Discover 5 Conventional Usui Reiki Meditations & Strategies from Japan

Usui Reiki presents highly effective meditations, cleaning methods, and instruments to create a system of self-healing. Whereas some lineages have moved away from the standard concentrate on meditation, to hands-on-healing, some emphasize the significance of the long-established teachings. In right now’s submit I’m sharing 5 methods and meditations that honor the traditions of Japanese Usui Reiki. Some are useful in directing vitality, whereas others assist to change into delicate to lifeforce, and purify the thoughts. Every of those Usui Reiki meditations and methods may be practiced by itself, or as part of your hands-on-healing routine. 

Joshin Kokyu Ho

Joshin Kokyu Ho is a foundational meditation observe within the custom of Reiki. This observe builds the Hara, improves focus and clears the vitality discipline. 

Easy methods to Follow Joshin Kokyu Ho

1. Discover a snug seated place and lengthen your backbone. Deliver the palms to the touch in Gassho. Set any intentions that you could have for the observe.
2. Enable the palms to relaxation in your mid-thighs. Let the middle of the chest open ever so barely.
3. On the inhale, comply with the breath because it travels by the nostril, chest, and to the Hara (under the stomach button). 
4. Maintain the breath for a second as you observe your physique, thoughts, and vitality discipline.
5. On the exhale, let the lifeforce in your Hara increase to your complete physique. Let it radiate past your self and out into your environment. With constant observe, you might really feel snug increasing out to all the Universe.

Follow this meditation for about quarter-hour. This meditation can enhance the circulation of breath, and Reiki within the physique and thoughts. It could reduce the results of stress, and show you how to floor your vitality discipline. 

If you happen to’re enthusiastic about studying Joshin Kokyu Ho, entry my free guided Reiki meditation at Empower the Reiki Healer Problem.

Seishin Toitsu

This conventional Usui Reiki therapeutic observe is used to unify the thoughts with intention, so you may join with Reiki. Seishin means “spirit, thoughts, soul, or intention”. Toitsu means “to unite”. This visualization observe additionally builds the Hara, however helps enhance our sensitivity to Reiki. 

Easy methods to Follow Seishin Toitsu

1. Sit comfortably, along with your backbone lengthened. Deliver the palms to the touch on the coronary heart’s middle.
2. On the inhale, visualize white mild touring from the palms, by the arms, coronary heart, and all the way down to the Hara. 
3. On the exhale, visualize white mild touring again up from the Hara, and out the guts to the palms.
4. Proceed training for a minimum of 10 minutes. Visualize your meridians clearing with every breath. 
5. On the finish, give thanks and gently launch your meditation.

You could discover your palms change into heat, transfer involuntarily, or tingle. You may additionally really feel spaciousness in your physique and thoughts. The sensations can fluctuate drastically from one practitioner to a different so enable your self to witness your experiences with out judgement. Be at liberty to remark down under along with your insights in the event you do strive any of those meditations. 

Kenyoku Ho (Dry Bathing Method)

Dry Bathing is a fast routine you can observe in the beginning of your Usui Reiki meditation or hands-on-healing observe. It’s practiced to cleanse the physique, thoughts and spirit. We observe Kenyoku Ho with the intention to clear something that’s stopping us from being an open and receptive channel for Reiki. It will also be used to floor and disconnect from individuals, and conditions which can be taking you out of the current second.

Easy methods to Follow Kenyoku Ho (Dry Bathing)

1. Gassho – Deliver the palms to the touch in entrance of the guts’s middle. Maintain the intention to clear something that stops you from being a transparent and open channel for Reiki.
2. Breathe in. As you exhale, sweep diagonally down from the left shoulder to proper hip.
3. Breathe in. As you exhale, sweep down diagonally from proper shoulder to left hip.
4. Breathe in. As you exhale, sweep diagonally down from left shoulder to proper hip.
5. Breathe in. On the exhale, sweep down the left arm along with your proper hand.
6. Breathe in. On the exhale, sweep down the correct arm along with your left hand.
7. Breathe in. On the exhale, sweep down the left arm along with your proper hand.
8. Gassho – Deliver your palms to the touch on the coronary heart’s middle to acknowledge your observe. Domesticate gratitude for your self and your observe.

For an illustrated information to performing Kenyoku Ho and 5 guided reiki meditations for rookies, be part of the free Empower the Reiki Healer Problem.

Byosen Scan

Your hands-on-healing observe may be successfully guided, by scanning the aura or performing a Byosen Scan. Byosen actually means “sick lump” and refers back to the buildup of bodily, psychological, emotional or energetic toxins that may accumulate in an space. 

Easy methods to Follow Byosen Scanning

1. Along with your palm, “comb” over your personal or a shopper’s aura, with the intention to establish areas that want therapeutic
2. You could really feel sensations comparable to heat, coolness, tingling, or throbbing in your palms
3. The areas wherein you are feeling heat, coolness, tingling or throbbing, are prone to be areas of disharmony. Take these sensations as indicators to remain in that space and proceed providing hands-on-healing, till the sensations change into much less pronounced. 
4. You could talk along with your guides and ask, “What vitality is saved right here? What’s shifting in my thoughts, physique and spirit? How can I assist this space?”
5. Scan the physique a number of occasions to repeat this course of

The Byosen Scanning approach ought to be practiced repeatedly on your self and others that can assist you develop sensitivity. With observe and time, you’ll start to know the place Reiki is required, the place the foundation of a problem is, and the place a recipient is holding toxins. 

Notice: Byosen Scans in Reiki should not meant to diagnose well being circumstances. While you really feel an space of dense vitality, you may share that remark with the recipient however watch out to not affiliate it with any well being points. 

Nentatsu Ho

This Japanese Usui Reiki meditation permits us to reprogram ideas and patterns. “Nen” interprets as thought. “Tatsu” interprets as to achieve, attain, or notify. “Ho” means methodology. You should use this therapeutic meditation to attach with the unconscious and launch habits and beliefs that aren’t serving you. 

Easy methods to Follow Nentatsu Ho

1. Sit up in a meditative posture or lie down comfortably. 
2. Place one hand on the brow and one hand on the bottom of the cranium (the place the neck meets the pinnacle). 
3. Call to mind a thought or intention that you simply wish to solidify. For instance, “I’m protected.” or “I honor the love in me”. Maintain your assertion within the current tense, and optimistic. Chorus from utilizing the phrases “no or not”. 
4. Welcome Reiki vitality to circulation into your physique and thoughts, as you imprint this new thought into your consciousness.
5. Repeat your new perception for about 5 minutes, whereas sharing Reiki. 

These conventional Usui Reiki meditations and methods are sometimes taught in Reiki Stage 1 coaching, however whether or not you’re a newbie, or have been training Reiki for years, it’s useful to return again to the foundational practices. They assist us in sustaining energetic hygiene, constructing the Hara, and balancing the thoughts. Different components of your Reiki observe such because the Precepts, mindfulness, attunements, and hands-on-healing could also be simpler to observe as you develop a gradual meditation observe. 

Which of those meditations are part of your day by day self-healing observe? Do you observe a meditation or a method that I didn’t point out? Depart a remark under so we will chat!