Reiki can relieve pain and acute problems quite rapidly. Chronic illnesses may take a series of treatments, depending on the specific nature of the disease. Whatever manifests itself physically usually also has components on the emotional, mental, and spiritual levels. Reiki honours the ecology of the person by working on all these levels. Reiki goes beyond the symptoms to treat the root cause of the disease. When we treat only the symptoms, we do not always get to the true basis of the illness.

Principals of Reiki

Dr Usui realised that reiki was not just about healing others, but rather creating the right environment for them to heal themselves. When initiated into reiki there are guidelines that are taught, if these are adopted they can promote healing and awareness on many levels.

JUST FOR TODAY DO NOT ANGER
Anger is an emotion that is experienced because of the past; it can often be suppressed and carried through life. This principal does not say do not anger tomorrow, but rather just for today - choose to let your anger go, live in the now not the past.
JUST FOR TODAY DO NOT WORRY
Worry is related to perceptions of the future - the what if's of the world, what if it will/will not happen. What purpose does this serve? Why worry about that which has not and probably won't happen, live in the now not the future.
HONOUR YOUR PARENTS, TEACHERS AND ELDERS
There are many who believe that before we incarnate we choose our parents and our siblings and our experiences, these are to help us with our learning. If we do honour our choice then it is the self that is being denied. Live in the now and appreciate.
EARN YOUR LIVING HONESTLY
Again we have chosen our path in advance according to the lessons required by the soul, this includes our work. To honour brings satisfaction, value and respect of what one does today, not yesterday, not tomorrow, but today.
SHOW GRATITUDE TO EVERY LIVING THING
We are all part of a whole, not better, not lesser, but a part of. At a soul level we are all linked, we are all one. Any cruelty, be it towards another human, an animal, a plant or even a thought form, is showing cruelty to oneself and to all-else that exists.

REIKI is not just another healing method, it is a way of life, it is about understanding and living by these principals, if everyone did this, we would have a peaceful world. Try choosing one each day and live by it, understand it's meaning, implication and place in your life.

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