Mastering Reiki By: Andrea Sipcic
Reiki is considered a spiritual
“I saw that it was my method or
on and getting people aware of their
healing modality, with Japanese
outlet to help people. I saw that it
own abilities,” he said.
origins. The word Reiki comes from
was a way that I could pass
the Japanese word, Rei, meaning
information on to other people and
“Universal Life,” and Ki, meaning
get them on a path to better health
“Energy.” It is a form of spiritual
for themselves and helping the world
healing and not based or affiliated
on a wider scale. For every seed I
with any religion or religious
plant, they plant one too,” explained
practice. It is essentially considered
Reiki master, Michael Swance.
Furthermore with this belief, a person’s energy (their ki) is meant to be not only strong, but freely flowing, like water in a river. When this is not the case, there may be blockages or weakness within one’s body, spirit and/or mind. This could
the life energy that flows through all
Swance looks to encourage others to
living things. The central belief with
become Reiki practitioners as he
Reiki practitioners is that all living
believes everyone has the level of
things have the ability to connect
compassion within them and the
Swance has seen some patients walk
with their own healing energy, and
capability to heal either themselves
away from anti-depressants and
access it in a way that allows them
or others.
medications, or cut them down,
potentially cause disharmony and dis-ease within the body.
some even in half. Some doctors
to strengthen their own energy, thus supporting their own personal
“It’s like creating more leaves on
have heard about the changes within
healing.
branches. It’s all a point of passing it
clients, leading them to explore
