Among the many thousands of Reiki students all over the world, most will agree that the Japanese origin of this word, which translates as Universal Life Energy, is only a minimal description of its extraordinary force. In her early diary, Hawayo Takata, the woman who brought the teaching and use of this system out of Japan, stated, this power (Reiki) is unfathomable, immeasurable, and being a universal life force, it is incomprehensible to man..

Where Do Reiki and the Usui System of Reiki Healing Come From?

The Usui System of Reiki Healing is the structure under which the Reiki Master teaches students and was named after its founder, Dr. Mikao Usui. Relying on an oral history, Dr. Usui was a Christian minister and educator in Kyoto in the late 1800s. He responded to a challenge by his students and began an investigation into the healing phenomena of historys greatest spiritual leaders. Through travel, study, research and meditation, he advanced this healing practice based on ancient Buddhist teachings written in Sanskrit and spent the rest of his life applying and teaching this method of natural healing.

What is Reiki Supposed To Do?

When a Reiki practitioner places their hands on an area of a clients clothed body, Reiki flows through the practitioner into the client. This transfer can be felt by the client as any type of sensation; heat, cold, vibration, unusual heaviness. On this very physical level, Reiki has been described and documented as bringing relaxation to stressed muscles, decreasing pain, accelerating the healing time of bones and wounds, diminishing the tissue involvement of burns and bruises, and much more.

On a mental and emotional level, when physical symptoms have been relieved, anxiety is reduced, a sense of well-being is increased and another level of relaxation is felt. At this degree of deep relaxation, a rebalancing of energies can occur and the natural healing ability of the body is enhanced.

On a spiritual level, clients have stated they feel reborn and rejuvenated after a full-body session.

Further documentation for validation of results of receiving Reiki therapy are chronicling evidence that the Usui System of Reiki Healing is a gentle complementary therapy in holistic medicine. Many health professionals are effectively incorporating the use of Reiki into their individual practices. Those who learn the Usui System find that Reiki can be administered very simply in all kinds of settings: home, clinic, classroom, hospital, jail or any place where stressed muscles, accidents, or personal trauma is experienced.

How Does a Person Learn It?

The Usui System of Reiki Healing, also known as the Usui System of Reiki, is taught by Reiki Masters who are trained in the original traditions of Reiki and whose personal and professional lives are committed to this healing art and the lifestyle which it engenders.

A Reiki I class is taught in two days, each student attunes to the energy while also learning the history of Reiki, the basic hand positions for treatment, and ways to use Reiki in their own lives.

A Reiki II class is taught in two days. In this class, persons who have completed Reiki I training and have used Reiki actively in their lives renew their commitment to the use of Reiki. They are taught the methods developed by Dr. Usui sending Reiki at a distance and for furthering the mental, spiritual and emotional healing processes of individuals.