Nippur Temple Retreat

REIKI is life force energy, an ancient technique for stress reduction and relaxation that promotes healing. It is a very simple, powerful technique.

The word "Rei" means universal, higher knowledge, or spiritual consciousness.

"Ki" is life force energy. This is the energy that animates all living things. As long as something is alive, it has life energy circulating through it and surrounding it. When it dies, the life force energy departs. If your life energy is low, or if there is a restriction in the flow, you are more vulnerable to illness. When it is high and flowing freely you are less likely to get sick. Life force energy (ki) animates the body and has higher levels of expression.

Ki is also the primary energy of our emotions, thoughts and spiritual life. Ki flows within the physical body through pathways called chakras, meridians, and nadis. It also flows around us in a field of energy known as an aura. Free and balanced flow of ki is the cause of health. Ki nourishes the organs and cells of the body, supporting them in their vital functions. When the flow of Ki is disrupted, it causes malfunctioning within one or more of the organs and tissues. It is the disruption in the flow of ki that is the main cause of illness.

Ki is responsive to thoughts and feelings. When we have positive, optimistic thoughts, we increase our flow of ki and this causes us to feel better. When negative thoughts become lodged in the subconscious mind, they create a permanent disruption of ki. This happens when we either consciously or unconsciously accept negative thoughts or feelings about ourselves. When a being receives Reiki, energy assesses where that life has blocks and then directs the healing energy. Reiki raises the vibratory level in and around the physical body where the negative thoughts are attached. This causes the negative energy to break apart and fall away. In so doing Reiki clears straightens and heals the energy pathways, thus allowing healthy ki to flow in a natural way.

The Reiki attunement can start a cleansing process that affects the physical body as well as the mind and emotions. Toxins that have been stored in the body may be released along with feelings and thought patterns that are no longer useful.

There are many kinds of healing energy. All healing energy has ki or life energy as one of its main components. All healers use Ki but not all use Reiki. While it is possible some people are born with Reiki most people need to receive an attunement to be able to use Reiki. Therefore, most healers who have not received an attunement from a Reiki Master are not using Reiki but another kind of healing energy.

People who already do healing work report an increase of at least 50% in the strength of their energies after taking Reiki training.