Reverend Karen B. Paris, Reiki Master Teacher
Healing, Learning and Growing Together
What is Reiki? Reiki(pronounced ray-key) Rei: The most widely used definition is universal or everywhere. This interpretation based on Japanese ideograms is general due to the many levels of meaning to each ideogram. Rei more accurately interpreted means higher knowledge or spiritual consciousness. This is the wisdom that comes from The Universe, God, Higher Self, The All, All that is that is all knowing. The Reiki has a knowing of each person and understands us fully and unconditionally. Ki: Is life energy. Ki is defined as vital life force or universal life force as is Chi in Chinese. If something lives in this realm it has life force energy in and around it at all times until it dies and the life energy departs. We are spirits in a physical body as the body ages it falls away and we return to a spiritual being. Reiki is an ancient, laying on of hands, healing modality that has been around for thousands of years. Reiki is thought to originally have been practiced by Tibetan Buddhists. As a fast growing holistic, gentle work process Reiki safely promotes increased self awareness, relaxation, stress reduction and healing. Reiki always comes as needed for the greatest good of the receiver and for this reason Reiki cannot be misused. In Japan Dr. Mikao Kyoho Usui rediscovered Reiki while meditating on Mount Kurama. In 1922 Dr.Usui opened a healing society in Kyoto under the name of Usui Shiki Reiki Ryoho (the Usui System of Reiki Healing). Reiki is spiritual in nature but not a religion. The average Reiki treatment is an individual experience promoting balance and transformation. Reiki is a non-intrusive technique which can be practiced hands on or with hands held above the body for those preferring not to be touched. The feelings of the client are always respected.

Reiki helped me dramatically during my recent dis-ease and recovery. You can see the differences in my Aura after the Reiki and cleansing. When your life energy is low or blocked you are more vulnerable to disease and when it is high you are less apt to become ill.
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