Reiki

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The Therapy:

Reiki is a non-intrusive form of natural healing, developed in its modern form relatively recently in early 20th century Japan by Dr Mikao Usui. Reiki works on the whole body rather than on specific symptoms. “Reiki is all about energy management”, says Alexis Garnaut-Miller, Director of The Happiness Centre in West London. The word ‘reiki’ – pronounced ‘ray-key’ – is Japanese for ‘universal life energy’. ‘Ki’, like the ‘Chi’ (or ‘Qi’) in Traditional Chinese Medicine, refers to the natural energy within the body. Reiki works on the principle that physical illness stems from negative energy blockages in the body, caused by emotional trauma. A Reiki practitioner rebalances the body’s ‘ki’ by channeling energy and removing these blockages, balancing the body on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. Treatment is given by the practitioner placing their hands gently on your fully-clothed body in a sequence of positions.