A Comprehensive Guide Of Reiki
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Those unfamiliar with the practice will appreciate Miles’s introduction, while seasoned practitioners will find the author’s guidance indispensable.
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“Drawing from an uncommonly deep understanding of Reiki, Pamela Miles articulates the essence of healing in language accessible to both professionals and the public.”
–Andrew Weil, M.D.
“Pamela Miles has written an intelligent, sensitive guidebook to this remarkable healing practice.”
–Mehmet Oz, M.D.
“A beautifully written manual for how to use this wonderful healing modality in your own life.” — Christiane Northrup, M.D.
Reiki: A Comprehensive Guide Customer Reviews
Sleep better. Work clearer. Breathe more deeply. Consider me: interested
By Jesse Kornbluth “Head Butler” (New York)
We tend to think that any kind of healing which originated in Asia is thousands of years old. That hermetic monks took it for decades of test drives before offering it to the faithful. That, in the background of an Eastern treatment room, we’d find a picture of a venerable deity and a thin plume of smoke from a joss stick. Oh, and chanting.
So the first surprise of Reiki is that it originated with Mikao Usui, mostly likely in 1922. That year, he went to a Japanese sacred site to fast and meditate. He got a bonus: subtle vibrations above his head. He felt healed. More, he felt he had the power to heal. And, in short order, he taught 2,000 Japanese how to use this power.
Reiki is tricky to describe, and so the first accomplishment of this excellent guide is the description of what Reiki isn’t. It is not “energy medicine.” It does not require a diagnosis. The practitioner doesn’t need to concentrate or “direct” the treatment. The practitioner need not be in the same room, or even the same city. The patient need not be awake for the treatment to work.
So what is Reiki? According to Pamela Miles — who is probably the senior Reiki master now practicing in the United States — it’s an experience. More like meditation than medicine. And it’s powerful stuff: “Reiki opens an inner spiritual connection that can significantly change the way a person experiences life, a sense of connectedness that can help transform negative attitudes and create a sense of meaning and purpose.”
The claims are many and varied: Sleep better. Work clearer. Breathe more deeply. Enjoy better digestion. Get relief from chronic pain. Stay calm in emergencies. Live more in the moment.
Best of all, you can treat yourself. “The foundation of Reiki is self-healing,” Miles writes. All it takes: a few simple hand placements. Aw, c’mon, you say. Pamela Miles is unapologetic on this point: “We are used to valuing effort — Reiki is effortless.” But….you must be trained. Once you’ve been trained, “you can lightly lay your hand on your head, chest, abdomen, or any place that hurts, anytime you need to regain your center, restore your well-being or relieve pain — even while you’re in a cab, watching TV, or on the phone with your mother-in-law.”
Okay, but what does the practice involve? Ms. Miles is not secretive or even mysterious on this point, just honest — you can’t learn Reiki from a book. But you may badly wish to tell you more when you read some of the stories at the end of ‘Reiki: A Comprehensive Guide.’ Like: The girl who overdosed and arrived at the hospital without any vital signs. And still had none after two hours of resuscitation. A doctor trained in Reiki put her hand on the girl’s forehead to say goodbye. The girl revived. A week later, her only symptom was a minor palsy.
By now, I bet you’re totally frustrated. How does Reiki work? “We don’t yet know,” Miles says. But it does work, of that I’m convinced. Will you be? I can’t say; it depends on where you are in your life and your willingness to believe that energy vibrating from one person can be directed to heal another. And it depends on whether you read this book. My bet: if you do, you’ll want to know much, much more.
Reiki: A Comprehensive Guide
By Nancy McCollough (Gainesville, FL)
“Don’t be defeated by perfectionism. With Reiki, the only mistake you can make is not to practice.” It is worth the purchase price of this book if for nothing more than a reminder to do one’s own personal practice of Reiki on a daily basis.
Whether you have been attuned to Reiki or are simply exploring the possibility of learning more about this system of healing and spiritual development, this book is an invaluable resource.
I was first attuned to Reiki in 1999 and 18 months later received the master attunement. For me, it has been one of the most positive life changes I have ever experienced, especially for my own healing. Being married to a physician who was interested in understanding the science behind Reiki, communication was challenging. The acceptance of Reiki as an invitation to wellness through stress reduction and relaxation became our mutual understanding.
Also the understanding that healing may take place but not always cure - as my experience of offering Reiki to hospice patients has shown. Seven years later, Pamela Miles thoughtfully and intelligently communicates her experience and understanding of Reiki in a manner that most individuals in any walk of life can read with interest.
As stated in the introduction of the book, “This is not The Reiki Gospel According to Pamela, nor is it “The Reiki Rule Book, but simply a Reiki companion.” I say, take what resonates with you - you can’t go wrong.
Mostly a history of the process
By Atheen M. Wilson “Atheen” (Mpls, MN United States)
I have recently been reading on meditation and healing techniques to try to alleviate depression and anxiety. A friend at work is very much into this type of treatment modality, and it intrigued me enough to follow up on it. I had done some CEUs on alternative health practices that used the book The Joy of Reflexology: Healing Techniques for the Hands and Feet to Reduce Stress and Reclaim Life a few years ago and was impressed with the technique, so I was prepared for a discussion of methods when I purchased this volume.
Unfortunately, the author’s purpose seems to be a general discussion of the history of the technique and its founders and of the practice as it has developed in the US and Canada.
Probably the most significant thing I learned here is that spiritual healing techniques are not always thousands of years old. In this case, the practice was started in the early 20th century, just after World War I, by a Japanese philosopher and carried on by one of his pupils, a retired naval MD. It seems to have come to the West by way of a Japanese American woman who introduced her own version, which is that which is now practiced. (Although the author laments the introduction of variations on the practice as taught by Takata.)
Like Echo Bodine’s book, Hands That Heal, this author also goes to considerable pains to point out that the healing technique is not harmful, is practiced with the client either sitting in a chair or on a table fully clothed, and that the hands need not be actually placed on the individual’s person if they are not comfortable with being touched.
While the book by Bodine has photographs that illustrate client position and treatment hand positions, this particular book has only a few line drawings in the appendix at the back of the book. In both cases, the author’s advise a course of treatment by a professional or a class taught by a mentor. Neither appears to require a great deal of time or investment.
Echo Bodine’s writing style may appeal more to the beginning student. It is more “folksy.” The Miles book reads more like a text book and includes more history.
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