Reiki healing - intuitive methods

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Sai Ram. Sharing a message that was posted at Reiki-Path our sister

group.

 

Swamy

 

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Sai Ram. Thanks for sharing. I was inspired to follow these techniques many

years ago in my healing practice. I found a strong and loving intention that the

person be healed is even more effective than all these techniques, whether the

person is physically near you or is across the world.

 

I also found that unless there is a Karmic connection between the person, myself

and Reiki, the energy flow does not take place or I cannot sense the flow if it

does.

 

I accept what is happening and go with the flow.

 

Blessings and best wishes.

 

Swamy

 

Reiki-Path@gro ups.com, " owcfhuiwsshr " <owcfhuiwsshr@ ...> wrote:

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> Introduction

> It would probably come as a big surprise to many Western Reiki practitioners

to learn that Mikao Usui (the founder of Reiki) did not use set hand positions.

> The hand positions came courtesy of Dr Hayashi, one of Usui's students, who in

turn passed them on to Mrs Takata, the founder of Western Reiki.

> Mrs Takata formalized 12 standard hand positions that work together to cover

all of the main energy centres of the body (in particular the chakras).

> These positions, when done in sequence, produce a combined effect that is

greater than the 'sum of the parts'. They work together, in other words, to

restore greater energetic balance and harmony than would be possible with a

random sequence of positions (or even the 12 positions done in a random order).

> This is not the place to discuss just why the order is important; it is enough

to know than when done in correct sequence the 12 positions have a powerful

healing effect.

> Should we always use the standard hand positions then? Will our Reiki

treatment be weaker if we don't? Or is there another method that isn't random

that also works - perhaps even better than the standard positions?

> And finally, what did Mikao Usui himself do if he didn't follow a set sequence

of hand positions?

> The answer to these questions is that there is indeed a wonderful alternative

to the standard 12 hand positions. It's the one Mikao Usui himself used: an

intuitive method.

> Intuitive Healing

> The difficulty with the idea of working intuitively for most people is that

they are often not sure what this means!

> The 12 hand positions are simple precisely because they are concrete.

Intuition is slippery because it appears vague. When using it there are no

obvious rules or guidelines to stick to.

> In practice, however, things are not as bad as they might at first seem. In

fact, we all have an innate ability to not only use our intuition, but to use it

very well.

> And better still, we have an innate ability to use without too much

difficulty!

> This last statement might seem like an exaggeration; but with just a little

practice, almost everyone learns to use their intuition very easily. In most

cases, the first time they try.

> This is not to say, of course, that we will all be masters of intuition the

first time we open up to it. Like almost all things, we improve with practice.

But unlike a lot of other arts, we can nevertheless be satisfactorily competent

right off the bat.

> This is great news for Reiki practitioners.

> Techniques for Intuitive Healing

> How, then, do we access this innate ability of ours? This ability to use our

intuition to guide our Reiki sessions?

> Funnily enough, the most natural way to use our intuition is not to have any

method at all! Here we simply try to 'feel' the right hand positions rather than

work things out with the mind (or remember the correct position).

> This is done by silencing the mind and then waiting for a intuitive 'tip'. You

don't have to do anything in particular. Just set your intent to be guided to a

position and then wait. Most likely you will find yourself prompted to move

somewhere even if you don't know why.

> Because this advice might not seem that practical, however, I will also give a

few actual techniques that help Reiki practitioners use their intuition during a

Reiki treatment.

> Technique 1: Using the 3rd Eye

> Place your hands together in gassho (i.e. together in a prayer position in

front of your chest), then move them up in front of the third eye (6th chakra,

or forehead region). In this position, try to empty your mind and let your

intuition guide you to the first position you need to do Reiki on.

> In most cases you will soon be prompted to move somewhere. It will be almost

like an inner 'itch' pushing you in a certain direction. Go with it, and you

should find your hunch validated.

> After being 'pushed' to your first position, you may be guided directly to

subsequent positions; but if not, simply repeat the process by bringing your

hands together in gassho in front of the third eye and waiting for 'directions'

..

> Continue to the process for as long as you wish.

> Technique 2: Scanning (Byosen)

> Sweep your hands slowly over the body (about 10cm above it) from head to toe.

Feel for any unusual energetic sensations (heat, cold, tingling, extra energetic

'sucking' - whatever). Most likely, certain parts of the body will draw you to

them. When you get a 'suggestion' , try it out.

> After you have tried one position, simply scan (i.e. sweep your hands over)

the body again to find the next one.

> Keep following this procedure for the duration of your treatment.

> Conclusion

> Using any of the above techniques will help you give intuitive Reiki

treatments. These will generally be more effective than just using set hand

positions because intuition works on a unique individual rather than an abstract

figure.

> Everyone is different, so it makes sense for everyone to receive a different

treatment. Intuition is the key to finding just what this treatment should be.