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Reiki & Chakra Balancing

 

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that allows everyone to tap into an unlimited supply of "life force energy" (known as ki) to improve health and enhance the quality of life. The knowledge that an unseen energy flows through all living things and is connected directly to the quality of our health has been part of the wisdom of many cultures since ancient times. The Chinese call this energy “Qi”, and in India it is known as “Prana”.

The existence of this "Ki" has been verified by recent scientific experiments, and medical doctors are considering the role it plays in the functioning of the immune system and the healing process. If our "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.

Reiki is administered by light touch or by working a few inches away – the Reiki practitioner has the ability to receive and channel universal life energy or “Ki” through his/her hands, delivering it to the recipient. A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through you and surrounds you – you may feel sensations of warmth or a feeling of release, as the pathways of “Ki” open up and begin to flow more freely. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit and creates many beneficial effects, including relaxation and feelings of peace, security, and well-being. It works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery.

 

While Reiki can be spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. It has no dogma, and there is nothing you must believe in order to learn and use Reiki. In fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all and will work whether you believe in it or not.

 

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mystical.  It is the source of all true art and science.”  Albert Einstein
 

Chakra Balancing

 

A Reiki session may concentrate on a particular injured area, or the practitioner may work on each of the 7 primary Chakras. A Chakra Balancing session begins with the practitioner scanning the chakras to determine which of them is low in energy or blocked, followed by Reiki over each chakra – the practitioner will spend more time working on those chakras that are not fully open, allowing time for the flow of “Ki” to resume.

Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning wheel or vortex.  The seven major Chakras are located along the spinal column. There are three major energy streams flowing through and around the spine – that concentrate at each of the Chakras, rotating like a vortex around each center, and spinning outward to form the aura – an electromagnetic field around the body that reflects the state of these energy centers.  The Chakras both absorb and emit energy - acting as a channel to the energy that we are conveying through our bodies.  Each Chakra has a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual influence on the areas of the body located nearest to it.

 

The seven Chakras are energy centers located from the base of your spine to the crown of your head.  Each Chakra generates and stores specific frequencies of energy that can be related to certain visual colors, aromas, sounds, and to various aspects of your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual being.  In health as well as illness, each Chakra is associated with specific issues.  Chakras become imbalanced when there is too much or too little energy flowing through the Chakra.  Holding negative thoughts or blocking an emotional experience can cause the Chakras to become clouded or unbalanced.

The chakras and their associated themes and organ systems:

Chakra 1 / ROOT CHAKRA
 Reducing Stress, Grounding, & Building Vitality
Adrenal glands, Spine, Chronic Fatigue, Cancer, Autoimmune Disease

Chakra 2 / SACRAL CHAKRA                        
Your Creative, Playful, Vibrant & Passionate Side
 Reproductive glands & system, Bladder / Kidneys, Low Back

Chakra 3 / SOLAR PLEXUS
 Transformation, Digestion, & Your Personal Power Center 
 Pancreas, Digestive system, Liver / Gall Bladder

Chakra 4 / HEART CHAKRA                
Emotional Healing, Love, & Compassion
 Thymus, Immune system, Heart / Lungs

Chakra 5 / THROAT CHAKRA                             
Authenticity & Speaking your Truth
 Thyroid gland, Upper Respiratory system, Neck / Jaw

Chakra 6 / BROW CHAKRA                                                  
Intuition, Insight, & Imagination 
 Pineal gland, Eyes, Sleep Regulation, Conscious Brain, Headache / Migraine / Sinuses

Chakra 7 / CROWN CHAKRA
 Meditation, Inner Wisdom, & Purification
 Pituitary gland, Brain, Autonomic nervous system, Migraine, Psychological disorders


 Reiki is just one of the ways you can heal your chakras for physical and mental balance.  Others include:

  • Yoga

  • Tai Chi

  • Qigong

  • Meditation

  • Color therapy

  • Food therapy

  • Aromatherapy

  • Crystals and gemstones
     

For more information about how food therapy can help, see our Food and Chakras workshop. 

 

“All speech, action, and behavior are fluctuations of consciousness… The reality of the universe is one unbounded ocean of consciousness in motion.“  Maharishi Mahesh Yogi