Even doctors are recognizing that it will take more than a few pills and surgeries to treat diseases like hypertension and blocked arteries. They realize that changes in lifestyle will be required to supplement medical treatment, for it to really work. In keeping with this new trend, Reiki has shot into the limelight in recent years. Reiki is based on the premise that energy is the fundamental nature of existence and that the human body, its thoughts and emotions, can all be expressed in terms of energy oscillating at different frequencies.
Dense vibrations indicate discomfort and disease.
Freer vibrations are a sign of health, beauty, satisfaction and well being. Thus, Reiki can be said to be a form of energy medicine, which uses a simple hands-on healing technique. The concept of Reiki originated in India, but it was rediscovered by Dr. Mikao Usui in Japan in the late 19th century. Dr. Usui was a Shingon Buddhist priest and a physician. He read about an ancient healing art in an 1100 year old Buddhist Manuscript and made a brief synthesis of the essence of this seven level Tantric teaching as Reiki.