I was first exposed to the energy of Reiki when my aunt, and my closest friend, was initiated. She spoke to my about it a lot, and convinced me to also be initiated. For those who do not know Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is healing energy drawn from the universe and passed on by Reiki channels. Reiki is a Japanese word meaning Universal Life Force Energy and was re-discovered in the late 1800's by a Japanese Monk named Mikao Usui. Shirley A. Rowberry initiated me, making me an 8th generation channel. 

Reiki is a very peaceful and loving energy that relaxes and balances the mind and spirit as well as the body. Only on treatment is enough for a person to feel energy immediately and to understand its gentleness. 

Reiki assists peope to regain or enhance their self-esteem, their natural talents and assists people into standing their own power. Reiki is spiritual in nature, gentle, totally harmless and self-sufficient. Nothing else is needed or essential to have the workings of Reiki. There is no religion or dogmas involved and a person does not need to habe a belief in it for it to work. It connects on the body, mind and spiritual levels of each person, and is able to assist the individual to delve into their own inner being to find causes for their actions, behavour, illness ets. and then able to heal themselves by understanding the causes for these problems.

Reiki is a 'feeling' and is very hard to describe. When we fall over, we instinctively put our hands on the injured part of our body. This is a natural instinct that everyone as the ability to heal through a 'chakra' or energy point in their hands. Everyone does have a healing energy, the strength varies considerably from person to person.  Reiki enhances this energy and we 'feel' the energy pour from our hands into our own or someone else's body. This energy stays there until the affected part is energised enough to begin the body's own healing process. 

If you find that your hands often go hot, and have a healing nature to them, it is likely that you can heal, but it is different to Reiki. When your hands go hot, you are using your own energy to heal others, as opposed to using universal life force energy, energy that is all around us. By using your own energy, you will find that it leaves you feeling drained afterwards. When you use energy with Reiki, it flows like a beam of light through your crown (the 7th Charka), through your body then out your hands (and sometimes feet too) to the recipient. By this process, you are not only healing the recipient, but you are also healing yourself in the process. 

I believe that illness is caused mentally. When you get a cold, it is because you are doing too much, and you have ignored your body's commands to slow down. It forces you to slow down by getting a cold, making you stay in bed for a few days. Almost all of our healing is done while we are sleeping, that is why when people are sick, they are told to sleep, so the body can heal itself.  So, next time someone tells you to stay away because they have a cold, remember that it's their cold, and you won't catch it unless you've been ignoring your body's cries to slow down. 

I had knee surgery over a year ago to fix a knee problem. Your left knee represents pressure form females in your life, and during the 7-year period that I was having trouble with my knee, I was under considerable pressure from my female coach. After suffering for almost 6 years, I finally had surgery on it, and still it was not healed. After being initiated into Reiki, and realising the cause of my injury, I have reconciled with the coach that was giving me problems, and I have never had any trouble since. I have recently suffered form a similar problem, but with my right knee. I get incredible pain that does not allow me to walk for hours, sometimes days, at a time. If the problem gets any worse, I am facing surgery again. I have been 'researching' into what has been causing these problems and, hopefully, I can avoid surgery. 
 

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