3 Pillars of Reiki Treatment - Moving from Theory to Practice

The three pillars of reiki practice are known as  Gassho - 2 hands coming together Reiji - Ho - indication of the spirit Chiryo - treatment   Gassho - 2 hands coming together. To begin your session start by bringing your hands into prayer position at heart or throat, attention landing on the spot where middle finger tips touch.     The intention here is to open yourself to reiki energy.  We are setting aside ego and control, and opening to something greater, something Beyond the ordinary, something beyond ordinary perception to move through us.  You may trace or visualize a symbol 3 while intoning mantra "hon sha ze sho nen". May this healing energy that moves through me transcend time, space and rationality.  Then trace or visualize symbol 2 while intoning mantra Sei He Ki ("say-hey-key") with the intention 'may this energy recalibrate mental and emotional bodies, bringing this client into full alignment with their highest expression.'  Then trace symbol 1 Cho-Ku-Rei, inviting the power of the universe into the space (or more accurately, you are simply attuning yourself to be aware of the universal energy that is ever-present).   Reiji - ho  Induction of spirit.  This is an invitation to make your session a spiritual ceremony.  To soften to the grace of the Divine and allow yourself to become an instrument, letting go of control/outcome.  This is your opportunity to amplify your own spirit and intuition.  A few reiki breaths (joshin kokkyu ho)breathing in to the tanden point, holding, breathing out through mouth hands and feet (golden light).  See yourself flooded with this divine universal energy, and trust in the perfect unfolding of God’s plan.   CHIRYO - treatment methods Ask for your hands to be guided by spirit.   READ the energy before responding.  Scanning the energetic field (byosen reikan ho).   Calm the impulse to jump into action.  Take a moment to feel into the space, to energetically scan the person’s body, to notice where you are drawn to work.   Surrender your ego and open to God - as many times as it takes!    When used in your sessions, the 3 pillars of practice set the energetic stage for a spiritual and profound experience.