Get Started In Reiki [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leir-Shuffrey, Sandi.

Series:

Teach Yourself General

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Hodder Education, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Use this clear and illuminating introduction to discover for yourself the healing and energy-giving properties of Reiki, in a step by step guide to its practice and powers.

Contents:

Cover; Book title; Contents; Meet the author; Only got a minute?; Only got five minutes?; Only got ten minutes?; 1 What is Reiki?; Reiki is not ...; Reiki is ...; 2 The history of Reiki; Dr Usui; Dr Hayashi; Hawayo Takata; Wanja Twan; My journey to Reiki; Further thoughts; 3 The Reiki precepts; Anger; Worry; Honesty; Honour; Gratitude; Just for today ...; 4 Principles that govern the original form; Healing technique; Spiritual discipline; Mystic order; Initiation; Oral tradition; Historical lineage; Spiritual lineage; Exchange of energy; Symbols; Treatment; 5 The nature of illness

Balance and imbalanceFrom spirit into being - a summary; The nature of the soul; The nature of the emotions; The nature of the mind; The nature of the body; 6 The nature of health; Breath and exercise; Water; Light; Food; Rest; Love and sexuality; 7 Initiation; Chakras; Entrainment; The form of First Degree initiation; Experiences at initiation; 8 First Degree Reiki part one: self-treatment; Treating yourself; Self-treatment - the finishing-off technique; Reiki and common ailments; Back pain; Headache; Digestive disorders; Questions and answers

9 First Degree Reiki part two: treatment of othersReiki in practice - the Listening Hands technique; Use of the hands; The form of treatment of others; Treatment of others - the finishing-off technique; Treating children; The cleansing process; The 'healing crisis'; 10 Second Degree Reiki; In-depth and distant healing; Sacred symbols; Uses of Second Degree Reiki; Second Degree initiation; The process; Self-healing with Second Degree Reiki; Affirmations; Group practice; Questions and answers; 11 Reiki Master's degree; Master's Level 1 - Personal Mastery; Master's Level 2 - Teacher Training

Master's requirements - checklistFinding a suitable Master; Questions and answers; 12 Reiki in practice; Reiki as a therapy; Procedure; Ethics; Reiki as a complement to other therapies; Questions and answers; 13 Experiences with Reiki: the students speak; 14 The nature of consciousness; Questions and answers; Taking it further; Further reading; Further information; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-95728-7

9786612957284

1-4441-2472-2

OCLC:

701704453