What is Reiki?

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Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. Dr. Mikao Usui founded this method of healing in the early 1900s and brought it into prominence during the after effects of the Kanto earthquake when he helped numerous victims. It is a very simple yet powerful healing art.

The word Reiki is derived from two Japanese words- - "rei", meaning Universal Spirit, and "ki" , meaning "life force energy". The word Reiki, therefore, refers to a balanced cosmic and life force energy.

Reiki's purpose is to assist the body in its on going program for perfect health by seeking to balance areas of imbalance. It is well known that stress is a prominent factor in the reduction of the immune system's effectiveness. Disease is often the result of stress compromising the immune system.

Reiki's goal is to restore and maintain balance. Because of its unique qualities, Reiki seems to have a basic consciousness which, when used for healing, is able to provide exactly what is needed on all levels. Reiki treatments work by dissolving or eliminating toxic energy and substances from many levels of ones being whether it is physical, emotional, or mental. Its non-evasive nature is conducive to working with any other type of treatment.

Reiki is effective in treating many ailments such as back pain and arthritis as well as serious illnesses like cancer and lupus. It is currently used in many hospitals throughout the United States such as Sloan Kettering, Manhattan Eye and Ear, Marin General and Tucson Medical Center. Reiki has been used successfully in the operating rooms of Columbia Presbyterian, notably with the famous heart surgeon, Melmet Oz.

Reiki is a safe, highly effective healing modality whose popularity is rapidly growing throughout the country.




Some Of The Reiki Healing Health Benefits:
Stress reduction and alleviation of hypertension: The most profound and immediate effect that I have seen happening in individuals, has been an almost dramatic drop in their stress levels and hypertension. Reiki creates deep relaxation and aids the body to release stress, tension, anxiety, and nervousness. This has also helped people who have experienced insomnia reach a state of peaceful and relaxing sleep.

Improvement in immune system: Reiki accelerates the body's ability to heal itself. Most of the ailments that people suffer from are a result of the failure of the body’s innate immunity system to defend from outside attacks of germs and other micro-organisms. Reiki energy shores up your body’s defenses, assists the body in cleaning itself from toxins, removes energy blockages, and adjusts the energy flow of the endocrine system bringing the body into balance and harmony to help you overcome these ailments.

Helps Relieve Pain: Reiki can be used for all acute injuries and chronic problems, and aids the breaking of addictions. For those recovering from traditional medical treatment, Reiki reduces some of the side effects of drugs and helps the body to recover after surgery, from drug therapy, chemotherapy, and other invasive treatments that are taxing to the mind & body.

Alleviation from periods of trauma, depression, grievance: The energy works at the level of the psyche and helps individuals in coming out of their self-imposed bouts of depression and grievance. In case of persons undergoing post-trauma treatments, Reiki has been found to have a soothing effect, helping them deal with the past and finding closure in order to develop a willingness to move on and an optimistic outlook for the future.

Rejuvenating the body and spirit: For the tired mind and body, Reiki energy is refreshing and rejuvenating. If you are somebody whose workday is a whirlwind of frenzy, if you're feeling the strain of overcommitting yourself to different responsibilities or organizations, if you're feeling burned out from multi-tasking, or if you just need a "time out" ; Reiki is one of the best ways to ground you, remind you to take care of yourself, and replenish your energy.

Manifestation of goals and desires: Reiki energy not only works to alleviate your ailments and diseases, it also helps you in realizing your goals and desires. The key phrase is: “What is the greatest good for you?” The energy you receive helps you find the answer to this question, and assists you to define all the goals and desires that you harbour and that are in alignment with this answer.



Healing of relationships: Is there any relationship that has been causing you distress? Reiki energy removes the negativity that might be emanating from you and that is causing the disturbance. Reiki helps reinstate order and stability in the different dimensions of relationships where you are not comfortable.

Healing the past: Was there anything in the past whose after-effects are still felt by you? Is there any disappointment/sorrow from the yesterdays that still linger in your mind? Reiki helps you to attain closure and balance in your past, so that you can move ahead.

Balancing & healing in the future: When you allow Reiki’s energies to flow to you on a continuous basis, either through an external channel or self-administered, your tomorrows automatically begin to get balanced. It is one of the best preventative treatments you can invest in. Reiki assists in your spiritual growth and emotional clearing. The energy’s guidance moves you in directions that are for your highest good.






Reiki is a healing system based on the fact that everything is made of energy; the words i am typing, the computer i am typing on, my hands, my intentions behind my writing, my laughter. That energy is always shifting, moving, and evolving; in the air, all around us, shared between everything, and within us. When the flow of energy is disrupted, weakened, or blocked, emotional or health problems tend to occur. Imbalances can be caused from many situations occurring in our lives, such as: emotional or physical trauma, injury, negative thoughts and feelings, including fear, worry, doubt, anger, anxiety, negative self-talk, toxicity, nutritional depletion, destructive lifestyle and relationships, neglect of self and lack of love for oneself or others, from emotions that are not expressed in a healthy way. Most people don't realize that our body reflects our emotional and spiritual health. What does your body feel or do when you are stressed or worried? Do you feel tension in your shoulders, get headaches, feel your muscles tighten up? When you are angry, perhaps you feel it in your stomach, or maybe you overheat. Maybe when you are sad you might feel heavy and exhausted, or pains in your chest. Our body holds our emotions, and if we do not provide ourselves with healthy outlets, that energy can build-up inside us and become harmful blockages.


When we are relaxed, stress-free, we are able to restore our natural ability to heal. Long term practice of whole-body reiki will restore the general condition of the body. It will open the energy channels and this will allow the body to deal properly and naturally with stress and build-up toxins and cope with anxiety and depression. When a person is in good health, regular therapy will increase the body's built-in defenses. This will manifest itself as confidence and outward harmony in dealing with everyday events. The person will gain a positive outlook on life. Reiki will also provide additional energy required to recover from illness.

A Reiki healing session can induce an extremely comfortable state of being that can bring alteration in the clients consciousness. If used with other natural therapies Reiki will reinforce their effect. It can also be used as complementary therapy, because Reiki is truly complementary care. It complements and enhances the health care the patient receives in the hospital or from other health care providers.


There is no belief system attached to Reiki so anyone can receive a Reiki treatment or a Reiki attunement. Reiki offers a friendly technique and can be applied to one’s everyday life. It is not dependent on the individual's intellectual capacity or spiritual level of development. Therefore, it is available to every person. As in any healing, the first step towards a healthier life is a desire to be healed.




Reiki can be used entirely on it's own, but it is not meant as a substitute for medical or psychological diagnosis and treatment. Reiki practitioners do not diagnose conditions, nor do they perform medical treatment, prescribe substances, or interfere with the treatment of a licensed medical professional, unless they have received training in such a licensed professional practice that supports this. Services provided by allisonjoy are not intended to give medical diagnosis or to serve as a substitute for current or recommended medical care. Reiki can be used together with any other form of medical, physical, natural, or alternative therapy. Reiki should be used as preventative and complimentary treatment, and a way to become and remain healthy.



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