Another View Magazine Orillia Winter 2014 | Page 15

Reiki: rehtoof Light Hands nA RETNIW 4102 eussI tsriF EERF weiV By Dale McKay aillirO Reiki treats the whole person- body, mind and spirit. ecapS weivretaW ehT yb dehsilbuP Reiki (pronounced RAY-KEE) is a 2500 year old system of healing. Introduced to the Western world in the mid 1900’s, it has been adopted by a number of progressive hospitals and other health care facilities Reiki is a treatment that works by the simple placement of hands and channeling of energy. Reiki does not diagnose, nor interfere with medical treatments. It enhances ssenlleW & healing aeH lastress,taN medications, quickens htltime, reduces ru and is effective in pain management. enizagaM A Reiki treatment often feels like a warm, glowing radiance flowing through and surrounding the body. Reiki treats the whole person- body, mind and spirit. It is a simple, natural and safe method of healing that can work even if you don’t believe in it. :eussi siht edisnI Reiki energy flows through the practitioner’s hands into the client who is lying on a massage table fully clothed. Treatments can also be given while the client is seated or even standing. Theipractitioner places his/her hands on a aG yb trA or near the client’s body and Reiki, an intelligent energy, flows to the greatest need. The practitioner may be drawn to place his/her hands on several areas of the body. enicideM cihtaporutaN Reiki is also very easy to learn and anyone can do it. In a one day Reiki Level I Class the student is becomes attuned to the Reiki energy. When you are channeling enenicideM esenihC lanoitidarT ergy during a treatment, you receive this healing energy at the same