National Hypnotism Day Reiki Speaker

Today is National Hypnotism Day. I had Pati Starzynski of One Point Connection provide education regarding Reiki therapy as an energy healing method. It is performed by Reiki practitioners (taught by Reiki Masters) who channel universal life energy to their clients (and to themselves). The theoretic basis of Reiki is that disease or imbalance will occur if there is a blockage at an energy center. The Reiki practitioner is a conduit for healing energy that enters the top of the practitioner’s head and leaves through his or her hands. The Reiki practitioner’s hands are in essence the conduit of the universal energy that goes naturally to any area of the recipient’s body where it is needed.

The practitioner places his or her hands in a series of positions on the clothed recipient’s body to facilitate
the self-healing of the recipient. These specific hand positions are learned as part of the Reiki student’s training process. Reiki practitioners also receive attunements (a sacred, spiritual, and confidential rituals) from a Reiki Master in which mantras and symbols are used to activate the student’s ability to channel universal life energy. The attunements empower the Reiki practitioner’s ability to act as a conduit in the healing process. Once attuned, the practitioner only needs to place his or her hands on his or her body or on someone else’s body to connect with the healing life force. Universal energy automatically and abundantly flows through the Reiki practitioner to the client body and never depletes the Reiki therapist in the process.

There are 3 levels (or degrees) of Reiki. In the First Degree level, the beginner Reiki practitioner learns the
history of Reiki, instructions on the basic Reiki hand positions, and receives attunements that activate practice for this level. Second Degree Reiki involves attunements unique to this level, including distant Reiki therapy (or absentee healing). The Third Degree (or Master level) involves several stages and prepares the practitioner to teach Reiki.

These 5 spiritual principles are as follows: (1) Just for today do not worry (When we worry, we have lost faith. Have faith that when we ask, we will be answered.); (2) Just for today do not anger (People who anger us most reflect aspects of ourselves we would rather not see.); (3) Honor your parents, teachers, and elders (Show respect to those who gave us life and acknowledge those who teach us.); (4) Earn your living honestly (This reinforces taking responsibility for ourselves.); and (5) Show gratitude to everything—to the source of creation. (This reinforces our feeling of being blessed with abundance.

Although traditional Reiki does not include information on the human energy field, modern Reiki practitioners also study the human aura and the chakras within it. Chakra is a Sanskrit word for wheel, according to ancient religious text from India. Yogis and Buddhists believe that one’s well-being depends on a healthy balance in the body’s subtle energy fields. The body’s energy field consists of a network of energy lines called meridians in Chinese acupuncture. The points at which these lines intersect are spinning energy centers called chakras. The chakras distribute universal energy along the network of energy lines throughout the whole body.