Is the question I get asked all the time!
I am not surprised as not so long ago I too was quite ignorant of what reiki is. I spend a lot of my time explaining to my clients what reiki is and hence the need to develop this website.
Rei – Ki (pronounced Ray-Key) is a system of natural healing involving the laying on of hands, and is very likely to be thousands of years old. It is widely believed that the technique was first used by Tibetian Buddist monks and was rediscovered in the 1800’s by Mikao Usui.
The Usui system of Reiki healing is a very simple yet powerful healing technique that is easily learnt, easily given and received by anyone.
Reiki, as history explains, has its origin from Japan and means ‘Universal Life energy’. “Rei” means a subtle spiritual wisdom, responsible for the evolution of all kinds of lives, whereas “ki “means a non physical energy that flows through all living things – humans, animals and also plants. The measure of the Ki present within a self determines its energy level in a directly proportional way.
