What Is Reiki ?

So what is Reiki? first of all lets look at the realized Master that formed the Japanese system of Reiki called Usui Reiki Ryoho (Usui's Spiritual Energy healing Method). Usui Mikao ancestors were from the well respected Chiba samurai clan  and were  Hatamoto samurai. He was a very disciplined spiritual practitioner which practiced meditation for many years from a young age. In the early 1920s, Usui did a traditional practice on Mount Kurama which involved 21 days of prayer and fasting in self isolation or as the Tibetan call retreat. During this advanced practice he attained self realisation or what is also know as enlightened.

After this process was complete he formulated his system of the ancient art of hands on healing which is called palm healing. Hands on healing has been available for the human race for thousands of years as this is a natural ability of the human being, many spiritual traditions and indigenous tribes around the world have and are still practicing this to heal them selfs, other people, animals, plants and nature.

Because of his natural spiritual abilities and self imposed discipline, he advanced spiritually and was able to formalise a healing system that is complete and designed to help a person to heal themselves firstly, and also the ability to help others heal themselves . The tools learnt from his Spiritual teachers, and mastered through his own practice were combined to create a complete holistic healing system. Meditation techniques being a primary focus, as well as chanting of mantras, breathing techniques and a understanding of the energetic channels within the body and how they relate to the elements within the body.

He taught his students or disciples in a traditional format as he was taught, based on the individual students needs, understanding and ability.