Note: In December 2006, I was interviewed by Deepti Laroia (journalist) for a magazine called THE ETERNAL SOLUTIONS. This is what I have said to her about Reiki.
What is Reiki? How does it work?
Reiki is a Japanese name of a healing technique. It has been derived from two Japanese words, “Rei” and “Ki”. “Rei” means- universal and “Ki” means life force or energy, hence reiki means- universal life force energy. As per Indian culture energy is called as
Prana. The name 'universal' do not have significance because the nature of energy itself is universal. Any creature in this world cant survive without energy. Reiki corrects the imbalance of energy in physical, mental, and emotional levels and finally makes you “FIT” to see through your spiritual level.
What does a Reiki treatment consist of?
Reiki treatments consists of healing Via hands. The practitioner places his hands on patients, body and provide reiki energy to make imbalance balanced. The energy radiates from the hands of the practitioner transforms into love energy. Modern medicine also
have emphasized on the importance of “touch and care” for the patients and recent studies have conveyed that a lovable touch and care, can create great changes in patients mind. So what more one can say about an energy which emanates from a love sphere?
For how long have you been practicing it?
I have been practicing Reiki for the last five years and from childhood onwards practicing to get mastery over Subtle-Energy levels.
What is Reiki energy? How does it heal?
Reiki, impeccable love energy which have the power to heal. Energy is vital for every being. We live, when the energy is alive in ourself by food, positive thoughts and breathing. One is subject to get into the prone of ailments, due to imbalance of food, irregularity of thoughts and pollution from air. Its obvious that, what can cause ailments also have the capacity to heal. If diseases is one form of energy imbalance then reiki is another form of energy which can correct this imbalance. So i like to call reiki as a “Vibrational Energy medicine”. When there is balance of body and mind then its a state
of health and Reiki energy makes you to remain in that optimum balance.
Has the efficacy of this treatment been proven scientifically?
Reiki cannot be proven scientifically because senses cant understand or perceive energy. electricity is a form of energy but has any one perceived it? by not perceiving it, one cannot say there is no Electricity? We cant say that. because electricity can be perceived in another form, a fan rotates due to electricity. Hence electricity can be understood in another form, electricity is the cause and rotation is its effects. Cause can be understood from effects. similarly reiki cant be perceived, we can understand the power of energy, when one gets healed. But still there are some equipment from which one can measure energy emitting from healers hands, so one can differentiate a healer and ordinary man. just like an electricity can be measured from cables, similarly reiki can be measured from hands. Finally, is reiki a placebo effect? Scientist Like Oschman, Benor, Hunt have furnished valuable insights scientifically about the efficacy of Reiki.
Can it cure chronic diseases?
None in the world can answer this question, neither Reiki nor any modality of healing can answer this question successfully. can modern medicine or any sort of Doctors can firmly say, that he can heal such and such disease completely? Can any medicine claim that, it can heal any particular disease impeccably? Reiki has cured many chronic illness, which i can certify from my own life experiences with ailments of myself and others. It helped lot of people and didn't made any case worse if not healed completely.
What is attunement?
Attunement means empowerment. Handing over the charge to do something. Right now you are not having the power to heal yourself or channelize the energy for healing. Energy should be channelized and should be ready to use at any time. electricity is always there in bulbs and tubes, only we have to press the switch to get lighten, similarly attunements enables to store infinite amount of energy and ready for application in needed hours.
Can Reiki be used in conjunction with other therapies?
Yes, reiki can be given with any form of treatment. I personally know a Ayurvedic Dr, who applies reiki to medicines for her patients for getting more results than just giving medicine. similarly there are lot of Doctors, world wide using reiki in hospitals particularly in operation theaters.
Who can give Reiki treatment?
Any one who is sincere and lovable, and completed Reiki second degree can give treatments to others.
Who can learn Reiki? How can one learn it?
Even a child can learn Reiki but even an old man cant practice it sincerely. Anyone can learn reiki from a sincere and competent reiki master who have the lineage starting from Mikao Usui who is the father of this system. The master who have a blend of healing and
teaching experience will be an ideal person. reiki is free from caste and creed, because energy don't have cast and creed. Any person, it can be Christian or Hindu, or Muslim consumes a fruit, extract the same level of energy similarly reiki energy acts equaly in all, irrespective of caste, creed, sex and race.
What is distance treatment? Are distance Attunement effective?
Treating one person without his physical presence is called distant healing. He may be living on the other part of the world from where practitioner lives, but still one can treat him, or attune him, that is the beauty of distant healing/attunement. Distant treatment are short term treatment to achieve short term goals, it cannot be oversimplified. One must treat/attune distant only to those who cannot reach physically for healing/attuning, on those cases distant healing/attunement have been perfect. This is mainly because Reiki
has its own mind and none is greater than Energy. Distant healing/attunement is effective because each one is connected each other via energy fields irrespective of distance. so it definitely effective as per my personnel healing/teaching experiences.
Does Reiki work for everyone like children, pregnant women?
Is it suitable for all ages?
Energy is vital to everyone, does any children says “NO” to Energy? Why people give nourishing foods or medicines to children and pregnant womans? Its for enhancing more and more energy, reiki is pure energy in its purest form, so why should we create barriers for Reiki?
According to you what is future of Reiki as a healing practice?
I am not fortune teller to predict about the future of Reiki. The only information which i like to share about Reiki energy is- Reiki is vital energy medicine which have the capacity to heal. From previous histories one thing is obvious, what ever that is “fabulous” has surpassed time and centuries. When ever its sidelined by vested interests, it has been raised up, spreads its wings and vigorously flied to conquer new destinies. Thus, who is that much powerful to hold back such a “vital energy medicine” from crossing barriers of time?
