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Author:   Amy Zaffarano Rowland
Publisher:   Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Imprint:   Healing Arts Press
Edition:   2nd ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9781594773518

ISBN 10:   1594773513
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   29 July 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Preface to the Revised Edition Introduction: Forward to the Future 1 A Healing Method “for the Good of Humankind” Reiki: A Method of Channeling Healing Energy Reiki Attunement: A Timeless Ritual of Transformation 2 Reiki in the Context of Our Time Reiki’s Oral--and Written--Tradition The Reiki Master The Reiki Class The Reiki Student Reiki Level I 3 Basics of Practice Discovering Common Ground The Purpose of Reiki The Attunement Process Reiki Hands Working on Yourself and Others Using Standard Positions for Treatment 4 Working on Yourself with Reiki The Basic Hand Positions 5 Optional Positions for Self-Treatment Basic I Optional Positions Basic II Optional Positions Basic III Optional Positions Optional Positions for the Extremities Practicing the Hand Positions 6 The Origin of Reiki Healing Reconnecting to Universal Life-Force Energy The Early History of the Reiki Method The Recent History of the Reiki Method The Source of Reiki Energy 7 A Metaphysical Approach to Healing, Health, and Wellness Specific Techniques for Mental and Emotional Healing The Reiki Principles Supporting a Client’s Mental and Emotional Healing A Few Words about Intention Reiki and the Will of the Soul 8 Practical Human Anatomy Deepening Awareness, Awakening Sensitivity Basic I, the Front of the Torso Basic II, the Head Basic III, the Back 9 Treating Clients Working on a Client The Front Torso--Basic Positions Optional Positions The Head--Basic Positions Optional Positions The Back--Basic Positions Optional Positions Completing the Treatment 10 Completing the Reiki I Class Reiki’s Place in Your Life: A Preview Reiki Level I Certification The First Few Days after the Reiki Class Establishing a Support Network Assisting at a Level I Class Establishing a Professional Practice Creating the Life You Want with Reiki Reiki Level II and Beyond 11 Reiki Level II: An Overview of the Advanced Course Sharing Common Ground, Exploring New Ground Working with Symbols Practice: Self-Treatment and Client Treatment Working with Past Masters Healing the World with Reiki Reiki Level II Certification 12 Beyond the Reiki II Class Assisting at a Level II Class Adding Reiki II to a Professional Practice Deciding to Teach: Reiki Level III Choosing a Reiki Master for Level III Appendix 1. Hawayo Takata’s Story of Mikao Usui Appendix 2. Explorations: Boundless Reiki, Boundless Learning Gendai or “Modern” Reiki Jikiden Reiki Komyo Reiki The Radiance Technique and Radiant Peace Associates International Traditional Japanese Reiki (TJR) or “Usui-do” Usui Reiki Ryoho Vortex Reiki Appendix 3. Resources Reiki Organizations and Associations Supporting Associations State Licensing Organizations On Ordination to Ministry Sources for Treatment Tables and Other Supplies Appendix 4. Professional Codes of Ethics ABMP Code of Ethics IARP Code of Ethics Notes Recommended Reading and Listening Index

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I am delighted to recommend this concise, enlightening, and thoroughly enjoyable book by Amy Z. Rowland. It is a definite must have for any serious student of alternative healing techniques, but also for those wishing to understand the essence of spiritual energy, Prana, Chi or Qi, as it is better known. --Lesley Crossingham, New Dawn Magazine , January 2012

“The Complete Book of Traditional Reiki offers a comprehensive foundation for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. Amy Rowland has presented a lucid and straightforward presentation of the Reiki teachings that will serve any sincere student and prove to be a constant source of inspiration for a lifetime of practice. I highly recommended it!” * Lawrence Ellyard, author of Reiki Meditations for Beginners and Reiki: 200 Questions and Answers for * “Amy Rowland’s book is an engaging story of discovery, which has been a pleasure to read. Contains well-researched knowledge of Reiki’s origins and reveals practical and metaphysical insights into its use and effectiveness today.” * Chris Parkes and Penny Parkes, Reiki Masters and coauthors of 15-Minute Reiki * “I am delighted to recommend this concise, enlightening, and thoroughly enjoyable book by Amy Z. Rowland. It is a definite “must have” for any serious student of alternative healing techniques, but also for those wishing to understand the essence of spiritual energy, Prana, Chi or Qi, as it is better known.” * Lesley Crossingham, New Dawn Magazine, January 2012 *

I am delighted to recommend this concise, enlightening, and thoroughly enjoyable book by Amy Z. Rowland. It is a definite must have for any serious student of alternative healing techniques, but also for those wishing to understand the essence of spiritual energy, Prana, Chi or Qi, as it is better known.

Author Information

Amy Z. Rowland is a certified Usui Reiki Master with additional training in Usui Reiki Ryoho, Gendai, and Komyo Reiki. She began her studies in 1987 with Rev. Beth Gray, a Reiki Master trained by Mrs. Hawayo Takata, the first Westerner to teach and practice Reiki outside Japan. Rowland teaches workshops on the Reiki principles and on Reiki and intuition and is the author of Reiki for the Heart and Soul and Intuitive Reiki for Our Times. She lives in Pennsylvania.

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