Reiki For Dummies - Nina L. Paul

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have of God, a higher power, universal energy, or spirit as the source of Reiki energy

       Using Reiki to build upon and supplement your own personal growth and healing practices

       Feeling ready to make some changes in your life and let Reiki help you do that

       Taking what you like from the book (and Reiki) and leaving the rest

      Don’t worry if you don’t really believe in Reiki — Reiki can work for everyone, even someone who doesn’t believe in it.

      Like all For Dummies books, this book features icons to help you navigate the information. Here’s what they mean.

      

This icon accentuates information that’s most important to Reiki. It highlights the take-home information.

      

This icon flags information that delves a little deeper than usual into Reiki.

      

This icon highlights especially helpful advice about Reiki.

      

This icon points out situations and actions to avoid as you study, receive, and practice Reiki.

      In addition to the material in the print or e-book you’re reading right now, this product comes with some access-anywhere goodies on the web. Check out the free Cheat Sheet for info on the Reiki healing system, Reiki training levels, and more. To get this Cheat Sheet, simply go to www.dummies.com and search for “Reiki For Dummies Cheat Sheet” in the Search box.

      The beauty of this book, like all For Dummies books, is that you can start reading anyplace you like. You can flip through the book and see what page opens up first, or you can scan the Table of Contents for chapters of interest.

      You can always read from Chapter 1 and continue onward, though I don’t assume that you’ll read every single chapter or that you’ll read the chapters in order. If you’re totally new to Reiki, I suggest starting with Chapter 1 for an overview. Then you may want to jump to Chapters 5 and 6 to see what Reiki can do for you. I wish you peace and well-being with your Reiki journey.

      Getting Started with Reiki

       Check out basic information on what Reiki is and what it’s not. Reiki is a natural and simple way to achieve healing at all levels: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Reiki is a Japanese word for “spiritual energy.”

       Find out about the founders of Reiki. The system of Reiki has spread throughout the world since it was founded by Mikao Usui in Japan. As Reiki has evolved through changes made by different Reiki masters, it still retains its essence: to provide healing to all who seek it.

       Discover the five underlying principles of Reiki and how this energy system compares and contrasts with other types of energy healing.

      Reiki: Connecting with Life-Force Energy

      IN THIS CHAPTER

      

Getting a basic idea of what Reiki is — and isn’t

      

Finding out about the Reiki system

      

Discovering the energy and origins of Reiki

      

Seeing ways to experience Reiki

      

Selecting a practitioner or teacher

      

Listing the benefits of Reiki and revealing the symbols

      You’re deeply relaxed while lying on the Reiki table as the practitioner lays hands on different parts of your body. Impressed that this gentle laying on of hands can bring you such peace and joy, you want to know more about it. You’ve come to the right place. This book is a guide to the basic practice of Reiki.

      This book describes how to use Reiki to heal yourself and your family members and even treat people who are far away. Reiki techniques can also be used for your pets, your food, and the earth. The more you use Reiki, the more uses you’ll find for it. In this chapter, you find out how Reiki works, where Reiki comes from, and what help Reiki can give you. You can even discover how to channel the Reiki energy yourself so that you have a lifelong tool to use for yourself and others. You get a taste of what Reiki is all about in these next several pages.

      Reiki is both of the following:

       A healing system that channels universal life-force energy: Mikao Usui originally developed this system in the early 1900s in Japan. For more on Reiki’s beginning, see the later section “Exploring the History of Reiki” as well as Chapter 3.

       The name of the energy itself:Rei means spiritual wisdom, and ki means energy, so Reiki means spiritual energy. See Figure 1-1, which illustrates the word Reiki in Japanese characters.

      

Because Reiki originated in Japan, you can understand many of its concepts and terms more deeply when you consider the language and culture in Japan in the early 1900s. If you’re interested in studying more about the language or culture of Japan, start by looking at some of the resources in Appendix A.

      

Reiki is available to everyone. Anyone of any age or level of health can receive Reiki. Even newborn babies or people at the end of life can benefit from the relaxation that it provides. See Chapter

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