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Reiki at the Shao-Lin Do Center
The Internal Healing Art

What is Reiki

 

Reiki is very old internal style of helping others Heal by helping them to attain a balance and internal flow.
 
Reiki is an Internal system in that it deals with Chi or energy and follows the same basic guidelines of all Chi Kung where balance and flow are of the utmost importance. Reiki focuses almost entirely on the 7 chakras (for more information on the chakras click here). The severn Chakras lay along the centerline of the body also known as the Governing Vessel. When functioning correctly each Chakra will spin freely allowing energy to flow up and down smoothly. The goal of Reiki is to correct imbalances and free blockages in the chakras so that the flow of energy is uninhibited.
 
Reiki deals with the Mind Body Connection as each Chakra has connection to the emotional health of the person. Each Chakra is affected (negatively or positively) by specific emotions and circumstances.
 
For example if someone has shut themselves off from the world due to an emotional problem such as the ending of a relationship, then it is most likely that their 4th Chakra (Heart Chakra) has been affected or even completely shut down. Reiki can help heal the physical and emotional body.
 
There is also a technique similar to Reiki called Emotional Release Therapy. Both Max and Joe have studied this and both practice Emotional Release Therapy. With this techique the client is told to actively think about and focus on a problem or emotional issue that they are having. Doing so brings about the physical manifestation of this issue, usually either a blockage or just a mass of energy with this specific intent. Through specific techniques the practition actively removes the physical manifestation, thus removing or at least lessening the emotional issue. This is done during a Reiki session if the practitioner feels it may be of benefit and always with permission. The issue does not need to be shared with the practitioner but can be. This technique done in conjunction with a Reiki session can be very profound as it removes the unwanted bad emotions and issues and then refills the body with positive energy usually leaving the client feeling refreshed and content.

What Happens in a Reiki Session 

 

Reiki sessions are an hour long and are held in private at the Shao-Lin Do Center. The client comfortably lays fully clothed on a massage table while the practioner gently aligns their energy fields, gently touching the client along multiple locations and hovering over other locations. Several times throughout the session the practioner will move over the clients body a few inches above them to asess their entire energy system feeling for irregularites and blockages. When irregularities or blockages are found much time is spent smoothing out these meridians or chakras.

 
The experience is usually very relaxing and peaceful, often times people fall asleep. When done most clients report an increased sense of well being and increased energy levels along with reduced pain and anxienty. Though when there are great blockages to be removed or a lot of clearing is done some people do become very emotional due to the mind body connection.
 
Everyone's experience of Reiki is different, one should not go into a session with expectations, rather you should be open to whatever possibilities happen. But also if you are having a specific problem, inform your practitioner of that problem so that they can focus more on that area and move forward with corresponding intent.
 
Reiki is not a magical healing force, it is a very real and simple act of helping someone bring their body's energy system back to balance, it is not intended to treat or diagnose any disease or illness, but many have had very positive benefits from Reiki. Reiki has helped to treat people with all kinds of ailments like depression, anxienty, chronic pain, migraines or stomach problems to name just a few.
 
There have been many studies done on Reiki and hospitals locally and all over the country have Reiki Practitioners on hand to help patients.
 

 

 

 

 

Practitioners at the Shao-Lin Do Center

 

Both Sifu` Max and Assistant Instructor Joe are Trained and Certified Reiki Practitioners able to commercially offer their services.They are trained in the Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Line (Dr. Usui's Method of Natural Healing) under Master Linda Haley of The Reiki Center in Columbus (click here for Master Linda's website).
  
We believe our martial training in energy has very much helped in our ability to practice Reiki. At the Shao-Lin Do Center we practice both sides of the Internal coin. Through techiniques such as Fa Jing, Hard Chi Kung and Pressure Points we have the ability to inflict great bodily harm and move large amounts of energy, but on the opposite side this strength is lended to the ideas of Reiki to help heal others.
  
We at the Shao-Lin Do Center train Internally in a mulititude of different ways but our goal in all of our training is health and to help others. The martial aspects of Energy must be trained in order to gain a better understanding, knowledge and control of energy. This is beneficial to an entire person, we can defend ourselves and heal others.