Practising reiki : background and philosophy ; treatment ; therapies /: background and philosophy ; treatment ; therapies. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jennie Austin.
• Authors: Austin, Jennie
• Contents: Cover; Title page; Warning; Foreword; Foreword to the Second Edition; June Woods' Foreword; Foreword to the First Edition; Introduction: A Personal View; Definitions; What is Reiki and What is it Not?; A hands-on healing technique; Spiritual but not religious; Reiki energy -- a vital life force; Healing; The three Degrees of Reiki; Lineages; Reiki is versatile; What Reiki is not; Questions and Answers; The Roots of Reiki; An oral tradition; The origins of Reiki as told in the West; Roots of the Western branch; The Eastern branch; The Reiki Principles; Versions of Reiki principles. Working with the principlesThe Reiki precepts; Receiving a Treatment with Reiki; Hands-on method; After-effects; Ways of Using Reiki; Reiki in the home; Minor health problems; Gardening; Treating animals with Reiki; Reiki at work; Reiki in hospitals and hospices; Reiki with other healing modalities; Reiki and self-development, awareness and care; Inanimate things; Stress and Reiki; How does stress affect us?; What causes stress?; Guidelines for coping with stress; Step away from stress; Reiki Training; The First Degree; The Second Degree; The Third Degree -- Master, Teacher. About the Sacred Symbols of ReikiThere are four Reiki Symbols; The Sacred Symbols; The three Sacred Symbols of the Second Degree; The Master Symbol; Preparing Yourself for Initiation into Reiki; What is a Reiki Master?; Choosing a Reiki Master/Teacher; Do you resonate well with this person?; Has this Master the experience to teach you?; What is the Master's lineage?; What form do the classes take?; How long is the training?; How much will it cost?; Find out what the fee covers; After you finish your training; Will you receive a certificate?; How many people in a single class? Who will initiate you?How many initiations will you receive?; Where will the course be held?; Reiki and Money; Guidelines for Giving a Reiki Treatment; A relaxing atmosphere; Eat a light meal; Explain Reiki to the healee; Make the healee feel at ease; Good hygiene; Comfortable Reiki treatment; Creating a sympathetic environment; Ending the treatment; Keep records; Don't worry the healee unnecessarily; Limitations and Contra-indications; Broken bones; Pain relief can hinder medical diagnosis; Do not use Reiki instead of medical care; Children and animals; Anaesthetics. Guidelines for Being a PractitionerRules of practice; Responsibilities; Premises; Reiki Treatments; What a treatment may involve and achieve; Treating the self; Treating others; Seated treatments; Prone treatments; Treating the front; Treating the arms and legs; Treating the back; Ending the treatment; Distance Healing; Receiving distance healing; Sending distance healing; The Physical Body; The skin; The eyes; The nose; The mouth and tongue; The ears; The sinuses; The endocrine system; The skeletal system; The muscular system; The vascular system; The lymphatic system.
• Publisher Details: New York : Waverley Books
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 615.851; Reiki (Healing system); Reiki (Healing system); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781910680001; 1910680001
• Related ISBNs: 1842056131
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.