WHAT IS USUI - REIKI?
		Rei.... „the higher power" or „Higher Intelligence“
		Ki...... "life force, universal energy"
		Reiki is a Japanese word, and is used to describe many types of healing and spiritual work. The word itself can be translated as „Universal Life Force Energy“. The healing method which was discovered by Dr. Mikao Usui during a 21-day-meditation-retreat on Mount Kurama is called the Usui System of Natural Healing or Usui Reiki Ryoho. Reiki is the common name for this system. While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. It has no dogma, and there is nothing you must believe in order to learn and use Reiki. In fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all and will work whether you believe in it or not. Yet many people find that using Reiki puts them more in touch with the experience of their religion rather than having only an intellectual concept of it. Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. It works well in combination with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery. After a Reiki treatment you feel more energetic, more relaxed and happier.
		HOW DOES IT WORK?
		Quantum physicists confirm today, that our whole world consists of energy, by which we are all connected. Matter, therefore, – including our own physical body – is decelerated or crystallised energy. We have found many labels for this energy, e. g. love, spirit or oedema. The same way as our body spontaneously inhales and exhales, it assimilates life force from the environment to maintain its vital functions. That means, from birth on, every human being is connected with the universal life force energy, but we have lost the consciousness to access it. When this flow of life force is disrupted, it causes diminished function in one or more of the organs and tissues of the physical body. The life force is also responsive to thoughts and feelings. It becomes disrupted when we accept, either consciously or unconsciously, negative thoughts or feelings about ourselves. This diminishes the vital function of the organs and cells of the physical body. Stress also minimises the flow of life force. By placing the hands upon your body, the Reiki Master acts as a channel between the universal energy and you. Thus, he/she dissolves blockades of energy in a gentle yet effective way. Because it is a channelled healing method, the Reiki practitioner's energies are never depleted. In fact, the Reiki consciousness considers both, practitioner and client, to be in need of healing, so both receive treatment. Because of this, giving a treatment always increases one's energy and leaves one surrounded with loving feelings of well-being. Every person is capable of being a channel for the Universal Life Force Energy.