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Introduction
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Using Reiki and other
self-support techniques to create and maintain good health is as timely as
today’s headlines. You don’t have to be a psychic or a “new ager” to
know that modern Americans are focused on self-help, self-healing and
getting more out of life.
The self-help category
is the fastest-growing segment of the publishing industry, and even the most
diehard medical traditionalists are beginning to study the mind-body
connection. Among non-traditionalists, there are more alternative
self-healing support tools and techniques than you can shake a stick at.
New products and procedures are springing up overnight, each with its own
set of practitioners and promoters. Many of these have genuine merit – and
many are of doubtful or limited value.
One of the most
respected and most versatile healing techniques is Reiki.
Reiki means “life
energy.” Like its fictional counterpart “the Force” in the Star Wars films,
it is the lifestuff of the Universe . . . within us and all around us.
Reiki therapists practice laying-on of hands in an ancient tradition whose
rediscovery had its beginning in a Christian theological seminary in Japan. |
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History
of Reiki
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Reiki’s founder, Dr.
Mikao Usui, taught in a divinity school in Osaka in the late 1800s. One day
several of his most promising students came to him and posed a question.
“As Christians,
we are charged by Christ with two tasks,” they began. “He directs us to go
out into the world and teach, as he taught, and to heal, as he healed. We
know how to teach . . . and we do not know how to heal.”
“You are our
professor,” they went on. “Can you heal the sick and injured, as Christ
did?”
Dr. Usui admitted that
he could not. Yet the question intrigued him, and he set off on what was to
be a long vision quest, to find the answer. He began by studying English
(believing it to be the original language of the Bible), and by enrolling at
the University of Chicago, where he earned a Doctor of Divinity degree.
Thereafter he entered into a series of studies in Buddhism and learned
Sanskrit that he might study the ancient vedic writings of Hindi.
After more than two
decades of study, he undertook a 21 day fasting meditation which culminated
in a revelational experience. Armed with the Reiki symbols that had been
revealed to him, along with instructions on how to use them, he returned to
Osaka and opened a clinic where he began to heal the sick.
Since that time, the
Usui Method of Natural Healing (Reiki) has been practiced and taught in many
parts of the world. It came to America by way of Hawayo Takata, who studied
with Dr. Chijiro Hayashi, Dr. Usui’s successor.
Takata, the Hawaiian
child of Japanese parents, practiced Reiki and passed the teachings on to
her granddaughters and a number of other students. From those beginnings,
the use of Dr. Usui’s powerful healing technique has flourished. |
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Ways to
Use Reiki
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Reiki offers a number
of distinct advantages for healthcare professionals and ordinary folk alike.
As an adjunct to other
healing techniques (whether medical establishment or natural healing), Reiki
blends well with other modalities and tends to increase their
effectiveness. Many nurses, chiropractors, massage therapists, physical
therapists, holistic physicians, homeopaths, healing ministers, counselors
and others are Reiki trained and routinely use Dr. Usui’s methods of natural
healing in conjunction with their other professional skills.
At a personal level,
Reiki is used to support one’s own self-healing as well as to support the
self-healing of others. (All healing is self-healing.) In other
words, you don’t need two people to do a healing. You can do it alone. You
are taught to use Reiki on yourself, first, and then on others.
Reiki can also be sent
at a distance across time and space. By this method, you can send healing
energy to your Mom in Sheboygan or your best friend in Timbuktu – or to
yourself for Friday morning, when you’re going to give that important
presentation to the bigwigs in your company.
Reiki is not based on
faith, like a religion. You don’t have to believe to give or receive
Reiki effectively.
It can be taught to
almost anyone, including children four years old and up.
Learning Reiki is in
and of itself a healing and empowering experience. One who receives the
attunements and instruction typically goes through a personal healing
experience, in the process. There is also a tendency to become more open to
one’s own growth, spirituality, and potential for overall success. |
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How to
Choose a Reiki Master
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There are thousands of
Reiki Practitioners, Therapists and Masters in the United States today.
Some are professional healers; others are ordinary folk who use Reiki to
their own benefit and to help their families and friends. One of Reiki’s
strengths is its broad versatility: anyone can learn the techniques
and benefit from them.
Reiki is widely taught,
throughout America. Some teaching Masters derive their abilities and
credentials through a direct line from Dr. Usui, whose teachings have been
handed down through hands-on initiations (called “attunements”), generation
to generation.
A Traditional Reiki
Master usually provides her/his students with a detailed statement of
“lineage,” listing the names of each Master from Dr. Usui to the present.
However, there is no
central organization which certifies the credentials of those who call
themselves Reiki Masters or maintains contact with all qualified Reiki
Masters. The serious student is well advised to choose carefully, asking
for a lineage statement from a prospective teacher. A Traditional Reiki
Master will not be offended by such a request. |
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Reiki Training by The LightSource Group
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- Reiki I and II Certification Class
Basic initiation and instruction in traditional Reiki, plus hands-on
experience and information on compatible healing techniques such as chakra
work and non-invasive psychic surgery. Qualifies candidates for the
Reiki Practitioner (I) and Reiki Therapist (II) titles. (Two day
class.)
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- Advanced Reiki Class (Master Healer)
Initiation as a Reiki Master Healer, along with instruction and hands-on
practice in advanced healing techniques. Includes information on
clearing karmic conflicts, setting up peace meditations and Earth-healing
circles, setting of Light beacons, gridwork realignment, and how to
separate the segments of the emotional body into workable layers.
Candidates must have completed their Reiki I and II certifications.
Qualifies candidates for the Reiki Master Healer title. (One or two
day class.)
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- Reiki Master Teacher Class
This class is open to those who have completed the Reiki Master Healer
degree, and to those who want to renew or "upgrade" the Reiki Master
degrees they may already have received from other teachers.
Candidates for this class will already have a firm background in the
healing arts in general, and basic competence in Reiki, in particular.
Candidates earn the Reiki Master Teacher title and are qualified to train
and initiate other Reiki students. (One or two day class.)
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- Class Fees
- Reiki I and II Certification - $500 (I and II together)
- Reiki Master Healer - $500
- Reiki Master Teacher - $2500 (candidates who earn their Master
Healer degree through The LightSource Group receive a $500 credit toward
the Master Teacher degree)
- 50% of class fees must be paid in advance
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- Class Size and Location
The LightSource Group maintains small class sizes to ensure the highest
possible degree of attention on each student. Each class allows
students ample time for hands-on practice of Reiki. Even though
classes are often held in Nashville, Tennessee, and on Grandfather
Mountain in North Carolina, the LightSource Group can hold Reiki classes
almost anywhere across the U.S. Please inquire.
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For more information about Reiki training through The
LightSource Group, contact Laurel Steinhice at 615.356.4280 or at:
steinhice@earthlink.net |
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