Reiki is a discipline of energetic healing that originates in Japan. The focus of a Reiki treatment is to realign and clear the energy centers and channels of the body, and to encourage a healthy flow of energy throughout the body.  In a Reiki treatment, the practitioner transmits healing energy into the patient’s body by projecting the energies through their hands.  The National Institute of Health recognizes Reiki as a viable healing modality, and the practice of Reiki is found world-wide in hospitals and non-clinical settings alike.  It even has applications outside of human health as many employ this technique to facilitate healing for plants and animals.

Reiki is similar to many energy healing traditions from around the world, such as shamanism, chi gung, yoga and acupuncture, in that it observes that Universal Life-Force Energy is the power that animates and sustains all life on the earth, and in the universe.  According to this concept, ULFE creates the energy body of a person, animal, or plant, and then the energy body permeates and sustains the functioning of the physical, mental, and emotional bodies of that organism.  Therefore, diseases of the mind and body are a result of imbalances and blockages in the configuration of the energy body. In the healing system of Reiki, spiritual energy facilitates physical, mental and emotional healing by clearing-out blockages in the energy body, and then energizes the energy centers of the body.

The word Reiki translates from Japanese to English as “divine life-force energy” or “universal life-force energy“.  The Japanese word  Reiki can be divided into two symbols or kanji ,”rei” means “spirit or divine”, and the second kanji “ki” means “energy or life-force”.  The tradition of Reiki was originally passed-down orally from Master/Teacher to students through education, experience and initiation. Currently, this tradition is codified into written material in order to assist in the study and standardization of the practice. An initiation into the practice of Reiki is known as an “attunement”.  An attunement opens and clears the energy channels of an individual so that they may become a channel or vessel of healing for the Universal Life-Force Energy.  An attunement creates permanent changes in the practitioners’ energy body, and thus facilitates changes in their physical, mental and emotional bodies. Consequently, there are three degrees of Reiki attunements in the Usui tradition, level 1, 2 and master/teacher.
At the Charleston Holistic Center we offer Reiki services for mind-body-spirit healing as well as attunements for the aspiring practitioner. Let our experienced practitioners and teachers help you discover healing and transformation through the ancient wisdom of Reiki!        

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