King's Touch Reiki

  There are many beautiful Reiki practices which can help us feel the energy -  gasshô   (Two hands together) is one of the simplest! You can do a longer meditation using the gasshô - this is one of the key daily practices of Japanese Reiki. Light hands Seishin toitsu - (unified mind) Bring the hands up to Gassho (prayer) position Focus on dan tien (hara) Inhale and bring energy into your hands. Exhale, and feel the energy move between your palms, along the arms and back to the dan tien. (5-30 minutes)   Move your hands ~ 4" apart and sense the energy for a few breaths, then slowly being them together again In Japan, they often recite (mentally) Waka - simple nature based poetry 'The moon - how beautiful it rises - flooding the fields with light' If you have taken Reiki and know the 5 principles, recite them now ( this video is helpful if you want to practice them in Japanese Bring your hands to rest then on your heart or belly and absorb the energy. Whilst doing...

 Following our weekend Reiki 1 class, I've decided to do a personal 14 day Reiki challenge .  As I revisited my Reiki journals, I was reminded of previous challenges I've done, and they are  a lovely way to refresh and recharge our energy.  It's 35 years since I took first Degree Reiki, and  that first day, our teacher Analyse invited us to go to sleep with one hand on our heart, and one on our belly. This is one of the simplest self-Reiki forms.  Reiki journal I began a page in my Reiki Journal, to track my Reiki sessions and practices.  I plan to choose a session and one or two practices daily. I do a morning blessing most days (Cherokee and a Reiki morning meditation/ blessing.  Self Reiki options: B : Basic self Reiki (~ 45 minutes  C : Chakra treatment (~ 30 minutes G : Gasshô practice (12- 15 minutes H : Hatsurei-Ho   (meditation - 12 minutes Practices and self care There are many practices that we can use to support our Reiki jo...

 When she began teaching Reiki in the 1930s, lineage bearer Hawayo Takata invited her students to practice Reiki 'for the self first' - and ideally, every day! Igniting the spark Like Takata, teachers invite their students to practice self-Reiki for 21 days following each class, as they begin to integrate their Reiki lifeway. Takata's granddaughter Phyllis Lei Furumoto recommended doing self Reiki daily , receiving a session weekly , and scheduling 1/2 day of self care and Reiki monthly .  East Coast Master Pamela Miles also stresses the importance of developing a daily  Self-Reiki practice . Pamela commented she doesn't offer certificates, but she does invite her students to follow her lead on practicing daily self-Reiki. Her inquiry of any Reiki student or practitioner experiencing problems is,  'Do you practice Daily Self Reiki?' My Master Analise suggested we fall asleep with one hand on our belly & one on our heart. Other masters suggest alternating b...

  Before taking a Reiki class or other energy training, it can helpful to spend time the week before in preparation.  This 'sets the stage' for receiving and integrating the energy and teachings.  A favorite reference, The Reiki Sourcebook notes, 'Reiki re-aligns one with one's true path, source and spirit.'   What we do before and after the class and attunements facilitates that realignment!  We can also Deepen with Reiki at any time, on our own or with other practioners.  Some of my favorite experiences have been sharing time with others attuned to Reiki during 'chance' meetings or more formal Reiki shares.  Preparation: It's ideal to receive a Reiki session the week prior to initiation. Eat consciously - whole local foods when possible Drink extra water, rest as needed Limit use of alcohol, coffee, any drugs (take your usual prescriptions!) Note synchronicities, dreams, and insights Incorporate some gentle, energy enhancing movement If you med...

 When I took my first Reiki class in the fall of 1989, my teacher Annalise taught us the 5 Reiki Principles or precepts, and invited us to work with them as we 'cleared the pipes' for Reiki to flow, and practices being more present. Neurographic doodle on 'Presence' As I began teaching several years later, I was surprised when students from other Masters told me they hadn't realized the Principles were 'really' part of Reiki! (Just something their teacher added) a precept is, 'a general rule which helps you decide how to behave in particular circumstances' - offering a moral compass.  Reiki Principles - my Reiki journal More of Reiki's origins became known in the West after the discovery of founder Usui's memorial stone in 1994. Translated, part of the inscription reads, 'Thus, before the teachings, the 'Ikun' (admonition) of the Meiji Emperor should reverently be told and the Five Precepts (gokai) be chanted and kept in mind morn...