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The Magic Of Reiki

eiki is rapidly becom-
ing a recognized and
credible healing modal-
ity. Reiki practitioners
can be found in many health care
settings, including hospitals, can-
cer treatment centers, hospice and
integrated medicine
clinics.
Reiki is a technique

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that is 5,000 years old.
It was re-discovered
in Japan in the early

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1900s. The word Reiki
means Universal Life

means "God's Wisdom
or the Higher Power,"
and Ki, which means
"life force energy."
So reiki is actually "spiritually

guided life force energy." Reiki
is transferred by the hands and

easy to use. Reiki is not a religion,
has no dogma and there is no set
beliefs one needs in order to prac-
tice it.

According to Rita Yevzelman,
local reiki master and teacher, it
is important to find out the train-
ing of the practitio-

gy flows through the
practitioner's hands

whenever the hands
are placed on or
held near a potential

recipient. Reiki is

often practiced in a
relaxed office set-
ting with the receiver

Make sure
you work with
someone who
has adequate
training
and practice
experience.

places his/her hands in one or
more of 12 basic hand positions.

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and name of their
teacher," she says.

Make sure you work
with someone who
has adequate training
and practice experi-

ence. Having a good
rapport with your

practitioner is also
important.
You don't have to be

sick in order to receive
reiki. It has many great benefits

for our body, mind and spirit. It
can be used for maintenance and
overall wellbeing.

hands are placed a few inches
above the same areas in the body.

Julie Silver, MSW, Dipl. Ac., is a

As the receiver begins to relax,
he may notice a deep sense of

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worked on.
Reiki is taught in four levels;

however, it is not taught in the
way that other healing modalities
are. The skill of reiki is transferred
from the teacher (called the reiki

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ner when you go to
receive reiki. "Be sure
to ask for a certificate

Practitioners may also use non-
touching techniques where their

relaxation, a sense of warmth or
tingling at the areas that are being

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becomes a reiki master.
The first three levels are
taught in weekend cours-
es. However, the fourth

level is taught over a period of
time; after the fourth level, the reiki
master can teach other people
reiki.

being clothed and
laying on a massage
table.
The practitioner

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positions. The second
level student learns tech-
niques to enhance the
strength and distance
of the work he is doing

as well as the sacred
symbols. During the
third level, the student

Force Energy and is
made of two Japanese
words — Rei, which

The premise of
reiki is that the ener-

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master) to the student during an

attunement process. This creates
a special connection between the
power of reiki and the student.
Once you have an attunement, you
will have reiki for the rest of your
life.
The first level teaches
basic theories and hand

National Certification Commission for

board-certified acupuncturist and owner

of Acupuncture Healthcare Associates

of Michigan, Inc., a West Bloomfield

holistic health clinic featuring

acupuncture, traditional Chinese

medicine and naturopathic medicine.

Her e-mail address is acuhealer®

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