About Reiki
What is Reiki?
The awareness that an unseen energy flows through all living things & directly affects the quality of a person’s health has been part of the wisdom of many cultures since ancient times.
This life energy goes by many names: qi in China, ki in Japan, & prana in India.
The ancient Hawaiians called it ti or ki. It has also been called orgone energy & élan vital & science refers to it as biofield energy.
When your life energy is low, it is more difficult to deal with stress; you may not sleep well, & you’re more susceptible to illness.
When your life energy is strong, you feel strong, can more easily deal with stress, & are less likely to get sick.
Reiki is a technique that increases a person’s supply of life energy.
History
Reiki was developed in Japan in 1922 by Mikao Usui & was brought to the West in 1937 by Hawayo Takata.
The popularity of Reiki has grown exponentially in the past few decades.
According to the 2007 National Health Interview Survey, which included a comprehensive survey of complementary & alternative medicine use by Americans, more than 1.2 million adults had used an energy healing therapy, such as Reiki, in the previous year.
The survey also found that approximately 161,000 children had used an energy healing therapy in the previous year.
