| Those in search of Rand Reiki head to the | | | | deeply. The vocal vibrations of the chant act as a |
| International Center for Reiki Training, which was | | | | carrier wave to allow the energies to enter more |
| established by its founder, William Lee Rand, in | | | | deeply into cells and tissues; in addition they open |
| 1988. Rand also currently serves as the Center's | | | | the auras and chakras of both patient and |
| Director. | | | | practitioner wider than with many other |
| The ICRT began as the Center for Spiritual | | | | treatments. |
| Development, a nonprofit organization, in that | | | | Another technique is Reiki Aura Clearing. This is a |
| year. It offered spiritual development classes and | | | | Reiki technique used to remove negative psychic |
| sessions including past life regression therapy and | | | | energy. Reiki energy is used to empower the |
| neurolinguistic programming. In 1989 the ICRT | | | | practitioner's hands to directly manipulate any |
| added Reiki training to its curriculum and the focus | | | | negative psychic energy that can be found in a |
| began to shift to Reiki alone. This culminated in a | | | | patient's aura and send it to the light. This |
| complete focus on Reiki and the Center's | | | | technique is taught in the Center's Advanced Reiki |
| transformation to The Center for Reiki Training in | | | | Training Class. |
| 1991. In addition, the Center's increased | | | | A third technique, Scanning, is utilized to determine |
| international exposure resulted in the addition of | | | | which areas of the patient's body are in most |
| "International" to its name six years afterwards. | | | | need of Reiki through using the sensitized palm |
| The ICRT's Reiki training makes use of a unique | | | | chakras, which are able to scan for areas of the |
| Rand Reiki style which is a combination of the Usui | | | | body that are Reiki-deficient and which need the |
| Hayashi method and a method known as Raku | | | | most attention from the practitioner. And in |
| Kai that is based on Tibetan shamanism. In | | | | connection with Scanning, Beaming is a method of |
| addition to this unique style, the ICRT has also | | | | channeling Reiki to a patient even from across the |
| developed special healing techniques of its own to | | | | room, allowing the practitioner to treat the entire |
| suit the differing needs of those who seek training | | | | aura at once, or channel Reiki to particular parts |
| and treatment. | | | | of the body that have been determined to need |
| One of these techniques is known as Karuna Reiki. | | | | it the most through Scanning, regular medical |
| This is also called the Reiki of Compassion. It has | | | | methods, or other such methods. |
| been reputed to be extremely effective, | | | | And lastly, aside from all the other Rand Reiki |
| according to the reports of those who have tried | | | | techniques, the Center also offers a special |
| it; it is supposedly stronger and heals more deeply | | | | Healing Attunement Process. This makes use of |
| than Usui Reiki. As such it is taught only to those | | | | the specific high-frequency energies utilized when |
| who have already attained the rank of Reiki | | | | people are initiated, but in this case is only |
| Master. Karuna Reiki incorporates chanting and | | | | intended to treat conditions or diseases. |
| toning to help the healing energies penetrate more | | | | |