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Posted - Mar 24 2007 :  5:02:08 PM  Show Profile  Get a Link to this Message
What is Reiki? Is it compatible with yoga practices?

Reiki is a Japanese technique developed by Mikao Usui in early 20th century Japan, where he said he received the ability of 'healing without energy depletion' after three weeks of fasting and meditating on Mount Kurama.

The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force energy". So Reiki is actually "spiritually guided life force energy." Reiki works great for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.

If there are rough kundalini experiences, chronic blockages, or anything like that, whatever means that can be found to relieve them are okay. We'd like our journey to be as comfortable as possible, or we may not wish to continue it. So if reiki, massage, energy healing, chiropractic, tai chi, yoga asanas, or any other means are available that can help relieve a stubborn energy blockage, by all means go for it.

Following the "Main lessons" (link above), helps minimize this kind of problem, making sure you understand "self pacing".

Read more here:
Lesson 104 - Stubborn energy blockages
Lesson 276 - Granthis, "the three knots", or types of energy blockages

If your practices are stable, and there is no problem with excess energy, then bastrika pranayama or targeted bastrika may be an option:
Spinal bastrika pranayama – Pressure washing your karma away,and the following two lessons.
Targeted bastrika

At the forum:
Balancing AYP with daily Reiki self healing
Kundalini and Reiki
Reiki or chi?

Edited by - AYPforum on Aug 17 2015 07:06:08 AM
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