Reiki
Reiki comes from the Japanese for “universal life energy” and is a form of spiritual healing. It is supposed to have originated as a branch of Tibetan Buddhism, and was re-discovered by a Japanese minister, Dr Mikao Usui in the late 19th Century. Practitioners draw on “reiki energy”, channelling it to areas of need in themselves and their patients. It aims to promote health, well-being and raise consciousness. Practitioners claim that reiki acts on an atomic level, causing the body’s molecules to vibrate with higher intensity thus dissolving the energy blockages that lead to disease.
Reiki can also be used as a form of absent healing as it is said to have an affect at a distance.
Reiki is especially useful in treating the following health conditions:
arthritis, asthma, anxiety, back pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, coeliac disease, colitis, constipation, crohn’s disease, depression, diarrhoea, headaches, high blood pressure, IBS, indigestion, insomnia, PMS, stress, ulcers.
