Some of the keys to healing this energy and understanding its holistic approach to energy, essence and the world in which we find some elements of yoga, qi gong or even Zen tradition.
1922: On top of Mount Kurama in Japan, Mikao Usui has a vision. he invents an energy healing method that he calls reiki and will seek to spread it around him. This is a relaxation technique that aims to calm the body and mind; a holistic approach to energy, essence and the world, where we find some elements of yoga (such as working on the chakras), qi gong or even the Zen tradition. .
For whom?
Reiki is for people who feel tired or stressed and are looking for non-traditional methods to balance their body and mind. It’s a bit like meditation. “Reiki is not an alternative medicine, it is a practice that complements medicine and should not replace it,” says the Usui Reiki Federation, which deals with the field.
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It must be said that the discipline was carefully monitored by Miviludes, which is responsible for combating sectarian abuse; poorly controlled, sometimes mixed with other more or less insane approaches, reiki has suffered from the image of charlatanism. Which prompts the Usui Reiki Federation to clarify that “reiki does not contain any esoteric, religious or medical message.”
Find peace
During a Reiki session, you begin lying fully clothed on a massage table. The practitioner will place hands on different parts of the body from head to toe. For him, it is the quest to feel the energies and balance them. Some will place their hands, others will leave them 5 or 6 centimeters above the body; it depends on the person providing the care and the needs of the person receiving it. *
As for the benefits, practitioners say that reiki can reduce stress, help you find peace, and work on some tension. The session lasts from 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes and costs 50-70 euros. We recommend several sessions in a row to experience the benefits, at least two (maximum one week apart) and up to four. To find a serious and well-trained practitioner who respects the code of ethics, visit the Usui Reiki Federation website.
Principles of life
If we talk about reiki mainly through work on the body, then the discipline imagined by Mikao Usui is actually based on two pillars: energy work and life principles, which can be compared to the “Concords of the Toltecs” popularized by the Mexican writer Miguel Ruiz. (in Four Agreements of the Toltecs). Five Great Ideals in Reiki or gokay“do not be angry”, “do not worry”, “show gratitude”, “do your duty fully”, “be kind to your neighbor”. Take action to stay zen.
Source: Le Figaro
