What is Reiki?

Reiki is an alternative healing medicine re-discovered in 1922 by the Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui. However, we can trace the roots of Reiki back to ancient Kemet (Egypt), where this healing art had a different name but still held the same meaning: the creative Life Force of the Creator/GOD. We can see pictural depictions of it on the pyramid walls. The Life Force energy is known as Kundalini and Prana in India, Chi in China and Qi or Ki in Japan. Since re-discovering Reiki, many cultures and institutions worldwide have adopted Reiki as a powerful non-invasive healing practice. Reiki is derived from two Japanese words, Rei (Universal Life) and Ki (Energy), combined to mean Universal Life Energy.

In Kemet, Ra and Re represent the creative God force, and Ki means the “life-force energy.”

Reiki is a gentle, non-invasive, holistic healing method based on the belief that collective Universal energy flows through and around us and allows us to stay alive and healthy. If our life energy is low, we’re more likely to experience illness, tension, pain and sadness. When we realign this energy, we feel more capable of being happy and healthy to share in a balanced state of well-being.