The Benefits of Learning Reiki

Learning reiki can be a life changing event in one’s life.

 We don't have to become professional healers to enjoy the many benefits it can offer to us in our personal lives.

Many people are aware of the fact that reiki is used primarily to heal others, but there is a larger part to becoming a reiki practitioner, in fact it is probably the most important aspect of becoming a healer.

Heal yourself first!

“Physician, heal thyself” -Jesus – Luke 4:23

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you” – Rumi

“The way you help heal the world is you start with your own family” – Mother Teresa

       To me this makes a lot of sense. How can you trust a person to help heal you when they haven’t attempted to heal themselves first?

There are very few of us who reach adulthood without some type of affliction whether it be physical, mental or emotional. There is always some part of our “Being” in need of adjusting into balance.

This is what all eastern health philosophies attempt to teach us, that all aspects of existing in this present life must be attended to. Diet, exercise, thought, rest, sleep, elimination and work.

   When we put our attention on balancing ourselves as a “Whole” it develops self awareness which can lead us to compassion and understanding of others. We can learn to live life with ease, without struggle, to move with the wind without resistance.

When we put attention towards creating balance in our personal lives it creates a vibrancy that other people can see. 

What is that “Vibrancy”?

   It is life force energy which all living things are infused with. It is this life force that reiki practitioners tap into to connect with others, much like a jumper cable used from a highly charged car battery to a poorly charged one.

   When we learn reiki we are taught affirmations to be used daily in order to develop character, encourage positive thinking, compassion, honesty and gratitude. We learn that thought is also energy.

We learn exercises to develop awareness of this life force energy and how to increase our personal  energy frequency.

We need nothing external from our own selves, and we can be of any faith and apply the basic principles of reiki because they are not part of a religion but can most certainly show us that we are more than simple physical beings which turn into ash or compost.

    Being true to ourselves first is the most important aspect of becoming a healer. Practice what you preach!  Keep it simple and uncomplicated.

Over time self reiki can raise our personal frequency, teach us to relax, improve our breathing, cardiovascular health, digestion, elimination, sleep, and balance hormones.

It calms irrational desires and behaviours, can help us to break bad habits, overcome addictions and depression. We can develop intuition which leads to better decision making and in general can improve our personal and work relationships.

  Once we have experienced this within ourselves we can if we choose to, extend this to others to help improve their quality of life,  whether it is family members or clients. 

  There is nothing magical or occult about reiki, it is just a practical application and a method to increase awareness of and respect for who we really are and our relationship with all life around us. It is meant to create balance and harmony which in turn can reward us with good health, happiness and a sense of contentment.

Finding our own personal health and happiness is the first step towards creating positive global changes.

Brenda E. Bell  RT-CRA

www.brendabell.ca