Discover how learning to channel your thoughts can help you take control of your life. Transmit healing energy through your hands to achieve deep relaxation, inner peace and total well-being. Reiki is a system of healing that originated in Japan and dates back to the end of the nineteenth century. It is practiced by the simple process of the laying on of hands to channel healing energy through the practitioner to the recipient. This healing can take place on many levels.
Reiki is: A system of energy healing using spiritually guided life force energy. A useful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A noninvasive therapy. Practiced throughout the world. Used in hospitals, private practice, self-care, and in conjunction with many other therapies. Reiki teaches us that pain, suffering, and illness are caused by separation from the oneness of creation. In other words, it is our loneliness, our feelings of isolation, that cause the pain and suffering. We are on a planet spinning around a solar system and we don't really know where we are going. To most people this is such a frightening realization that it is far easier to completely block it out and focus their attention on something less immediate.
Richard Ellis is an author of two books and a complementary health practitioner specialising in the relationship between mind and body. He is a Master Teacher of Reiki, a Clinical Hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner.
Richard’s career in complementary therapy began in the early 1990’s completing his formal training as a Reiki instructor by early 1995 at the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland. Following a period of international teaching tours Richard was approached to write his first book ‘Empower your life with Reiki’ published by hodder & Stoughton in 1999. This book was published in the United States by Sterling Publishing and re-titled ‘Practical Reiki’and went on to be translated into several languages.
Following the success of Practical Reiki, Richard started work on his second book ‘Reiki and the Seven Chakras’ published in 2002 by Vermillion. It has been translated into several languages and has sold over 40,000 copies in the English language.
Richard’s keen interest in the chakra system, the nature of disease and the link between mind and body, led him to develop his own training program utilizing posture analysis and non verbal communication called The Body Never Lies.
In addition to his writing and healing work, Richard has studied various forms of bodywork and holds Diplomas in NLP and Clinical Hypnotherapy. Richard continues to research methods of enhancing his busy practice and classes.
Richard runs his practice from Dorset England where he lives with his partner and three children.
I found the meditation exercises useful as well as some of the history of reiki, but I felt kind of cheated as well when reading the book because all the book really points out every three or so pages is that you must find a reiki master to learn it properly. So though it was interesting it was also a little annoyingly basic.
An interesting read which touches on lots of necessary topics and background stories to know if you are interested in Reiki. I wouldn't say to hang on every word of this book. Different teachers have many different ways of approaching methods. It's nice to be open to them all -- just choose the one that works best for you.
This book is excellent. It has helped me alot and given me additional information that I needed. I feel honoured to know more about the history of Reiki as well. :)