Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Those Interested In Reiki Art Certification Can Find Classes In Many Places

By Beverly C. Ralph


When beginning to learn, the student might take several introductory classes to find out more about the practice. He or she might not be interested in this Japanese technique. It is taught and practiced in each class. Many students go on to earn reiki art certification.

This is an alternative medicine according to its proponants. It was started by a Japanese Buddhist by the name of Mikao Usui. Practitioners believe that universal energy is being sent to the recipient through the palms of their hands.

The purpose of transferring this energy is to promote healing in the body of the recipient. The practitioners call it a universal life force based on qi. There is no concrete evidence that this is a medical treatment producing any results. It is referred to as a pseudoscience, not a science.

One must take a certain number of classes as prerequisites. After that he or she can enroll in the class that, if passed successfully, will certify him or her. There are also sacred symbols to be memorized and specific ways to use them.

Requirement one is to complete successfully Reiki I and II. The next requirement is to spend at least six month practicing. Finally, the three sacred symbols must be sketched by memory. They need not be perfect, simply recognizable.

The organization that provides the formal classes will award the certificate after that final requirement is fulfilled. Although there are many followers, reiki is not confirmed to have any medical value. No concrete evidence has been collected.

Some research has been done. It reveals no concrete evidence of any health benefits to be gained. Those who do feel improvement has taken place are most likely feeling better because it has a placebo effect. They feel improved simply because they believe they will be improved.

Disbelievers, of whom there are many, criticize the practice as taking advantage of gullible people. The harm caused by relying on it is not caused by any action on the part of the practitioners. It is caused by the absence of actual medical care that is not administered because people forego medical treatment when relying on this practice.

The Catholic church has announced disapproval of this practice. They consider it inappropriate since it is incompatible with Christian doctrine and shows no health benefits. It is not used in any Catholic health care centers or used by Catholic chaplains or anyone associated with the Church.

The reiki sacred symbols are used when a certified master administers attunement. He or she cannot effectively do so unless he has reached the high level of attunement himself. He will trace the symbols in the air with one finger and say the name aloud three times during the ceremony. Alternatively, he will draw them on a sheet of paper.




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