How Reiki Works - The Theory and the Evidence

Many have heard for the term reiki but maybe				Reiki is used to re-establish the normal energy
only few really understand the concept behind				flow by raising the level of vibration in the
reiki. It is said that it is some universal life force				affected area. So it needs to be understood that
energy but how it really works. How does reiki				reiki does not work as a medicine in common
work? In this article I will explain the most				sense for it does not tackle the symptom itself
accepted view on how reiki really work. I say				but rather the cause of the illness. I like to to
most accepted because there is no single way of				think of it this way:
explaining but rather it may vary between reiki				Reiki is to the healing what the oxygen is to the
styles.				fire. Just as oxygen does not burn itself but
The first step in understanding how reiki works is				supports the fire so does reiki support healing
to explain the concept of our energy body. Our				process without healing itself in common sense of
physical body is vital and alive due to fact that				the word.
unseen (for most people at least) life force				It might be very interesting to mention the
energy nourishes and supports it vital organs and				scientific research that was looking into how does
their functions.				reiki work and what happens whilst people
In addition to flow "within the body" it also				practicing therapies like Reiki.
surrounds us creating the energy field called the				The independent study was conducted by Dr.
aura which can be seen by some people and felt				Robert Becker and John Zimmerman during 1980.
by most. The energy centers responsible to				They found out that not only do the brain wave
receive, assimilate, and express life force energy				patterns of practitioner and receiver become
are called chakras. It is believed that chakras				synchronized in the alpha state, characteristic of
correspond with the endocrine gland system and				deep relaxation and meditation, but they pulse in
as such play very important role in maintain				unison with the earth's magnetic field, known as
overall well being. If the flow of life force is				the Schuman Resonance. During these
interrupted than it will have very negative effect				moments, the bio-magnetic field of the
on our health. It is believed that stress, fear, and				practitioners' hands is at least 1000 times greater
anxiety among the other could create blocks and				than normal, and not as a result of internal body
prevent life force energy to flow.				current.
So, How Does Reiki Work?