand$ &oin& a"ross the
"hest and endin& up in&ers do'n at the ri&ht hip( The hand Kpal# do'nL stays in
li&ht "onta"t 'ith the !ody the entire #o%e#ent(
>( Repeat this pro"ess startin& 'ith the let hand on the ri&ht shoulder and &oin&
do'n to the let hip(
5( Repeat 'ith the ri&ht hand on the let shoulder &oin& do'n to the ri&ht hip ase"ond ti#e(
@( Pla"e the ri&ht hand a&ain on the let shoulder( Slide the ri&ht hand do'n the let
ar# Kinside or outside$ ea"h 'ill "o%er dierent #eridians 1 see !elo'L all the 'ay
to the in&er tips(
=( Repeat this 'ith the let hand on the ri&ht ar#(
A( Repeat a&ain 'ith the ri&ht hand on the let ar#(
?( Gassho a&ain$ then inish( Shake the 'rists 'ell(
DOSHIN6O6YU1HO
Doshin 6okyu1ho #eans the +reathin& o the ,i&ht Te"hni.ue( This is a #ethod or
redu"in& your stress and puriyin& your #ind and !ody(
4( +e&in in a "o#orta!le standin& or sittin& position( Close or hal "lose the eyes(
+reathe slo'ly$ throu&h you nose( ,et &o o any tension(
2( -o Gassho$ and "al# the #ind(
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>( Hold your hands up as hi&h as possi!le$ and eel the %i!rations o Reiki
sho'erin& into the 'hole o the !ody(
5( Slo'ly #o%e your hands do'n'ards to your lap$ pal#s a"in& up and keepin&
the hands relaed as i you 'ere holdin& e&&s( +rin& your #ind to the Tanden K>
1 @ "#( !elo' the na%elL and listen to your !reathin&(
@( /hile you are !reathin& in$ %isuali7e that Reiki 'hite ener&y is illin& your head$
and do'n the "enter KHaraL line throu&h the !ody to the Tanden( -urin& the
pause !et'een inhalation and ehalation$ the ener&y spreads to all parts o your
!ody( :eel that the healin& pro"ess is happenin&(
=( )s you !reathe out$ %isuali7e that the li&ht illin& your !ody is e#anatin& in all
dire"tions$ out to ininity(
A( Continue these eer"ises or a 'hile(
?( Gassho a&ain$ then inish( Shake the 'rists 'ell(
G)SSHOME-IT)TION
Gassho is a "o##on pra"ti"e in #any eastern traditions( It is "alled Na#aste in the
Indo1Ti!etan traditions( Gassho is holdin& the hands "lasped in a prayer position at
a!out the le%el o the "hest(
4( Sit do'n$ "lose your eyes and pla"e hands toðer in ront o your "hest Kprayer
positionL(
2( :o"us your attention at the point 'here the t'o #iddle in&ers #eet(
>( ,et &o o e%erythin& else( I your #ind 'anders$ a"kno'led&e the thou&ht$ let it
&o and ust reo"us returnin& to the point 'here your #iddle in&ers #eet(5( Repeat the i%e Reiki prin"iples either aloud or internally(
@( I you ind it un"o#orta!le to hold your hands in Gassho or @123 #inutes$ si#ply
let your hands Kkept toðerL slo'ly drop do'n onto your lap indin& a #ore
"o#orta!le position to "ontinue the #editation(
=( You #ay o!ser%e ener&y in the or# o heat$ "old or i#a&es$ ust let it &o and
return your o"al point to the tips o your t'o #iddle in&ers(
A( I you need to adust your postureF #o%e slo'ly$ deli!erately and "ons"iously( It is
easier and !etter to #editate 'ith a strai&ht spinal "olu#n$ keepin& your head
still(
I you suer ro# !a"k pro!le#s or ind it dii"ult to sit stillF try sittin& on a strai&ht !a"k
"hair 'ith a e' pillo's or "o#ort(
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SEISHINTOITSU1HO
Seishin Toitsu1ho #eans to "on"entrate the #ind( This is a te"hni.ue or "learin& your
#ind and keepin& your "ons"iousness hi&h and sta!le(
4( +e&in in a "o#orta!le standin& or sittin& position( Close or hal "lose the eyes(
+reathe slo'ly$ throu&h you nose( ,et &o o any tension(
2( -o Gassho$ and "al# the #ind(
>( Hold your hands up as hi&h as possi!le$ and eel the %i!rations o Reiki
sho'erin& into the 'hole o the !ody(
5( Slo'ly #o%e your hands do'n'ards to Gassho( +rin& your #ind do'n to the
Tanden K> 1 @ "# !elo' the na%elL and try to keep your #ind still(
@( /hile !reathin& in$ %isuali7es the Reiki ener&y runnin& do'n to your Tanden ro#
your pal#s$ and eel the ener&y in your Tanden(
=( /hile !reathin& out %isuali7e that the ener&y "o#in& out ro# your Tanden and#o%in& up into the pal#s$ then release the ener&y out in a !urst(
A( Continue these eer"ises or a 'hile(
?( Gassho a&ain$ then inish( Shake the 'rists 'ell(
:,/8e ea# /a) *- 6) e ar5e! )-, rea&
6, 6) e !ee/! )-, &la*$ ' R-6er L-,! Se5e*!-*
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,ESSON4>; GROUPREI6ITRE)TMENTL-5e a*/ /e!re are e !&r
ro# dierent Reiki pra"titioners(
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REI6IM)/)SHI
Reiki Ma'ashi is a Dapanese #ethod o sharin& Reiki in a "ir"le$ used to "ir"ulate Reiki(
Ma'ashi #eans "ir"le or "ir"ulation
E%eryone in the &roup or#s a "ir"le( Raise your hands up hi&h a!o%e the head$ "allin&
in the Reiki ener&y$ and eel the %i!rations o Reiki into the 'hole o the !ody( Ea"h
person pla"es their ri&ht hand a"in& do'n o%er the net persons let handF 'hile their
o'n let hand is a"in& up underneath the net persons ri&ht hand( The hands should
!e a e' in"hes apart( )llo' Reiki to lo' "ounter1"lo"k'ise( +y doin& so$ you re"ei%e
Reiki ener&y ro# your let hand and send it out ro# your ri&ht hand(
SHU-)NREI6I
Shudan Reiki is tau&ht as the traditional #ethod o a Reiki Group Treat#ent( It is a
&roup o pra"titioners 'orkin& toðer( This te"hni.ue is "o##on to #any s"hools o
Reiki( The idea is that the ener&y is intensiied as you add #ore pra"titioners to the
treat#ent( )s its #ost !asi" pra"ti"e it is a &roup o pra"titioners 'orkin& toðer( :irst
"onne"t to Reiki( +e&in 'orkin& the standard hand positions or use Reii to spot areas to
treat( treat the person as a &roup(
This #ethod has se%eral pra"titioners 'ork at on"e$ usin& the 42 hand positions and
three pra"titioners Ki(e($ ea"h o the three pra"titioners do our positionsL( The person
'orkin& on the head position is the desi&nated the leader and dire"ts the &roup( Ea"h
ti#e the person at the head "han&es hand position$ ea"h o the others also "han&eposition(
)s a &uideline$ a treat#ent should take a!out 42 to 23 #inutes K5 #o%e#ents at > to @
#inutes ea"hL( 42 to 4@ #inutes Ki(e($ i%e #inutes or the i%e #inutes or the ront$ i%e
or the !a"kL(
RENO6UREI6I
)n alternati%e to the standard &roup treat#entF i there are too #any hands or the
points$ the healers "an send Reiki ener&y indire"tly$ pla"in& the hands on the shoulderor !a"k o the healers 'ho ha%e their hands on the "lient(
Remember to ha!e a box of tissues a!ailable.
This is a 'onderul 'ay to treat #any people in a short spa"e o ti#e and ideal or
therapy days( Ho'e%er$ re#e#!er to 'ash your hands !eore and ater ea"h treat#ent
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under "old runnin& 'ater to dissipate any ne&ati%e ener&y and assist &roundin& or
ea"h #e#!er o the tea#(
Spend ti#e sharin& eperien"es( Group treat#ent is a &reat 'ay to learn and &ro'
toðer(
L-- .*$ (* ! e 9-,*a* -9 8--/7 a*/ .ll e5er 6,66le ,&79 -, .l e5er /8$ ' ;ar#,! A,rel,!
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I the ather o an un!orn !a!y is a Reiki pra"titioner he "an also help durin& the
pre&nan"y !y treatin& his partner( The i#portant !ond !et'een ather and "hild
'ill also !e sti#ulated ea"h ti#e he pla"es his hands on his partners pre&nant
tu##y( The ather "an "o##uni"ate throu&h his hands 'ith his "hild(
Reiki "an help "ouples 'ho are indin& it dii"ult to "on"ei%e a "hild !y redu"in&
stress and sti#ulatin& !oth the e#ales natural reprodu"ti%e "y"le and the #ales
produ"tion o sper#( In #any "ases 'hen a "ouple are desperate or a "hild they
pla"e etre#e stress on the#sel%es "ausin& an i#!alan"e o their #ind !ody
and spirits( So oten the #o#ent they &i%e up and or&et a!out tryin& to ha%e
"hildren$ and the pressure and stress a"tor is re#o%ed #any "ouples ind their
prayers are ans'ered and a pre&nan"y is dis"o%ered(
+)+IES Reiki "an a""elerate the re"o%ery ti#e o the #other and !a!y ater the !irth( It is
espe"ially &ood or "aesareans se"tions and healin& the %arious s"ars and
stit"hes oten asso"iated 'ith "hild!irth(
Reiki "an !e used to heal the !a!ies u#!ili"al "ord(
Reiki "an !e used to %itali7ed and nourish the #others #ilk i the !a!y is !reast
eed( )lternati%ely$ i the !a!y is to !e !ottled eed the or#ula "an !e treated
'ith Reiki( Treatin& and enri"hin& the !a!ies ood "an help nourish and satisy
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the !a!ies hun&er( This 'ill help the# su"kle until they are "ontent and ull(
Re&ular illin& eeds lead to less sleepless ni&hts( So#ethin& all parents pray or(
Reiki sti#ulates !alan"e in the ne' !orn !a!y( It "an easily !e "hanneled to the
!a!y 'hene%er the #other or ather Kdependin& on 'ho has !een attuned to the
ener&yL tou"hes their "hild(
Reiki "an !e used to help treat "radle "ap$ "oli" and 'ind(
Important Note:)l'ays "onsult your do"tor no #atter ho' tri%ial it #ay see# i you are
"on"erned a!out your !a!y(
CHI,-REN Reiki "an !e used to treat your "hildren throu&hout their li%es( :ro# the early
days and #onths throu&h pu!erty$ adoles"en"e and into adulthood(
Reiki is 'onderul or all their a"hes and pains( Instin"ti%ely 'e tou"h or kiss our
"hildren !etter 'hen they all or inure the#sel%es( /ith Reiki 'e speed up thehealin& pro"ess and !oost their o'n natural healin& a!ilities(
Reiki is a spe"ial &it you "an share 'ith your "hildren( /e re"o##end you tea"h
your o'n "hildren the i%e prin"iples o Reiki and ha%e the# in"orporate the#
into their li%es(
Children lo%e Reiki( I possi!le you should introdu"e and attune your "hildren to
Reiki( It 'ill help the# o"us and ind their o'n path in lie(
Use Reiki at !edti#e to help your "hildren drit o to sleep(
Reiki !alan"es your "hilds #ind !ody and spirit leadin& to a "learer #ore
o"used approa"h to lie at s"hool and at ho#e(
/hen a "hild has an a""ident they oten "ry !e"ause o the sho"k( Treat your"hild !y pla"in& one o your hands on their solar pleus and the other at the !ase
o the spine(
Tere are .- .a)! -9 !&rea/*8 l8B - 6e e #a*/le
-r e mrr-r a re9le#! $ ' E/ (ar-*
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,ESSON4@; REI6I+RINGSCOM:ORTTOTHOSESOU,S
CROSSINGOER
Dea ! *- e 8reae! l-!! * l9e$ Te 8reae! l-!! ! .a/e! *!/e ,! .le .e l5e$ ' N-rma* C-,!*!
There is only one "ertainty in lie and that is that death "o#es to us all( :a"in& our o'n
#ortality is oten dii"ult( /e ha%e t'o #ain "hoi"es in "o#in& to ter#s 'ith our o'n
death or the death o a a#ily #e#!er or riend( /e "an "hoose to %ie' death as inal
and !e"o#e "onsu#ed in &rie or 'e "an en%isa&e lie ater death and "ele!rate the
transition to eternal lie( Our !elies and personal eperien"es shape ho' 'e deal 'ith
this etre#ely e#oti%e issue(
,osin& a lo%ed one "an !e a de%astatin& !lo' to any a#ily( Espe"ially i It is the irstti#e they ha%e had to eperien"e losin& so#eone "lose( ,ookin& !a"k in hindsi&ht and
throu&h #y o'n resear"h and su!se.uent eperien"es 'ith people 'ho "a#e to #e or
help !eore dyin&$ I ound #any "o##on attitudes and #istakes asso"iated 'ith death(
The 'estern 'orld in &eneral treats the su!e"t o dyin& as ta!oo( So#ethin& 'e
shouldnt talk a!out(
)s a stark "ontrast$ Eastern philosophy and the tea"hin&s and !elies o #any an"ient
"ultures %ie' death as a natural part o lie( They !elie%e that our souls are eternal( The
!ody is only a te#porary %essel that allo's the soul a""ess to Earth( 6ar#i"ly 'e are
here to learn and &ro'(
/hen a person !e"o#es #ore spiritually a'are they &ro' to understand and a""ept
these an"ient !elies( /hen you look at the t'o "hoi"es it should !e easy to !elie%e in
lie ater death$ rather than !elie%e that death is inal and 'e all ha%e nothin& else to
look or'ard to( )ll reli&ions are !uilt on the pre#ise that to o!tain eternal lie you #ust
!e &ood in this one(
Thanatolo&y Kthe study o death and the dyin&L has &i%in& hu#anity the insi&ht into lie
ater death( People 'ho ha%e had near death eperien"es !rin& hope and reports o a
!etter pla"e( +ooks su"h as Sa%ed +y The ,i&ht !y -annion +rinkley oer inspiration
and "o#ort to us all(
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In 4BA@ -annion 'as stru"k !y li&htnin& as he #ade a telephone "all to a !usiness
partner durin& a thunderstor#( He 'as pronoun"ed dead in the a#!ulan"e on the 'ay
to hospital( :or a little o%er t'enty #inutes he eperien"ed 'hat #any people ear the
#ost what really happens to you when you die(
-annion +rinkley tells ho' his ethereal soul lea%es his earthly !ody and loats hi&ha!o%e lookin& do'n at the s"ene o his death( He elt no pain or sadness at lea%in& his
!ody or his lie !ehind( ) tunnel o !ri&ht li&ht appears in ront o hi# and he is .ui"kly
en&uled !y it(
)s he pro&resses into the li&ht he eels an o%er'hel#in& sense o pea"e and lo%e( He
&oes on to tell o #eetin& spiritual !ein&s and !ein& sho'n a !eautiul spiritual real#(
This lie "han&in& eperien"e is not uni.ue to -annion +rinkleyF thousands o other
people 'ho ha%e died on the operatin& ta!le or ater an a""ident only to "o#e !a"k
ro# the !rink ha%e reported si#ilar eperien"es(
I -annion had !een the only person to proess to su"h a proound eperien"e then 'e
"ould dis#iss it as i"tion or antasy( ) #an 'ith a 'ild i#a&ination 'ho suered
hallu"inations perhaps ater a serious and al#ost atal a""ident(
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