What is Reiki?
Jikiden Reiki 直傳霊氣 is the original form of Reiki, directly from its birthplace, Japan.
Reiki is a Japanese method of energy healing founded and developed by Mr. Mikao Usui. It utilizes the Universal life energy that is all around us. It activates the body’s innate ability to restore and heal itself. Using a series of hand positions, Reiki induces a state of relaxation in the recipient. Similar to assisted meditation, a Reiki session rejuvenates the whole person, including body, emotions, mind and spirit, creating beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and well being. Reiki has no side effects whatsoever.
While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. In fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all and will work whether you believe in it or not. It works for both physical and psychological health by reactivating the natural healing ability that humans originally possessed.
Reiki is beneficial, not only for those who are in poor health to recover from their conditions, but also for healthy people to maintain good health.
Reiki treatment is carried out by a practitioner who receives Reiki energy from the Universe, which in turn flows through his or her body. By simply laying hands on the affected area, the practitioner transmits the energy to the receiver.
Reiki is no substitute for medical treatment, and is meant as complementary to conventional medicine.
Reiki is a Japanese method of energy healing founded and developed by Mr. Mikao Usui. It utilizes the Universal life energy that is all around us. It activates the body’s innate ability to restore and heal itself. Using a series of hand positions, Reiki induces a state of relaxation in the recipient. Similar to assisted meditation, a Reiki session rejuvenates the whole person, including body, emotions, mind and spirit, creating beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and well being. Reiki has no side effects whatsoever.
While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. In fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all and will work whether you believe in it or not. It works for both physical and psychological health by reactivating the natural healing ability that humans originally possessed.
Reiki is beneficial, not only for those who are in poor health to recover from their conditions, but also for healthy people to maintain good health.
Reiki treatment is carried out by a practitioner who receives Reiki energy from the Universe, which in turn flows through his or her body. By simply laying hands on the affected area, the practitioner transmits the energy to the receiver.
Reiki is no substitute for medical treatment, and is meant as complementary to conventional medicine.
About Eri
"Born and raised in Japan. Came to the US to study as a college student.
When I lived in Colorado, I worked with mentally and physically disabled adults for several years as a program counselor in Denver. Because I love the outdoors very much, I volunteered at Chitaqua National Park in Boulder. Along with that, I was learning Aikido, Japanese Tea Ceremony, and I joined a choir group at Denver Cathedral. ( Although I was the only non-catholic, they welcomed me warmly!)
Integrating nature, music and wonderful human interactions was a great way of living until I got into a car accident…I was living a very busy life…
My friend told me that “Somebody was watching over you!” after she heard what happened : On a rainy night, my truck spun and hit the right side wall of a highway ramp, fell sideways, came right back up, then hit the left side wall, moved a chunk of the cement wall a little bit, then finally stopped.
I had no scratch or broken bones what so ever! (whiplash, definitely) There were no cars around me or approaching me…until I could come outside and climb up the side of my truck for help!
My stuff and shattered glass were all over the highway. Two nice people stopped for me and one stayed until everything was taken care of. He wished not to leave his name or contact information. I deeply appreciate him even though I don’t know his name.
A couple days later, my Aikido fellows offered me Reiki. That was my very first Reiki experience. I had never heard of it, although Reiki came from Japan, and, believe it or not, I am JAPANESE!
You would think this was the beginning of my Reiki learning, but no. It took 15 years for me to realize Reiki is my calling. The following year, I traveled to Nepal. Osho’s picture/poster was following me. It seemed that wvery corner I turned, there he was again! Telling me, “Come join me!” I strongly said to the poster “NO, I will not follow you!” 1Fifteen years later, I learned that he was a Reiki master, among other things. I knew that to be a healer was my calling, but I did not know what kind of healer I was..
I thought Reiki was very popular, so I had been avoiding it. Reiki training offered the only healing sessions that fit into my schedule when I was ready to learn, so I decided not to resist anymore. It was the beginning of my Reiki path. When the resistance was taken away, Reiki started to bloom inside of me.
Like many people, I learned Western Reiki first. However, being Japanese, I intuitively realized that Western Reiki had departed from its root. I found the original form of Reiki that I longed for in Jikiden Reiki, Original Japanese Reiki, and I trained directly under its head, Tadao Yamaguchi, who, in the course of time, awarded me Shoden, Okuden, and Shihan-kaku (junior teacher) certificates. In 2014, I attended the First Jikiden Reiki World Congress in Spain to deepen my knowledge of Reiki.
Other work:
Meditation Arts: Japanese calligraphy Art, Sho Do Meditation,
Japanese Calligraphy Teacher
Writer for a Japanese local news paper-Yuuyake Shimbun in Portland, OR"
- Eri Fukase Luman
