Founded in Japan by Mikao Usui, this gentle & allowing system opens up the opportunity for self-care on a personal level and can be offered to others on a professional level. The inner process is integral to the outer practice.

The System of Reiki

Frans’ example of a garden hose is wonderful in illustrating personal energetic flow. There are five key elements to Reiki that help us peel away layers that keep us from seeing our own inner light:

1. Precepts
2. Meditations
3. Hands on Healing
4. Symbols & Mantra
5. Attunement: reminds us of our inner light

Bronwen outlined what a session might look like: from the initial discussion with your practitioner, to filling out forms to the gentle treatment process. From the practitioner point of view, Frans shared how empowered you can feel even after working at the end of a full day. One key is that The System of Reiki focuses on the whole person, not of their presenting problems.

There are three levels to Reiki:

1. Shoden: Beginner level
2. Okuden: Inner or hidden teaching
3. Shinpiden: Mystery Teaching

Frans shared a guided meditation focusing on the Hara that was both relaxing & renewing and Bronwen described The Three Diamonds: Earth: Hara, Heavens: Head & Our Center: Heart. This reflects how the Japanese cosmology sees human-kind as the center point.

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