WTF is Reiki?
Reiki is a form of biofield therapy.
The word Reiki is used to describe both Reiki energy itself and Reiki as an energy healing modality that gently balances, detoxifies, and promotes healing in your body, mind, and spirit. It is channeled through your Reiki Practitioner and into you and your energy field, which can include many things.
Reiki itself has always existed but as an energy healing technique, it came from Japan where it was “discovered" in 1922 by Dr. Mikao Usui who is credited with the modern-day Reiki movement. It was later brought to the US in 1938 by Hawayo Takata, who’s one of my personal heros.
The word “Reiki" is made up of 2 Japanese kanji REI and KI. There are a couple of different ways that it’s translated but essentially:
霊 = REI = spirit / universal / higher power
気 = KI = life force energy
This universal energy is also called chi, qi, mana, and prana to name a few.
Reiki painlessly sends pulsing electromagnetic energy into your biomagnetic field to restore the body to the optimal frequencies that promote its natural healing processes. This dissolves stagnant energy blocks and releases physical and emotional trauma while nourishing and strengthening the body on all levels. Reiki also facilitates the theta and alpha brain states that promote rest, release, and higher states of consciousness. This powerful combination of inner and outer healing creates a deep sense of inner peace, renewal, and self-actualization that lasts long after your session has ended.
As this is energy work and energy travels, sessions can be conducted in person or virtually without any change in the efficacy of treatment.
How does that work?
Reiki energy is measurable electromagnetic energy that is emitted from the palms of Reiki practitioners while they are channeling. Reiki wavelengths are very long, putting them in the ELF range which is known to be healing to the body.
Electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of light, about 186,000 miles per second, and do not need a medium to propagate so they can travel through air and solid materials as well as through the vacuum of space. So you are receiving your Reiki instantaneously no matter where you are. 🤯
You can also look at it through the lens of quantum entanglement which explains how subatomic particles can be in two different places at the same time; we’re connected by the same Reiki energy that is simultaneously existing in both locations.
It’s also been proven that our thoughts and intentions can directly affect the behavior of subatomic particles. This is important because the entire foundation of Reiki is that it is only ever channeled with the intention of it being for your greatest and highest good.
(If you love quantum physics as much as I do, you may also enjoy this and this.)