Overview

The fun and easy way to explore the power of this popular energy-healing technique Millions of people seek ways to relax, promote healing, or connect with their soul. Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a simple but profound healing system that was originally developed in Japan. Reiki means ""spiritual energy"" or ""universal life-force energy."" The Reiki system is universal because it can be used by people of any background or religion. Reiki For Dummies explains how you can harness this energy for yourself. Reiki For Dummies is a plain-English Reiki guidebook. Discover what Reiki is, where it came from, and how to: Find and get the most from a Reiki treatment Use Reiki to boost your physical and emotional health Locate a Reiki class and become a Reiki practitioner Reiki For Dummies is amply illustrated and full of useful information on: Reiki symbols (plus nontraditional symbols) Reiki hand positions (for giving Reiki to yourself or others) Reiki for pets and animals Reiki for children and adults Reiki and surgery or medicines Reiki at birth or end-of-life Reiki in the house, in the car, or at work When you're ready to go further, Reiki For Dummies covers: Western and Japanese Reiki techniques; crystals, long distance Reiki, and setting up a successful Reiki practice. Reiki For Dummies is for you whether you are just finding out about Reiki or you are a seasoned professional who is looking for a clearly written, up-to-date, inclusive, and comprehensive source of Reiki information. Nina Paul, PhD (New York, NY), is a Reiki Master who uses Reiki to help herself and others. She has a doctorate in immunology and epidemiology and she believes in a holistic approach to health and wellness . Nina is also the author of the compassionate guide: Living with Hepatitis C For Dummies (0-7645-7620-8).

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Author:   NL Paul
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 19.40cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780764599071

ISBN 10:   0764599070
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 October 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781119894506
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Offering a worldwide perspective 2 Illustrating symbols and positions 2 Examining personal stories 2       Conventions Used in This Book 3 What You’re Not to Read 3 Foolish Assumptions 4 How This Book Is Organized 5 Part I: Discovering Reiki 5 Part II: Experiencing Reiki for Yourself 5 Part III: Becoming Well-Versed in Reiki 5 Part IV: Sharing Reiki with Others 5 Part V: The Part of Tens 6 Icons Used in This Book 6 Where to Go from Here 7 Part I: Discovering Reiki 9 Chapter 1: Reiki: The Art of Channeling Life-Force Energy 11 Discovering What Reiki Is and Isn’t 12 What Reiki is 12 What Reiki isn’t 13 Understanding the Spiritual Foundation of Reiki 14 Examining the Energy of Reiki 15 Defining universal energy 15 Detecting subtle energy 15 Understanding how Reiki works 17 Distinguishing Reiki from other forms of energy healing 17 Exploring the History of Reiki 18 Getting Connected with Reiki 19 Trying a Reiki session 20 Becoming initiated into Reiki’s uses 20 Choosing a Reiki Practitioner or Master 21 Experiencing the Benefits of Reiki 21 Healing a physical illness 22 Healing the emotions 22 Getting insights or inspiration 23 Going farther in spiritual development 23 Looking at the Reiki Symbols 23 Combining New Age and Reiki 24 Chapter 2: Navigating Your Body’s Subtle Energy Systems 27 Describing Subtle Energy 27 Discovering Your Body’s Energy Anatomy 29 Knowing the body’s physical and energetic anatomy 29 Sensing your body’s electromagnetic field: The aura 32 Pinpointing the acupuncture system: The meridians 34 Locating your energy centers: The chakras 35 Detecting Your Subtle Energy System with Reiki 37 Chapter 3: Exploring Reiki’s Roots and Branches 39 Mikao Usui: Founder of Reiki 40 Finding Reiki on the mountaintop 41 Teaching Reiki to others 41 Mikao Usui’s legacy 43 Reiki before Mikao Usui 44 Exploring the Medical Approach: Chujiro Hayashi 45 Bringing Reiki from East to West: Hawayo Takata 46 Learning Reiki for herself 47 Takata’s tall tales 47 Reiki in Japan and the West 48 Reiki in Japan 48 Japanese and Western Reiki today 48 Looking at Reiki Branch Lineage 51 Japanese Usui Reiki branches 52 Japanese-style Usui Reiki 52 Western Usui Reiki branches 53 Choosing a Reiki Branch for Yourself 53 Letting Reiki Branches Differ 54 Picturing the Future of Reiki 55 Chapter 4: Looking at the Reiki Principles 57 Describing the Reiki Principles 57 Staying in the present: Just for today 59 Going through the five Reiki Principles 59 Incorporating the Reiki Principles into Your Daily Life 63 Additional Versions of Reiki Principles 64 Just for today, be humble 64 Honor your parents, teachers, elders 65 Part II: Experiencing Reiki for Yourself 67 Chapter 5: Getting the Reiki Treatment 69 Finding the Right Reiki Practitioner for You 70 Locating a professional practitioner 70 Interviewing your potential practitioner 71 Preparing Yourself for Your First Reiki Session 72 Exploring a Reiki Session from Beginning to End 73 What to expect before the session 73 Undergoing the Reiki session 75 Session accomplished: After the Reiki session 76 Repeating Your Reiki Experience 77 Using Reiki in Tandem with Other Therapies 78 Committing Yourself to Healing with Reiki 79 Chapter 6: Letting Your Entire Family Experience Reiki 81 Helping Yourself with Reiki 82 Cycling through Life with Reiki 83 Starting with pregnancy 84 Cherishing childhood with Reiki 85 Traipsing through the teenage years with Reiki 86 Gracing the senior years with Reiki 87 Concluding life with Reiki 89 Using Reiki for the Family Pet 90 Knowing when and where to go for Reiki 91 Finding the right pet practitioner 91 Listening to animals 92 Using different techniques 93 Part III: Becoming Well-Versed in Reiki 95 Chapter 7: Seeking Reiki Training and Classes 97 Examining Reasons to Study Reiki 98 Asking the Right Questions about Reiki Classes and Teachers 99 Knowing the Reiki Classes and Certification 101 Different types of Reiki courses 102 Preparing for your Reiki class 103 Looking at individual Reiki levels 103 Defining Reiki Master 106 Answering Questions about Attunements 107 Do I need to receive an attunement to access this high-level energy? 107 What about repeating attunements? 108 What will happen to me during the attunement? 108 What happens after the attunement? 109 Chapter 8: Discovering the Reiki Symbols 111 Understanding Reiki Symbols 112 Making it easy to connect 112 Looking at the background of the symbols 113 Using symbols without an attunement 114 Removing the secrecy 115 Taking a Close Look at the Four Reiki Symbols 116 Cho Ku Rei 116 Sei Hei Ki 117 Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen 118 Dai Ko Myo 120 Memorizing the Reiki Symbols 122 Drawing the symbols 122 Saying the names of the symbols 122 Activating the Reiki Symbols 123 Visualizing the symbols 123 Using the sounds of symbols 124 Looking at More Symbols, Reiki and Otherwise 124 Chapter 9: Getting Ready to Channel Reiki Energy 127 Connecting with the Reiki Energy 128 Combining Prayer and Intention with Reiki 129 Meditating to Connect with Reiki Energy 130 Prayerful hands: Gassho 131 Breathing meditation: Joshin Kokyu Ho 132 Focusing technique: Seishin Toitsu 134 Chakra meditation 134 Contracting the Hui Yin 136 Receiving Guidance through Intuition 137 Guided by spirit: Reiji Ho 138 Developing your intuition 138 Chapter 10: Healing Others with Reiki Positions and Techniques 141 Examining Full-Body Hand Positions 142 Starting at the head 143 Moving down the front of the body 147 Switching to the back of the body 154 Don’t forget the legs and feet! 157 Considering additional Reiki positions 160 Knowing Where to Go and When to Leave 160 Deciding on hand placement 161 Moving on 163 Using Reiki without Touching the Body 163 Beaming Reiki energy from across the room 164 Using your breath and your eyes 164 Balancing Chakras with Reiki 165 Chapter 11: Applying Reiki to Yourself 167 Putting Yourself First 167 Discovering the benefits of self-Reiki 168 Creating ways to incorporate self-Reiki 168 Preparing to Give Yourself Reiki 169 Treating Yourself with Reiki 170 Listing the self-Reiki hand positions 170 Being creative with positions 180 Chapter 12: Reiki Rocks! Using Crystals with Reiki 183 Exploring the Healing Power of Crystals 184 Sensing the energy of crystals 185 Knowing the lore of crystals 185 Distinguishing between Crystals, Rocks, and Gems 187 Finding the Right Crystals for You 188 Considering the crystal’s shape 188 Choosing which crystal to use 189 Staying Crystal Clear: Cleaning a Crystal’s Energy 190 Knowing how to cleanse your crystal 190 Jakikiri Joka Ho: Another way to clean crystals 191 Giving Your Crystal a Reiki Charge 192 Bringing Crystals to the Reiki Table 193 Knowing which crystals to use 193 Placing the crystals during a Reiki session 194 Part IV: Sharing Reiki with Others 195 Chapter 13: Putting Together a Reiki Healing Session 197 Finding Your Reiki Style 198 Preparing Yourself to Give Reiki 198 Getting Your Surroundings Ready 199 Merging Different Healing Practices 200 Considering Ethics and Boundaries 200 Recognizing that each person or situation is unique 201 Sharing information with others 202 Respecting boundaries 202 Going through the Session 203 Starting the session 203 Taking notes mid-session 204 Ending the session 204 Receiving Guidance through Intuition 205 Cleaning and Protecting 207 Exploring the technique of aura cleansing 207 Using the Kenyoku Ho technique 208 Protecting yourself 209 Cleansing the Reiki room 209 Chapter 14: Experiencing Reiki in a Group 211 Participating in Reiki Events 211 Finding Reiki events 212 What to expect 213 Reaping the benefits 213 Harnessing the Power of Group Reiki 214 Giving group Reiki sessions 214 Meditating in a Reiki group 217 Passing energy around in a circle 217 Sending distant Reiki as a group 217 Receiving a group Reiki session 218 Going on a Reiki Retreat 218 Taking Reiki to the Community 219 Chapter 15: Sending Reiki Where Needed 221 Like a Prayer: Understanding How Reiki Can Be Sent 222 Sending Reiki to people who are far away 222 Sending Reiki to the future 222 Sending Reiki to the past 223 Sending Reiki to different places and situations 223 Getting Permission to Send Distant Reiki 225 Receiving consent from the recipient 226 Sharing what you learn with the recipient 227 Getting Prepared for Distant Reiki 227 Performing the Distant Reiki Session 228 Using visuals for the distant session 228 The distant Reiki technique 229 Creating the session structure 229 Using Distant Reiki to Heal Yourself 230 Sending Reiki to Many at Once 231 Chapter 16: Combining Reiki with Other Health Practices 233 Discovering How Reiki Heals 233 Seeing Reiki as energy medicine 233 Supporting the healing process with Reiki 234 Integrating Reiki into Medical Care 236 Adding Reiki to the healing toolbox 236 Reiki and healthcare professionals 237 Reiki and different healthcare conditions 238 Reiki in hospitals 239 Reiki and medicines 239 Examining Reiki medical studies 240 Using Different Reiki Techniques for Illness or Pain 241 Using Reiki in Special Situations 242 Reiki in first-aid situations 242 Reiki and surgery 242 Reiki during labor and birth 243 Reiki and chemotherapy or radiation 243 Reiki around the time of death 243 Matching Reiki with Bodywork 244 Using Reiki with Counseling 245 Using Reiki to Change Habits and Heal Addictions 245 Overcoming addictions 246 Trying a technique for addictions and habits 246 Chapter 17: Becoming a Professional Reiki Healer 249 Making a Business out of Reiki 249 Maintaining High Standards 250 Remembering that you are a facilitator of healing 252 Knowing your place as a Reiki professional 252 Planning Your Reiki Business 252 Getting business assistance 253 Knowing the legal issues of practicing Reiki 254 Pricing your services fairly 254 Finding the perfect healing space 254 Getting the right equipment 257 Being Part of the Reiki Community 257 Dealing with the competition 257 Staying up-to-date in the world of Reiki 258 Part V: The Part of Tens 259 Chapter 18: Ten Uses for Reiki in Everyday Situations 261 Helping Plants Reach Their Potential 261 Boosting Your Food’s Fortitude 262 Shoring Up Your Water 263 Making the Most of Your Medicine 263 Calming Computer Problems 264 Managing Money with Reiki 264 Bolstering Up Your Automobile 265 Cleaning and Clearing Out Clutter 265 Protecting Loved Ones 266 Shielding Your Home 267 Chapter 19: Ten Uses for Reiki as a Tool for Personal Growth 269 Receiving Healing with Reiki 270 Going Inward with Meditation 270 Honoring the Reiki Principles 271 Getting Attuned to Reiki 271 Keeping a Journal 272 Empowering Your Affirmations with Reiki 272 Giving Reiki to Others 274 Setting Your Intentions 275 Letting Your Intuition Blossom 275 Living with Integrity 276 Chapter 20: Ten Common Myths about Reiki 277 Mikao Usui Was a Christian Minister 278 Dr. Mikao Usui Studied at the University of Chicago 278 You Must Believe in Reiki to Benefit from It 279 You Must Pay for Reiki for It to Benefit You 279 You Should Not Charge for Reiki 280 There Is Only One Right Form or School of Reiki 281 Reiki Is a Religion 282 You Know How Reiki Will Heal You 282 Reiki Can Cure Anything 283 Reiki Can Be Used Instead of Medicine 283 Chapter 21: Ten Non-traditional Reiki Symbols 285 Double Cho Ku Rei 286 Tibetan Dai Ko Myo 287 Tibetan Fire Serpent 288 Raku 289 Zonar 290 Harth 291 Halu 292 Antakharana 293 Om 294 Shoshana 294 Appendix: Great Reiki Resources 297 Glossary 307 Index 315 

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