The Reiki Method

Empowerments in Reiki and associated modalities

Reiki

Level I

SHODEN

Manualhttp://www.freewebs.com/thereikimethod.com/

May 2007

Contents

Introduction Disclaimer What is Reiki? History The Attunements ‘Healing Crisis’ (Koten Hanno) Treatment of Self and Others (Tenohira) Treating Self/Others in traditional Japanese way Chakras Balancing the Chakras Grounding Finishing A Session The Reiki Kanji Reiki Guide(s) Usui Reiki Ryoho Techniques of Shoden

• • • • Gassho

• • • • Gassho Meiso

• • • • Ken Yoku

• • • • Joshin Kokyu-Ho

• • • • Aura Cleansing

• • • • Usui Hand Positions

• • • • Nentatsu-Ho

• • • • Jaka Kiri Joka-Ho

• • • • Shudan Reiki

• • • • Reiki Undo

• • • • Byosen Reikan-Ho

• • • • Reiji-Ho

• • • • Reiki Mawashi

• • • • Tar Jani

Introduction

Welcome to Reiki Level I (Shoden).

The purpose of this manual is to provide a practical guide to Reiki at Level I and while no manual is ever truly complete, it will hopefully be a comprehensive and useful introduction to the practice of Reiki.

Disclaimer

Reiki is a natural method of ‘hands on’ energy balancing treatment for the purpose of reducing stress and for relaxation.

Reiki is not meant to be a substitute for professional medical or psychological health care.

No Reiki practitioner (unless qualified to do so) treats, makes any diagnosis of a condition or conditions, performs any medical treatments, prescribes any substance nor interferes in any way with the treatments of licenced medical professionals.

Reiki does not in any way compete with the medical profession nor medical treatment, it does in fact compliment medical treatment.

For any physical or psychological ailment, it is recommended that a licenced medical professional is consulted.

What is Reiki?

So what is Reiki?

Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a technique for stress reduction and relaxation of Japanese origin that promotes healing. The word ‘Reiki’ is a compound word of two parts – Rei, meaning Universal and Ki, meaning Life Force Energy. Hence, combined, we have Reiki – Universal Life Force Energy.

Rei can also mean ‘supernatural force or spiritual intelligence’. Therefore, Reiki can also be understood as Spiritually Guided Life Force Energy.

Ki is found in all living things and in combination with Rei is self-guiding ‘having an intelligence of its own’. Therefore, the Reiki practitioner is a channel for the flow of Reiki which guides itself to wherever it needs to go, whether to self and/or others.

As Reiki is not your own energy, it is never exhausted and neither is the Reiki practitioner when using it. Reiki has its origin from the Highest source and can never do harm. It flows once the practitioner intends it to flow for as long as the intention continues.

Reiki encourages and promotes healing of the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of the recipient bringing the emotional aspect into balance and harmony, allowing as a result, health, happiness and well-being. It can be used on plants and animals as well as ourselves.

It is important to point out that in Japan, Reiki is a spiritual practice that has as a component, a healing ability. The end to achieve, in Japan, for a Reiki practitioner, is ‘Dai Anshin’ or ‘Anshin Ritsumei’ which is a state of peace, knowing your life purpose.

Shoden – The Entrance

History

Reiki is a system of natural healing developed by Mikao Usui (1865-1926)

Mikao Usui

Mikao Usui is often referred to as Dr. (i.e. Dr. Mikao Usui), however, this is an honorific title used in the west as a substitute for Sensei (Japanese for ‘he who comes before’ or in other words, teacher).

The word Sensei is a title of great respect in Japan and Mikao Usui was worthy of the title. He was born on August 15, 1865 in Taniai-Mura (village) in Yamagata district of Gifu prefecture, Japan. After having endured personal hardships in his life, his business failing and leaving him in great debt, Usui decided, after consultation with a Zen Master, to go up to the top of Mount Kurama (Kuramayama) to start an ‘ascetiscism’ (a strict process of spiritual training involving meditation and fasting). At the beginning of the twenty-first day of this process, Usui felt a ‘large Reiki’ over his head and ‘comprehended the truth’ (Usui Memorial Inscription, Saihoji Temple, Tokyo, Japan).

After having tried the result of the process upon himself and his family with good results, Usui moved to Harajuku, Aoyama, Tokyo, founding, in 1922, the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai (Usui Reiki Methods Society)

September 1923 saw the Kanto earthquake in Japan, Usui Sensei travelling around the city daily to treat the injured survivors.

In February 1925, Usui Sensei moved to Nakano (today a part of Tokyo) and was, due to his fame, invited to other cities in Japan. It was while in Fukuyama that Usui Sensei passed on, aged 60.

As it states upon the Usui Memorial Inscription, ‘the main purpose of Reiho (spiritual method) was not only to heal diseases, but also to have right mind and healthy body so that people would enjoy and experience happiness in life’. The Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai (also known today as Usui Kai) in their meetings (according to Hiroshi Doi, a member) practice methods which include recital of the Meiji Emperor’s poetry and what are known as The Usui Precepts:

In Japanese: Shou fuku no hiihouManbyou no Rei yaku

Kyo dake wa IkarunaShinpai suna Kansha shite

Gyo wo hageme Hito ni shinsetsu ni

Asa yuu gassho shite kokoro ni neji

Kuchi ni tonaeyo

Shin shin kaizen, Usui Reiki RyohoChosso

Usui Mikao

In English:

Inviting blessings of the secret methodMany illnesses of the spiritual (heavenly) medicine

Today only anger notWorry not With appreciationDo work To people be kind

In morning at night hands held in prayer think in your mind

Chant with mouth

Mind body change it for better Usui Reiki method

Founder

Usui Mikao

It is these Precepts that if held to and acted upon in daily life, to the best of our ability, enable us to stay in tune more easily with the ‘spirit’ of Reiki for ‘right mind and healthy body’. The ultimate aim of Reiki, as mentioned above, is said to be Anshin Ritsumei or ‘Enlightenment’.

A more modern and widely used version of The Usui Precepts in the west can be stated as follows:

Just for todayDo not worryDo not anger

Work hard (on yourself)Be grateful (for your blessings)

Be kind to others

The Usui Precepts are also known as Gokai.

The Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai’s first President was, of course, Mikao Usui Sensei. The Gakkai exists to this day and the following Presidents were and are:

Juzaburo Ushida(1865-1935)Kan’ichi Taketomi (1878-1960)Yosharu Watanabe (???-1960)Houichi Wanami (1883-1975)Kimiko Koyama (1906-1999)

Masaki Kondoh (current President)

In Japan, the three degrees of Reiki are called Shoden, Okuden and Shinpiden (pronounced Show-den, Okoo-den and Shin-pea-den (other level names and sub-level names have also existed)). Mikao Usui Sensei created at least 16 Shinpiden, one of which was Chujiro Hayashi (1879-1940).

Chujiro Hayashi (also known as Dr. Chujiro Hayashi due to his being a Japanese Navy Taisa (Doctor)), after having been given at least Shinpiden from Usui Sensei, opened his own clinic in Shinano-machi, Tokyo. After the passing on of Usui Sensei in 1926, Hayashi Sensei left the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai and established his Hayashi Reiki Kenkyukai (research centre).

Dr. Chujiro Hayashi

Hayashi gave Shinpiden to 13 students including his wife Chie Hayashi (2nd President of Hayashi Reiki Kenkyukai) and a Hawaiian named Hawayo Takata (1900-1980).

It is by way of Takata Sensei that Usui Reiki (up until recently) passed to the west. She gave Reiki Master level to 22 persons, among whom where her Granddaughter Phyllis Furumoto, Barbara Weber Ray (who later developed it into such variations as Authentic Reiki(R), Real Reiki(R) and The Radiance Technique(R)) and Iris Ishikura (also known as Iris Ishikuro).

Hawayo Takata Phyllis Furumoto was later given the title of ‘Grand Master’ and ‘Lineage Bearer’ of ‘Usui Shiki Ryoho’ although these titles are not accepted as valid by everyone practicing Reiki and there has never been a Grand Master of the Gakkai, nor even of the Hayashi Reiki Kenkyukai, the school that taught Hawayo Takata who in turn taught Phyllis Furumoto.

There are today also lineages of Reiki going back to Mikao Usui that do not include Dr. Chujiro Hayashi or/nor Hawayo Takata (e.g. Gendai Reiki Ho, Komyo Reiki Kai).

The Attunements

The ability to channel Reiki is passed from Master to student by means of empowerments known in the west as attunements. The energy pathways and chakras of the student are adjusted by means of Rei allowing the student to link with the source of Reiki and therefore channel it. In Japan the empowerment is referred to as Reiju (giving the spirituality). In the west, the method, referred to as an attunement, varies from school to school, teacher to teacher. Nevertheless it is still effective and is carried out in person or remotely (distantly). Once attuned, the student will never lose the ability to channel Reiki. Continued use of Reiki, however, is said to strengthen the channel.

‘Healing Crisis’ (In Japanese : Koten Hanno)

The attunement can cause a ‘cleansing process’ that has physical, mental and emotional effects. Detoxification of the body and release of thought patterns/habits that are no longer of use to the individual can occur, all of which is often referred to

as a ‘healing crisis’. While use of the word ‘crisis’ can have a negative self-programming effect in itself, it is important to know that a ‘cleansing process’ can occur during and/or after the attunement, although not necessarily to the extent that the word ‘crisis’ is applicable.

Treatment of self and others (Tenohira)

You are, of course, now able to give Reiki both to yourself and others. When giving Reiki to yourself or/and others, it is important to remember not to use ‘mind power’, in other words let Reiki flow without mentally asking, requiring or expecting Reiki to go to any particular place. Reiki will go to where it is needed without the need to force or request it. To treat yourself or/and others, all that is needed is to place your hands gently on yourself or the recipient at certain points.

The points suggested here are shown below:

It is also advisable to treat the back (kidneys area and base of spine area)

These positions should be kept for 3 to 5 minutes each point. However, under no circumstances should you strain or stress. Above all, be comfortable and do not put yourself in any position that is painful and/or you know to be dangerous to yourself, for whatever reason (e.g. medical). If you cannot reach any particular point, then send Reiki to that area by intent and it will go there.

You can, of course, give yourself treatments at any time you find convenient, anywhere you like. Just place your hands unobtrusively upon yourself and let Reiki flow. It will go to wherever needed. The more relaxed you are, the easier Reiki flows.

Treating others:

The illustrations shown above are from ‘Essential Reiki’ by Diane Stein (ISBN 0-89594-736-6). Diane allows the use of these with appropriate citation.

When treating others or self, remember not to press. Gently place the hands and let Reiki flow. DO NOT PRESS.IMPORTANT: For positions 5, 7 (female recipients) and 8,9 (each recipient) or any other position you and/or the recipient is not comfortable with, hover hands at least 6 inches over area and beam Reiki by your own intent.

To treat the back of a recipient, simply treat the corresponding points on the back of positions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 (hover over the corresponding back positions of front positions 8 and 9).

At no time while receiving or giving Reiki is there any need to disrobe to the extent that anyone is either partially or completely uncovered.

Always explain the procedure that you will be using (including Balancing The Chakras, Grounding or/and Finishing A Session).

Usually the Reiki practitioner will use a treatment table. Always use a pillow behind the head and under the knees (this will keep the back more straight). A peaceful atmosphere is helpful with music (optional) and the use of a blanket over the recipient is required to keep the recipient from getting cold at any time.

Each individual is different, for certain, so the amount of Reiki needed to bring the desired and hoped for results will differ. Nevertheless, always try to give a complete treatment as any excess Reiki will never do any harm. You cannot give too much nor too little Reiki (and a little Reiki, in all cases, is better than none).

Your hands when giving treatment both to self and others ought to be as if wearing

socks on them (not as if wearing gloves).All extraneous jewellery, glasses, watches etc. should be removed prior to treatment and the recipient should receive a glass of water as required and definitely after treatment. Extra water should be drunk by the recipient over the next 24 hours as this will encourage toxin release. Never diagnose, prescribe nor tell the recipient to cease medication (unless qualified to do so). Ensure personal hygiene, of course. Also build a file for future reference, both to benefit the recipient and yourself.

Some practitioners do Reiki for themselves,

friends and family only and this is fine. Nevertheless all the highlighted text above still applies, as does the Disclaimer.

Always ask permission before treating anyone. Treat information given during a treatment session as confidential. When working with children, ensure you have permission of the parent and that the parent (or guardian) is present.

Treating Self/Others in traditional Japanese way

Usui Hand Positions:

There are five positions attributed to Usui. These positions were used by Usui along with Reiji-Ho which is described later (see Usui Reiki Ryoho Techniques of Shoden further in this manual).

These five positions are:Zento-Bu (pronounced: zen toe boo)

Zento-bu is forehead top, between the eyebrow and head top (the line where the hair begins to grow).

Sokuto-Bu (pron.: sock oo toe boo)

Sokuto-bu is both sides of the head at the same time.

Koutou-Bu (pron.: ko oo toe-oo boo)

Koutou-bu is upper back of head, the middle point between the top of the head and the spine.

Enzui-Bu (pron.: en zoo ee boo)

Enzui-bu is the upper part of back neck where the

brain and spine meet.

Toucho-Bu (pron.: toe oo cho boo)

Toucho-bu is the top of the head, the crown.

Each of these positions can be treated for 5 to 6 minutes.

If treating self, follow by scanning your body (better done with your non-dominant hand) a few inches above it. Go down the front of your body feeling whether you sense any sensation in your palm (a tingling or any unusual sensation). This perhaps indicates a position on the body where Reiki is required. Treat each of these positions.

If treating another, follow by scanning the person’s body by hovering over it sensing any unusual sensation or tingling in your palm. Again, treat these positions with Reiki.

Chakras

Earlier, chakras were mentioned (regarding the attunement), so some information ought to be given you regarding them. The inclusion of Chakras in the Reiki system is not from Japan, the Japanese method uses the Hara system (Three diamonds). Earth Ki, Heart Ki and Heavenly Ki are related to the hara (8cm below navel), the heart ki point and the heavenly ki point (crown).

There are seven major chakras that function separately. These are:

The Seventh or Crown chakra located at the top of the head. This governs the upper brain and right eye,

externalising as the pineal gland. Its colour is seen as violet or the combination of all colours – white light.

The Sixth or third eye chakra is located at the centre of the forehead and externalises as the pituitary gland. It governs the lower brain and nervous system, the ears, nose and left eye. Its colour is seen as indigo.

The Fifth or throat chakra is located at the throat area and externalises as the thyroid gland, governing the lungs, vocal chords, bronchial apparatus and metabolism. Its colour is seen as blue.

The Fourth or heart chakra externalises as the thymus gland and governs the heart, blood and circulatory system. Its colour is seen as green.

The Third or solar plexus chakra externalises as the pancreas governing the spleen, gall bladder and aspects of the nervous system. Its colour is seen as yellow.

The Second or sacral chakra is located in the sexual organs and is the chakra of creativity. It governs relationship attitudes, sex and reproduction. Its colour is seen as orange.

The First or root chakra is located at the base of the spine. It externalises as the adrenal gland governing the kidneys and the spinal column. Its colour is seen as red.

Balancing The Chakras

Place your receiving hand (left hand if you are right handed) a few inches above the legs

and below the root chakra. Place your giving hand (right hand if you are right handed) a few inches away from the crown chakra allowing Reiki to flow from your giving hand into the crown, through the body, out to to the receiving hand. Wait for around a minute or until you feel the flow or tingling in your receiving hand.

Move to the next chakra down with your giving hand and repeat the process.Move to the next chakra down after this and so on, one by one until you have completed all chakras with the giving hand. Move your giving hand slowly away from the recipient. Move your receiving hand slowly away from the recipient.

Grounding

Once the session is complete, you may feel or know the need to ground the recipient.

Use your own ‘judgement’ as to whether the following is appropriate for the recipient.

While the recipient is lying down, pull firmly along the shoulders, pull all the way down to the fingertips (go gently if recipient is sensitive in these areas). Repeat three or four times.

With recipient’s permission, pull firmly down the outside of the recipient’s legs all the way down to the toes (go gently if recipient is sensitive in these areas). Repeat three or four times.

Help the person up, supporting the back if necessary.

Offer a glass of water while recipient is still sitting on the table.

Help the recipient off the table ensuring that the person is not dizzy and that they can walk without problems.

Let the recipient sit for a while, if necessary.

Finishing A Session

Warning:Do not use this technique if the recipient has diabetes or a heart condition - If the recipient has either or both of these conditions: Scoop the negative energy away that has collected at the small of the back and flick it away from the body.

If the recipient does not have diabetes or a heart condition, proceed as follows: If the recipient is on his/her front on the table and you are ready to revive the recipient, use this technique to ground him/her and release any negative energy down the spine:

1. At the top of the spine, place the thumb and index finger of your left hand on one side of the spinal column and the next finger on the other side of the spinal column.

2. Stroke down firmly to the base of the spine.3. Finish this motion with a flick of your wrist outwards, away from the body of the recipient (and you), having the intention of sending away any negative energy.

4. Do this at least three times, although the recipient may require more, perhaps even up to twenty strokes. Use your intuition here.

5. If you have not carried out Grounding, do so now.

This technique was taught to her students by Takata Sensei.

The Reiki Kanji

The Kanji for the word Reiki (as written in Japanese) can be seen below. The upper part is Rei, the lower Ki. This kanji is brush stroke, post-1947 version.

Reiki Guide(s)

It is asserted that each Reiki practitioner has a Reiki Guide or Guides that assist him/her in his/her Reiki work. Personally I have found this to be so. Try asking for the assistance of your Reiki Guide or Guides in your Reiki work and generally and intuitively sense the response to ascertain whether you accept the existence of your Reiki Guide or Guides.

Usui Reiki Ryoho Techniques of Shoden

Gassho

Gassho means ‘two hands coming together’ and they are placed at the heart centre (as if praying).

Gassho Meiso

Gassho Meiso means Gassho meditation. Use any time you wish to meditate or calm yourself. Inhale through your nose (tongue to roof of mouth) and exhale through mouth (tongue down). Focus on the point where your two middle fingers meet.

1. Sit comfortably with hands in Gassho such that you can feel your breath over your fingertips when exhaling.

2. Keep this position for up to twenty minutes.3. When ready to finish, take a few deep breaths, move toes, fingers etc., take stock of where you are, notice your weight and open your eyes.

Ken Yoku

Ken Yoku means dry bath and is used to disconnect before and after a treatment session as it cleanses the outer body and aura energetically.1. Stand or sit comfortably and straight.2. Put your right hand on your left shoulder.3. Slide it across your chest diagonally to your right hip.4. Put your left hand on your right shoulder.5. Slide it across your chest diagonally to your left hip.6. Put your right hand on your left shoulder.7. Slide it across diagonally to your right hip.8. Move your right hand down the inside of left arm from elbow down to your palm and off.

9. Move your left hand down the inside of your right arm from elbow down to your palm and off.

Jo Shin Kokyu Ho

Jo Shin Kokyu Ho means ‘cleansing body breathing method’ and is usually done sitting (can be done standing), during a treatment session (for self or others) to increase personal ki and energy flow from the palms.

1. Close your eyes, connect with Reiki.2. Inhale Reiki light through your Crown to the hara (8cm below navel).3. Momentarily hold your breath (If safe for you to do so) and feel Reiki sunburst from your hara out in all directions, radiating out through your body (to infinity).

4. As you exhale (through your mouth), feel Reiki leave your hands and/or soles of

your feet.

Aura Cleansing

This is performed before and after Reiki treatments.

1. Ensure the recipient is either laying down on a table or mat or seated in a chair comfortably.

2. Gassho and call Reiki to yourself.3. Stroke the air above the whole body of the recipient (one or both hands) about 10cm away from the body, head to toe or left to right of body in one movement.

4. If using one hand, do one side of the body and then the other.

Post-treatment, let the recipient rest for more than five minutes, minimum.

Usui Hand Positions

There are five positions attributed to Usui. These positions were used by Usui along with Reiji-Ho which is described later. These five positions are:

Zento-BuZento-bu is forehead top, between the eyebrow and head top (the line where the hair begins to grow).

Sokuto-Bu

Sokuto-bu is both sides of the head at the same time.

Koutou-Bu

Koutou-bu is upper back of head, the middle point between the top of the head and the spine.

Enzui-Bu

Enzui-bu is the upper part of back neck where the brain and spine meet.

Toucho-Bu

Toucho-bu is the top of the head, the crown.

Nentatsu-Ho

Nentatsu-ho is the traditional method of sending a thought or wish while using Reiki to assist. The Reiki vibration through your hands transmits a silent message to the subconscious (your own if self-treatment) of the recipient. Useful in breaking bad habits, transmitting gokai etc.

1. The recipient is either seated or standing.2. Ask what habit or issue needs dealing with.3. Suggest a positive affirmation to deal with the issue.4. Gassho and call in Reiki to yourself (usually done by extending arms upward, palms flat, ‘bringing in the Reiki light’).

5. Say to yourself “I begin Nentatsu-Ho now”.6. Place at least one hand at point where hair begins to grow.7. Think of the positive affirmation (see 3. above) ensuring that it is both positive and in the recipient’s best interest.

8. Transmit the message with a pure mind and with confidence (you DO NOT use ‘mind power’ here, let Reiki do the work).

9. Remove hands.10. Gassho and shake hands well.

Jakikiri Joka-Ho (Jaki = negative energy, kiri = to cut, jokaho = purifying method)

Jakikiri Joka-Ho is for energy purification or cleansing and energy boosting of an object (a crystal, for example) by purifying it with Reiki and putting positive energy into it. Not to be carried out upon living beings.

1. Gassho and call Reiki to yourself (as in Nentatsu-Ho 4.).2. Say to yourself “I begin Jakikiri Joka-Ho now”.3. Place the object in your non-dominant hand.4. Using your dominant hand, chop the space about 5cm above the object horizontally and make a sudden stop with your hand after the chop. While doing this, focus your attention on your Hara (3cm below your navel) also holding your breath at the same time (so long as it is safe for you to do so). Let the chop be as long as your hand.

5. Repeat three times.6. Reiki the object.7. Repeat 4. to 6. for as long as you feel it is necessary.8. Lay down the object, Gassho and shake wrists well.

Shudan Reiki

Shudan Reiki is group treatment or a Reiki marathon.

Group Reiki – Many Reiki practitioners carry out a treatment upon one recipient.

Reiki marathon – Each practitioner takes it in turn to perform a treatment over a long period of time.With group Reiki, the effectiveness of the treatment is multiplied by the squared number of practitioners, i.e. four times as effective with two, twenty times as effective with five.

The practitioners when carrying out group Reiki can, if need be, place their hands on the back or shoulders of the practitioner in front of him/her.

Shudan Reiki - Concentrated Reiki.Shuchu Reiki - Group treatment.Renzoku Reiki – Reiki Marathon.

Reiki Undo

Reiki Undo means Reiki exercise. It is practiced by some members of the Gakkai although not a formal Reiki Ryoho technique.

1. Stand or sit. Be comfortable.2. Gassho.3. Raise your hands as high as you can, feeling Reiki showering into you.4. Slowly move your hands down to your lap, palms up, keeping your hands relaxed.5. Say to yourself “Reiki Undo begin”.6. Focussing on your breath, allow it to be deep and exhale intending to release as much as you can while doing so.

7. After several of these breaths, you may find your body movement is guided by the energy flow. Let this happen. It may be slow and rhythmic or more vigorous. Let

Reiki guide your body.8. Gassho and finish, shaking the wrists well.

Byosen Reikan-Ho (Byo = disease, sen = precede, Rei = energy, spirit, kan = emotion, feeling, ho = method)

Byosen Reikan-Ho is treatment by feeling a hand sensation and sending Reiki.

When a person has a disease, something is transmitted from the source of it and it is this that is the ‘byosen’. When this ‘byosen’ is sensed in the hands of the Reiki practitioner as a resonance, this resonance is called an ‘hibiki’.

A byosen may not necessarily be in the part of the body where symptoms of the disease have appeared or may later appear.

1. Recipient is laying down on a mat or table or is seated comfortably.2. Gassho and call Reiki to yourself (as in Nentatsu-Ho 4. above).3. Perform Aura Cleansing.4. Place your hands on the basic western treatment positions (as in Treating Others) until you develop the sensory capability in your hands. Alternatively, perform the Usui Hand Positions).

5. Once you have developed the sensory capability in your hands, do as follows:6. Put your hands or one hand on or above the body (remember highlighted areas above in Treating Others) and move them around Scanning the whole body. Where you feel numbness, heat, pain, coolness or a vibration, this is the hibiki of a byosen.

7. The hibiki will increase until it reaches a peak, then it will subside. This is ‘one pass or cycle’. While holding your hands at the byosen, the peak of the hibiki will decrease, cycle by cycle. You should hold your hands over the byosen for at least one pass or cycle.

8. Move to the next byosen and repeat.9. When no further hibiki is apparent, you are finished.10. Perform Aura Cleansing.11. Gassho and finish. Shake wrists well. Revive the recipient.

Reiji-Ho (Rei = energy, spirit, Ji = sign, show, indicate)

Reiji-Ho is allowing Reiki to guide you to the place where Reiki is needed most. This technique is taught once you have developed an excellent ability with Byosen Reikan-Ho.

1. The recipient is laying down on a mat or table or is seated comfortably.2. Gassho and call Reiki to yourself.3. Perform Aura Cleansing.4. With your hands in Gassho, tell yourself that you begin Reiji-Ho now.5. Ask Reiki to guide you to the place of greatest need in recipient’s body (or yourself if self-treatment).

6. Allow your hands to intuitively move to above or in front of recipient’s body letting Reiki guide you as to whether you should apply Reiki in the aura, above or on the body.

7. You will feel the hibiki of a byosen.8. The hibiki will peak then subside which equals one pass or cycle. The peak of the hibiki will decrease cycle by cycle while your hands are giving Reiki. You should continue to give Reiki over/at the byosen for at least one cycle.

9. Move your hands back to Gassho and repeat from 5. above until no longer guided to a point on recipient’s body (or self).

10. Perform Aura Cleansing.

Reiki Mawashi

Reiki Mawashi means Reiki circle and is used to circulate Reiki in a group, sharing in a circle.

1. Everyone in the group forms the circle.2. Raising hands high above the head, call in the Reiki energy and feel Reiki flow into you.

3. Each person holds the hands of the person beside them to make a circle or alternatively, each person places their right hand, facing down, over the left hand of the next person with their own left hand under the right hand of the person to their left. Hands do not touch in this alternative.

4. Reiki is allowed to flow counter-clockwise so you receive Reiki from your left hand and send it out in your right hand at the speed of light.

5. Optionally, everyone can switch hand position so that the energy now flows clockwise.

6. Gassho and finish, shaking your wrists well.

Reiki Mawashi can be done with as few as two people.

Tar Jani

Tar Jani is a mudra, i.e. you bend the middle two fingers of your right hand to your right palm, holding them down with your thumb, leaving your index and little fingers straight.

This is useful for small areas that need treatment such as a tooth or use on a known acupuncture point. The evidence is that it was used by Usui Sensei.

Holding your left palm towards you, bend your left hand fingertips to meet your left thumb, pointing upwards. The left hand is used to collect the energy.

1. Mentally open up your crown chakra to receive more Reiki light.2. Breathe in, feeling the energy flow into the crown.3. Picture a ball of light on the fingertips of your left hand.4. As you continue inhaling, the energy ball gets brighter.5. Transfer the energy from the ball to the recipient’s aura on your outbreath, through the Tar Jani mudra of your right hand.

6. See the energy ball in your left hand get dimmer as the energy is transferred.7. Continue this procedure over any area you feel needs it (e.g. after discovering a byosen through an hibiki).

Recommended Reading

Iyashino Gendai Reiki HoHiroshi DoiFraser Journal Publishing ISBN 0-9688100-0-4

The Original Reiki Handbook Of Dr. Mikao UsuiDr. Mikao Usui and Frank Arjava PetterLotus Press ISBN 0-914955-57-8

Reiki, The Healing TouchWilliam Lee RandVision Publications ISBN 1-886785-05-8

Essential ReikiDiane SteinThe Crossing Press ISBN 0-89594-736-6

The Reiki SourcebookBronwen & Frans StieneO Books ISBN 1-903816-55-6

The Japanese Art of ReikiBronwen & Frans StieneO Books ISBN 1-905047-02-9