Ascensions Wellness & Education
REIKI
Universal Life Energy

What is Reiki?
Reiki (Ray-key) is a gentle, hands-on healing technique. Rei is the Universal Life Energy that passes through a practitioner and Ki (Chi) is the energy that moves through all living things. Chi runs through channels in the human body and can be accessed through energy centers called Chakras. An ancient Tibetan system of sacred healing, Reiki was rediscovered by a Japanese monk, Dr. Mikau Usui in the nineteenth century. The Japanese describe Reiki as "Sprit Power".

Dr. Usui passed his knowledge to trained "Masters" who learned how to channel the universal energy through their own bodies, providing the healing energy to others. Reiki Practitioners do not use their own energy, rather tap into the Universal Source of unconditional love. Reiki is offered as a universal spiritual practice, transcending across all religious beliefs.

Applied as a holistic approach to well being, Reiki supports the body's natural ability to heal itself on all levels: physical, emotional, mental, spiritual and psychic. As the practitioner channels Reiki through the client's body, it moves energetic blockages, balancing and enhancing the vital energy needed to restore and promote health and wellness. Reiki acts much like an energetic tune-up, re-aligning the energy system to encourage a healthy, balanced flow!

Reiki can be used in conjunction with any health care or personal growth therapy and is a wonderful enhancement to any medical treatment or procedure.

"Just for today - I will be grateful." ~ Dr. Mikau Usui

Reiki…
Eases body aches and fatigue
Calms stress and emotions
Creates inner peace
Enhances well-being
Balances personal energy
Harmonizes body and spirit
… and much more.

How is Reiki received?
Reiki is very simple to receive - while fully clothed! The Practitioner gently places their hands on or above the energy locations of the body called chakras and on any other areas that are in need of treatment. The Reiki energy moves the person's Chi throughout the body, clearing blockages and allowing the bodily systems to function more effectively. As the energy passes, both the practitioner and the recipient can feel the warmth. Both receive the gentle healing energy of Reiki!

Consider that you had a closed room with no fresh air flowing into it - the current would be blocked and over time the air would become stagnant. If you opened a door or window to clear the air - the room would become fresh again, the air purified and clean.

So it is with the energy flow in the body - when the energy flow becomes stagnant - possibly because of stress, trauma, abuse or miss-use - the body responds with "dis-ease". Reiki energy clears the stagnant flow in the body and allows the entire system to become recharged, refreshed and energized. Like a personalized energetic tune-up!

"Just for today - I will not anger." ~ Dr. Mikau Usui

Can Reiki help me?
People receive a variety of benefits from a Reiki treatment. A natural and safe way to release stress and tension, Reiki can be used to balance the mind, body and emotions, promoting the body's natural healing ability. Some use Reiki to control pain and others use it to explore inner peace and harmony. In addition to hands-on sessions, Reiki can be sent for distance healing, and can be used on pets as well as plants and other living things. Children can even learn Reiki to reduce their stress and enhance their health.

Recently, I received word from a client letting me know that her shoulder continued to be pain free. She had been living for weeks with severely limiting joint pain. She could not lift her arm above her waist and was afraid she might have to resort to painful therapeutic injections. After the Reiki treatment, she could freely move her arm over her head with no pain. Her only tears were those of joy. She will be soon receive Reiki I so that she can treat and care for herself.

"Just for today - I will not worry." ~ Dr. Mikau Usui

I can learn Reiki too?

All that is necessary to learn Reiki is a sincere interest in healing and a willingness to open your heart to receive unconditional love.

There are four levels or "Degrees" of Reiki that are passed on by a Reiki Master-Teacher to a willing recipient through sessions of "attunements".

• Reiki I (First Degree Reiki) - Opens the path of Reiki energy. Teachings include how to use Reiki for self and others close to you. Allows ready connection to your higher self.

• Reiki II (Second Degree Reiki Practitioner) - Enhances the Reiki energy with symbols for distant healing, mental and emotional balance and improved energy focus. Creates a deeper connection with higher self, to more readily tune into gifts, talents and abilities.

• Reiki III (Reiki Master Therapist) - Elevates the practitioner who has made a commitment for using Reiki to help others to much greater levels of awareness. Curriculum includes new symbols and techniques for balancing, toning, clearing and energizing the chakras.

• Mastership (Reiki Master Teacher) - Empowers a Reiki Master to teach and initiate others into the gift of Reiki. Student and teacher mutually agree upon an extensive program of study for Mastership.

"Just for today - I will love and care for every living thing." ~ Dr. Mikau Usui

My experience with Reiki…

I learned Reiki many years ago to help my young son's daily migraines. After a year of tests and investigations, the doctors had given up hope of finding an answer to help him. Simply put, the Reiki took the pain away. At 4 years of age - he would come to me in his innocence and say "Mommy, the pain is coming - put your hands here!" As I placed my hands gently on his head, the Reiki would relax him and the pain would clear. He would fall asleep in my lap and wake up later ready to play. Within a year, his migraines were history.

Since that time, I learned to use it regularly on myself to remain calm in an especially high-stress, high-tech corporate and medical environments! Reiki even healed a bad burn that my skeptical Father once suffered - he was really perplexed! I use this wonderful energy successfully for my family, friends and clients. They area always amazed at how calm and at peace they feel after an intense reiki session. Even a brief focused session can make a huge difference for pain relief.

Receiving Reiki is a personal experience that is as individual as you are. Enjoy a session and "feel" for yourself the Spirit Power of this healing energy called Reiki.

"Just for today - I will work to heal myself." ~ Dr. Mikau Usui